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On Deadlines
Meeting a number of deadlines is a fact of life for college students, and missing one can make some feel like it's time to give up. Be it the demands of work, family, other courses, or a lack of good time awareness and time management, students may miss deadlines or...
Tools for Active Learning
In our active learning classroom training session on Friday, we discussed some of the tools that could be helpful in an active learning classroom. Some of the things I use are: 2x2 sticky notes...have students write name on one and place on table facing team members....
Starting your eLearning (Moodle) Course
Here are a few things to consider as we begin the semester: IMPORT your course materials. Find instructions in the Import Course document. UPDATE your assignment dates. There is a handy quick way of updating your assignment and quiz due dates in one location. Find...
What is a MOOCOW?
It is a "Massive Open Online Course Or Whatever." After researching and taking several MOOCs, I believe "Or Whatever" describes the true nature of MOOCS. There are a variety of practices going on, which make the original MOOC definition questionable. Are MOOCs Truly...