Educator and education student Hope Forman came to talk to us about singing and theatre done over the internet. Some interesting insights about changing the plan, but still getting it done.
Sarah came to visit us today to talk to us about keeping emotion, creativity and fun in our classrooms. We talked about the impact of neuroscience and psychology research on learning. We also talked about balancing the creation of a shared language with students and still finding room for them to guide their own learning. …
Online learning in a hurry guest episode 15 – sarah rose cavanagh
Martin Weller came to visit today to share his experiences hosting weekly drop in sessions.
Sundi Richard came to talk to us today about what might be the most important issue in education right now – Pedagogies of care.
I was very fortunate to get TWO wonderful people on for this episode. Both Robin DeRosa and Martha Burtis come to visit to talk about how we need to stick to our principles through this process. We can’t get distracted by ‘going online’ and forget what we are doing university for. Follow a plan. Stick …
online learning in a hurry Guest episode 11 – Robin derosa and Martha burtis – stick to the mission
Laura Gibbs visited us today to share her experience with almost 20 years of blogging with students online. Here is one of the sites that Laura talked to us about http://mythfolklore.net/. Header image is from Reclaim Hosting – an excellent company to work with if you are looking for internet hosting. This blog is hosted …
online learning in a hurry guest episode 10 – Laura Gibbs blogging in education
Maha Bali came to talk to us today to talk about working with students in informal spaces. The conversations in those spaces can be a way to connect to your student and to allow them to connect with each other. This can be an essential component to the well-being of your students. Media source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coworking#/media/File:Toong_Coworking_Space_in_Hanoi.jpg
In this episode Terry Greene talks to us about the value of listening. Listen to your students. Listen to people who are learning to teach online for the first time. Listen to the great work that is being done by online learning people. Find a person you find interesting. Take a couple of hours. Explore …
Online learning in a hurry Guest episode 1 – Terry Greene – Just listen
While educators have certainly not chosen the situation we’ve landed ourselves in, our students’ haven’t either. If you have the choice, this term, between enforcing academic integrity with a timed exam and choosing student care – choose care. Photo credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Relax_Sunset_To_Enjoy_(146251217).jpeg
Teacher presence is critical to any healthy online conversation. Think about the things that you need to do in a face 2 face classroom and imagine what that’s going to look like online. Set a tone that people understand. Make clear what your expectations are. Don’t think of posts online as a discussion with you, …
