More passion, less pedagogy

More passion, less pedagogy: John Boyer at TEDxVirginiaTech




"More inspiration, less standardisation" John Boyer

The human factor can be perceived as becoming less prevalent in an online learning environment, and in some cases this is true. Is there a risk of losing this aspect that great teachers have to inspire, motivate and engage learners. How can this be duplicated in the online environment?

Retrieved 24 April, 2013 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyT2yqtuqS4

Great classroom tools

http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/greatclassroomtools

This website has a list of 50 online sites that offer a wide variety of tools that can be used by students and teachers. Here you can skim through the various sites and find some interactive tools that you can try, most have tutorial videos and some offer free access.

Here are just some of the interactive tools which are listed on the URL above

http://www.livebinders.com/
http://www.qwiki.com/
http://www.toondoo.com/Featured.toon
http://www.voki.com/
http://animoto.com/

Share, edit, copy, paste - - - CrEaTiVeLy!

DreamYard: Digital Technologies and the Arts -- Creating 21st Century Opportunities for Bronx Youth Retrieved 16th April, 2013 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8zw-axMtqI

The use of multi media to share and edit work between students, and teacher as well as using video footage to comment and make recordings is a nice way to give the students the opportunity to voice their opinions, and to work cooperatively and collaboratively.

Zdravstvujtye

Zdravstvujtye to the 30 views I got from Russia! (real or not)

I am blogging as part of a paper I am completing on e-learning and online technologies.

I welcome any feedback. Isaac.

Pedagogical DNA

A Pedagogical DNA

Technology can be the accelerant needed to push forward and onwards to reconstructing a new Pedgogical DNA.

Retrieved April 08, 2013 from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72UFXqa8ZU&list=PLDdG0WEdXoJnBM3ozhannXH6qFUaIhA2Y