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Friday, April 8, 2016

Localization: Taking eLearning Above And Beyond!

Localization: Taking eLearning Above And Beyond!:
Want to know if Localization can revolutionize eLearning? Check why Localization is the next big eLearning revolution and take eLearning above and beyond.
Education is coming out of the walled classrooms and crossing all physical barriers to empower hard to reach learners in the form of eLearning. But for the exponents of eLearning, it is important to understand that in order for this model to succeed, we cannot have a “one-size-fits-all” concept. The internet has melted the geographic barrier, but has it melted the language barrier too? English is still the most preferred medium of instruction for eLearning course developers, but in order to improve its efficacy, an eLearning course must be localized to suit the needs of the remote learner. While translating to native languages is one aspect, the power of localization can also be broadened to include the concept of on-demand learning. This article attempts to explore how localization can be the next big revolution in eLearning.
In its traditional definition, localization means to adapt a particular product to suit the linguistic and cultural sensibilities of a particular audience. When it comes to creating eLearning courses, developers are still using English to reach to a global audience. This is evident in the result of a Google search of “Top eLearning courses” (the results point to all English learning courses). But English is only the third spoken language in the world. Localizing a course to Mandarin, Spanish, or Hindi will give any eLearning course a mind-boggling number of audiences. 
http://elearningindustry.com/localization-taking-elearning-beyond 

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Let Them Teach (English)

https://youtu.be/aRqGkv-nVsM?list=PLSY4veVfjc63CFZvyfcU96ZodmJp3h5xV
Teaching and learning in the 21st Century.
I need to learn how to teach with technology.
I am taking the course Teaching with Technology to improve my educational skills.
I do not have sufficient computing knowledge, training and skills in graphic design, computer programming and authoring multimedia course ware.

Let Them Teach (English)

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Back to the Basics.Online or Not Online...


http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Technology-Will-Never-Fix/230185/


"How many of you have ever tried to take a free course on the Internet?" 
Over half the class raised their hands.
"And how many completed it?" 
All the hands went down.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Halina OstankowiczBazan - eLearning Industry

Halina OstankowiczBazan - eLearning Industry


ICELW 2015 brings together researchers and practitioners from around the world, welcoming anyone with an interest in the uses of technology to improve performance.

The ICELW 2015 program will explore a broad spectrum of topics relating to e-learning in the workplace and the use of technology to improve job performance. Our aim is to present the most relevant and promising ideas in research and practice, then build on them to bring about excellence and innovation in workplace e-learning.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Learning to wing it: Improv used to teach business skills

Learning to wing it: Improv used to teach business skills
He said not listening is bad in improvisation, bad in personal relationships and bad in business.
The final exercise, called long-form improvisation, involved a large group of students, including some who just walked through the background or added sounds off-stage.
"You are not out there to make yourself look good," Noel said. "The idea is, you are supporting what they're doing."
It was like the role many will play in their first jobs.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

What Are My Needs As An English Language Teacher?





 Students guided through learning module that asks and collects questions.
 Instructor prepares lecture. Instructor prepares learning opportunities.
Beginning of Class Students have limited information about what to expect. Students have specific questions in mind to guide their learning.
  Instructor makes general assumption about what is helpful. Instructor can anticipate where students need the most help.
During Class Students try to follow along. Students practice performing the skills they are expected to learn. 
 Instructor tries to get through all the material. Instructor guides the process with feedback and mini-lectures. 
After Class Students attempt the homework, usually with delayed feedback. Students continue applying their knowledge skills after clarificationa and feedback.
 Instructor grades past work. Instructor posts any additional explanations and resources as necessary and grades higher quality work.
Office Hours Students want confirmation about what to study. Students are equipped to seek help where they know they need it.
 Instructor often repeats what was in lecture. Instructor continues guiding students toward deeper understanding.


http://ctl.utexas.edu/teaching/flipping-a-class/different

Oxford Key Concepts for the Language Classroom | Oxford University Press

Oxford Key Concepts for the Language Classroom | Oxford University Press

As teachers, we base our instructional activities on many kinds of knowledge, including our own experience—not only as teachers but also as learners. Whether intentionally or not, we often teach as we taught last year (or five years ago) or as we were taught when we were students. And when we do try to teach in a different way, it may be because we were dissatisfied with our experiences—on either side of the teacher’s desk.

http://oupeltglobalblog.com/2015/03/26/iatefl-research-and-teaching-bridging-the-gap/#respond

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Spring Blog Festival 2015



Spring Blog Festival (SBF) is a one day event that will take place on Saturday March 21, 2015. The aim of the festival is to showcase bloggers and their work. The links to the webinars and content of the presentations will be available in the courseware.
Topics range from transformational blogging and reflective blogging to connectivity, history, evolution, teaching tools, multi-media, thinking & creativity, families, schools, and content curation.
Presentations of the Spring Blog Festival

Why You Now Need a Team to Create and Deliver Learning - e-Learning Feeds

Why You Now Need a Team to Create and Deliver Learning - e-Learning Feeds


"There are ample issues to consider, for example a team-based approach could raise the possibility of more affordable business models: Core content could be repurposed or remixed. The use of teams and pooled resources (even with other institutions or consortia) could help deliver the basic content and do much of the heavy lifting of teaching a given course.
Another big advantage to the team strategy is that having multiple team members fosters diverse perspectives. Decision making power shifts to a team of people, not just one person; this brings in additional and potentially fresh ideas. Teams may delegate the responsibility of tracking certain trends to member X or member Y; they might even add a new "hat" to the collective team membership if they want to employ a new technology that's been on their radar screen."

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Teaching with Technology




Course Description

The course offers new, veteran, and future teachers theoretical and practical knowledge on how to teach and learn using technology. The course will include weekly synchronous live online classes, course material, and video tutorials.
Participants will learn about and apply:
  • E-portfolios (blogs, websites, wikis)
  • Learning theories
  • Transformational learning
  • Transformational teaching
  • Teaching as a way to learn
  • Project-based learning
  • Collaborative learning
  • Instructional design theories
  • Assessment theories
  • Reflective practice
  • Blended learning
  • Blended online learning
  • Teaching in a live online class
  • Course design
  • Syllabus development
  • Lesson plans
  • Course and Learning Management System
  • Micro teaching
Created by Dr. Nellie 

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Book Review | Participatory Action Research For Educational Leadership


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Book Review of Participatory Action Research for Educational Leadership by E. Alana James


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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Teaching in the 21st Century


 
 
 
 
I cannot comprehend questions like "Should I rent or buy?" or "Which credit card is the best for me?" if I have no knowledge of the basic facts of mathematics (ie. addition, multiplication, percentages, interest rates). How can you ask a student to find out the number of grains of sand on an average beach? Open-ended questions like this seem wonderful to ask, but create anxiety in our students since they usually aren't given the proper tools to answer the question and their short-term memories cannot hold all of the relevant information.

I do think that modelling appropriate behaviour and teaching certain skills is OK to do, but NOT as a substitution of basic facts and working knowledge. The more a student can commit to long-term memory, the more we empower our students to be able to answer the difficult questions they will face later in life.

Music Lessons Make You Smarter Infographic

Friday, January 30, 2015

eBook News

I've always felt that anything that attracts kids to reading it a good thing. From getting them to read books about movies that th...
 
Do you use eBooks?
Are you for paper books or eBooks?
What is the future of reading books?
Although the want for e-book services in libraries has grown, and so the number of people with e-readers, some difficulties still keep libraries from being able to provide the popular technology. Just recently have most big publishers agreed to sell e-books to libraries for public use. It has taken many years but publishers of electronic books now realize that libraries providing an e-book to patrons can be a huge opportunity for advertising and usually results in patrons becoming customers.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Opening Meeting Class on WizIQ

 
The first class on the 17th of January 2015 is about meeting and getting to know each other.
The main topic is covering a short introduction to the values of being fluent in English as well as how not to learn foreign languages to escape from widespread learning mistakes.