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Search Large Creative Commons Images from the Chrome Omnibar

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Ted Curran

When I’m doing a creative project (or just working on a presentation) I am always looking for large, beautiful photos bearing a Creative Commons license. Works released in the Creative Commons can be reused, remixed, redistributed, and revised for free– … Continue reading →

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Did You Know? A Simple Trick to Save Time and Improve Your Course Evaluations!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Ted Curran

  As faculty, you likely spend several hours every week carefully reading, evaluating, and grading student work. Research shows that students report higher course satisfaction when they get better grades and when faculty exhibit “immediacy and presence behaviors”. This finding … Continue reading →

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LMS Evaluation: Which Tools do Faculty Really Use? (Updated)

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Ted Curran

During the process of evaluating Blackboard as our Learning Management System (LMS), we came to a basic and fundamental question: “Which tools are faculty really using?” Although most of the core functions of an online course can be managed with … Continue reading →

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The ‘Angry Birds’ Guide to Online Lesson Design

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Ted Curran

(This post is part of a series called “The Connected Class Community”). A popular reason for exploring gamification in online learning is because we want to increase student engagement with the content. Games are nothing if not engaging, and the … Continue reading →

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"The Golden Apple": Showing Students that Their Learning Matters

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ted Curran

(This post is part of a series called “The Connected Class Community”). The Golden Apple is the most cryptic and strange of all of these ingredients. Not surprisingly, it’s also difficult to explain. I think the idea will make sense … Continue reading →

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The Connected Class Community [C3]: An Approach to Online Course Design

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ted Curran

  Our university is evaluating Learning Management Systems right now, and comparing the features of Blackboard 9.1, MoodleRooms Joule, and Instructure‘s Canvas LMS has forced me to think about basic tools in online learning. Which tools do we need and … Continue reading →

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Brilliant Talk by BYU's Jon Mott about the Future of eLearning

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Ted Curran

I watched this talk today and it was a great synthesis of the reasons to move beyond tradition Learning Management Systems into a more flexible paradigm that supports various open technologies for learning. Related articles by Zemanta Investing in Education … Continue reading →

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Second Life– How Virtual is it? Scenes vs. Skills

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Ted Curran

Image via Wikipedia I recently got an email from a colleague who wanted to explore the idea of developing Second Life scenarios for educating nursing students. What would be the educational benefits to students of using avatars in virtual reality … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Reflection in Ed.

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Ted Curran

Image by lrargerich via Flickr In Jez’ e-Rambler blog, he meditates on the importance of reflection in education. Researchers have long known that reflection is an excellent way to stimulate critical thinking. By comparing new learnings with what you already … Continue reading →

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Lost Your Job? Stay Active! Blogging for Professional Development

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Ted Curran

Lost your job? Put down that remote and listen here! Burrowing a groove in your couch is not getting you any closer to that dream job you want. Why not use your unemployed hours to build your resume? I recently … Continue reading →

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