With April a day away and a sunny, 70-degree forecast, today’s edtech resource roundup has the optimism of spring.
Month: March 2014
Use Just-in-Time Video to Give Online Classes a Personal Touch
Please Note: This Blog is no longer current. MCC uses Blackboard not Angel Just after the start of this most recent quarter, an instructor contacted me about getting his video to play in our learning management system. When I looked…
Posted in ANGEL Tips, Blog, Free & Cool, Online Pedagogy Tagged with: ANGEL, educational video, just-in-time video, learning management systems, Metropolitan Community College, online learning, YouTube
‘To Fill Skills Gap In U.S., Schools Look Abroad’
This Morning Edition story compares and contrasts technical education in the U.S. and Germany. It notes that German technical schools tend to use problem-based learning.
Posted in Blog Tagged with: community colleges, pedogogy, problem-based learning, technical education
Social Media for Educators: How to Get Started
Interested in using social media to access professional development and grow as an educator? Our recent Social Media for Educators: How to Get Started presentation can help.
Posted in Blog, Free & Cool, Troubleshooting Tips Tagged with: classroom social media, educational blogging, Metropolitian Community College