No, it is not an Airport! It is more like a space station! If you ask a true learning professional, he or she will probably articulate Moodle as a virtual learning environment (VLE), or course management system (CMS), or worst case a learning management system (LMS). Whatever Moodle is, in this post Moodle is an [...]
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Moodle is an Airport, Not a Total Solution!
November 12, 2009Drop-By-Learning (DBL)
October 29, 2009I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
PROBLEMHave you ever…
Attended a Training/Workshop (T/W) session where you learned everything except what you really came for?
Attended a T/W session where the facilitator spoke/illustrated too fast?
Left during a T/W [...]
ZaidSwoosh Has Swooshed 30 Stunning Posts Since Launch!
October 9, 2009CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations Obama! Don’t blame it on Obama for getting the award (Though, he could reject it, but why should he?). I have always thought that Norwegians (or their government to be fair!) are peace loving people (I am 50% Norwegian and reasonably peaceful, too!), but very naive in dealing with peace efforts and conflicts [...]
The Finnish Education System Rocks! Why?
September 26, 2009“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela
FUTURE LEARNING FINLAND
A couple of weeks back (16th September), I attended a Future Learning Finland one-day seminar & networking session. Finpro had invited a few dozen people from Malaysia for this session. Their goal was basically to share and [...]
The Best EDU Blogs on the Planet!
September 11, 2009TOP BLOGS!
As we move closer towards 2010, you will increasingly see new posts or articles screaming here are the top 8, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100, etc. blogs or sites of this and that. Most of them just vomit out lists, without putting much effort to justify their claims, or at least say why the [...]
The Secret Recipe to Delivering World Class Lectures
August 29, 2009“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”– Albert Einstein
Firstly, you might get annoyed with the term ‘World Class’ and I would perhaps, too. But at least it got you to this sentence, so it is working (until now!). Think of ‘World Class’ in this context as delivering exceptional or inspiring lectures, [...]
Is Boltelicious Keyboard Skills Required To Facilitate Online Effectively?
August 19, 2009Can you eat chicken nuggets a few hours before a 100 meters sprint race, and smash the world record with ease?
If you are Usain Bolt, YES YOU CAN! Although, I have never been thrilled about eating chicken nuggets, I somehow feel like eating some right now. Since he went to McDonalds, I suppose… Nope… I [...]
2 Juicy Ways to Insert YouTube Videos into PowerPoint
August 13, 2009RealPlayer
YouTube Video Wizard
Format Factory
Today we basically have FREE access to millions (if not billions) of videos on the Internet (my personal favorites!), and surely among them you are going to find some mind stimulating videos that you would like to infuse into your face-to-face learning sessions (like this amazingly funny video: Learning English Pronunciation).
Now, [...]
Free Internet Access is a Fundamental Human Right!
August 8, 2009“We are the world We are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So let’s start giving There’s a choice we’re making We’re saving our own lives It’s true we’ll make a better day Just you and me…”
- Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie
MY TED WISH!Alright, I might never [...]
Use Bloom’s Taxonomy Wheel for Writing Learning Outcomes
July 24, 2009Do you have problems writing learning outcomes/objectives for your content or courses?
Or more specifically, do you have trouble finding the right ACTION VERBS to describe what you want your students to achieve from the course, module, topic or unit?
Have you tried using Bloom’s Taxonomy wheel(s) before to assist finding those magic action verbs?
Here are a [...]
