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Mind over Moodle.

Well, my Moodle course on Evolution is finally complete after several months of work. It’s not perfect, but for a first crack I am pretty happy with it and looking forward to trying it out with my students in the … Continue reading

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Media and Learning

Investigating the different types of media available: images, audio, video, and DVD leads one to conclude that each has a useful place in education and in creating or delivering lessons. As a photographer I use bridge to manage photos and … Continue reading

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A story of two worlds

One of the recent tasks on the adventure through ETEC 565 has been to create a story using social software. Thus, the images are real, or at least the ones I elected to use (alarm clock from Alan Cleaver), but … Continue reading

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Utilities and pitfalls of Social Software

Social software is a lot like a double-edged sword; awesome in some situations and dodgy in others.  Many of the programs support and encourage the development of learning communities, which I turn can lead to networks of knowledge in the … Continue reading

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A beat-down by Dreamweaver and CSS

Well, it’s been quite awhile since I have felt so crushed, thwarted, and overwhelmed by a new piece of software. But yes, it’s all happening right now. I know once I get DreamWeaver figured out my Moodle project will look … Continue reading

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Blogger-osophy

Now in a previous course during my Master’s adventure we focused on the philosophy behind using technology and in particular, educational technology (essentially any media you can use to “teach” with).  I am still a big fan of the whiteboard … Continue reading

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Grasping moodle is much easier than straws.

I began my foray into Moodle today, it turns out I am clever enough login and even change my password.  On a quick tangent- with all of the various websites and new pieces of technology, which require passwords, remembering them … Continue reading

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The deep-end

Well, I have fond memories of learning to swim via my dad toss me off the end of the dock at the local lake long ago.  Sure I had been in a pool a couple of times, but I can … Continue reading

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DVDs….more than just a way to save money when you want to watch a movie?

With the recent opening of the toolkit, options and task to explore have become available.  I am still mostly looking forward to playing with and learning how to design in moodle, but there was a small section on creating DVDs. … Continue reading

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I exist in the ethereal world of the web once again!

Hi Everyone Welcome to my e-portfolio for ETEC 565.  This will be the third blog I run, as I also have a photoblog, which I may attach a link to later, as well, I half started an overall portfolio for … Continue reading

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