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Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques Book

podmaster — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:16:42 +0000

Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques is the latest publication from specialist publisher PACT Publishing.

Build a learning outcome-focused approach that enables your students to perform well
Different techniques for creating a dynamic learning environment
Put all the ideas you’ve wanted to implement, but never could, into action to create unique courses with reusable elements
Motivate your students to collaborate and demonstrate what they are learning and to create projects together
Develop materials you can re-use in your future courses
Incorporate Web 2.0 features to encourage student sharing of resources
Create online workshops and galleries for your students to make presentations about what they have learned
Build e-portfolios for students to collect their work and demonstrate mastery of the units
Engage your students in team work that helps them connect course content with their experiences and prior learning
Feel confident in finding ways to accommodate your students’ learning styles and preferences to guide them to a successful outcome for the course
Develop high-quality courses that will last and stay useful and relevant to create a personal inventory you can use and re-use

Life Long Learning – Cork

podmaster — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:20:00 +0000

Cork Life Long Learning Festival

2 images from Patrick Street taken with my mobile

Welcome CPDers

podmaster — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:21:32 +0000

Fáilte romhat chuig láithreán slua.com

A special welcome to all the teachers visiting this site during the August in-service courses. I am aware that several courses are using the site for reference purposes. Unfortunately, the site is still running in private mode at the moment so only logged on members can view the posts. However, the majority of the old content and links are still in operation and some of the general interest posts have been made public. If you wish to become a member just email podmaster at slua dot com.

As was stated in the July posting the high profile of the site made it the target of several defacement attacks by Turkish hackers in 2007. The Gallery 2 sub-site was also defaced and and finally disabled by exploiting an unknown and then undocumented vulnerability in the code. An updated version has since been released but as the project had ended it was decided by the eTwinning partners to decommission the gallery.

You do not need to know anything about the inner workings of websites to blog or podcast. Free sites such as WordPress.com and Edubloggers.org handle a lot of the filtering and site security for the user. All the main free email providers also offer blogging and podcasting facilities but they also carry advertising which may be unsuitable for student viewing. Check out their facilities for educational use – it may involve commercial free space.

Thanks for dropping in. I hope to re-activate the site for general use in September.

UPC webpsace link

oide — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:23:43 +0000

The “stepping stones” podcast screen grabs and Jing videos are on my private webspace on UPC. Check your email for the link.

Podcasting Course

oide — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:43:58 +0000

Making Podcasts Ref: 08BK107

Tues. July 1st – Sat. July 5th 2008
9.50 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.

Saint Attracta’s Senior N.S., Meadowbrook, Ballinteer, Dublin 16.

application-form-ict-summer1

The blog and podcasting course requested by members following the 2008 Conference is going ahead for one week only next July. The compulsory late start on Tuesday and the subsquent Saturday finish has resulted in 9 cancellations. So for any of you who are not flying out on the Friday night or early Saturday morning the course has plenty of places available.

No previous web authoring, blogging or podcasting experience required.

Primary Teachers are eligible for Extra Personal Vacation under Rule-58