Videos: Tips for online tutors
I’ve blogged about the free Learning to Teach Online video series (LTTO) from the University of New South Wales before. (The original post, which includes 4 other online teaching video resources, is here). What’s especially good about the LTTO videos...Video: More expert advice on webinars
More tasty morsels from webinar experts around the world, this time sharing tips on how to keep your participants involved and interested during your webinars. Tuck in! If you missed the first course with expert advice on technical issues to watch our for during your...Video: Expert advice on webinars
They say that too many cooks spoil the broth. Not the case in Webinars: A Cookbook for Educators. We have some cordon bleu chefs in the kitchen. The last chapter of this e-book contains invaluable advice given by experienced webinar presenters from around the...The five most fabulous Moodle 2.0 features
Moodle is now well into its second generation, with Moodle 2.2 as the most recent release. For anyone still hanging onto a first generation Moodle (version 1.9 seems popular), it is well worth considering an upgrade to Moodle 2. Here are five of the most fab features…
5 ways to enhance your social presence in online courses
How are present are you as an instructor in your online courses? Research* has shown that tutor presence – the sense of the tutor being there – is a key motivator for online students. The trick is to find the middle ground between being omnipresent (and too stifling), and being invisible (and appearing uninterested ). Here are five things that can help you strike this balance.