This course introduces participants to the key features and functionality available in the much updated, Moodle 2. Through a series of hands-on activities and tasks, participants will develop their understanding of what Moodle 2 has to offer. This course will also provide a range of opportunities to communicate, collaborate and share ideas and experiences. Most activities will be asynchronous and participants will spend approximately an hour a day online at times convenient to them. The course…See More

I would like to see what people think about this one....Should formal knowledge assessment and or evaluations be developed as part of an online courses? If you agree where you think they belong in the course design?Thanks for taking the time to respond.See More

About this Ceet MeetThe focus of this Ceet Meet is investigating what current research offers teachers and others to develop effective online courses. Among the topics we will discuss are:defining what quality comprises in (K12) online learningwhat are students' expectations of online learningwhat can teachers do to with moodle tools to promote quality in their virtual classroomsThe discussions are aimed primarily at course developer/teachers; however, there are a number of practices that DL…See More

About this CEET MeetProject Based Learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges, simultaneously developing cross-curriculum skills while working in small collaborative groups. During this week, explore research around PBL, view proven examples and learn the steps to develop a PBL curriculum. Course Moderator: Sharon Betts  CEET Meets are free, 5 day online professional development courses. Participants need approximately 1 hour for each…See More

About this CEET MeetA free 5 day online pro-d event on Virtual Learning. Learning that is immersive, authentic, and contextual. As part of this course you will have a chance to examine the different global collaborative opportunities available to teachers, and explore the teacher skills, student skills and appropriate pedagogy needed to turn those connections into an authentic, collaborative learning experience. Course Moderator: Gord Holden Participants will need approximately 1 hour for each…See More

About this CEET MeetDigital literacy is described as, "the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, analyze and synthesize information using digital technology. While most students are great at locating and understanding information but less great at evaluation and and analysis. This session well focus on strategies to helps student (and teachers) become better better information evaluators and discriminating users. Course Moderator: John Goldsmith…See More

About this CEET MeetThis workshop introduces participants to the SCORM standard. We will begin with an overview of SCORM, including its definition and history. SCORM will be demonstrated by participants using learning objects packaged in SCORM and integrated within a MOODLE course. We will try out different learning objects developed both with commercially available software (Articulate Engage and Quizmaker) and free development tools. Participants will follow a step-by-step tutorial to develop…See More

At a time when the conventions of online teaching and learning favour student interaction in a variety of synchronous and asynchronous design features, what could sound more out-of-step than the self-paced course organized around autonomy and the isolated student? But claims for the value of online "learning communities" can be overstated, and the preferences of adult students overlooked. The self-paced course in which students work on their own to complete a sequence of activities (like…See More