Archive for the ‘Educational Technology’ Category
Reading From a Computer Display
Have got a copy of Eleanor L. Criswell’s Design of Computer-Based Instruction at last. Here are some important although slightly dated stats People read about 25 per cent faster from text pages than they do from computer displays (Gould et al, 1987, cited by E.L. Criswell 1989, p. 83) In the late 1980s that might […]
In: Course Design, E-Learning Design & Management, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Statistics, Web Design
Is Teaching & Learning PURELY WEB 2.0-wise a Must?
| View | Upload your own A nice basic summary (in somewhat broken Russian, but that is not an issue, the content offsets this minor drawback) with a lot of unstated assumptions, though. The basic supposition is that the learners MUST do everything online, and the question that is unanswered is WHY they have to […]
In: Instructional Design, Using Blogs in EFL, Using Wikis in EFL, Web 2.0 Tools
Setting up a Wiki for your Class
There are several websites that allow you to set up a wiki for your class quickly and easily, the most popular ones are PB Wiki Wetpaint Wikispaces
In: Using Wikis in EFL
Blended Learning in EFL
blended learning = F2F instruction & paper-based manuals + tutored self-study using a range of educational technologies* * may include one or more of the following web-based learning modules in a VLE (virtual learning environment) CD-ROMs (e.g. electronic dictionaries, interactive quizzes, tutorials, etc) interactive whiteboards discussion boards / fora text and voice chats email wikis […]
In: Educational Technology
What do EFL/ESL teachers tend to use blogs for?
Here is a quintessential summary of the ideas I have come across in my webquest. ELT teachers tend to use blogs to post links to interactive online quizzes for their students to do to post links to reading matter & downloadable materials for their students to explore to embed videos for their students to watch […]
In: Using Blogs in EFL
