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Paul Left wrote a new post, The NKK Learning Design Model

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:47:06 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, The NKK Learning Design Model In 2005 I worked on the Nga Kiwai Kete design model as part of a collaborative professional development process with members of Te Runanganui o Te Arawa:

The model is intended to specify both the components […]

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Paul Left wrote a new post, Blogging in the classroom: a professional development scenario

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:54:24 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, Blogging in the classroom: a professional development scenario Professional development of teachers, especially in relation to integrating learning technology into the curriculum, is problematic. This scenario is intended to initiate discussion of some key issues and […]

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Paul Left wrote a new post, Professional development for teaching with technology

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:52:30 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, Professional development for teaching with technology

Integrating technology into learning and teaching is a complex and demanding process.

Teachers and lecturers need effective professional development in order to transform learning and teaching with […]

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Paul Left wrote a new post, Flexible learning planning guide

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:13:23 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, Flexible learning planning guide For a large institution, selecting a flexible learning software platform is a major undertaking, requiring careful consideration of many factors. Such a process can seem like overkill, however, when a […]

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Paul Left commented on the post, MOOCs, sustainability and the business model

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:43:37 +0000

Paul Left commented on the post, MOOCs, sustainability and the business model Thanks for your comment, Muvaffak.

I agree that the cost of delivering materials and automated assessment is negligible. But more significant costs are incurred when we need to provide learning support and when […]

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Paul Left wrote a new post, MOOCs, sustainability and the business model

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 05:17:41 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, MOOCs, sustainability and the business model

Anyone with a Moodle site can offer a MOOC: two fundamental questions we need to ask are How do we make it effective for learners? and How do we make it a meaningful and worthwhile activity for the organiser / […]

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Paul Left wrote a new post, E-Learning project tenders - do they discourage innovation?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:30:00 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, E-Learning project tenders - do they discourage innovation? In Smaller RFPs, more agility and smartass kids, Mike O'Donnell claims that overly prescriptive and complex tender documents in the IT sector discourage those best able to compete the work and actively encourage […]

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Paul Left wrote a new post, Prezi and PowerPoint: the same but different

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:47:10 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, Prezi and PowerPoint: the same but different In all the discussion about Prezi and PowerPoint and which is a better tool, the basic fact remains: if you use either badly the result will be learners who are bored and turned off:

A learner overwhelmed […]

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Paul Left wrote a new post, PicMonkey - simple, user-friendly online image editing

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:11:07 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, PicMonkey - simple, user-friendly online image editing When I deliver professional development activities with teachers, I often need to point them to easy and effective online tools for working with media. Typically, they need to learn how to optimise images for the […]

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Paul Left commented on the post, Connectivism: why I’m a skeptic

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:09:31 +0000

Paul Left commented on the post, Connectivism: why I’m a skeptic Yes, I'm really interested in the metaphors we use to describe learning and teaching.

And yes, we need to recognise that a lot of significant learning takes place outside the education system - when we are […]

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Paul Left commented on the post, Connectivism: why I’m a skeptic

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:32:54 +0000

Paul Left commented on the post, Connectivism: why I’m a skeptic I agree, nothing wrong with learning as managing information - but I believe there is more to learning than that, and (for me) connectivism doesn't deal with these things. eg at the macro level critical reflection […]

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Paul Left wrote a new post, Connectivism: why I'm a skeptic

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:35:02 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, Connectivism: why I'm a skeptic Is connectivism a theory? I guess. But when considering its usefulness to my own teaching and learning, I have reservations.

Here are 3 reasons I still have doubts about the value of connectivism as a […]

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Paul Left wrote a new post, Online Learning Communities: resources and references

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:25:19 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new post, Online Learning Communities: resources and references A bibliography of useful books, articles and online resources

Australian Flexible Learning Framework. Effective Online Facilitation. Downloaded 5 January 2010 from <a rel="nofollow" […]

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Paul Left wrote a new blog post: Google + now has improved photo editing

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:28:32 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new blog post: Google + now has improved photo editing Google+ Instant Upload is a great feature - in fact it's a good enough reason on its own to use Google +. I used it every day on a recent three-week tour of the Peloponnese: whatever photos I took on my Android camera phone were automatically uploaded to my Google account whenever I connected to a wifi network. [...]

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Paul Left wrote a new blog post: Education reform: we need robust debate

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:34:07 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new blog post: Education reform: we need robust debate I strongly support the move to more open education and the need to critique the role that educational institutions play within society. But some of the debate seems to lack any real rigour. For example, the UnCollege Manifesto seems well-intentioned but it doesn't really present a strong argument. Take this recycled quote on its home page:

You wasted [...]

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Susan Lotoa became a registered member

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:23:08 +0000

Susan Lotoa became a registered member

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Paul Left commented on the blog post Android for Teachers: easy APA referencing

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:07:06 +0000

Paul Left commented on the blog post Android for Teachers: easy APA referencing Yes, it's good - and it works for older books where there is no barcode, or when the code has been covered up by the librarian :-)

Thanks for sharing the link, Dana!

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Dana Karem commented on the blog post Android for Teachers: easy APA referencing

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:55:38 +0000

Dana Karem commented on the blog post Android for Teachers: easy APA referencing Hello Paul

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Dana Karem commented on the blog post Android for Teachers: easy APA referencing

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:46:49 +0000

Dana Karem commented on the blog post Android for Teachers: easy APA referencing Very nice :-}

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Paul Left wrote a new blog post: How to remove MyBlogLog tracking code from Wordpress

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:39:27 +0000

Paul Left wrote a new blog post: How to remove MyBlogLog tracking code from Wordpress Have you used MyBlogLog in the past to track readers of your Wordpress blog? You probably either used a plugin to do the tracking, or perhaps a short snippet of code added to your theme. Although it's preferable to use the plugin approach, sometimes adding the code was necessary in the past to avoid incompatibilities with [...]

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