A blog on Maths, ICT, education and some random stuff…
Posts tagged ICT
Choosing Moodle as a Virtual Learning Environment
Sep 17th
I have just read ‘Large-scale Open Source E-Learning Systems at The Open University UK’ by Sclater (2008). This year I am going to be involved in developing a VLE (virtual learning environment) at a new sixth form college. I was pleased to hear they chose Moodle and after reading this More >
Using the Glossary Module in Moodle
Jul 28th
Last week we started a GCSE maths course with Year 9, so I took the opportunity to experiment! Based on a suggestion in Moodle Docs for Moodle’s Glossary module I thought we’d have a go at a collaborative glossary. I found a fairly extensive list of key words for maths and More >
How should roles, curriculum, assessment and education institutions be reconfigured?
Jun 24th
Whilst researching the above question for my H800 course I found the following interesting blog post from the Educational Paradigms blog:
Teaching Is Not About Knowing (Anymore)I think this quote summarises the post very well:
It’s not about knowing. It’s about pointing the way and providing the tools (for students to create, learn, succeed).
However, More >
A PowerPoint tip
Feb 15th
When running a PowerPoint slideshow, pressing B on the keyboard makes the screen turn black. Press any key or click to resume the slideshow. Pressing W does a similar job, turning the screen white!
Very useful for focusing your audience’s attention. Although I’m using PowerPoint much less these days I’ll certainly More >
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