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How LMS groups enable student collaboration for better learning outcomes

Neo LMS

Teachers are encouraged to promote collaboration in the classroom to achieve better learning outcomes. The consensus is that fostering student collaboration through group activities leads to more engaging and efficient learning. . Read more: Classroom collaboration: Learning together. Private groups.

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How to build your global classroom in 4 steps

Neo LMS

Lock from the University of Calgary has developed a four-item framework to help teachers design authentic collaborative learning. Teachers can use the inquiry-based learning approach as a starting point for building the global collaboration project. Design and facilitation for collaboration. Professor Jennifer V.

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A PLN Quick Start Guide

A Principal's Reflections

The construction of a PLN enables educators to harness the power inherent in 21st Century technologies in order to create a professional growth tool that is accessible whenever, wherever. An RSS reader is a tool that allows you to keep up with educational blogs, news, wikis, and podcasts all in one convenient location.

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Creating a Wiki

Nik Peachey

In this feature I'd like to show you how to create your own free wiki using 'Wetpaint' and look at some of the reasons for using wikis to achieve educational goals. First, for those of you who don't know what a wiki is, here's a quick definition which comes from one of the most famous wikis, wikipedia.org. "A

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Using wikis for teacher development

Nik Peachey

In my two previous features, I've looked at how to create a wiki and how to use them with EFL students. In this posting I'd like to look at a couple of technical aspects, how to embed video in the wiki and how to add hyperlinks, and how we can use them for teacher development. We can also use the power of wikis for teacher development.

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Using wikis with EFL students

Nik Peachey

In this feature I want to share another tutorial that you can use with your students showing how to edit your wiki and have a look at a live demo wiki that you and your students can play around with. In my previous post I looked at how to create a wiki using WetPaint and a few of the reasons for using one.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

Learning with 'e's

One of the most popular activities on our wiki based learning programmes was called ‘goldmining’. In this activity, each of the students took individual responsibility to seek out, evaluate and then post useful websites and online learning resources that were deemed indispensable to the group.

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