Bryan Alexander

MAY 18, 2022

Moodle – the popular LMS/VLE takes some backend skills to install and host, but can also be accessed from hosting services like MoodleCloud. Sakai – this academic LMS also appears in at least one group’s paid hosting options. Miguel Guhlin describes these other options : WordPress with LMS Plugin of choice.

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Moodle LMS Sakai VLE 116

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 9, 2014

Learning should always come before technology. Many teachers welcome the idea of bringing new technology into the classroom. Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching. The technology, designed to make learning easier, actually ends up making it more difficult. Let me elaborate.

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VLE Technology LMS Learning 78

Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

“Technology is just a tool. Recently, I conducted a webinar for SimpleK12’s technology day, Technophobe to Technoninja. I had a fun time creating the presentation, The Tech Ninja Guide , which is full of tips for integrating technology effectively. Send your student ninjas on learning missions with technology.

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VLE Haiku Learning Moodle Schoology 150

Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

Digital technology has unshackled learning, providing learners a wealth of opportunities to learn what they want to learn, how they want to learn, and where they want to learn with just a few clicks of the mouse. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

Digital Learning 52

Digital Learning VLE Learning LMS 52

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

We explored campus technology and faculty attitudes towards digital materials. Casey noted some long-term persistent trends, such as campus IT seeing technology as an underutilized aid for instruction, and not feeling satisfied about institutional promotion of technology for faculty. Now 65-75% of classes use the campus LMS.

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Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 8, 2021

Digital technology has unshackled learning, providing learners a wealth of opportunities to learn what they want to learn, how they want to learn, and where they want to learn with just a few clicks of the mouse. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

Digital Learning 52

Digital Learning VLE Learning LMS 52

Mark Smithers

JUNE 28, 2011

I’ve been working on educational technology strategy and implementation for what feels like as long as I can remember but one thing I have always intended to do was to develop a visualisation of educational technologies in the form of a ‘map’. Specifically they focussed on the product rather than the tool or technology.

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VLE Technology LMS ePortfolio 32

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The user interface on most VLE/LMS technologies is often too complex for students, who spend much more time trying to navigate and discover content than they do actually learning that content. affordances design Donald Norman education Everyday objects learning problem based learning schools Technology' Unported License.

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VLE Comparison LMS Technology 68

Nik Peachey

JULY 31, 2014

Many of the other commercially available LMS (learning management systems) and VLE (virtual learning environment) platforms aren’t doing any better. To ignore the potential that online learning and new technology has to offer is to be like King Canute trying to order back the sea. And of course Moodle isn’t the only culprit.

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Moodle Course VLE Online Learning 94

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Virtual learning communities enable every student to share their thoughts, ideas, and creativity with their peers in multiple formats, such as text, video, audio, and embedded media.

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Moodle Digital Badges Edmodo Classroom 253

Learning with 'e's

JUNE 11, 2015

Among other things, Jim Groom is Director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies and adjunct professor at the University of Mary Washington, USA. He is nicknamed the 'Reverend' (oh the irony), and is a purveyor of American pop culture, experimental educational technology and out-of-left-field philosophy.

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MOOC VLE LMS Social Media 28

Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 1, 2016

It's not easy integrating technology into education. I think this discussion highlights many of these factors and reveals some of the complexities of technology supported learning in higher education. It's complicated. A number of factors need to be considered, including the motivations and needs of our students. Unported License.

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Game-Based Learning Social Media Technology Support System 28

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

For some time, educators have been subverting established methods and turning their backs on institutional tools and technologies such as the managed learning environment (also known as LMS or VLE). Punk educators have a lot to do with this - it's not just the disruptive nature of social media and personal technologies.

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MOOC VLE Learning Social Media 28

Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2015

I think because I started to sound a bit like a fervent preacher when I started talking about teaching, learning and technology. I just got lucky when I came to UMW that they not only allowed, but encouraged me to take a similar approach to my work with instructional technology and bavatuesdays became the outlet for that.

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MOOC LMS VLE EdTech 28