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Driving and Investigative Questions

Problem base learning creates a new dimension in education. In this article Mike Gorman from 21st Century Educational Technology and Learning talks about the idea of "Driving and Investigative Questions" and how these concepts take part in real inquire and research. He also place the two actions, driving and investigating, among verbs in the higher order thinking area of Bloom's Taxonomy. According to Gorman, by facilitating PBL and inquiry students come together to create productive discussions, and converge ideas. Gorman also advises teacher how to create the "questions" and provides samples. Read the Part1:Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom ... Driving and Investigative Questions".

Video in Education

The State of Video in Education from Kaltura.com

Ted Ed

You can create a lesson around any of the Ted-Ed original videos. You can also submit your content to Ted-Ed and request the help of an animator to bring your information alive. Visit Ted-Ed and explore the possibilities. 

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Give PP Slides vs. Asking students to Take Notes

Having good note-taking skills will help students with their listening skills, information processing, understanding, studying, and test taking. Teachers can help students take good notes by identifying key concepts, asking students to retrieve information from previous notes or to summarize information at the beginning of class, they can also ask students to refer to the notes from test questions that were missed by multiple people. Read Maryellen Weimer's article Tips for Developing Students' Note-taking Skills. 

Protecting Our Students Rights

In his article and accompanying video Sherry Zane, PhD give best practices to create an inclusive respectful environment in the classroom and online. Read all about it in Supporting Transgender Students in the Classroom.

Highly Desirable eLearning Elements

Karla Gutierrez from shiftlearning.com/blog talks about the most important areas in a eLearning course. She mentions intro, responsiveness, visual design, navigation, multiple learning channels and practice and feedback. Read all about it in The Six Must-Haves for Every eLearning Course.