Why Note-taking

The value of note-taking has to be more clear for students. Teachers can help students realize that taking better notes can help them improve learning. Maryellen Weimer, PhD has the insides for Tips for Developing Students' Note-taking Skills.

Essentials of a Good eLearning Course

Everyone has a different taste in how to make that online class more appealing, inviting, and effective. In this article Karla Gutierrez lists six eLearning must-haves.

Learning Styles

Categorizing learning styles.

Blended Learning Infographic

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

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