Tools

All sorts of tools: interactive, presentation, storytelling in one place. http://ebookevo.pbworks.com/w/page/70486467/DigitalSandbox

Virtlantis

VIRTLANTIS is a free language learning resource and community of practice in the virtual worlds of Second Life® and Avination offering free informal learning activities for a growing number of languages: English, French, German, Spanish and more! 
/http://www.virtlantis.com/

Pronunciation and Fluency.

Is Bad Pronunciation Killing Your Fluency? Wanna know why? 

http://reallifebh.com/pronunciation-fluency

Flipping

Flipping Videos into interactive lessons - http://facultyecommons.org/ted-ed-flipping-videos-into-interactive-lessons/

Eight things that make us smarter

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/eight-ways-of-looking-at-intelligence/

Motivate the unmotivated.

Tools and Websites

Some technology-related tools, websites, articles, etc. at our library's TechZone LibGuide which can be found at http://libguides.rtc.edu/techzone

21 century educator.

It's not easy nowadays to be an effective educator. The technology is developing quickly and one needs    to be in pace with it to turn it from a barrier into an effective educational tool. Read more in Five characteristics of an effective 21 century educator

That's absurd!

http://www.ted.com/playlists/88/that_s_absurd.html

Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity

Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy synchronized dancers in storefront windows, "ghostbusters" running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pants subway ride. In his talk, he shows how his group, Improv Everywhere, uses these scenes to bring people together. 

More Mooc

Anyone in the world

Iversity offers free courses related to on-line teaching:

Public Privacy: Cyber Security and Human rights in April 2014 check: https://iversity.org/c/28?r=a1b6c

The future of storytelling  - now in progress

https://iversity.org/c/6?r=a1b6c

The european Union in Global governance

https://iversity.org/c/7?r=a1b6c

The DO School star-up Lab

https://iversity.org/c/27?r=a1b6c

Or if you are interested in design: 

Design 101 (or Design Basics)

https://iversity.org/c/2?r=a1b6c

Or even chrystal symmetry

The Fascination of Crystals and Symmetry

You will find everything to your taste. 

RTC Teaching Tip: Leslie Lehnhoff - Students as Teachers

I love these techniques. They seem so easy but sometimes you need guidance to start using them.
http://www.youtube.com/v/Pa5yrjNfJp0?version=3&autohide=1&showinfo=1&autohide=1&feature=share&autoplay=1&attribution_tag=AuLvl2le8Kepw3S6lzcmhA

The hystory o distance education.

When do you think distance learning started? Most people would answer that no earlier than the mid - 20 th century. And they would be wrong.
http://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/blogs/history-distance-education

A culture of sharing

http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/664538-Moodle-MOOC-2-Dr-Ebba-Ossiannilsson

Using animation to enhance lectures on-line

 I now seem to understand the lack of motivation in modern day students:  http://www.coocs.co.uk/courses/using-animation-to-enhance-lectures-online/

Teachers for interactive language learning.

Professional learning space for ESL/EFL educators:
https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/798961

Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies - C4LPT  provides independent advice on the new learning trends, technologies and tools. This website has now become one of the world’s most visited learning sites on the Web, with around 200,000 monthly visits.
Find out more on:
http://c4lpt.co.uk/

Intergrating a virtual classroom with Moodle.

Intergrating a virtual classroom with Moodle.
http://www.academia.edu/3612418/Integrating_virtual_Classroom_Platform_with_Moodle

Personalizing Virtual Learning Space

Moodle MOOC 2: Personalizing Virtual Learning Space

Uploaded by Integrating Technology 4 Active Lifelong Learning on WizIQ Tutorials

Supernormal: from scientific perspective

Wanted Home for Courses by Dr Nancy Zingrone

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Welcome to the blog. It's devoted to different aspects of on-line teaching: moodling, blended, hybrid and many other. I've started with collecting ideas: below you can find links to some useful blogs.