Category Archives: edtech

Case Studies for Twitter in HE #edtech #edchat

Posted on January 14, 2014 by admin

Possible ideas for using Twitter for learning This is a nice, short set of 4 case studies.  I like case study 2 the most, using it to give everyone a … Continue reading →

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Slow #Moodle 2+ Administrator Account? What can you do? #edtech

Posted on January 13, 2014 by admin

Are you an administrator on a Moodle 2 or above server? Have you suffered from very slow page loads? When we first set up our college Moodle 2.5 we were … Continue reading →

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#Moodle 2.5 Badges for Staff Development #gamification

Posted on January 9, 2014 by admin

I imagine that quite a few people reading this post will have come across the concept of badges, along with ‘gamification’.  Moodle 2.5 was the first Moodle version to include … Continue reading →

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The Essential #Moodle 2.0 Repository

Posted on January 8, 2014 by admin

If you are running any Moodle 2+ install on a local server one of the most important things to do is set up a “file system repository”.  This allows you to … Continue reading →

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Display iOS or Android Content on Epson Wireless Projector #edtech

Posted on January 6, 2014 by admin

OK, so this is clearly an advert, but we bought some Epson interactive projectors because they were cheaper than a short throw projector and a Smartboards, and then found that you … Continue reading →

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Automatically Add QRcodes to #Moodle Database Entries #edtech

Posted on November 26, 2013 by admin

You can use the Moodle database module to create many types of student activity and carefully controlled Content Management Systems.  One of the things you can do is create an advanced type … Continue reading →

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Levels of Online User Experience #edtech

Posted on April 17, 2013 by admin

This model from Guerra and Heffeman is a possible starting point to use when evaluating your own or other’s online courses I found a version of this chart on a blog belonging … Continue reading →

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Smartboard and Powerpoint Timers #edtech pic.twitter.com/NcmSWJZcJs

Posted on April 10, 2013 by admin

Free Eclipse and Egg Timer Animations in Smartboard Notebook and Powerpoint Files. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 minute buttons

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Using Google to ‘check’ idioms #efl

Posted on April 7, 2013 by admin

Use Google Search to find out how common English Idioms are before you decide to learn them. Use ” ” to see how common idioms are in Google to see which … Continue reading →

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Smartphone Usage Infographic #edtech #mlearning

Posted on April 3, 2013 by admin

Smartphone and App Usage Infographic, created with infogr.am from more than 10,000 respondents

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