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Link to research report (By Rob Abel, Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness Inc.)The purpose of this study is to understand "How successful Institutions Are Making Progress" (in the USA). Below are some of the interesting findings from the study discussed in the Executive Summary of Findings (Section 1):"Higher Education institutions that are succeeding in Internet-supported Learning have strong motivations to do so. Institutions successful with Internet-supported learning have...

Its amazing how much I missed my kids over break!  Im so excited to be back to hear their funny saying!<div align="center"><a href="http://aturntolearn.blogspot.com/" title="What Did They Say!?"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OIhmtxluCS0/ULwEfazkl1I/AAAAAAAADpM/MMMzxm23B0Y/s320/What+Did+They+Say+Wednesday.png" alt="What Did They Say!?" style="border:none;" /></a></div>Heres...

Social Media & Web 2.0 for Learning Website(Still Under Construction) Social Media & Web 2.0 for Learning (2nd Edition) View more presentations from Zaid Alsagoff WELCOME!Welcome to this ’Crash Course’ (still under construction) to get you started with social media and web 2.0 for learning and teaching. Today there are thousands of exciting learning tools to explore, but sadly most...

Link to P2PU "The Peer 2 Peer University is an online community of open study groups for short university-level courses. Think of it as online book clubs for open educational resources. The P2PU helps you navigate the wealth of open education materials that are out there, creates small groups of motivated learners, and supports the design and facilitation of courses. Students and tutors get recognition...

YouTube EDUVia Jeff Cobb"YouTube has aggregated all of the videos from its college and university partners - including luminaries like Stanford, Harvard, and Dartmouth - in one place: YouTube EDU. Good news for lifelong learners." - Jeff CobbSOME THOUGHTSAlright, in the Edublogs sphere this is old news (3 weeks old!), but I do hope that readers of this blog who dont know, know now. I am still trying...

Link to article"The purpose of any good presentation is to communicate your subject matter to ensure that your students understand the information being presented to them... I have listed some helpful hints for teachers to remember when creating PowerPoint presentations: Focus on your content. Write the text of your presentation, and then focus on special effects. Use sound sparingly. Using too much sound is distracting and annoying. Limit the amount of clip art on each slide. Limit the...

This weeks poll was really exciting... the bloggers united to vote for adding a facebook like button to the side bar of the blog!  You can check out how mine looks on the side of my blog under where it says "Social Networks!" Check out the poll! For the tutorial, youll this link:https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box/You can download this tutorial as a PDF by...

TV Lesson SuTree"I only know that I don’t know anything" (Source) TV LESSON?TV Lesson presents one of the worlds largest, most all-encompassing libraries of how-to content online. Lesson content covers every conceivable topic and delivers the definitive online "encyclopedia of lessons" (Source). They also invite anyone to join and share their own wisdom and know-how by uploading videos. You can also...

Link to article "Learning objects make it unnecessary to have thousands of iterations of the same teaching point. Metadata makes it possible to select and integrate relevant learning experiences from a relatively small library of learning objects. Reusable learning objects permit lessons to be generated and customized for specific groups or even for individuals. Extensive research and development has led to a vocabulary of specialized terms to define learning objects. Rory McGreal provides...

Click Here NOW!JiT2U Just in Time Training To You (JiT2U) for Web 2.0 Tools is a mobile module meant to gently introduce the concepts and potentials of Web 2.0 tools for educators and learners.JiT2U is designed by Prof Dr Mohamed Amin Embi and Dr Afendi Hamat from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Please share with them suggestions and feedback on how to improve and deliver a better training experience...

SlideShare VersionSlideBoom VersionPDF Version (77 MB)IMETC EventFIRST KEYNOTEOn this coming Wednesday (5th November), I will hopefully be giving my first keynote presentation at the 2nd International Malaysian Educational Technology Convention (IMETC). If things go as planned, I will be the first speaker at the event, which should generate some big butterflies in my stomach. But strangely enough,...

TeacherTube version YouTubeGoogle Video PART 1In part 1, I explore 4 (of 10) secrets to great teaching, or ingredients to become a great teacher. What are the ingredients of a great teacher? Well, when I complete the 2-part series you will at least know my standpoint on this issue. My findings is basically based on what I have observed, read, experienced and learned over the last few years in Higher Education. Yes, you are certainly free to agree or disagree with all my ideas and thoughts...

Link to JimCollins.comDo you want to know what makes a great leader? How to become a great company? What are the ingredients of a great company? What kind of characteristics do great leaders have? How do good companies become great? Etc. This site provides bundles of knowledge in this area. Also, you can download audio Q&A files (Lecture Hall) covering everything from characteristics of a great leader to the hedgehog concept. Visit the site! Study the resources! And importantly try...

I have to say I think I have more fun making frames and playing around with shapes than anything else!  It definitely incorporates my love of math with my love of technology!I finally decided to put together all of my white bracket/bubbly frames and make a set out of them!  Check them out below!  There are 38 different frames, each with and without a border for 76 total frames!!! ...

This weeks poll as a nail biter, but I am so excited to finally blog about an option thats been on the poll for a while... how to erase to reveal hidden text/images in Smart Notebook!  I love all these Smart Notebook tricks!Here are the (incredibly close!) poll results:Heres the tutorial! :)You can download this tutorial as a PDF by clicking this picture! Note: This tutorial is hosted on Google...

DiggStumbleUpon del.icio.usEarlier Post on MahaloIf We Digg Together...Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web. From the biggest online destinations to the most obscure blog, Digg surfaces the best stuff as voted on by their users. ...We Will StumbleUpon...StumbleUpon helps you discover and share great websites. It uses ratings to form collaborative opinions...

Every time I get requests for extra labels for my library organization set, I just love it because it makes the set an even better deal!  Today, I added an additional 20 labels to my library set, bringing the set to a total of 132 labels.... for only $8.  And, the best part is, you can get it for 28% now through May 8 with the TPT sale that is going on!This new update added the following...

Voting for #TEMS13 will close on Monday, January 27, 2014.*TEMS13: Top E-Learning Movers & Shakers in 2013 CLICK HERE TO VOTESPONSORS*TBD = To Be DeterminedInternational Medical UniversityiBerry - The Academic PortholeWizIQListlyAWARDSThe nominees are in the running to win two Mega Awards:Top e-Learning Mover & Shaker of the Year (2013)  1st Prize = £100 (British...

The number one way I have found to stop kids from fidgeting in class is to let them get all of their energy out another way! I make it a point sporadically throughout the day to do exercise songs in class!  It makes a MAJOR difference it getting kids to sit still the rest of the time!I have a lot of exercise activities that I do with them that are academic in nature, but sometimes we just need...

Alright, we should not talk big before things happen, but sometimes in life you get that feeling... "THIS IS GOING TO WORK!"ORIGINSomehow, I got that feeling when I joined iPTA-iPad (and Tablets) for Academicians Facebook group (invited by the electrifying Prof. Karim). Since late 2008, I have been dreaming (passively) about collaborating with a core group of passionate educators in Malaysia...

Just completed my second Learning Nugget (LN) entitled: How to Become an Expert?! Oops, I failed the the golden 1-minute spectrum rule (1:59 minutes or less)! This learning nugget is 2:52 minutes! But, besides that this one is certainly an improvement compared to the first one. CLICK HERE to visit the 1-Minute Learning Nuggets Project site.LEARNING NUGGET 01 In my next learning nugget, I will...

The C2S2C (pronounced See-Es-See) method can be applied to gamify any type of learning activity! WOW! This is my second learning friendly innovation for 2013 (First one: L2T3SEA learning framework)! Not bad, Al-Hamdulilla :)CONFERENCEOn May 17, I will be giving a talk (30 min) and then facilitating a workshop (2 hours) exploring how we can gamify classroom learning at the 5th National Dental Students’...

RealPlayer YouTube Video WizardFormat FactoryUpdated Version:The Real Way to Download-Convert-Insert YouTube Videos into PowerPoint! Today we basically have FREE access to millions (if not billions) of videos on the Internet (my personal favorites!), and surely among them you are going to find some mind stimulating videos that you would like to infuse into your face-to-face learning sessions (like...

Looking forward to Insya-Allah giving a 40 minute (interactive) talk at the Public Sector Trainers Meet Trainers (PSTMT) Seminar held at INTAN Bukit Kiara on the 9th December, 2014. TALKIn this interactive talk, we will explore how to design interactive and engaging blended learning experiences using various methods and online tools. We will actively look at how we can transform face-to-face...