Questioning Your Crazy Anti-Vaxxer Uncle
Good teachers, some of the best teachers in fact, let students discover learning on their own....
Materials Development Task 8: Questions
This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues […]
Lessons Schools and Educators Will Learn from the Pandemic
When the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 global pandemic hit hard in the U.S., schools shut down seemingly overnight in March and were forced to quickly […]
20 juicy questions to ask students (#5 will REALLY get them talking!)
A great question can make or break a learning activity. Here are some ideas for asking juicy questions. A great question is a springboard into […]
Teach Talk: Writing Effective Questions and Answers to Measure Student Understanding
What makes a good question? How do you write effective answer distractors? Is feedback really used on exams? What tools can be used to engage students with […]
Moodle 3.9 Is Out — How Does It Stack Up In The ‘LMS Space Race’?
Moodle HQ has launched the 3.9 release of the open source edition of its Learning Management System. This release, the company claims, is “very much […]
Encouraging Reflection, Practice, and Prediction through Canvas Surveys
As instructors, we’re all looking to help our students deepen their learning in ways that make the content “stick,” or in other words, make it […]
12 conversation strategies worth teaching
One thing my CELTA course skimmed over was how to develop learners’ conversation strategies. There seems to be a good amount of focus on conversation […]
Mr. Moodle: How Can I Make The Most Of XML In Moodle Quizzes?
Updated on July 25th, 2019 Dear Mr. Moodle! I heard that I can write questions for Moodle Quizzes much faster using XML code. Is that […]
How ‘Just One Change’ in the Classroom can Lead to Greater Student Curiosity
How ‘Just One Change’ in the Classroom can Lead to Greater Student Curiosity: How ‘Just One Change’...
Responsive Simulation Not Recording all Steps
I am using Captivate 2017. Previously when I recorded a demo simulation, Captivate would record each click of my mouse as a separate slide I […]
The Power of Questions – Catherine Lombardozzi
This guest post from Catherine Lombardozzi, founder of Learning 4 Learning Professionals, reminds us of the importance of needs analysis, of really listening, and of asking […]
