Weekly Sporto bookmarks (weekly)

• The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies « Cult of Pedagogy

  tags: community face-to-face discussions classroom

• New approaches to discussion boards aim for dynamic online learning experiences

  tags: online learning social-presence social presence presence community

  • First, he cut in half the number of discussion posts per semester. Second, he now allows students to respond to discussion prompts with PowerPoint presentations, YouTube videos and concept maps in addition to written tex
  • Sometimes we overuse online discussions,
  • Learning management system providers are also working on automating certain aspects of the discussion board process to ease the burden of time and effort on instructors, particularly in high-enrollment courses with dozens of posts to parse.

• Instructor's perceptions of instructor presence in virtual learning environments

  tags: online learning social-presence social presence presence community

• How to Establish a Strong Community in an Online Course - The FLTMAG

  tags: online learning social-presence social presence presence community

• Teacher Presence and Social Presence in Virtual and Blended Courses

  tags: online learning social-presence social presence presence

• 10 Things You Need To Know When Choosing A Learning Management System - eLearning Industry

  • Understand Learning Needs
  • all over the globe
  • registration, navigation through the course lessons, take up a quiz, set up a timer, display course progress, give certifications, and so on
  • internet access or wifi availability
  • Go Mobile Friendly
  • Ease Of Integration
  • features like Single-sign-on (SSO)
  • Pricing / Licensing Structure
  • • Monthly/Annual subscription
     
    • Lifetime Licensing
     
    • Upper threshold limit on user or content
     
    • Per-user pricing
     
    • Batch Discounts
  • cancellation policy as well before you finalize any LMS
  • Tick Off Unwanted Features
  • accommodate future needs is the evidence of good management skills
  • over-complicated LMS creates a negative impression on the user

  • Content Compatibility

     

  • Requirements can vary from a Word document to PDF, XML to Powerpoint presentations, and video streaming to pure audio transcript!
  • • Quizzes
     
    • Surveys
     
    • Certificates

  • Analyze And Report

     

  • analysis and reporting solution is unavoidable in the case of choosing an LMS
  • monitoring as an administrator

  • The reports can be categorized in the following manner:

     
     
    • Course Reports
       Schedule, Enrollment, Assessment
     
    • User Reports
       Active Users, Login activities, User’s progress, Performance Comparison
     
    • Organization Training
       Complete course report by location or batch, Certification, Curriculum
     
    • Custom Reports
       Tailored to meet your requirements
  • Customer Support
  • Round-the-clock customer support from the LMS vendors is essential at the time of setup as well as in a regular run for resolving issues related to functioning and maintenance.
  • knowledge-based support like help guides and demonstration videos
  • Security And Reliability
  • Assuring content confidentiality along with protecting the users’ personal data is your responsibility while representing your organization.
  • Reliability of the LMS can be judged by understanding its downtime, disaster management, and contingency plans.
  • Future Scope
  • upgradation is a sign of development and keeping up with the pace of the technological evolution.

• 10 platforms for issuing Open Badges | by Doug Belshaw | We Are Open Co-op

  tags: badges openbadges

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