At a time when scientific and technological competence is vital to the nation's future, the weak performance of U.S. students in science reflects the uneven quality of current science education. Although young children come to school with innate curiosity and intuitive ideas about the world around them, science classes rarely tap this potential. Many experts have called for a new approach to sc…
Build customized themes to make your Moodle courses engaging and interactive About This Book Leverage the power of Moodle 3 to create interactive and engaging themes for your courses Experience and integrate the power of Bootstrap and CSS into your Moodle app Implement your plans with illustrative examples to become a top notch designer Who This Book Is For If you are a Moodle administrator, de…
Including new material on blogs, wikis, podcasts and e-portfolios, the second edition reflects the increasing number of e-learning courses. This practical, flexible text helps students enhance and develop their existing skills whether they are a distance learner, or at an institution which has e-learning integrated into their programmes.
Engaging the Online Learner This updated edition includes an innovative framework the Phases of Engagement that helps learners become more involved as knowledge generators and cofacilitators of a course. The book also provides specific ideas for tested activities (collected from experienced online instructors across the nation) that can go a long way to improving online learning. Engaging the O…
Complete with easy-to-follow instructions, Moodle 3.x Teaching Techniques helps you leverage the full power of Moodle 3 to build highly interactive and engaging courses for a wide range of platforms, including mobile and cloud. This updated edition will show you how to use the latest features of Moodle for developing dynamic teaching courses.
This book provides state-of-the-art knowledge on how to establish, organize, staff, and develop online education/e-learning programs. It strengthens knowledge of the different technologies, infrastructure and issues necessary for leaders and managers to make competent decisions. It is the most comprehensive guide for administrative practice currently available for e-learning leaders and managers.
Effortlessly ensure your application's code quality from day 1About This Book* Customize your Moodle 3.x app.* Leverage the new features of Moodle 3.x by diving deep into the Moodle development eco-system.* Cater to heavy user traffic, customize learning requirements and create custom third party plugins.Who This Book Is ForThis book is for Moodle developers who are familiar with the basic Mood…
A complete guide on course development and delivery using Moodle 3.x Key Features Get the best out of the latest Moodle 3 framework to ensure successful learning Create 3rd party plugins and widgets and secure your course efficiently Create your first Moodle VR app using the Moodle VR toolset Book Description Moodle is a learning platform or Course Management System (CMS) that is easy to instal…
How to apply digital writing skills effectively in the classroom, from the prestigious National Writing Project As many teachers know, students may be adept at text messaging and communicating online but do not know how to craft a basic essay. In the classroom, students are increasingly required to create web-based or multi-media productions that also include writing. Since writing in and for t…
Best Practices in Online Program Development is a practical, hands-on guide that provides the concrete strategies that academic and administrative departments within institutions of higher learning need to develop in order to create and maintain coherent and effective online educational programs. Unlike individual courses, an online education program requires a comprehensive, inter-departmental…