by Amy Gwizdz | Oct 4, 2019 | Moodle, Transforming Learning
Sometimes information is so good, it needs to be shared multiple times. This article, originally written and posted by Bob Harrison in May of 2016, has been updated and remixed with some new information. Enjoy! This year, scores of teachers in Dearborn have begun to...
by Bob Harrison | Sep 17, 2019 | Moodle, Transforming Learning
In case you haven’t heard, I am back working with my own set of students on a regular basis, leaving Amy as the only full-time Tech Coach in our district. This has given me the opportunity to try out some of the things I’ve been supporting teachers in...
by Bob Harrison | Mar 14, 2019 | Empowered Learner, Global Communicator, Moodle, Transforming Education
Many teachers have discovered success with the iLearn (Moodle) Workshop module. As we’ve posed many times before, the Workshop is one of the best ways to allow students to peer assess with some accountability. Now, Ms. Cheryl Airgood, American Sign Language...
by Bob Harrison | Mar 5, 2019 | Moodle, Tech Coach Tip
I was struck the other day by the feedback left by a student about an M-STEP Review course he or she had taken part in. The student’s feedback was this: The thing is, this is a lot of stuff. Your average student doesn’t want to do this much studying for a...
by Bob Harrison | Feb 28, 2019 | Empowered Learner, Moodle, Transforming Learning
Supporting students in their acquisition of new vocabulary is one of the most critical components of our teaching. Teachers who use Moodle (iLearn) have an advantage in this sense. Creating a glossary and setting it to auto-link vocabulary allows a teacher to enter...
by Bob Harrison | Jan 25, 2019 | Moodle, Transforming Education
Assessments, just like anything else that happens in our classrooms, are learning experiences. But the way we administer them may cause students to learn false information. In a recent article, “5 Tips for Designing Multiple-Choice Assessments,” Youki...
