Online Teaching
Tools for presenting classes or projects online
see also Online Textbooks on our eBooks page
- 8 Tips for Successful Online Course Facilitation
A detailed blog post by educator and technologist Miguel Guhlin.
- Bloust
Free websites for teachers and students. Their features list is very impressive, and includes polls, document library, RSS feeds, podcasts, blogs, translator, teacher forums, calendar, announcements, ability to create separate pages for each class, and more.
- ClassJump
Another place which offers free webpages for teachers. Includes ability for students to upload homework, class messageboard, calendar, more.
- Compendle ($$)
"A dynamic workspace where you can create, organise, review and publish courses online." (£20/month after free trial.)
- CourseLab
"CourseLab is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, e-learning authoring tool that offers programming-free WYSIWYG environment for creating high-quality interactive e-learning content..." This is a free downloadable program.
- An Intellectual Property Primer for Online Instructors
"A guide and an introduction to some of the pertinent issues surrounding intellectual property rights in the context of post-baccalaureate distance education academic programs." Though some of the information only applies to the host university and its programs, other information is more generally applicable.
- Moodle
Popular open-source (free) course management system designed to be downloaded and run from a local server. Best for school-wide or district-wide application, not individual classes.
- Moodle Links
- Second Classroom
"A project to explore ways in which educators can create projects for students using immersive media such as Second Life, MMORPG and social networks to create authentic learning."
- Udutu
Free online do-it-yourself course authoring software, based on templates. Easy to use.
- Video Creation for Education
Overview of the fundamentals of recording videos for the web.
- Voicethread 4 Education Wiki
Help and resources in using VoiceThread in educational settings.
- WiZIQ
"WiZiQ is a platform for anyone and everyone who wants to teach or learn live, online. With a virtual classroom, educational content and a session scheduler, WiZiQ works best for anyone’s online teaching and learning needs." (Free.)
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