tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post5431826459582109682..comments2023-05-11T11:25:40.005+01:00Comments on Nik's Learning Technology Blog: 10 Tools for Increasing Engagement in Online CoursesNik Peacheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-62903088417337207252013-05-14T12:00:00.375+01:002013-05-14T12:00:00.375+01:00Very insightful article. Tools listed will definit...Very insightful article. Tools listed will definitely increase interaction and improve learning experience. I'm keeping my eye on urtakAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090916801532565446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-76265267678953770182012-01-06T13:32:00.538+00:002012-01-06T13:32:00.538+00:00Hi Anne
I'm glad you like Tricider. It just k...Hi Anne<br /><br />I'm glad you like Tricider. It just keeps getting better too (now you can add images). With VYou, I think you really have to lead from the front. Good luck.<br /><br />Best<br />NikNik Peacheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-32698855539639273362012-01-06T12:58:39.853+00:002012-01-06T12:58:39.853+00:00Thanks for introducing me to Tricider a while back...Thanks for introducing me to Tricider a while back - that is just much better than giving them a "choice" in Moodle and linking from that to the forum for discussion. The web tools are visually more inviting, and of course it's great when outsiders add their comments. <br />I'm going to try out VYou for the first time with a class and am very curious whether the students will decide to use it!<br />Thanks again.Anne Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225113474074315864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-12876050096328684822011-12-21T15:22:15.494+00:002011-12-21T15:22:15.494+00:00Thank you, Nik! So much information for online too...Thank you, Nik! So much information for online tools. This post can keep me busy for a month!Orahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322744828585948030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-50309076730803255562011-12-05T12:14:15.160+00:002011-12-05T12:14:15.160+00:00Hi Sue
It depends what you mean by 'real work...Hi Sue<br /><br />It depends what you mean by 'real work' and 'spiced up'. For me the 'real work' is about social interaction and reflection on content. Being able to challenge the content and having your own views and opinions challenged. This is where the 'real learning' takes place. Learning isn't just a process of reading the right articles that have been passed down to you as being the sources of authority. Learners in the digital age need to challenge sources and be confronted by a range of views and have the ability to make intelligent decisions about what is right within their context and these are the kinds of tools that can enable that dialogue and interaction with and around our collective ELT literature.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />NikNik Peacheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-749939158088141392011-12-02T17:32:23.717+00:002011-12-02T17:32:23.717+00:00Nik - love all these and will definitely be lookin...Nik - love all these and will definitely be looking into VYou. However, just a thought - isn't it possible that online courses can get too spiced up? Some of my trainees have sometimes commented that there is so much to do on our (teacher development) site that it's easy to avoid the "real" work. I'd argue that it's all real work - but I do understand what they mean.Sue Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188212601918182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-14968808352002737042011-11-30T20:21:33.402+00:002011-11-30T20:21:33.402+00:00Amazing amount of work you have done here Nik! I e...Amazing amount of work you have done here Nik! I especially appreciate the pedagogical stand you take when explaining the usefulness of the tools...the learning outcomes need to be facilitated by the tools and not the other way around!Maria Perssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261987641635488111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-6036670260799759372011-11-22T07:54:32.277+00:002011-11-22T07:54:32.277+00:00Hi Lena
I have heard that Palabea has a lot of ne...Hi Lena<br /><br />I have heard that Palabea has a lot of new funding and will be completely relaunched soon, so it could be worth keeping an eye on.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />NikNik Peacheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-40049049409038085532011-11-21T15:55:51.954+00:002011-11-21T15:55:51.954+00:00Thank you. Wiggio looks great. Palabea was a bit s...Thank you. Wiggio looks great. Palabea was a bit slow, so I don't know what the deal is. I hope I'll get it to work, too. LenaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015310660297964933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-53010859600450249782011-11-20T18:42:31.082+00:002011-11-20T18:42:31.082+00:00Hi OnlineEnglish Instructor,
You can do all of th...Hi OnlineEnglish Instructor,<br /><br />You can do all of this with Wiggio.com or try http://www.palabea.com <br /><br />Best<br /><br />NikNik Peacheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-33668229523968994902011-11-18T19:28:54.674+00:002011-11-18T19:28:54.674+00:00Thank you, excellent information! I just started t...Thank you, excellent information! I just started thinking of compiling several information formats into an online course. I've tried moodle, but realized it doesn't really work for freelancers like me. So I've been trying to use odijoo as a platform where I can use videos, docs, and forums.... Do you have another website where you can put everything together in one place? Let's say I would need lectures, videos, documents, blogs for students and forums?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015310660297964933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-55854955777184578052011-11-11T08:13:53.941+00:002011-11-11T08:13:53.941+00:00Hi Carolina
I believe the content becomes more so...Hi Carolina<br /><br />I believe the content becomes more socially interactive when it encourages and enables users to engage discussion about / through it and in a sense the discussion becomes part of the content you create. Tricider is a good example of this.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />NikNik Peacheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-18926557738839894342011-11-11T06:29:57.525+00:002011-11-11T06:29:57.525+00:00Very useful suggestion of tools that will make con...Very useful suggestion of tools that will make content developing / sharing very interesting. I already explored Zooshia and even blogged about it.kumudraohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968963077534835360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-34227254727596832632011-11-10T23:38:02.635+00:002011-11-10T23:38:02.635+00:00very rich post thnx so muchvery rich post thnx so muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-18350939632715626212011-11-10T15:55:55.651+00:002011-11-10T15:55:55.651+00:00Hi Nik, I have a question here. You say that with ...Hi Nik, I have a question here. You say that with Web 2.0 tools we can make content more social, interactive and engaging. Could you please tell me what you mean when you say "make content more social"?<br />Thanks<br />CarolinaCarolina Lapointehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980423114111794374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-50131073502892995952011-11-10T12:21:05.443+00:002011-11-10T12:21:05.443+00:00Thank you very much!!! As usual, very useful.Thank you very much!!! As usual, very useful.Mercedes Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022825080643292135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283339544946232720.post-58449534458858318872011-11-08T18:39:21.037+00:002011-11-08T18:39:21.037+00:00Thanks so much! I will check out two of them; I ha...Thanks so much! I will check out two of them; I have started using edmodo.com for an online reading group and it goes just fine!Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519013112094411314noreply@blogger.com