Teaching in the digital age.
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- About Me:
- Serial entrepreneur with three successful startups. Am currently focused on teaching rural communities in India how to expand their broadband optical wireless mesh area networking skills.
- Job Title:
- CTO
- Grade Level:
- College
- Favorite Subject Area:
- Comunications
- What do you want to get out of Teachers 2.0?
- Helping other teachers collaborate with like minds using modern day tools like Skype, AllPeers and various other P2P free open source and Linux based communications tools. Main issues are related to solving the Digital Divide problem in small rural communities this decade not next.
- Website:
- http://interlocutio.ning.com
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Thanks for the "add". My district is moving entirely to Open Source/Linux starting next year. We have already been using it in our school labs for several years, but will be converting everything, including the library and the office staff over as well now. I'm interested to hear your thoughts, suggestions, tips, etc.
I just started playing around with Moodle this year and used it for a variety of purposes from literature discussion groups for students, to a way of sharing information/documents prepared by our Science Fair committee. My husband is the principal of distributed learning in our district, and is encouraging his staff to switch from WebCT to Moodle. I will pass along the link you provided below to the contest. I think some of them will find the resources really useful. Thanks!
Supported by an open-source virtual learning environment (Moodle), the materials are already a rich resource for current and aspiring higher education students; their real potential lies in their innovative use by course developers however. Published under a Creative Commons license, all materials can be downloaded, amended and reused – with the aim to inspire creativity, collaboration and cost reduction in course production to enable wider access to education for all.
The competition aims to create a showcase for innovative approaches in online education. Everyone entering has the chance to win some smart technology. More details can be found at: http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/get-started-learner/get-started-educator/competition.php