Recording of Flip, Blend and Wrap it all up! is ready now

Last 1 December, my peer Billy J. Ramos, <a href="http://twitter.com/somar0209" target="_blank">@somar0209</a>, and myself copresented together the third live session of the series entitled <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/course/83754-the-edupower-of-blended-learning" target="_blank">The EduPower of Blended Learning</a> at <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>.<br /><br />In this last session, we gave tips about surviving through face-to-face lessons, combined with a virtual classroom at Edu 2.0, and through collaborative project blogging challenges.<br /><br />For those of you who could not attend live, here you are the recording ready now:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3GC72EV8qI8?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />We are looking forward to gaining your feedback and reading your comments!

Last 1 December, my peer Billy J. Ramos, @somar0209 , and myself copresented together the third live session of the series entitled The EduP...

Flip, Blend and Wrap it all up!

Join us for this free live session at <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/course/83754-the-edupower-of-blended-learning" target="_blank">WizIQ </a>on Monday 1 December, at 6pm GMT+1<br /><br />The experience about blended learning we would like to share with you all in this live session entitled <i><b><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2238700-flip-blend-and-wrap-it-all-up" target="_blank">'Flip, Blend and Wrap it all up!'</a></b></i> is a range of learning challenges that we have accomplished flipping and blending lessons and breainstorming with you about your own e-learning challenges, how to set them up step by step, and offering tips on digital tools and digital assessment.<br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/869438-flip-blend-and-wrap-it-all-up" target="_blank">Flip, Blend and Wrap it all up!</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player869438" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=869438_635527654180713474.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR1lSB4da20F3FV4a%252bDuh7JIdp47jMgwuIwHqd0yzvuY2EowHdmlBV7t6PO5NT%252bdJf1gtlNgiU5Mn" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=869438_635527654180713474.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR1lSB4da20F3FV4a%252bDuh7JIdp47jMgwuIwHqd0yzvuY2EowHdmlBV7t6PO5NT%252bdJf1gtlNgiU5Mn" width="481" height="402" name="player869438" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">María Jesús</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div></div><br /><br />This is the third live session of the series entitled <i><a href="https://www.wiziq.com/course/83754-the-edupower-of-blended-learning" target="_blank">'The EduPower of Blended Learning'</a></i>, a self-training online course in order to get ready for the <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2264050-teachers-micro-teaching-in-a-live-online-class" target="_blank">Teachers Micro Teaching in Pairs</a> series on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>, hosted by <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank">Dr. Nellie Deutsch</a>.<br /><br />This live session is co-presented by <a href="http://http%3B//twitter.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">@mjgsm</a> and @<a href="http://twitter.com/somar0209" target="_blank">somar0209</a>.

Join us for this free live session at WizIQ on Monday 1 December, at 6pm GMT+1 The experience about blended learning we would like to share ...

Shape Your Online Classroom & Blend it with Hands-on Projects

Join us for this free <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2238695-shape-your-online-classroom-blend-it-with-hands-on-projects" target="_blank">live session</a> at <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/" target="_blank">WizIQ</a> on Monday 24 November, at 6pm GMT+1<br /><br />The session entitled <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2238695-shape-your-online-classroom-blend-it-with-hands-on-projects" target="_blank">'Shape Your Online Classroom & Blend it with Hands-on Projects'</a> is aiming at sharing tips with online teachers about how to set up a virtual classroom using <a href="https://www.neolms.com/" target="_blank">Edu 2.0</a>, combine it with learning challenges, team e-projects and collaborative classroom blog.<br /><br />This is the second live session of the series entitled <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/course/83754-the-edupower-of-blended-learning" target="_blank">'The EduPower of Blended Learning'</a>, a self-training online course in order to get ready for the <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2264050-teachers-micro-teaching-in-a-live-online-class" target="_blank">Teachers Micro Teaching in Pairs</a> series on WizIQ, hosted by Dr. Nellie Deutsch<br /><br />This live session is co-presented by <a href="http://twitter.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">@mjgsm</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/somar0209" target="_blank">@somar0209</a>. <br /><br /><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/858141-shape-your-online-classroom-blend-it-with-hands-on-projects" target="_blank">Shape Your Online Classroom & Blend it with Hands-on Projects</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player858141" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=858141_635513869007052737.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR9Kevf0rsolfxNmJBJNxIwo865eErEqgXUCQMCp7cO9U17QooFUo9kFRAi5g%252bOBTiH%252bym2TEztWT" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=858141_635513869007052737.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR9Kevf0rsolfxNmJBJNxIwo865eErEqgXUCQMCp7cO9U17QooFUo9kFRAi5g%252bOBTiH%252bym2TEztWT" width="481" height="402" name="player858141" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">María Jesús</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div></div>

Join us for this free live session at WizIQ on Monday 24 November, at 6pm GMT+1 The session entitled 'Shape Your Online Classroom ...

Blend, Flip & Boost Your Teaching Online

<span style="font-family: inherit;">Recording of the <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2238673-blend-flip-boost-your-teaching-up" target="_blank">free live session</a> by <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.9879665374756px;"><a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/11/blend-flip-and-boost-your-teaching-up.html" target="_blank">The EduPower Couple!</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.9879665374756px;">at Wiziq on November 3 2014, as part of their <a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/11/microteaching-in-pairs-premiere.html" target="_blank">public training</a> for <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2264050-teachers-micro-teaching-in-a-live-online-class" target="_blank">Teachers Micro Teaching in Pairs</a>.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.9879665374756px;"><br /></span></span><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/w5kA1U29DIU?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Thanks ever so much to all those who attended and shared with us!<br />Please join us for <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/course/83754-the-edupower-of-blended-learning" target="_blank">upcoming events</a>,<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/somar0209" target="_blank">@somar0209</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">@mjgsm</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/845079-the-edupower-couple-collage-of-co-presenters" target="_blank">The EduPower Couple! - Collage of co-presenters</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player845079" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=845079_635495803056451633.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR5%252b78sL1ZSTZrzqhIbBevjkyvmDc%252fjq7JiRzBzRK5xNRk36FpEm7ya6qcq7gYtTEy6q11QKIwrhX" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=845079_635495803056451633.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR5%252b78sL1ZSTZrzqhIbBevjkyvmDc%252fjq7JiRzBzRK5xNRk36FpEm7ya6qcq7gYtTEy6q11QKIwrhX" width="481" height="402" name="player845079" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">María Jesús</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div></div>

Recording of the free live session by  The EduPower Couple! at Wiziq on November 3 2014, as part of their public training for Teachers Mi...

MicroTeaching in Pairs. The Premiere!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEjb4f4X_zoMUL8kAGm7cgkcUl6_d5ldpTuxWArfvEMwKjXbyCEBrDXDmgtTw38ZNtmapsvlyj7KLXj8SKjlfHV6oDP_2eF1_G7yTH3MtjsiOvd3BlxxfF-FNde2FdvZmk0l_dkt0AIs/s1600/edupowercouple_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEjb4f4X_zoMUL8kAGm7cgkcUl6_d5ldpTuxWArfvEMwKjXbyCEBrDXDmgtTw38ZNtmapsvlyj7KLXj8SKjlfHV6oDP_2eF1_G7yTH3MtjsiOvd3BlxxfF-FNde2FdvZmk0l_dkt0AIs/s1600/edupowercouple_poster.jpg" width="319" /></a><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">cid ='83754';wtype ='2';uid ='1420421';myHost ='//www.wiziq.com';wqimgHost ='http://wqimg.com';document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='http://wqimg.com/wiziqcss/widget/coursewidget.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script> Part of the <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2264050-teachers-micro-teaching-in-a-live-online-class" target="_blank">Teachers Micro Teaching in Pairs</a> thanks to <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank">Integrating Technology 4 Active Lifelong Learning</a><br /><br />Read about the <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/teachblog/micro-teaching-wiziq/" target="_blank">Micro Teaching</a> official opening on 5 November, <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2264050-teachers-micro-teaching-in-a-live-online-class" target="_blank">join</a>, and do not miss our <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/course/83754-the-edupower-of-blended-learning" target="_blank">premiere</a> on 3 November, 6pm Spanish time.<br /><br />View the <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2163940-micro-teaching-on-wiziq" target="_blank">recordings</a> and learn about how to get started.

Part of the Teachers Micro Teaching in Pairs thanks to Integrating Technology 4 Active Lifelong Learning Read a...

Blend, Flip and Boost Your Teaching Up!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://d20yxg8dmzsox5.cloudfront.net/data/ci/f/83754_banner_large.jpg?1868695044" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="96" src="https://d20yxg8dmzsox5.cloudfront.net/data/ci/f/83754_banner_large.jpg?1868695044" width="640" /></a></div><br />Join The EduPower Couple! for a <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2238673-blend-flip-boost-your-teaching-up" target="_blank">free live session</a> at Wiziq on November 3 2014, at 18:00, GMT+1.<br /><br />We are looking forward to sharing with you all at the kick off of our first ever micro teaching in pairs experience at WizIQ: <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/course/83754-the-edupower-of-blended-learning" target="_blank">The EduPower of Blended Learning</a>.<br /><br />This first live session in the micro teaching in pairs experience will be inntroducing blended learning through flipped classrooms, teamwork and project based learning methodology, all linked together via ICT.<br /><br />We will be co-presenting about our practice with flipped and PBL methodology at University in Madrid, where Billy and I met as student and teacher, and how blended learning has allowed us to extend our relationship until becoming peer presenters and course designers.<br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/849934-blend-flip-boost-your-teaching-up" target="_blank">Blend, Flip & Boost Your Teaching Up</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player849934" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=849934_635503568952110844.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR5%252b78sL1ZSTZJycIokDsFQFX7RIWOuWBC4CUwWc3InB%252bND5MrKg4mEmFx2SsOVKYOkcAuzjLB1t%252f" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=849934_635503568952110844.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR5%252b78sL1ZSTZJycIokDsFQFX7RIWOuWBC4CUwWc3InB%252bND5MrKg4mEmFx2SsOVKYOkcAuzjLB1t%252f" width="481" height="402" name="player849934" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">María Jesús</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div></div><br />This is the first tip about how blended learning might be the means for peer to peer teaching and learning. Or, would you rather think face-to-face sessions alone have the same power to keep students and teachers in touch in such a way as to start professional e-projects together after the classroom door closes?<br /><br />If you'd like to share the answer with us, we will be more than happy to chat with you and all the attendees interested in having an interactive relaxed paired-up webinar.

Join The EduPower Couple! for a free live session at Wiziq on November 3 2014, at 18:00, GMT+1. We are looking forward to sharing with you ...

The EduPower of Blended Learning

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkT6gLqIXXco-1uddJvnr0cWK3KOsF5z15JUxCirQNCzvju8b3NidwOL6-PFJtdokSaURK6HsYtiV5rWUt89byXsARf7rFOBVPXl3vvKOWt5G9BBNFosjoL47By32xfIQM9wGYo-I_JU/s1600/edupowercouple_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkT6gLqIXXco-1uddJvnr0cWK3KOsF5z15JUxCirQNCzvju8b3NidwOL6-PFJtdokSaURK6HsYtiV5rWUt89byXsARf7rFOBVPXl3vvKOWt5G9BBNFosjoL47By32xfIQM9wGYo-I_JU/s1600/edupowercouple_poster.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;">Brought to you by the EduPower Couple!</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d20yxg8dmzsox5.cloudfront.net/data/ci/f/83754_banner_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="96" src="https://d20yxg8dmzsox5.cloudfront.net/data/ci/f/83754_banner_large.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><b>Course Highlights </b><br /><ul><li>Advantages and drawbacks of blending learning with ICT</li><li>Blended learning using a virtual classroom</li><li>Collaborative blogging and teamwork</li></ul><b>Course Description</b><br /><br />The aim of this series of three live sessions is to go through the advantages and drawbacks of blending learning with ICT; to show a sample of blended learning using a virtual classroom, collaborative blogging and teamwork.<br /><br />The classes have been designed for teachers who would like to gain confidence when going into blended or e-learning or need to give their virtual teaching a boost.<br /><br />The topics covered in this series include tips, advice and resources to set up an online classroom, craft blended learning challenges and show real examples of this type of teaching. Core teaching methodology followed is prompting participants with lively relaxed educational pills, keeping up casual conversation and inspiring interaction.<br /><br />This <a href="https://www.wiziq.com/course/83754-the-edupower-of-blended-learning" target="_blank">course</a> is part of the '<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J6OQ5NNovxrUpvAgOPJc61EIa-5z4cn0OJOyxM9PC8Q/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Micro Teaching in Pairs on WizIQ</a>' sessions, within the '<a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/14339-blogging-reflective-learning" target="_blank">Learn to Flip & Blend with Technology</a>' MOOC.<br /><br /><b>Timetable of Live Sessions</b>:<br /><br /><b>3 November 2014</b>: <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2238673-blend-flip-boost-your-teaching-up" target="_blank">Blend, Flip & Boost Your Teaching Up</a><br /><br /><i>Live Session Highlights:</i><br /><br />Introducing blended learning through flipped classrooms, teamwork and project based learning methodology, all linked together via ICT<br /><br /><b>17 November 2014</b>: <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2238695-shape-your-online-classroom-blend-it-with-hands-on-projects" target="_blank">Shape Your Online Classroom & Blend it with Hands-on Projects</a><br /><br /><i>Live Session Highlights:</i><br /><br />Setting up a virtual classroom using Edu 2.0, combine it with learning challenges, team blogs and collaborative classroom blog<br /><br /><b>1 December 2014</b>: <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2238700-flip-blend-and-wrap-it-all-up" target="_blank">Flip, Blend and Wrap it all up!</a><br /><br /><i>Live Session Highlights:</i><br /><br />Surviving through face-to-face lessons, combined with a virtual classroom at Edu 2.0, and through collaborative project blogging challenges<br /><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="245" scrolling="no" src="https://tellagami.com/gami/QZEGZB/embed/" width="435"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/845079-the-edupower-couple-collage-of-co-presenters" target="_blank">The EduPower Couple! - Collage of co-presenters</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player845079" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=845079_635495803056451633.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR5%252b78sL1ZSTZrzqhIbBevjkyvmDc%252fjq7JiRzBzRK5xNRk36FpEm7ya6qcq7gYtTEy6q11QKIwrhX" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=845079_635495803056451633.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR5%252b78sL1ZSTZrzqhIbBevjkyvmDc%252fjq7JiRzBzRK5xNRk36FpEm7ya6qcq7gYtTEy6q11QKIwrhX" width="481" height="402" name="player845079" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">María Jesús</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">We are looking forward to sharing with you all. Please come, join us and share! </span></b></h4>

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Badges: Game, Reward, Professional Digital Credentials?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSLQXZ2nLTQpmTlVqICreM4cRzQ-I1lCdN12FYGDbhC0VwdquYrPBmM35TTLOijTtf9RAUNGiDZUxby2lXULHOgcxo-sAG2o6Wtv63Xhk8lZNiOvbbdhVk1iwCD4E2_W33doK7rZNnII/s1600/badge_ecosystem.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSLQXZ2nLTQpmTlVqICreM4cRzQ-I1lCdN12FYGDbhC0VwdquYrPBmM35TTLOijTtf9RAUNGiDZUxby2lXULHOgcxo-sAG2o6Wtv63Xhk8lZNiOvbbdhVk1iwCD4E2_W33doK7rZNnII/s1600/badge_ecosystem.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You are invited to join me for the free live class <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2119593-mm5-badges-game-reward-professional-digital-credentials" target="_blank">'Badges: game, reward, professional digital e-credentials?' </a>on October 4 2014, at 16:00 Spanish time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSWv4SVcAFLw1Fu8GN7dA4420Lbk2D1c_lCGqUSw-dJPKj11XBs_c_ybCjXsayEN2_E1CUaIDeUOAg7YSFReO450sRBzk5OdmmsbnzoPusEV-gl6SwNdgAcB5GFa0t7hBg7pxzvZxNvY/s1600/timeconverter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSWv4SVcAFLw1Fu8GN7dA4420Lbk2D1c_lCGqUSw-dJPKj11XBs_c_ybCjXsayEN2_E1CUaIDeUOAg7YSFReO450sRBzk5OdmmsbnzoPusEV-gl6SwNdgAcB5GFa0t7hBg7pxzvZxNvY/s1600/timeconverter.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Check <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=MM5+-+Badges%3A+game%2C+reward%2C+professional+digital+credentials%3F&iso=20141004T16&p1=141" target="_blank">your time </a>around the world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This free live class is part of the courseware of <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 5</a>, hosted and coordinated by the team from <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank">Integrating Technology 4 Active Lifelong Learning</a> from 1 to 31 October 2014, and I will be glad to share with you my experience and viewpoints on issuing and gaining badges at Moodle; connecting with your Mozilla BackPack, accepting your badges, creating a public collection and sharing your digital badges with the world.<br /><br /><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/822501-badges-game-reward-professional-digital-e-credentials" target="_blank">Badges, Game, Reward, Professional Digital e-Credentials ?</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player822501" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=822501_635466393433855143.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR3uNxETCbbz61rjaW5EtP%252fxj%252bf%252bYqEzZ1O%252bh%252bT9bX9x7CxuWDBvXK%252fbyKhqzNtck58mENvzUehJa" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=822501_635466393433855143.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR3uNxETCbbz61rjaW5EtP%252fxj%252bf%252bYqEzZ1O%252bh%252bT9bX9x7CxuWDBvXK%252fbyKhqzNtck58mENvzUehJa" width="481" height="402" name="player822501" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">María Jesús</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div></div><br />My warmest thanks to <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/nelliedeutsch" target="_blank">Dr. Nellie Deutsch</a> for inviting me to be a <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 5</a> presenter. I hope you enjoy it and find it interesting. Looking forward to meeting you all there!

You are invited to join me for the free live class 'Badges: game, reward, professional digital e-credentials?' on October 4 2014, at...

Recording of the free webinar 'E-connection are essential'

Last 21 September 2014 the <a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/09/fall-blog-festival-2014.html" target="_blank">Fall Blog Festival</a> webathon, hosted by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank">IT4ALL</a> at <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/home/" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>, took place for 12 hours non-stop.<br />I had the honour to be presenting <a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/09/free-webinar-e-connections-are-essential.html" target="_blank">'E-connections are essential'</a> then, and today I am humbly sharing the recording of that live session with all of you, hoping you find it interesting.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JDaXDw3-WWs" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />I would also like to invite you to view the whole series of recordings that IT4ALL have generously gathered together in this YouTube Playlist, so that you have the chance to revisit or visit for the first time, if you could not attend live, the blog festival event that showcased bloggers, their work, and valuable tips when blogging for reflective practice, work with students, business and other purposes.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL8JUcjyABKxnNx8kpdaBkmTcFEP9shyi9" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Thank you very much to all that attended the live session, and to the hosters for their kind invitation, their warmth, availability and generosity throughout the whole festival.

Last 21 September 2014 the Fall Blog Festival webathon, hosted by IT4ALL at WizIQ , took place for 12 hours non-stop. I had the honour to ...

Webinars for IATEFL YLT SIG

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uMrqprDmijGXYW7PFLvjdju2kq8Urpwd72xpqWAkrsHMmak0OWwYZEwmxRF1R2j-9spgGVPMiQ8EFFDe_crmp0d916IcE08TvC5ReS8cJF1ofAyEnY_L8UZJrdt-YijuDwE3aeWXZm0/s1600/front.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uMrqprDmijGXYW7PFLvjdju2kq8Urpwd72xpqWAkrsHMmak0OWwYZEwmxRF1R2j-9spgGVPMiQ8EFFDe_crmp0d916IcE08TvC5ReS8cJF1ofAyEnY_L8UZJrdt-YijuDwE3aeWXZm0/s1600/front.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>Join me on 28<b> September 2014</b> at<b> 7 pm Spanish time</b> for the free live session: <a href="http://iateflyltsig.wiziq.com/online-class/2141496-ylt-webinars-the-timeline-of-an-e-connected-story" target="_blank"><b>The timeline of an e-connected story</b></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Check your <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=The+timeline+of+an+e-connected+story&iso=20140928T13&p1=250" target="_blank">time around the world</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS1BUE6W_ogoOkRPilgl2Wi8PIhkFGfcHFSHv-m7v-0GZH6kYrYJgSeRDx-HKPurdIwvenFZRm_Azlu014APQMJPlTp1enk8HyFLrQIH58mqQ7iMT5LNXng_6u7_I6iF7skWF6xA-DOQ/s1600/timeconverter.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS1BUE6W_ogoOkRPilgl2Wi8PIhkFGfcHFSHv-m7v-0GZH6kYrYJgSeRDx-HKPurdIwvenFZRm_Azlu014APQMJPlTp1enk8HyFLrQIH58mqQ7iMT5LNXng_6u7_I6iF7skWF6xA-DOQ/s1600/timeconverter.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />This live session is part of the <b><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IATEFLYLTSIG" target="_blank">YLT Webinars</a></b> and I'll be sharing the story of an e-connection that starts in a University classroom (URJC) from Madrid, with a group of future CLIL teachers taking a Master's Degree on The Use of ICT and Web Resources in Primary Bilingual Education, which spreads towards real CLIL classrooms from Colegio San Gregorio in Palencia (Spain) and their designing digital storytelling together.<br /><br /><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/812978-the-timeline-of-an-e-connected-story-ylt-webinars" target="_blank">The timeline of an e-connected story - YLT Webinars</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player812978" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=812978_635453221502149582.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR2Z%252fNjRdK3B3KVjrulcx6npey%252bn8fpx2ZBWVewTViiu9rwVgLeThp2SbRhRgiBYVblk2bsLtdymT" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=812978_635453221502149582.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR2Z%252fNjRdK3B3KVjrulcx6npey%252bn8fpx2ZBWVewTViiu9rwVgLeThp2SbRhRgiBYVblk2bsLtdymT" width="481" height="402" name="player812978" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">María Jesús</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div></div><br /><br />Thanks to all my Master's students and to <a href="https://twitter.com/somar0209" target="_blank">@somar0209</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/javiramossancha" target="_blank">@javiramossancha</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/julisanzmamolar" target="_blank">@julisanzmamolar</a>, who have generously collaborated in this digital e-connected adventure that brought University and Primary Education together.<br /><br />Read more <a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/08/iatefl-young-learners-children-and.html" target="_blank">YLT Webinars</a>.<br /><br />

Join me on 28  September 2014 at  7 pm Spanish time  for the free live session: The timeline of an e-connected story . Check your time arou...

October is round the corner, and so is Moodle MOOC 5

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVI22IYwNtVbv20M-Kbs_ZnKjIaKDE76FT3zkH93QkuUGlIwqLj4xUV-1hy6EKnKtyJxf0pT6GfcDWK4ZB9RwxphwyEH5acwafSgnGd_NPVk1rHJrEtwjrkmNy_QPPpf1XjxnbzvznJg/s1600/20705_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVI22IYwNtVbv20M-Kbs_ZnKjIaKDE76FT3zkH93QkuUGlIwqLj4xUV-1hy6EKnKtyJxf0pT6GfcDWK4ZB9RwxphwyEH5acwafSgnGd_NPVk1rHJrEtwjrkmNy_QPPpf1XjxnbzvznJg/s1600/20705_large.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 5</a> starts on October 1, 2014 on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/home/" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>. The theme of the current MOOC is collaborative learning, reflective practice, connecting online for instruction and learning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The MOOC focuses on connecting online for collaborative learning and teaching through Moodle, Second Life, Mahara, Google Drive Docs, and Google Apps, Mobile Devices, Virtual Classes, and other online learning environments for face-to-face, blended, and fully online learning. The live presentations include the speakers’ reflective process on teaching and learning in fully online and blended learning formats. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 5</a> also includes <a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/" target="_blank">Moodle for Teachers</a> (M4T) courses for beginners and advanced Moodlers. The courses is asynchronous (Moodle) and synchronous (WizIQ) with recordings of live classes on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/courses/courseware-learner.aspx?cInfo=MP7Z4Xew36%2f74vPESp%2fl2CjPFv1q8flU6qQVDcLYtCOLC5EQtndwfqUlBlOxdAcwhXODDzWtANfpB4dN6aGSx6V8SLK6F4%2bmYwFSRR3QgwI1HJFILxMAB%2fREcKCCSau4znZ5iCAugXfLE2nlMlgHLHOjBdPHA4RF0V2xb3F0xAOAtiQLahdOH8OrHGTdhTDdT%2fxJ6oBY20Gat%2fh%2brj85n8JQE5PPLLTz" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/nelliemuller" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, and <a href="http://vimeo.com/nelliemuller" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>, just in case you cannot attend on the spot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are two learning areas: <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">WizIQ</a> course area and <a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/" target="_blank">Moodle for Teachers</a> (M4T) Moodle website. The live online sessions and recordings, tutorials (courseware) and ongoing discussions (coursefeed) are available in the WizIQ course area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unlike the traditional MOOCs that stress content and course delivery, Moodle MOOC focuses on active learning, reflection, sharing, and collaboration. The aim of the course is for the participants to learn through meaningful connections and social interactions. Participants who wish to receive a certificate of participation will be required to document their learning experiences by keeping a blog, wiki, website, or any other artifact that will include a description and reflection of the live sessions and/or recordings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6XIm4ZgbtDV5UxXpTVV1PCFOLZoocibpx-KNa0zFQh52ftNWz5-DYE8aU0Uf4dyO8r25HAg9dTsFFkCh5DggIFrKEIeVjBKBXBLIV3sh90_tDVIUvLnBwvQxh1xjQZnITi5qjMlbkBY/s1600/Dr-Nellie-Deutsch-of-IT4ALL-426515+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6XIm4ZgbtDV5UxXpTVV1PCFOLZoocibpx-KNa0zFQh52ftNWz5-DYE8aU0Uf4dyO8r25HAg9dTsFFkCh5DggIFrKEIeVjBKBXBLIV3sh90_tDVIUvLnBwvQxh1xjQZnITi5qjMlbkBY/s1600/Dr-Nellie-Deutsch-of-IT4ALL-426515+(1).jpg" /></a><a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/" target="_blank">Moodle for Teachers</a> Learning Experience (M4TLE) is an asynchronous component of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank">WizIQ</a> for teachers and anyone interested in teaching online using Moodle, WizIQ, and other web technologies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The MOOC takes place from 1 to 31 October 2014. It is in the spirit of open education and completely free. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Participants become acquainted with Moodle as a course and learning management system. They learn how Moodle can be used in fully online, blended learning, and the flipped class. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d2dmszldu8of4z.cloudfront.net/prelogin/Images/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://d2dmszldu8of4z.cloudfront.net/prelogin/Images/logo.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The MOOC only includes asynchronous (not dependent on time) elements on a Moodle site called <a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/" target="_blank">Moodle for Teachers</a>. The rest takes place at <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The MOOC is self-paced with ongoing discussions and facilitator and technical support are available. <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is coordinated by </span><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/nelliedeutsch" target="_blank">D</a></span><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/nelliedeutsch" target="_blank">r. Nellie Deutsch</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="background-color: white; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tom-hodgers3292038" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tom Hodgers</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enroll now and join an engaging <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">MOOC</a>. Do not miss it!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>

  Moodle MOOC 5 starts on October 1, 2014 on WizIQ . The theme of the current MOOC is collaborative learning, reflective practice, connecti...

Free Webinar: 'E-connections are essential'

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPooViI4XXZMcVy9PaKF7tpF1Uv2Y5Re3cGRdlPX9bU98jF5u8VJSceHaUt0uoX8uvISi2NMNx7jvfsq90nQ-4v64xReS66tC7KsGQiFEPVAgCsfQufACe_082EJynBjQWRDpqOUOIQ8/s1600/updated_logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPooViI4XXZMcVy9PaKF7tpF1Uv2Y5Re3cGRdlPX9bU98jF5u8VJSceHaUt0uoX8uvISi2NMNx7jvfsq90nQ-4v64xReS66tC7KsGQiFEPVAgCsfQufACe_082EJynBjQWRDpqOUOIQ8/s1600/updated_logo.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="text-align: justify;">Join me on </span><b style="text-align: justify;">21 September 2014 </b><span style="text-align: justify;">at </span><b style="text-align: justify;">6 pm GMT+1 </b><span style="text-align: justify;">for the free live session:</span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2092936-fall-blog-festival-e-connections-are-essential" target="_blank"> 'e-Connections are essential!'</a></b></span><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?&iso=20140921T12&p1=250" target="_blank">Check your time around the world</a>.<br /><br />This live session is part of the free webathon you may attend when you join the <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/53478-fall-blog-festival" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Fall Blog Festival </b></span></a>at <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/816089-e-connections-are-essential" target="_blank">e-Connections are Essential!!!!</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player816089" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=816089_635457803066290786.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR2Z%252fNjRdK3B3XudPCB4ny7yQMrQXQFn1CBbmqSjHbUeCEswdSzo59%252f3Eu%252baa%252f%252fhQLnSAGOQMhpyX" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=816089_635457803066290786.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR2Z%252fNjRdK3B3XudPCB4ny7yQMrQXQFn1CBbmqSjHbUeCEswdSzo59%252f3Eu%252baa%252f%252fhQLnSAGOQMhpyX" width="481" height="402" name="player816089" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">María Jesús</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div></div><br />Read more about the <a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/09/fall-blog-festival-2014.html" target="_blank">Fall Blog Festival</a>.

Join me on 21 September 2014 at 6 pm GMT+1 for the free live session: 'e-Connections are essential!' . Check your time around the w...

IATEFL Young Learners (Children and Teenagers) Special Interest Group (YLTSIG) Webinars 2014-15

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://wqimg.s3.amazonaws.com/ut/ult/IATEFL-YLTSIG-4085100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://wqimg.s3.amazonaws.com/ut/ult/IATEFL-YLTSIG-4085100.jpg" /></a></div>The <a href="http://www.iatefl.org/" target="_blank">International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language</a> (IATEFL) has a number of <a href="http://www.iatefl.org/special-interest-groups/sig-list" target="_blank">Special Interest Groups</a> (SIG) which give teachers professional development opportunities including the chance to share knowledge and best practices in key areas of English Language Teaching and Learning.<br /><br />Among those Special Interest Groups, the <a href="https://www.yltsig.org/index.php" target="_blank">Young Learners and Teenagers SIG</a> (YLTSIG), like other SIGs within IATEFL, is led by a committee of volunteers who arrange discussions, organise conferences, produce publications, maintain a web site and organise events for teachers all over the world.<br /><br />Meet the <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IATEFLYLTSIG" target="_blank">members</a> and join the network for <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IATEFLYLTSIG" target="_blank">IATEFL YLT SIG on WizIQ</a>!<br /><br />Twice a month, starting 7 September 2014, you will have the opportunity to attend live webinars and connect with some well-known educational inspirers that will generously share their knowledge and experience with any teacher insterested in EFL and innovation.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://wqimg.s3.amazonaws.com/org/ut/ult/Shelly-Terrell-Sanchez-98323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://wqimg.s3.amazonaws.com/org/ut/ult/Shelly-Terrell-Sanchez-98323.jpg" /></a></div>Don't miss the opening webinar, '<a href="http://iateflyltsig.wiziq.com/online-class/2071481-ylt-webinars-superhero-activities-tools-apps-to-empower-children" target="_blank">Superhero Activities, Tools, & Apps to Empower Children</a>', with <a href="http://http%3B//twitter.com/ShellTerrell" target="_blank">@ShellTerrell</a>, undoubtedly an amazing season debut and an extraordinay chance to grab awesome ideas for your back-to-school lessons. Bookmark it in your calendar: 7 September, <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=+I%E2%80%99m+Invincible%21+Superhero+Activities%2C+Tools%2C+%26+Apps+to+Empower+Children&iso=20140907T11&p1=250" target="_blank">17:00 CEST</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Humbly following, there comes my webinar, '<a href="http://iateflyltsig.wiziq.com/online-class/2071514-webinars-the-timeline-of-an-e-connected-story" target="_blank">The timeline of an-econnected story</a>', on 14 September, <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=The+timeline+of+an+e-connected+story&iso=20140914T18&p1=3759" target="_blank">18:00 CEST</a>, when I will try my best to share the experience<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">of an e-connection that starts in a University classroom (URJC) from Madrid, with a group of future CLIL teachers taking a Master's Degree on The Use of ICT and Web Resources in Primary Bilingual Education, which spreads towards real CLIL classrooms and students, to design digital storytelling together. </span></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You are invited to join and have a taste of what will happen at the webinar by reading </span></span><a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/04/the-timeline-of-e-connected-story.html" style="font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The timeline of an econnected story</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> & </span><a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/05/bringing-colegio-san-gregorio-and-book.html" style="font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bringing Colegio San Gregorio and BookMe-Library together</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8vPCWuml8d_3xC4oYAZInMM1UqHr9EafhQHGq6tkN92T6GuqyLbN63zdSGOmnq6iy4T6pM2gEsZbDQ8kUeuGr9KQxSIAhiMw9LXeXYg26Yr6tWP7x2liSudfcmXWlZRPwHtmyhMy24Y/s1600/colectivo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8vPCWuml8d_3xC4oYAZInMM1UqHr9EafhQHGq6tkN92T6GuqyLbN63zdSGOmnq6iy4T6pM2gEsZbDQ8kUeuGr9KQxSIAhiMw9LXeXYg26Yr6tWP7x2liSudfcmXWlZRPwHtmyhMy24Y/s1600/colectivo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><br />Autum is not autumn in October any more. No dropped leaves scattered around playgrounds in October this year, but blooming up storytelling trees with Aaron Sherman and Rebecca Ray from <a href="http://www.storyboardthat.com/" target="_blank">Storyboard That</a>. And if you may think November is the time to be indoors and lie back, <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Christel Broady might talk you out of that comfortable couch by leading you towards free virtual communities; then, if you like, </span>indoors you may stay while opening </span>a window onto Buenos Aires, where Susan Hillyard is based and will be ready to tell you more about digital storytelling and oral tradition.<br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Stay tuned for the end-of-the-year webinars brought to you thanks to <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>,  <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IATEFLYLTSIG" target="_blank">IATEFL YLTSIG</a>, and their incredible online events and website coordinator, <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/nelliedeutsch" target="_blank">Dr. Nellie Deutsch</a> as well as for the promising series in 2015. </b></span><br /><br />Over twenty presenters are now booked, so 2014-2015 is certainly a dream school year already, and surely a year of special interest for all those of us who are hooked to professional development.<br /><br />Thanks ever so much,<a href="https://twitter.com/nelliemuller" target="_blank"> Dr. Nellie Deutsch</a>, for bringing so many educators worldwide together, and for this new chance to share!

The  International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) has a number of Special Interest Groups (SIG) which g...

MM4: Exploring Facebook Groups for learning

Here goes my last reflection for <a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/" target="_blank">Moodle Mooc 4</a>. At last, I have managed to find time and view all the required webinars out of the incredible high number of live sessions delivered at this MM4 that ended on 30 June 2014 and so reach the end with a certain feeling of having been able to get things done.<br /><br />The session I am reflecting about today is <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1849736-mm4-exploring-facebook-group-for-learning" target="_blank">Exploring Facebook Groups For Learning</a>, presented by Lenandlar Singh at WizIQ on 29 June 2014, where all attendees, either live or not, I am pretty sure were able to gain a wide range of tips and prompts.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="299" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FwnJL37cZbBAJLaJlCMbgZtStYaXvIztadCcza0wRik/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Thank you to MM4 organisers and the presenters for a fine enjoyable session!

Here goes my last reflection for Moodle Mooc 4 . At last, I have managed to find time and view all the required webinars out of the incredib...

Reflections on MM4: Moodle Tips and Tricks

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Reflections on MM4: How To Manage Your Courses With a Simply Beautiful Visual Library

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGRlFiSDXszlriPD0AZETIzH2X0-5hlMKuCGitkFBgAF1GaHwphhtsJsq4kP-J2zRQPAg28Xyro6EhX9TP5zuU3QbDj9mG1mWMIzVqEO0J1TWNoqeqvY3YPCdeSVpm7W10hyphenhyphenT93zqCMw/s1600/48101_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGRlFiSDXszlriPD0AZETIzH2X0-5hlMKuCGitkFBgAF1GaHwphhtsJsq4kP-J2zRQPAg28Xyro6EhX9TP5zuU3QbDj9mG1mWMIzVqEO0J1TWNoqeqvY3YPCdeSVpm7W10hyphenhyphenT93zqCMw/s1600/48101_large.jpg" /></a></div>Great <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/783600-mm4-beautiful-library" target="_blank">presentation </a>by Sylvia Guinan on 30 June 2014, the last day of <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1903659-mm4-how-to-manage-your-courses-with-a-simply-beautiful-visual-library" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 4</a>, about <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1903659-mm4-how-to-manage-your-courses-with-a-simply-beautiful-visual-library" target="_blank">How to Manage Your Courses With a Simply Beautiful Visual Library</a>, emotionally hosted by Dr. Nellie Deutsch at WiziIQ.<br /><br />I had to do with the recording this time, as the live session went on at 3pm, Spanish time, and that is working hours, but still I was able to connect with the presenter, the host and other peers through the event page itself.<br /><br />Sylvia gave a great bunch of ideas, tips, resources, pieces of advice on a friendly active online course instructional design which I regarded as very valuable, as I totally agree with her opening statement: a simple, creative, visually attractive online environment is going to make students feel at ease.<br /><br />The content of Sylvia's presentation fully relates to my area of online instruction, and I saw eye to eye with her approach, Feeling at ease in class, either face-to-face or online, has clear beneficial consequences when taking a course: you are more prone to enjoy learning, and so you engage in the course more quickly. Thus, you are bound to be more successful and happier. When talking about online teaching and learning, it is even more important to find yourself at ease, to enter a friendly classroom, since you don't see your teacher for real, but a virtual teacher and the more humane and close you manage to make your classroom, the better.<br /><br />I especially liked the idea of having a BBQ classroom. First of all, who doesn't like barbecues? Everybody is ready to go to one; it is a synonym of relax, easy-going chat and a gathering of friends.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-PZfX5HCiC7KQi1u4gHgHVxO5SXTXJF-3QlE9GkSZhwITmPeIvXQNV3EY0aohQksZAGI3xg5FBICX03chWM-YLlAOE063auSdglgJCPlWWEXPhct6wGfmsd5X_L4h98aqu6ltjrNwTw/s1600/sylvia_bbq.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-PZfX5HCiC7KQi1u4gHgHVxO5SXTXJF-3QlE9GkSZhwITmPeIvXQNV3EY0aohQksZAGI3xg5FBICX03chWM-YLlAOE063auSdglgJCPlWWEXPhct6wGfmsd5X_L4h98aqu6ltjrNwTw/s1600/sylvia_bbq.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Secondly, all that involves having a BBQ also has online teaching/learning connotations: you need a place to cook, that is, the learning platform. You need cooking utensils, that is the tools. You need ingredients and you need to know how to mix them well so that the barbecue is a success, that is your creativity, imagination, energy and positive attitude towards teaching/learning. You need spaces so that the guests to your barbecue can mingle, that is, the forums, social networks, collaborative sites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, you are ready to cook international recipes. Good luck. Teaching is a time consuming, incredibly rewarding experience!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sylvia is a great BBQ host and an incredible cook, so her event made me feel as if I were at her place in sunny Greece and my thoughts were immediately engaged in the kitchen she was opening for us: <a href="https://tackk.com/" target="_blank">Tackk</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the years I have had the chance to cook at several kitchens, such as Static Web Sites, Blogs, Moodle, Google Drive, and more recently Edu 2.0, Edmodo, or Haiku Learning, but Tackk? No, I have never come across the chance to enter that kitchen, so that is the challenge now: mixing ingredients and adding a pinch of visuals and interaction here and there to open a new teaching/learning lab, I guess, looking for ways to link other kitchens together (that is the first step to take to resolve the challenge).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How are my future students going to feel at the new venue? That's the question I have to look into now the recording is viewed and MM4 coming to an end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmK1upp46SSIw5u0b6_iJLj_eIRZVAzj-HeoUjeBZjIXhbk6IBEUsBItn3um4V1L16zT8WbTmmHjw4vdJKralZJddfDVQW5kJvqnYtiT8_nEIziTR89wu2SL4_Vg4uV0TWwxl_cBa-Hw/s1600/mini_chef_mjgsm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmK1upp46SSIw5u0b6_iJLj_eIRZVAzj-HeoUjeBZjIXhbk6IBEUsBItn3um4V1L16zT8WbTmmHjw4vdJKralZJddfDVQW5kJvqnYtiT8_nEIziTR89wu2SL4_Vg4uV0TWwxl_cBa-Hw/s1600/mini_chef_mjgsm.JPG" width="248" /></a></div><br />

Great presentation by Sylvia Guinan on 30 June 2014, the last day of Moodle MOOC 4 , about How to Manage Your Courses With a Simply Beautifu...

My conclusions on MM4: Moodle for CLIL EVO

<h1 style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1892482-mm4-moodle-for-clil-evo-electronic-village-online" target="_blank">Moodle for CLIL EVO</a> is the latest live session from <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/48101-moodle-mooc-4" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 4</a> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I attended </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">at Wiziq, on 30 June 2014, nine in the evening, Spanish time.</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gl0hrYVI-ic7tG8XFFErdksWkYFsEhtLuKDc06NUG_cBzaxnLaZlxs2th3UoFJjXgEMxZ4pWKb3hx-KnfTp_xrn7UmbtvCJNdFUk0ehvAUbAvqd6UaoWPEpZerD1lozUCFpjVqXJuqU/s1600/48101_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gl0hrYVI-ic7tG8XFFErdksWkYFsEhtLuKDc06NUG_cBzaxnLaZlxs2th3UoFJjXgEMxZ4pWKb3hx-KnfTp_xrn7UmbtvCJNdFUk0ehvAUbAvqd6UaoWPEpZerD1lozUCFpjVqXJuqU/s1600/48101_large.jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">It was a nice presentation by </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Letizia Cinganotto and Daniela Cuccurullo, who took it in turns to explain about the Moodle course they held for CLIL EVO (Electronic Village Online) and how they had approached the training about Content and Language Integrated Learning for their Italian teachers.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">The added value of viewing this live webinar is that you can connect with other peers that are either into CLIL teaching already or that wish to start, and using the chat of the session room as well as the session page itself is a nice means to get to know others and interact. But, if you don't have time, you can always view the recording later on, as every MM4 session is available after the event has finished.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">While I was listening to Letizia and Daniela, one of the questions I was wondering about is how come that we have been releasing Science, Maths, PE, Arts or you-name-it teachers out to the classrooms to approach their subjects in a second language, mainly English or French, without the adequate training. Is this fair, both on the teachers and the students?</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">My thoughts, not only regarding the session, but regarding the so called CLIL methodology that has spread over a wide range of European bilingual school systems, always spin over my head to land on two ends of the scale: </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">On one end: I am an ESL teacher myself and I wonder what I would do if I was forced to teach any other subject in English. Even though I am a proficient language user, how could I manage to teach Science, or Arts, or whatever other subject in English? I simply wouldn't be able to, and the basic reason is that I do not have adequate CLIL training. I know the language, but I lack the contents.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">On the other end, just the opposite: I am a PE teacher, just to name but one, and I am forced to teach PE in English, but my level of the language is poor. How would I manage? I simply wouldn't be able to; I know the contents, but I lack language skills.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">From the beginning of the session, I could sense that in Italy, as in Spain, CLIL seems to have become a current key issue for teachers whose field of education is not Languages but other subjects taught in a second language, a methodology that has already been well adopted long ago in other countries with a rooted tradition of bilingual education, but which still needs consolidating in our country or in Italy, according to the speakers, both of them native Italians.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">And this feeling transmitted by the presenters' words, examples, explanations, resources and best practices, brought me once again to the ends of the scale, and to come with a further matter for reflection: after all these many years of bilingualism, hasn't any educational stakeholder or decision maker realized that good CLIL training should have come first, before bilingual schools or classrooms were even considered?, Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/783845-mm4-moodle-for-clil-evo-electronic-village-online" target="_blank">MM4: Moodle for CLIL EVO (Electronic Village Online)</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player783845" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=783845_635397176394406692.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR%252fUmIfG%252b7lTXyGCHQxv7UclyWxtC%252fgoc2Ps31i7RVbUk%252fU8shiZH1rGAqG9JZtxF9ASkch%252bM2j4O" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=783845_635397176394406692.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR%252fUmIfG%252b7lTXyGCHQxv7UclyWxtC%252fgoc2Ps31i7RVbUk%252fU8shiZH1rGAqG9JZtxF9ASkch%252bM2j4O" width="481" height="402" name="player783845" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank">Dr. Nellie Deutsch Founder of IT4ALL</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></div>Well, it seems that some Educational Institutions, such as the Italian Ministry of Education, where Letizia works, or the Spanish <a href="http://educalab.es/intef/formacion/formacion-en-red/cursos/-/asset_publisher/6EYekxyy0Fd6/content/rea-aicle?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Feducalab.es%2Fintef%2Fformacion%2Fformacion-en-red%2Fcursos%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_6EYekxyy0Fd6%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3DEducaLAB_columna70%26p_p_col_pos%3D1%26p_p_col_count%3D2" target="_blank">@educaINTEF</a> are walking in the right direction now, as they are launching online training courses for CLIL teachers, or those to be, with the aim of actually using the methodology in the bilingual classrooms in an active way.<br /><br />Better late than never, I guess!<br /><br />The challenge is still big: combining high level language skills with good knowledge of the subject to be taught in the figure of one teacher is not an easy task to tackle, and it is only fair on students to be guided by an educator that knows his subject perfectly and speaks the language perfectly, too.<br /><br />It is our responsibility, from whatever end of the scale we are, no matter which educational staircase and landing we have our flooring on, to shape up well-trained CLIL teachers, who are also proficient language users, in order to guarantee that our CLIL students will become truly bilingual citizenships with truly integrated content learning.<br /><br />The key to success lies in engaging balanced online teacher training courses! <a href="http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/71049327/CLIL%3A_Using_Technology" target="_blank">CLIL EVO</a> is one of them, and so is <a href="http://educalab.es/intef/formacion/formacion-en-red/cursos/-/asset_publisher/6EYekxyy0Fd6/content/rea-aicle?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Feducalab.es%2Fintef%2Fformacion%2Fformacion-en-red%2Fcursos%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_6EYekxyy0Fd6%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3DEducaLAB_columna70%26p_p_col_pos%3D1%26p_p_col_count%3D2" target="_blank">The Use of Open Educationl Resources for AICLE</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://evosessions.pbworks.com/f/1388723044/CLIL-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://evosessions.pbworks.com/f/1388723044/CLIL-logo.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="http://educalab.es/documents/10180/40366/thumb_aicle.png/19ab5413-2f2c-4433-b0a9-70b787dc07ba?t=1385557434000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://educalab.es/documents/10180/40366/thumb_aicle.png/19ab5413-2f2c-4433-b0a9-70b787dc07ba?t=1385557434000" /></a></div><br />

Moodle for CLIL EVO is the latest live session from Moodle MOOC 4   I attended at Wiziq, on 30 June 2014, nine in the evening, Spanish time...

MM4: Moodle Blocks

<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Here I go again, back to </span><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/48101-moodle-mooc-4" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 4</a><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">, for the fourth and last week, with the tasks within this learning experience. Today it is the turn to practise adding blocks to a Moodle 2.6 classroom, and to achieve that goal, every active participant has been upgraded to Manager, a serious responsibility one has to take with care. Anyway, the Moodle Mooc 4 organisers have been clever enough as to enable a Practice Area so nothing in the actual course can be spoiled.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">And, here you are the result of my playing around with several blocks of my choice, which either because I had not used them before or because I think they are especially useful, have called my attention. Thus, I have decided to share them with you.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">I hope the brief tips can be of some help for any Moodle beginner.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><br /></span></span> <iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="299" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EOiyNS5RxCfWtBUL6wA3lTBubptxHLtPzGEjjl_97OA/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe>

Here I go again, back to  Moodle MOOC 4 , for the fourth and last week, with the tasks within this learning experience. Today it is the turn...

MM4: How to build a mindmap on Moodle 2.6

Nice surprise was awaiting along week 3 at <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/48101-moodle-mooc-4" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 4 For Teachers</a>: how to set up a mindmap within an elearning classroom.<br /><br />It was a revealing discovery, I must confess, the fact that an online instructor can add such an activity in just a few clicks, and quickly set up a collaborative mindmap that any course participant may edit and enrich along an elearning course.<br /><br />On top of that, when accomplishing the MOOC assignment and practising with the available activities on Moodle 2.6, I also found out that one can record activities instructions instead of writing them for participants, as the text editor at the Moodle Practice Area on <a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/course/view.php?id=29" target="_blank">Moodle For Teachers</a> includes a voice recorder that automatically inserts an embedded .mp3 file, which I thought very useful for accessibility purposes.<br /><br />Here is a summary of the whole procedure in simple steps:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="329" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SnzHgD_fz7jDTQqqBADV4YRPZj9ILnkEEj4q34vV7fo/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe>

Nice surprise was awaiting along week 3 at Moodle MOOC 4 For Teachers : how to set up a mindmap within an elearning classroom. It was a reve...

MM4: Teachers Teaching Online: Building a MOOC in WizIQ - 30 second reflection

Just after attending the invigorating '<a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1874362-mm4-teachers-teaching-online-building-a-mooc-in-wiziq" target="_blank">Teachers Teaching Online: Building a MOOC in WizIQ</a>' live session delivered by Jason R. Lavine for <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/48101-moodle-mooc-4" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC for Teachers 4</a>, hosted by<a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank"> Dr. Nellie Deutsch </a>on 20 June 2014, all I could think of was how to put Jason's tips in a nutshell without losing the rap rhythm he had set there, and however, all that came to my mind was the ocean, <span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><b>T</b></span>o <span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><b>T</b></span>he <span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><b>O</b></span>cean.<br /><br />That image set a different pace, leading my imagination to produce a peaceful relaxing 30-second-reflection clip with the aim of summarizing the online session in simple frames: event description, questions, feelings and further challenges, all of which were coming to mind while watching, so here it goes:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="306" id="vp1QinDO" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/embed.animoto.com/play.html?w=swf/production/vp1&e=1403285812&f=QinDORav4v63Tf62QnWY3A&d=0&m=b&r=360p&volume=100&start_res=360p&i=m&asset_domain=s3-p.animoto.com&animoto_domain=animoto.com&options=" title="Video Player" width="544"></iframe><br /><a href="http://animoto.com/play/QinDORav4v63Tf62QnWY3A">MM4: Teachers Teaching Online: Building a MOOC in WizIQ - 30 second reflection</a><br /><br />As I am acually doing both <b>#moodlemooc4</b> and <b>#TTOmooc</b> at the same time, I honestly thought it was a brilliant idea to have this crossover between both. Thanks for the it, Jason and Nellie.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlE0yV3FyfvphjQbvBeMAy3Rc_6dMJIjkRfBNy9JlkTTusDcDpYt_AjrrYbRCyf7KV_TnY8B2qJmnzAfYGMtY21RVkYpY_BWeP_61QS1-elFBNTP4qJ-JNyq-oVsIbSE7bMmX9n10Wzig/s1600/tto1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlE0yV3FyfvphjQbvBeMAy3Rc_6dMJIjkRfBNy9JlkTTusDcDpYt_AjrrYbRCyf7KV_TnY8B2qJmnzAfYGMtY21RVkYpY_BWeP_61QS1-elFBNTP4qJ-JNyq-oVsIbSE7bMmX9n10Wzig/s1600/tto1.PNG" width="320" /></a><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/62410-teachers-teaching-online" target="_blank">Teachers Teaching Online MOOC</a>, or #TTOmooc is perfectly explained by Jason as a MOOC for busy teachers, but this learning experience is far more than that, as 19 well-known presenters willing to help educators on how to succeed as online teachers have been gathered around a single MOOC, which is not to be regarded as a simple task. As I am an online teacher myself, I perfectly understand the effort, appreciate it, I relate to the content and feel grateful for the inspiration the experts are spreading.<br /><br />The questions and thoughts that came through my mind while watching the session were of different kinds:<br /><br />When managing and attending some other MOOCs at some other platforms, I have observed that the main worry is social engaging generating virtual communities, learning communities, and coming up with a dynamic activity schedule; one of the main concerns seems to be the follow-up MOOC activity, what will happen after the MOOC, if participants will keep in touch, or if they will take to their lessons whatever they learned during the MOOC, itself. And, however, this TTOmooc is not as demanding as others, it's much more relaxed and easy going; TTOmooc providers here do not seem as worried as other mooc providers about figures, or how many many people actually finish the course and grab the badges.<br />Learning seems to be the focus here and I wonder who is on the right track. Maybe all mooc providers are, I guess; it all depends on the target audience and the goals we are pursuing.<br /><br />Well, the thing is that I felt quite motivated while listening to Jason to keep it up and connect; quite encouraged to improve my online teaching. Surprised by the way the MOOC is preented and how the team has actually managed to gather such inspirational presenters together, all expert teachers and educators, and I believe this is a key issue in a course of this kind as well.<br /><br />I guess the main challenge now is to find some time to catch up. Time is what I lack, but I am in love with teaching, and so with online teaching, even though you might encounter obstacles when doing online teaching, as it is IT failure sometimes: platforms that do not work well, connections that disconnect, servers that do not run smoothly, and so forth. My experience tells me, on the other hand, that one can overcome IT obstacles like those with a little bit of goodwill: practising, rehearsal, asking others for help ... those are the best steps to overcome the challenge.<br /><br />It would be nice to launch a virtual course or mooc at WizIQ in the future, maybe mini-courses at the beginning with simple tips for others to learn and try themselves in their lessons. I think I'd like that in the future, too.<br /><br />The question now, for further research, after viewing this session, is from my viewpoint finding out what the best MOOc model is, one that focuses on a demanding activity schedule, or an easy going one?<br />What should be the focus on a MOOC: the number of individuals successfully finishing the MOOC or their evidence of quality learning?<br /><br />

Just after attending the invigorating ' Teachers Teaching Online: Building a MOOC in WizIQ ' live session delivered by Jason R. Lavi...