Archive for 'Teacher Tips'
Taking a Picture of Your Non-Virtual Workspace to Add Trust to Your Profile
Posted on 20. Dec, 2008 by Koichi.
Over at Onlinesapiens (a great blog about online learning and Learning 2.0), Emapey shared a really interesting idea about sharing an image of your workspace in order to build trust. If you are teaching online (and I’m guess you probably are, if you’re on eduFire), then this might be worth a shot! This is one of those things that makes a lot of sense, but I can’t figure out why. Maybe one of our members has a past full of psychology, and can fill us in?
Here’s how I see it. An image of your workspace helps make the “virtual” a little more “real,” which puts a lot of folks at ease. The stuff we’re doing with online video learning is pretty new to a lot of people, and by adding a picture of your workspace, you become a little more solid and trustworthy to those who aren’t used to a virtual environment. I could be making this all up, but that’s my two cents on the issue.
What do you think? Do you think adding a picture of your workspace (versus, say, a picture of yourself) to your profile page would make a difference? If you want to give it a shot, remember that eduFire lets you add HTML tags (which means you can embed an image in your “About Me” description) to your profile. Here’s a little cheatsheet for those of you who are rusty / new to HTML.
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eduFire’s Sign Name
Posted on 11. Dec, 2008 by Koichi.
One of the tutors on eduFire has come up with a great idea (and a great video) about coming up with a sign for eduFire! I would explain more, but the video does a better job at that than I ever could.
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39 Free Japanese Courses You Can Sign Up For Right Now!
Posted on 04. Dec, 2008 by Koichi.
Right now, eduFire has a ton of Japanese classes available to the world. The best part? Right now they are free. The earlier you get in on it, the more you can start learning. I’ve made a list, organized by date and level, to help you find the courses that are right for you. More are being added, so definitely take a look at the recently added classes page to find more (another classes in other subjects too!). Here’s that big list I promised you: (more…)
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Using Google Docs to Collaborate with Students
Posted on 08. Nov, 2008 by Koichi.
Cool Cat Teacher just wrote a post about the use of Google Docs in her classroom, and how it allows her students to collaborate on spreadsheets, documents, and presentations. That got me thinking. How could it be used by tutors (or the students of tutors) on eduFire? Google Docs are a great resource for teachers and students alike to allow collaboration of documents – something you can’t do with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel. Here’s what I came up with – let’s see if you can add some more. (more…)
