Dennis O'Connor's Blog (28)

Pass the word? Help make it a 6-traits online summer!

Please forward this announcement to teachers in your district.

This summer teachers from around the nation and the world will join online to exchange ideas and share best practices. The conversations are rich. The community is real. If you've never taken an online class before... this is the one to start with!

Teaching and Assessing Writing with the 6 Traits

EDUC 744 920 Elementary (Gr. K-4) - 3 gr. cr.… Continue

Added by Dennis O'Connor on May 20, 2008 at 9:17am — No Comments

21cif.imsa.edu Website Redesign

We've redesigned our website. Please drop by 21cif.imsa.edu and check out the changes?

You'll no longer have to login to access our resource kits.

We've added a direct link to the Information Fluency Group here on the TeacherLibrarian Network to our main menu.

We're developing an integrated blog and wiki.

We've added an… Continue

Added by Dennis O'Connor on December 30, 2007 at 3:43pm — No Comments

PowerSearching in a Web 2.0 World: Class Begins November 12!

Classes Forming: Register Now!

This popular four-week on-line course empowers participants to search efficiently, evaluate Internet and Web 2.0 information effectively and use it ethically incorporating the full range of 21st Century Information Fluency skills and resources.

This course, developed by the 21st Century Information Fluency Project is open to all adults who desire to become… Continue

Added by Dennis O'Connor on November 5, 2007 at 6:59pm — No Comments

Web 2.0 Applications explained: in plain English videos

If you haven't seen this series of clever, simple, short and clear videos you are in for a treat.

Common Craft : http://www.commoncraft.com/ has developed number of short videos that are going viral on YouTube and elsewhere.

You can… Continue

Added by Dennis O'Connor on October 3, 2007 at 12:33pm — 1 Comment

PowerSearching in a Web 2.0 World: Last Call

The 21st Century Information Project is offering a Moodle based online class: PowerSearching in a Web 2.0 World.

The course starts on September 24. The class is 4 weeks long. Each week we take on a new topic. We will look at searching, evaluating, and… Continue

Added by Dennis O'Connor on September 18, 2007 at 6:02pm — No Comments

Assessment in E-learning

Final call for:

EDUC 762 Assessment in

E-learning…

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Added by Dennis O'Connor on September 1, 2007 at 9:25pm — No Comments

Blog Treasures: So many blogs, so little time!

juggler

I wanted to share some key blogs that will have program specific info (and a lot of other things).

E-learning & Online Teaching (My WordPress blog... the most active one I have.…

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Added by Dennis O'Connor on August 15, 2007 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Step on through...

Now that my summer classes are done I've got the time and energy to put into this great Classroom 2.0 space.

I'm starting a new group called E-Learning and Online Teaching. (Just click the link to join.)

I'd like to create a place where graduates of E-Learning for… Continue

Added by Dennis O'Connor on August 12, 2007 at 7:06pm — No Comments