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Production of Educational Videos is an introduction to technical communication that is situated in the production of educational videos; the assignments are all focused on the production of videos that teach some aspect of MIT's first-year core curriculum. The objective of these assignments is improvement in both communication ability and communication habits; these improvements are effected by providing participants with instruction, practice, feedback, and the opportunity for reflection. In addition to improvements in communication skills, improvement is expected in students' attitude towards writing, oral presentations, and collaboration; as the semester progresses, students should feel confident of their ability to write, present, and collaborate.
- Subject:
- Career and Technical Education
- Education
- Educational Technology
- Film and Music Production
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- M.I.T.
- Provider Set:
- M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- David Custer
- Graham Gordon Ramsay
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2015
Project Management for Instructional Designers (PM4ID) is a textbook about project management tailored specifically for instructional designers, intended for use in graduate programs in educational technology.
This book is based on a pre-existing openly licensed textbook which was donated to the commons by a benefactor that desires to remain anonymous, and has been collaboratively revised and remixed by faculty and students at Brigham Young University.
- Subject:
- Education
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- Wiley Et Al
- Date Added:
- 04/27/2020
Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice introduces instructional strategies linked to the most current research-supported practices in the field of literacy. The book includes chapters related to scientifically-based literacy research, early literacy development, literacy assessment, digital age influences on children’s literature, literacy development in underserved student groups, secondary literacy instructional strategies, literacy and modern language, and critical discourse analysis. Chapters are written by authors with expertise in both college teaching and the delivery of research-supported literacy practices in schools. The book features detailed explanations of a wide variety of literacy strategies that can be implemented by both beginning and expert practitioners. Readers will gain knowledge about topics frequently covered in college literacy courses, along with guided practice for applying this knowledge in their future or current classrooms. The book’s success-oriented framework helps guide educators toward improving their own practices and is designed to foster the literacy development of students of all ages.
- Subject:
- Education
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- State University of New York
- Provider Set:
- Milne Open Textbooks
- Date Added:
- 03/21/2016
The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when all of us, and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology. A framework for making decisions about your teaching is provided, while understanding that every subject is different, and every instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching.The book enables teachers and instructors to help students develop the knowledge and skills they will need in a digital age: not so much the IT skills, but the thinking and attitudes to learning that will bring them success.
- Subject:
- Education
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- BCcampus
- Provider Set:
- BCcampus Open Textbooks
- Date Added:
- 04/01/2015
In WAC and Second-Language Writers, the editors and contributors pursue the ambitious goal of including within WAC theory, research, and practice the differing perspectives, educational experiences, and voices of second-language writers. The chapters within this collection not only report new research but also share a wealth of pedagogical, curricular, and programmatic practices relevant to second-language writers. Representing a range of institutional perspectives—including those of students and faculty at public universities, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and English-language schools—and a diverse set of geographical and cultural contexts, the editors and contributors report on work taking place in the United States, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
- Subject:
- Education
- Language Education (ESL)
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- WAC Clearinghouse
- Author:
- Michelle Cox
- Terry Zawacki
- Date Added:
- 01/09/2014
Contents
1. Connecting And Activating Prior Knowledge
2. Theoretical Conceptualisations of Wellbeing
3. Policy, Frameworks and Legislation Informing a Focus on Wellbeing
4. Contemporary Perspectives on the Impactors and Enablers to Wellbeing
5. Pragmatic Applications of Embedding an Education Wide Focus on Wellbeing
6. Ecological and Contextual Analysis of Wellbeing: in your context
7. Conclusion
- Subject:
- Education
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- University of Southern Queensland
- Author:
- Cecily Andersen
- Susan Carter
- Date Added:
- 04/27/2020
A website with videos that advocates and explains the benefits and promise of Open Educational Resources for teachers, students and schools everywhere.
- Subject:
- Education
- Material Type:
- Reading
- Provider:
- Open Society Foundations
- Date Added:
- 08/08/2023