What do “BAD” Online Teachers Miss?
Click the image to get to the video Learning best practices and striving to be more effective online is of course a noble goal for any distance learning/ online teacher and/or trainer. As a top-notch...
View ArticleVulnerability as a Connection Tool: Hot Topics in Distance Education
Click the picture to see video Today’s hot topic deals with teacher’s & trainer’s vulnerability in distance education. This is a very important subject as many of us at times feel vulnerable and...
View ArticleCatch up With the “Digital Natives”: Distance Education from Your Home… and...
Catching Up with Digital Natives Many of us are desperately trying to become more fluent users of technology and to move from the status of “digital immigrants” (borrowing Prensky’s metaphor) to the...
View ArticleAre You Emoticon-Literate?
Today’s Hot topic deals with emoticons What are emoticons? What are they used for? How do they affect the meaning in distance...
View ArticleHow to Create Connection in Distance Education?
Today’s “Expert Talk” guest is David Richardson, a professor of English at Linnaeus University located in Sweden...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Plagiarism Online?
Today’s Hot Topic Question comes from George, who asks: How to avoid plagiarism online? How to check for plagiarism when the students submit their work? Research shows that around 75 percent of...
View ArticleHow to Create Connection Online? Part 2
We continue our conversation with David Richardson on how to create connection online. In today’s “Expert Talk” episode David provides valuable tips for online teachers and trainers that deal with...
View ArticleHow to Find a Job Teaching Online? Special Announcement
Thank you so much for reading my blog! I am very excited to share my “Teach Online” guide on how to find a job in distance education. Please watch this 3-minute video that provides details on this...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Generation “NET”
The term “generation Net” is often used to refer to the people who were born between 1980 and 2000. This is the largest generation in American history (100 + million). These “N-Geners” possess a...
View ArticleThe 7-Step System of Creating Killer Online Products and Services
You know that going online is the way to go, but you have no clue: a. what product of course to develop, b what technology to use (man you are scared of the word technology) c. how to maintain personal...
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