Showing posts with label zaidlearns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zaidlearns. Show all posts
Monday, March 2, 2015
ZaidLearns Juiciest Bedtime Stories
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”
– Albert Einstein
– Albert Einstein
Again I am trying to suck out the juiciest posts in ZaidLearn and make them easier to access and share. In the last post I focused on the juiciest resource lists on ZaidLearn. This time around, I am focusing on learning stories posted. Here is a collection of my favorite bedtime (learning) stories on ZaidLearn:
TEACHING THINKING
- Coaching Critical Thinking To Think Creatively!
"I very much enjoyed this article, a longish description of how the author (Zaid Alsagoff) revamped a critical thinking course. It wasnt so much the content of the article (though as someone who has taught critical thinking dozens of times I had an inherent interest). Rather, what interested me was the storytelling, the way the author let me into his thinking process. This isnt the sort of article that requires you to agree or disagree with it; we are clearly and entertainingly being told what was done, and why. Would he do it differently next time? Still, we can compare the thinking with our own, compare the process with our own - and thats exactly what I did, and why I enjoyed it. Be sure to click on the slide shows in Slideshare, such as this one."
- Stephen Downes
- Stephen Downes
TEACHING HABITS
In this 5-part series, I reflect specific teaching habits that inspire students out of learning. Is that possible? Here we go:
- Part 1 - Whiteboard And I Are One!
- Part 2 - I Have Bragging Rights, Because I Am …
- Part 3 - Is PowerPoint Evil?
"Of course, PowerPoint is not inherently evil, it is just poorly used. For those who are interested in using PowerPoint well, this article has a lot of material that will be of interest." - Stephen Downes
- Part 4 - No Stupid Questions! I am Serious!
- Part 5 - Show Up to Throw Up! 21st Century Thinking?
- Solution: 10 Secrets To Great Teaching (Part 1 and Part 2)
ADVENTURES
- Harun Yahya - An Invitation To The Truth
- Blackle And My Inspirational Sandcastle Adventure!
- Scivee And The Origin Of Yes We Can!
- 27 Inspiring Women Edubloggers
- The Secret - Get 100.000+ Followers On Twitter In 24 Hours!
E-LEARNING
- E-Learning 2.0 Workshop (Stephen Downes)"It would be pretty hard to write a more comprehensive (and kind) summary of my workshop than this by Zaid Ali Alsagoff, who deserves by thanks for acting as my videographer and assistant during the strenuous two-day event. What I like about this post was that the lessons were meta - not so much the bits about web 2.0 technology discussed during the session, but rather about the attitude and perspective on teaching their deployment represents. In my own mind, what we accomplished was best represented in two photos, this one at the beginning of the first day, where everything was ordered and proper, and this one near the end of the second day, where real learning was happening."
- Stephen Downes
- Salman Khan Uses Microsoft Paint to Inspire Learning
- Ruzaimis Free Drawing Lessons Inspires Me to Sketch!
- Crashing The Workshop To Capture A Great Learning Moment!
"In one session, Zaid himself shared that he recorded one session of a professor (if I can remember correctly), just the voice and then he added a PowerPoint presentation of the talk which I thought was brilliant and at no extra cost." - Christopher Chew
THATS ALL FOLKS!
FAMOUS PEOPLE
FUTURE
FINALLY
- The World Is Flat 3.0 (Thomas Friedman)
"I have a Dream (King)! Go Green (Friedman)! Yes, We Can (Obama)!" -Unknown
- Warren Buffetts MBA Talk Vs Evolution of Dance"Which is the better educational material, a speech by Warren Buffet, one of the richest people in the world, on investing, or a 6 minute video on the evolution of dance? The presumption of this post is that the crowd got it wrong, viewing the dance video 59 million times and watching Buffett only 98,000 times. But I learned more about dance in six minutes than I learned about stocks in 60 - and I trust the dance video a lot more, because you cant fake this stuff. Buffett gives us folksy advice like "you should buy what you know" and questionable bits like "if you learned about Wrigleys 40 years ago, you still know everything you need to know." Um, what? I agree with the author that there are "many excellent free online learning resources out there that are not being fully utilized by the global intelligence learning network." But I dont agree that Buffetts talk is one of them - and this illustrates perfectly the folly of trying to plan this or of depending on presumed authority to make the choices for us (Lesson learned, thanks Stephen!)" - Stephen Downes
- From Public Speaking Class To CEO Of Google
Guess who?
- How Do You Motivate Staff? (Steve Ballmer)
"I have four words for you: I LOVE THIS COMPANY! YEEEEEAAAAAS"
FUTURE
- TWIT Outshines Twitter In 2013!
FINALLY
- 69 Learning Adventures in 6 Galaxies (E-book)"...Available for free download at Scribd.com, the book brings together key “learning nuggets” as Zaid calls them with the arbitrary number 69 representing what he feels are the best learning chunks to appear over the past year on his blog, ZaidLearn....what has always been critical for this writer is the amount of reflection Zaid puts into the role of teacher. He constantly reviews his own practices to determine the impact he is having on his students making him an outstanding role model for those aspiring to the profession..." - Thomas J. Hanson
Friday, February 27, 2015
ZaidLearns Master List
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WHY?
The other day I was searching for a juicy resource list on my blog, but I struggled to find it. Now, if I am struggling to find something on my own blog, what about you?
To avoid such scenarios happening again (at least to me!), I have created a Master List below containing all the juiciest resource lists compiled on ZaidLearn. Trust me; some of these resource lists are really yummy. Interestingly, some of these resource lists have been referenced by several University/College/School courses around the world including United States, Canada, England, Australia, and South-Africa. Actually, a couple of the resource lists below have been embedded or referred (linked) to from more than a hundred sites or blogs out there (try to guess which one, or Google them to figure it out). It is really amusing and motivating (to the ego).
Besides being resource lists, you will discover some wacky graphics, stories and ideas mashed-up to stimulate the right-hemisphere, while the left-hemisphere systematically enjoys mostly static lists of amazing links. Enough!!!
Are you ready, Lets...
FIRST
- 69 Learning Adventures in 6 Galaxies (E-book)
A collection of 69 learning nuggets (articles) from ZaidLearn compiled into an ebook. This ebook is divided into six learning galaxies (or themes), which are: Learning, Teaching, Stories, Free e-Learning Tools, Free Learning Content and Free EduGames. - ZaidLearns Delicious Collection
1200+ juicy links to amazing free learning tools and resources.
LEARNING TOOLS
- A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem?
A collection of the best free learning tools using a Q&A approach. It has proven to be the most popular post on this blog, and has been featured in more than a hundred blogs and sites around the world. Also, you might want to check out the delicious version, which includes more tools, but does not filter them out using a Q&A approach post. - 101 Free Learning Tools
A SlideShare presentation exploring 101 excellent free learning tools to facilitate learning and teaching. - Free Screencasting Tools For Tony!
"Toast! Cut! Cam! Jing! Flow! Wink! You name it, they record it!" A list of free tools to create screencasts (screen-recording or capturing everything happening on the screen). - Any Free Online Survey/Polling Tools?
More than a dozen FREE online survey/polling tools. - Any Free Hosted CMS or LMS? (Yes, Obama Says!)
A few free hosted LMS that you might want to explore, before considering investing hardcore money on a commercial alternative. - Text-to-Speech to Enjoying Traffic Jams!
A few FREE text-to-speech tools to get you started (Warning: They usually offer a commercial version or upgrade option, too) - Use Blooms Taxonomy Wheel for Writing Learning Outcomes
Do you have problems writing learning outcomes/objectives for your content or courses? Or more specifically, do you have trouble finding the right ACTION VERBS to describe what you want your students to achieve from the course, module, topic or unit? Try Blooms taxonomy wheel(s) :) - 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story (Alan Levine)
Alan Levine reviews lessons learned in exploring 50 web sites (tools) for creating content via slideshows, timelines, media mixers, comic strips, and presentation makers.
CONTENT
- University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE!
A compilation of 250+ University learning related OpenCourseWare (OCW) and Open Educational Resources (OER). - 101 Open Educational Resources
A visually stimulating SlideShare presentation that explores 101 Open Educational Resources (OER). - The King Kong List For Free Medical Online Resources!
A juicy collection of free medical resources, games and courses that you might want to use for your personal learning, or embed in your course/training/program as supplementary or core resources to enrich the students learning experiences. - Amazing Free e-Learning eBooks Collection
A collection of free e-Learning ebooks.
- Your Top 10 Videos (That Inspire Us To Rethink The Way We Learn)?
My current top 10 list of videos that inspire us to rethink the way we learn and educate. This post also encourages others to list and share their top 10 favorite videos that inspire us to rethink the way we learn and educate in the 21st century. - A Growing List of Free Learning Tutorial Sites!
A simple raw list of links to EXCELLENT SITES (with short descriptions) that have or link to tutorials that explore learning tools and online learning. - Is PowerPoint Evil?
This post explores a lot of interesting free online resources to inspire you to create great PowerPoint slides and do amazing presentations. - Do You Want To Learn English As A Second Language (ESL)?
A list of interesting ESL resources that I have discovered until now, and most of them are free. Whether you want ESL content for your IPod, or you want to do an online quiz to test your knowledge, trust me, there are enough resources to last you a few life times (and more). - Do You Want To Learn Arabic?
5 useful free sites to learn Arabic.
EDUGAMES
- 101 Free EduGames
101 Free EduGames that inspire us to learn while having fun. Click here for the updated EduGames list on Delicious. - 88 Free EduGames to Spice Up Your Course!
88 FREE EduGames (Educational Games) that sounds and looks interesting for Higher Education.
PEOPLE
- The Juiciest Learning Professionals on Twitter?
The main reason for assembling this list, is to help people looking for top learning professionals on Twitter. - 27 Inspiring Women Edubloggers
A SlideShare presentation exploring 27 inspiring women edubloggers. - 25 EduBlogs You Simply Don’t Want to Miss!
25 EduBlogs that will assist you to keep track of the present and future of learning, teaching, content and technology. - 10 Top ETL Blogs You Simply Don’t Want to Miss!
My top 10 favourite ETL (Education + Technology = Learning) blogs that takes up my time (late 2007), as I struggle to learn more about education, learning technologies, and importantly the art of Learning How to Learn more effectively.
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