eLearning Ecologies

eLearning Ecologies 

 Type: MOOC
 Provider: Coursera
 Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 Link:  Coursera MOOC: e-learning Ecologies
 Signature Track: Yes


Course Description: An introduction to innovative approaches to learning and teaching, with a focus on the use of e-learning and social web technologies. **

My Rating: 4 out 5

• 21st Century Skills
• good for a variety of audiences
• well-structured
• thought proving

** course description listed is taken directly from the Coursera website

How Teach Character and Create Positive Classrooms

How to Teach Character and Create Positive Classrooms

 Type: MOOC
 Provider: Coursera
 Institution: Relay Graduate School of Education
 Link: Coursera MOOC: Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms
 Signature Track: Yes

Course Description: Positive psychology meets K-12 pedagogy. This course explores key ideas of positive psychology and shows how great teachers apply those lessons to maximize student engagement and accomplishment. Through lectures, discussions, interviews and footage of great educators in action, you’ll learn how to integrate character-based objectives into your own teaching.**

My Rating: 5 out 5

• this course was a game changer for me. 
• the need for specific skills and the correlation to learning outcomes was eye-opening
• this course would be good for any audience including educators, parents, grandparents (anyone interested in improving our society could benefit from this course.

** course description listed is taken directly from the Coursera website

What is this blog

I hope this blog will help to document my journey to become a more informed and more effective educator. May it provide light for others to join me on my journey. Articles will address:

• MOOCs directly related to Education and Professional Development
• Useful Professional Development Resources
• Data Science
• Learning Science
• Foundational Skills
• ICT Skills
• any many more