Category Archives: Online Learning

Google’s Bard on Language Acquisition and Large Language Models

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Mike

Prompt Based on your understanding of the ideas and theories of Stephen Krashen write a short presentation that Krashen might give on the possibilities offered by large language models. Bard’s Response Good morning. My name is Stephen Krashen, and I … Continue reading →

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Blackboard vs Canvas vs Moodle

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Mike

A colleague at another university, which is contemplating a move to one of these four learning management systems, wanted to know the preferences from among this list of systems: Blackboard learn+ (http://www.blackboard.com/) Brightspace by D2L (http://www.d2l.com/) CANVAS (https://www.canvaslms.com/) Moodle (https://moodle.org/) … Continue reading →

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Learning Analytics

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Mike

My two most recent columns as a Contributing Editor for Educational Technology explain the beginnings of my exploration of learning analytics, a topic I feel is crucial for education today. Learning about learning has the potential to help us understand not only more … Continue reading →

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Webinar on Ayamel

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Mike

I had a great time yesterday doing a webinar on Ayamel. I have given many presentations in many different settings, but this was perhaps the most challenging. Sitting there looking at the computer screen with no visual feedback from the … Continue reading →

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