Vancouver Community College Links
The School of Instructor Education at VCC.
http://www.vcc.ca/programscourses/program-areas/program-highlights/sie/
and here http://instructordiploma.com/
The SIE Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/VCCSchoolOfInstructorEducation
http://www.vcc.ca/programscourses/program-areas/program-highlights/sie/
and here http://instructordiploma.com/
The SIE Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/VCCSchoolOfInstructorEducation
PIDP 3260 Blog Links
PIDP 3240 Blog Links
https://mjbickley.wordpress.com/ Mae's Blog
https://safetynutbar.wordpress.com/ Leslee's Blog http://pidp3240joe.weebly.com/ Joe's Blog http://adriannadonaldson.weebly.com/ Adrianna's Blog http://beata.htpwebdesign.ca/pidp/ Beata's Blog http://martingeorginar.blogspot.ca/ Georgina's Blog https://jkellypidp.wordpress.com/ Jennifer's Blog http://hairinstructorsblog.blogspot.ca/ Gary's Blog http://barishgolland.com/ Barish's Blog https://doloresi.wordpress.com/ Dolores's Blog |
PIDP 3250 Blog Links (in random order)
http://lindintsiu.wordpress.com Lindi's Blog
http://learntoteachblog.wordpress.com/ Chelsea's Blog
http://twodunns.wordpress.com/ Lori's Blog
http://thoughtsonadultlearning.weebly.com/blog Michael's Blog
http://theaccidentaleducator.weebly.com/about.html Shauna's Blog
devindersblog.wordpress.com Devinder's Blog
http://techteach14.wordpress.com/ Courtney's Blog
http://scotts3250blog.weebly.com/ Scott's Blog
http://sonjampark.wordpress.com Sonja's Blog
https://educatingadultstoday.wordpress.com/ Val's Blog
Pannas3250blog.weebly.com Panna's Blog
http://duttonf.wordpress.com/ Francine's Blog
Web 2.0 Tools
https://www.google.com/docs/about/ google docs let you show and share your work
https://evernote.com/ organize and collaborate
http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/home organize and present online content
https://trello.com/ a great tool for collaborative projects
http://www.tagxedo.com/ some great software for making word clouds
https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/ organize your twitter feed
https://quizlet.com/ a great tool for learning new vocabulary and definitions
Instructor Resources
http://teachinginhighered.com/ Great resources including higher education podcast series. Thanks to Mae B. for originally posting this
https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/ University of Waterloo Center for Teaching Excellence has some great resources.
http://www.facultyfocus.com/ has a lot of great articles on current topics in education.
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/affective/motivation.html Carleton University article on motivating students
Flipped Classroom Article This article has some tips on how to implement the Flipped Classroom technique.
http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/management/Tr-Z/Training-Delivery-Methods.html A good comprehensive list of teaching methods
https://www.dropbox.com/ a hosting site that allows your content to be downloaded by those to whom you provide a password.
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Presentation+Tools gives a list all sorts of tools available to use in the classroom.
Podcasts
http://edtechcrew.net
http://edreach.us/edcast/edceptional/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/ Great software for recording your podcast
https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/ A primary source for podcast is iTunes
Videos
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/BC/ID/2443077201/ An interesting video from the PIDP 3240 forum on CBC regarding copyright infringement
http://ed.ted.com/ Ted talks ventures into shared lessons in eucation
https://www.ted.com/talks inspiring and insightful videos on a myriad of topics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYAaW4fHblo Gives a summary of the use of short throw projectors and smart pens in the classroom.
Articles
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/social-media-valuable-tool-teachers/ Articles debates the positive and negative aspects of social media in the classroom
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/opinion/can-students-have-too-much-tech.html?_r=1 technology's effect on students
Process Operations Links
http://www.simulation-solutions.com/index.html Sim Solutions Virtual Refinery Simulator
http://www.simtronics.com/ Simtronics Operations Training Simulator
http://www.darbytech.ca/ Process plant training simulator labs by Darbytech
http://www.cussons.co.uk/education/ Cussons makes a wide variety of industrial educational units.
Other Resources
http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/7585-10.html A support website for students with ADD and Learning DIsabilities. Every instructor should make themselves aware of how they can better support their students.
http://prezi.com/business/?gclid=CJ_i3ub2jcICFTDJtAodmW4ADg Prezi Online presentation software can really spice up a boring traditional powerpoint presentation.
http://www.powtoon.com/ The Powtoon website is a fun way to add some basic dynamic graphics to your presentation.
http://www.brainshark.com/mybrainshark my preferred hosting site for video and podcasts
http://creativecommons.org/ protect your creative content online using Creative Commons. Define your terms of use.
more to follow
http://learntoteachblog.wordpress.com/ Chelsea's Blog
http://twodunns.wordpress.com/ Lori's Blog
http://thoughtsonadultlearning.weebly.com/blog Michael's Blog
http://theaccidentaleducator.weebly.com/about.html Shauna's Blog
devindersblog.wordpress.com Devinder's Blog
http://techteach14.wordpress.com/ Courtney's Blog
http://scotts3250blog.weebly.com/ Scott's Blog
http://sonjampark.wordpress.com Sonja's Blog
https://educatingadultstoday.wordpress.com/ Val's Blog
Pannas3250blog.weebly.com Panna's Blog
http://duttonf.wordpress.com/ Francine's Blog
Web 2.0 Tools
https://www.google.com/docs/about/ google docs let you show and share your work
https://evernote.com/ organize and collaborate
http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/home organize and present online content
https://trello.com/ a great tool for collaborative projects
http://www.tagxedo.com/ some great software for making word clouds
https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/ organize your twitter feed
https://quizlet.com/ a great tool for learning new vocabulary and definitions
Instructor Resources
http://teachinginhighered.com/ Great resources including higher education podcast series. Thanks to Mae B. for originally posting this
https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/ University of Waterloo Center for Teaching Excellence has some great resources.
http://www.facultyfocus.com/ has a lot of great articles on current topics in education.
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/affective/motivation.html Carleton University article on motivating students
Flipped Classroom Article This article has some tips on how to implement the Flipped Classroom technique.
http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/management/Tr-Z/Training-Delivery-Methods.html A good comprehensive list of teaching methods
https://www.dropbox.com/ a hosting site that allows your content to be downloaded by those to whom you provide a password.
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Presentation+Tools gives a list all sorts of tools available to use in the classroom.
Podcasts
http://edtechcrew.net
http://edreach.us/edcast/edceptional/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/ Great software for recording your podcast
https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/ A primary source for podcast is iTunes
Videos
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/BC/ID/2443077201/ An interesting video from the PIDP 3240 forum on CBC regarding copyright infringement
http://ed.ted.com/ Ted talks ventures into shared lessons in eucation
https://www.ted.com/talks inspiring and insightful videos on a myriad of topics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYAaW4fHblo Gives a summary of the use of short throw projectors and smart pens in the classroom.
Articles
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/social-media-valuable-tool-teachers/ Articles debates the positive and negative aspects of social media in the classroom
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/opinion/can-students-have-too-much-tech.html?_r=1 technology's effect on students
Process Operations Links
http://www.simulation-solutions.com/index.html Sim Solutions Virtual Refinery Simulator
http://www.simtronics.com/ Simtronics Operations Training Simulator
http://www.darbytech.ca/ Process plant training simulator labs by Darbytech
http://www.cussons.co.uk/education/ Cussons makes a wide variety of industrial educational units.
Other Resources
http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/7585-10.html A support website for students with ADD and Learning DIsabilities. Every instructor should make themselves aware of how they can better support their students.
http://prezi.com/business/?gclid=CJ_i3ub2jcICFTDJtAodmW4ADg Prezi Online presentation software can really spice up a boring traditional powerpoint presentation.
http://www.powtoon.com/ The Powtoon website is a fun way to add some basic dynamic graphics to your presentation.
http://www.brainshark.com/mybrainshark my preferred hosting site for video and podcasts
http://creativecommons.org/ protect your creative content online using Creative Commons. Define your terms of use.
more to follow