1. The Tools of Online Learning: engaging students online Steven Smith, Ed.D. �Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.� Jules Verne �2010 TDC All rights reserved.

3. is centered on communication�the ability to interconnect with content, ideas, and with those who create them.

4. sets the stage for a student-centered collaborative learning environment.

7. impact the engagement of teaching and learning by creating more options for

8. learners to connect with course content as well as to other learners.

10. Do you type with fingers or thumbs?

11. When did you last tweet?

12. Have you updated your Facebook page?

13. Do you read or write Blogs?

14. How do you organize your online information?

15. What percent of your time do you spend online?

17. What tools do you wish you had available?

19. Further the scope of what students can learn by �placing � the control of learning itself into the hands of the learner� (Downes, 2005, para. 12).

21. posing questions to be discussed in groups...

22. ...to involving students in projects that include the creation of wikis, blogs, and podcasts.

23. ...to helping students manage activities by introducing them to new tools

24. social bookmarking-to organize, share and collaborate.

26. Tweet to students (microblogging 140 characters at a time)

27. read student tweets

28. Post relevant video (if it contributes to your course).

29. UStream - instant upload.

30. Facebook as an alternative site for sharing content, ideas and strategies?

31. Create a Blog.

33. blogs for journaling assignments,

34. wikis for creating content in collaborative group projects,

35. podcasts for audio-based assignments,

36. vodcasts for video-based assignments,

38. Chunking is important for mobile technologies that have small display screens, such as cell phones, PDAs, etc.

39. Create learning objects to allow learners to access segments of learning materials to meet their learning needs.

40. Simple interfaces prevent cognitive and sensory overload.

42. Instructors need to incorporate mutually stimulating and dynamic learning opportunities for students.

43. Courses must run smoothly on any device with any configuration and deliver content smoothly on all versions of web browsers.

44. Today�s LMSs are designed for Web 1.0 and can easily be supplemented with Web 2.0 solutions. Find ideas @ SocialBrite