Courses run by Laurence Moss

Queenswood Herts

laurmoss — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:54:38 +0000

Like Kuwait, another whiteboard course. Most rooms have smartboards but the IT manager had audited their use, and like most schools, staff are not using the IWB’s enough – time for training.

I prefer to show them a few techniques and then give them time to have a go, but the software wasn’t installed [yet] on their desktops.

New English School Kuwait

laurmoss — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:49:36 +0000

Had a very pleasant day’s training at the NES. Took 3 groups of 25 in 11/2 hr slots. Teachers of all abilities and subjects.

Small world – The DH taught where I grew up, an IT teacher had been on one of my courses in Leeds some years ago, and somebody recognised one of my photos – he lives nearby in Chepstow.

It ain’t arf hot there – but the A/C was fine.

Nice school.

Packing for Kuwait

laurmoss — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:55:09 +0000

New English School – Interactive whiteboard training – hope I don’t melt

news to follow soon.

How to make an eBook

laurmoss — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:56:40 +0000

I have published my finished copy of this book on Lulu

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/ebooks-epublishing—step-by-step-guide/16586907

It gives step by step instructions for making an eBook

how many students have smartphones?

laurmoss — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:36:37 +0000

Michael Hanley, a Ball State journalism professor who conducted the study in 2010, said

of those phone-owning students,

49 percent now have smartphones, compared with
38 percent last October and
27 percent in February 2009.

“They have become the early adopters of mobile technology,” he said. “This is very positive, smart phones are having more educational uses. More benefits are showing up for students.”

http://testkitchen.colorado.edu/projects/reports/smartphone/smartphone-survey/ – report on the uses / effects of smartphones etc on students learning behaviour. Interesting and depressing? Suggests increased use of smartphones but little depth of concentration – don’t put too much info / facts after the 3rd paragraph.

Whilst I do support the educational use of phones in the classroom, my own observations whilst supply teaching suggest that any student with a phone [off task] will get reduced [1 or 2] grades at GCSE, thanks to facebook and texting.

40 free e-learning books / chapters

laurmoss — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:23:52 +0000

http://blog.efrontlearning.net/2010/11/free-e-learning-books.html

40 useful links to books and extracts that introduce elearning skills – try them

Korea 2015 – no books!

laurmoss — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 09:10:15 +0000

I have just read a report that by 2015 no student in Korea will be using printed school textbooks – everything will be on-screen or on a reader. How long before that happens here? Already the Educational publishing companies are being challenged by the Amazonification of publishing, with or without the extra problem of ebooks.

I hope it happens soon as the changeover to digital books will mean a lot of training for me and conversion/production of eBooks for me at www.ebooks.co.uk – live in dreams.

Taken a booking for Kuwait

laurmoss — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:24:22 +0000

The start of the new term should find me doing Inset in a British school in Kuwait. A long way for a day’s training. Looking forward to spreading the news about Interactive Whiteboards etc.

eBook service

laurmoss — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:31:15 +0000

After having written a booklet for a training course, I have decided to offer an eBook service – converting your files into eBook format. You send me a Word document with your files, and I will convert them to the required format. Shouldn’t cost much.

Details: www.4ebooks.co.uk

eBooks – new course

laurmoss — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:04:16 +0000

I have just finished a new booklet about using and making eBooks in school. Now all the students seem to have a Smartphone, they might as well use it for something useful!

See the page on courses > eBooks

It’s about using eBooks in general, then a step by step guide to converting your existing Word resources into the eBook format.

Anyone want a short introductory practical course?