Diane

Online Teaching & Learning: It's About Relationships, Stupid

“It’s the economy, stupid” was a phrase in American politics widely used during Bill Clinton‘s successful 1992 presidential campaign against George H. W. Bush. For a time, Bush was considered unbeatable because of foreign policy developments such as the end of the Cold War and the Persian Gulf War. The phrase, coined by Clinton campaign strategist James Carville, refers to the...

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Apple's iPad: The number ONE TECH TOOL for Online Learning

Welcome to the Online Learning Cafe´:  Liberating & Transforming Education through Online Learning. If this is your first time to visit the Cafe´check out my profile, bookmark this site & sign up for the Cafe´’s Free Newsletter by completing the online form to the right.  In preparation for today’s article, consider launching another browser so that you can check out the...

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Online Learning: Active NOT Passive

Welcome to the Online Learning Cafe´. Painting by Carol Tarzier Preface. Online Learning:  Active NOT Passive Welcome to the Online Learning Cafe´–Your choice for information about how to liberate and transform online learning experiences for both students & instructors. Today’s article entitled Online Learning:  Active NOT Passive is about ways that instructors &...

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Online Learning: Minds Under Construction

Cafe′ News. But before I can get to this, here is some important news about the Cafe´. You can now SUBSCRIBE to my FREE newsletter. Just go to the Subscribe form to the right & sign up.  It’s that easy. Stay connected to Cafe´news on a regular basis. As an added BONUS, subscribers will receive free information along with each newsletter.  This is the perfect way to get the latest...

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Online Learning: Who Moved My Cheese PRT 2

Preface:  Who Moved My Cheese? Today’s article is Online Learning: Who Moved My Cheese Part 2? This is the second in a two part series, Who Moved My Cheese.  The first part focused on what online instructors can do help students develop internal motivation to learn. This second part talks about what online students can do to develop their own internal motivation to learn. Teaching &...

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Online Learning: Who Moved My Cheese? Part 1

Preface:  Who Moved My Cheese? Today’s article is Online Learning:  Who Moved My Cheese Part 1? This is the third article in a series on how to liberate and transform both online teachers & students. It is about the necessity to foster internal rather than external motivation and how to do this.  It’s about finding your cheese since in Online Learning the cheese has moved. Of course,...

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eLearning: Get Out of Jail Free Card

CAFE′ NEWS. On June 14, 2010, just two days ago, I expanded the vision of the The Cafe´. The former tag line, Online Learning for the Online Instructor was replaced with the new tag line Online Learning Cafe′: Liberating & Transforming Education. The article today, “eLearning:  Get Out of Jail Free Card” and yesterday’s article “Online Learning: ...