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This course gives an introduction of the educational value of games, game genres, gaming literacy and new literacy. Teachers will play games and analyze how gaming can cultivate learner’ new literacy, understand how game debriefing can help scaffold students’ learning, and identify factors affecting the adoption of games in educational contexts.

Transform your classroom by making small shifts in your own behaviour. This free, online course has been developed by the National Science Learning Centre as part of their suite of high impact professional development for teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Data shows that nearly ninety percent of students who fail to graduate high school were struggling readers in third grade. A Comprehensive K-3 Reading Policy establishes intensive reading intervention for K-3 students who are at risk of reading failure to help ensure they read on grade level by the end of third grade.

Describir adecuadamente recursos de aprendizaje utilizando metadatos puede mejorar drásticamente la facilidad para localizarlos o proporcionar detalles sobre cómo deben ser utilizados, así como las posibilidades de ser reutilizado, entre otras ventajas. Este curso introducirá el concepto de metadatos y mostrará cómo usarlos para describir recursos educativos.

Learn more about the world of unmanned aerospace systems (UAS), also known as recreational drones.

Learn about grants and find funding to support your nonprofit work.

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This short course will provide an introductory, hands-on introduction to statistics used in educational research and evaluation. Participants will learn statistical concepts, principles, and procedures by building Excel spreadsheets from scratch in a guided learning approach using very short video-based tutorials.

Este curso objetiva proporcionar uma compreensão do planejamento financeiro adequado, bem como a criação de condições para melhor definir e alcançar objetivos financeiros. O escopo deste curso é adequado às finanças pessoais e familiares.

This course is devoted to the life and work of distinguished culinary professionals of the recent past and the present who have changed the way we eat and drink in the United States. Some are well-known to the public, others less so, but they all have left a long-lasting mark on what and where Americans eat, how they cook, and even the way they think and talk about food.

The Ohio State University's College of Education and Human Ecology created this course as a resource for OSU teacher candidates. Now, it’s available to all education licensure candidates in Ohio who want to learn more about Ohio Department of Education standards.

Learn how to design after-school mobile makerspace programs for K-12 students.

This course introduces participants to the regulatory foundations of aircraft accident investigation and investigative techniques specific to major accident investigations.

This course will examine a variety of philosophical arguments through the medium of film. It will consist of video lectures, readings, and lively discussion. Students will engage a wide range of exciting thinkers, issues, and movies with the goal of better understanding our world.

Learn about the tools and principles of biomimicry, a new discipline that emulates nature's best ideas in order to solve human design challenges. Each week you’ll get outside to explore nature and learn a key biomimicry design concept that you’ll then apply to develop a novel biomimetic design.

Learn about the potential of using MOOCs for nonprofit community building and how to “MOOC” your human service.

NASA is preparing for a manned mission to Mars in 2030. Will you be prepared to join the crew? In this course, participants will learn basic facts about Mars and the essentials humans need for survival on the planet.

Learning through ePortfolios is a 8-week course in which you’ll learn the benefits of a personal learning environment and how to develop one. You’ll also develop a blog and a professional web page and read about learning and communication theories behind these online tools to enhance your understanding and creativity in their use.

This course will introduce the theory and practice of wellness coaching and emphasize the art and science of behavior change. Learn practical skills to improve your health, wellness, well-being, and to help you reach goals that are important to you using methods that are easy and right for you.

How are you addressing the challenges of performance improvement? This course enables you to identify learning ecosystems, examine the learning ecosystem in your workplace, and use it to create strategies that drive performance improvement.