About Neela Bell
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At Risk Learners and Shame
We all have places we don’t want to look at. The subterranean hideouts of failure and shame. Our students have these places too, and they often prevent a willingness to be vulnerable in the face of new learning. All learning involves risk, whether it is the fear of being wrong, sharing personal experiences, or
Bionic Tips for eLearning Engagement
When I was a young girl my bedroom walls were plastered with posters of my idol, The Bionic Woman. “Jaime Sommers” was a teacher-by-day and a secret government agent on the weekend. On top of catching bad guys using her robotic superpowers, she was kind, vulnerable and funny. I absolutely adored her.
The Three i’s of Online Teaching
Online teaching has unique challenges. Most of the time, we’re teaching learners we can’t see. It’s a new medium and we “beta test” lessons continually. Creating media and visual learning items is time consuming and requires a constantly expanding skill set. The classes often have exaggerated teacher / student ratios, and can have