This is the 4th annual free 4-week online course. Mindfulness in education enhances students' focus and emotional regulation, promotes teacher well-being and helps with time management and teacher burnout. Studies have shown the benefits of school-based mindfulness programs on student performance, teacher mental health, and the overall classroom environment. 

Sponsored by

• Duration: March 1, 2025 – November 30, 2024
• Platforms: Moodle Learning Management System and ZOOM
• Live Meetings: 8 ZOOM Meetings with Recordings
• Focus: Time management, productivity strategies, habit formation, and managing barriers like procrastination.
• Tools: Riff AI Bot, Moodle Diary, Tiny Habits framework, NotebookLM, Consensus, and SciSpace.
• Certificate: Certificate of Completion (verifiable) with 240 hours
• Tuition: Free

This is the 12th annual Moodle MOOC free online program. The goal of the MOOC is to introduce the participants to a learning management system called Moodle for face-to-face, blended (hybrid), and fully online and generate activities using AI tools. This is a beginners course on how to create Moodle activities and resources with AI. 

This is the 12th annual Moodle MOOC Online Course. The course begins on May 1 and ends on May 31, 2025. The goal of the month long online course is to introduce Moodle learning management system for face-to-face, blended (hybrid), and fully online programs. Participants will learn about the features available in a Moodle course. They will create an account on a Moodle site called Online Courses for Free, request a course, and develop digital activities, resources, and blocks in their course using AI tools.

The developer and facilitator of the course is Dr. Nellie Deutsch who has been an admin and teacher of Moodle since 2003. 

Manager of a Moodle Site (MOMS) AI Enhanced course is a free 4-week training course for advanced Moodlers who have developed their own Moodle courses and wish to practice the features available to managers of a Moodle site such as Online Courses for Free. The course includes user, course, and other manager activities.  Advanced learners, who receive a certificate of completion from previous Moodle for Teachers courses on how to teach with Moodle can go on to learn how to manage a Moodle site. The course will include AI tools and best practices for Moodle users.

Admin of a Moodle Site is a 4-week online course with a certificate for those who complete the tasks that with the duration of 30 hours. There is no need for a Moodle site. Participants will be able to practice on a core Moodle site provided for them. They will learn everything there is to know about managing a Moodle site as the admin and learn to upgrade and install Moodle plugins. The course will include the use of ChatGPT for codes, troubleshooting, and best practices. 

The course will begin on May 1, 2025.

Tuition: $12

Registration is now open. 

WebQuests are problem-based learning activities that engage learners in the learning process. WebQuests are valuable instructional tools for learners of all ages in both the school and work settings. The WebQuest motivates, and empowers teachers and learners as they engage in experiential (hands on) learning activities. These activities promote collaborative social skills, higher order critical thinking skills, inquiry problem-based learning, and technological skills.  

In this course, teachers will learn how to generate WebQuests using the WebQuest Wizard and other Artificial Intelligence tools. 

"AI Apps for Spoken English" is a 4-week online course designed to empower English language teachers with the knowledge and skills to utilize AI-powered applications in enhancing students' spoken English abilities. Participants will explore a range of AI tools that offer personalized language practice, real-time feedback, and interactive learning experiences. Each week focuses on different aspects of language learning, culminating in a showcase and reflection session.

The course aims to empower English language teachers to confidently integrate AI into spoken English instruction, enabling their learners to practice and improve speaking skills independently and effectively.

The next course will take place in July 2025. 

The annual Second Life MOOC (renamed the Virtual World MOOC in 2018) started in 2014. The 10th VWMOOC25 will take place from August 1-30, 2025. Keep the date open. Registration will open in July.

MMVC25 14th anniversary August 1-3, 2025. Free badges and certificates will be available to presenters and attendees. 

TESOL Online with AI: Develop an Online Course is an annual free 31-day online course designed to empower educators with the skills needed to thrive in the world of online English language teaching. Participants will use TESOL Online with AI GPT from ChatGPT to guide them throughout the course. 

Access this Google Docs for further information.

"Leveraging AI to Assist in Generating Action Research" is a 4 week course designed to empower educators and researchers with the tools and knowledge to integrate artificial intelligence into the action research process. Throughout the course, participants will explore how AI can streamline data collection, analysis, and interpretation, enabling more efficient and insightful research that directly informs and enhances educational practices. By the end of the course, learners will be equipped to use AI-driven tools to conduct robust action research, leading to data-driven improvements in teaching and learning outcomes.

AI for ELT is a free hands-on four-week online course. The aim of the course is to help teachers create activities and find resources using AI tools. In the first week, participants use AI tools to introduce themselves creatively. The second week explores AI-driven storytelling activities, where teachers experiment with AI image generators to enhance lessons with engaging visuals. In week three, the focus shifts to creating interactive engaging activities with AI tools. The final week engages participants in showcasing and reflecting on the learning experience using tools like Book Creator and AI reflection bots. 

This is the 13th annual Moodle Course. The course begins on January 4 and ends on February 8, 2025. The goal of the session is to introduce Moodle learning management system for face-to-face, blended (hybrid), and fully online programs. Participants will learn about the features available in a Moodle course. They will create an account and get a Moodle course on Online Courses for Free as a teacher will editing rights, create an 8-week course, and develop digital activities, resources, and blocks using on their Moodle course using AI tools. Participants who complete the tasks, will be awarded a certificate that includes 30 hours of coursework. 

The developer and facilitator of the course is Dr. Nellie Deutsch who has been an admin and teacher of Moodle for the past 22 years. 

This is the third annual hands-on 4-week online course. Participants will learn to engage students in creating videos for storytelling, tutorials, and slide presentations on their smartphones and computers. 

Connecting Online (CO) is a free 3-day online conference that has been taking place in the month of February since 2009.  CO25 is the 16th annual CO event. 

This is a hands-on course.  Teachers will be given their own Moodle H5P sandbox course upon successfully completing the tasks in Week 1. Teachers will learn how to create interactive content using H5P tools that engage and align with their teaching goals. They will learn how to credit their H5Ps with Creative Commons licenses.

AI for Student Collaboration is a 4 week free online course designed to help teachers develop activities that foster engaging and collaborative debates using AI-powered tools. Participants will create debate tasks using Canva for text-to-speech, videos, images and presentations; Veed, D-ID, Vendoz, HeyGen for videos; Voicethread to engage with videos and presentations; AI tools such as Riff Bot AI and Mizou for reflections; and Scispace to assist with research and Google scholar to assist with fact-checking. ParagraphAI for writing. The course concludes with Book Creator for the showcase and Riff Bot AI for the reflections. The course equips teachers with AI-enhanced strategies to promote critical thinking and student collaboration.

Nellie's Sandbox is open for viewing by the public. 

Generative AI tools are transforming education by enabling personalized and inclusive learning experiences. These technologies dynamically generate tailored content, such as adaptive exercises, personalized feedback, and multilingual resources, meeting diverse student needs. 

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This is where I try out new activities and resources on Moodle. You can join me if you'd like to try things out as a teacher or learner. Send me a message if this interests you.