WizIQ Blog tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1328750 2011-12-01T03:58:40-08:00 Official blog of WizIQ, the Web 2.0 education platform TypePad Announcing the New Blog of WizIQ tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c3e5df8834015393d4aaa1970b 2011-12-01T03:58:40-08:00 2011-12-15T22:58:42-08:00 Starting this November, we are inviting industry experts, authors and educators to pen their thoughts on changing trends in education industry, best practices in online education, etc. WiZiQ http://wiziq.typepad.com/wiziqcom/2011/11/announcing-the-new-blog-of-wiziq.html New improved media player in the virtual classroom – better YouTube playback and much more… tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c3e5df8834014e8bb19a8a970d 2011-09-20T02:14:18-07:00 2011-09-20T06:13:46-07:00 The revived media player in the virtual classroom now plays YouTube videos seamlessly and presenters now have better control on playlists through an enhanced user interface. WiZiQ http://wiziq.typepad.com/wiziqcom/2011/09/media-player-youtube-virtual-classroom.html The Des Moines Area Community Colleges to start using the WizIQ Virtual Classroom this fall tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c3e5df8834014e8b7be736970d 2011-09-12T04:45:45-07:00 2011-09-12T04:45:45-07:00 A few days ago the Des Moines Area Community Colleges (DMACC) announced that they will begin using the WizIQ Virtual Classroom this fall with a 150-room initial deployment. WiZiQ http://wiziq.typepad.com/wiziqcom/2011/09/the-des-moines-area-community-colleges-to-start-using-the-wiziq-virtual-classroom-this-fall.html WizIQ Wins at the World Education Awards 2011! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c3e5df8834014e89db8c0c970d 2011-07-15T05:10:39-07:00 2011-07-15T05:10:39-07:00 WizIQ wins World Education Public Choice Award in the category, “Best Innovation in Open and Distance Learning” at World Education Awards 2011. WiZiQ http://wiziq.typepad.com/wiziqcom/2011/07/wiziq-wins-at-world-education-awards-2011.html Flipped classrooms! Have you started yet? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c3e5df883401538fa84de9970b 2011-07-05T04:13:40-07:00 2011-07-21T23:05:35-07:00 Flipping your classroom involves having students take their lectures at home, and then come to school to do their homework. Lectures become pre-recorded (asynchronous) video or audio modules, functioning much like pre-class reading assignments. WiZiQ http://wiziq.typepad.com/wiziqcom/2011/07/flipped-classrooms.html