Glossary: International Teaching Terms

MAP stands for Motivation, Attention, Preview If you write an introduction for a learning text or learning activity, it is important to pay attention to these three concepts. It makes students more ready to learn.

MATLAB- is a high level language and interactive environment for numerical computation. Programming in MATLAB is like programming in C-language but it is simpler to do when compared to C.

Material Enterprise Non-Standard Equipment Database

MES, or Mercia Egyptology Society, is a TLA q.v. probably only used by members of the society. This society uses Moodle to support and enhance its courses taught at the Xcel centre in Coventry, U.K. But Week 2 required me to add an entry here, so this is it!

Music In Action - online Music teaching website

Management Information System - A system (usually electronic) for storing, catalouging and retrieving data relating to the educational institution.

Managed Learning Environment - The whole range of information systems and processes of a institution (including its VLE if it has one) that contribute directly, or indirectly, to learning and the management of that learning

According to wikipedia, A massive open online course (MOOC) is an online course aimed at large-scale interactive participation and open access via the web. In addition to traditional course materials such as videos, readings, and problem sets, MOOCs provide interactive user forums that help build a community for the students, professors, and teaching assistants (TAs). MOOCs are a recent development in distance education.

A person who enjoys and regularly signs up for massive open online courses. A lifelong learner.