Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

by Shelley A. Gable. We all know that attitudes toward training vary greatly in the workplace. Some people seize every professional development opportunity possible and are always eager to learn something new. Many are less enthusiastic. Why are some people less enthusiastic? The reasons are numerous.and even those of us who work in the training field have probably felt less than enthusiastic about some training we've had to complete (I know I have!).

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

In my last post I showed you how to use the math functionality of Lectora. Lectora allows you to add, subtract, multiply, and divide variables. If you want to do more than this or use more complex logic, then you will need to add JavaScript to your project. For those unfamiliar with JavaScript, I might just as well have said you can hire an expert in voodoo to apply magic to your Lectora project.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

By Shelley A. Gable. I took a course on learning styles a few years ago. The instructor pointed out that training practitioners tend to design instruction that caters to their own dominant learning styles. Although this may be the most comfortable approach for the one designing the training, it may result in some learners being left behind. The point?

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Learning Styles Lesson Simulations eLearning 102

Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 8, 2009

I'm developing self-paced training for my organization. My background is in web development so I'm well versed in HTML, JavaScript, Flash, and all those types of things that make e-learning go bump in the night. That combined with my experience in academic technology and instructional design make me feel well qualified to be in the e-learning business.

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Social Media Social Networks Media Social 102

Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Most web developers use CSS to specify how they want each web page element to look on their web site. They can control things like text color, font, margins, and all sorts of other attributes of elements. For example they may want all paragraphs to have a 10 pixel margin. This is done using CSS. Hyperlinks by default are underlined and blue. While this is a standard and is universally recognized, there are times in which blue underline does not look appropriate in your project.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Lectora has some basic math functionality you can use to add, subtract, multiply, and divide variables. This comes in very useful for projects that require basic computation. For more complex computation you can add JavaScript to the project. For now, we'll stick with what Lectora has built in. For this example, we'll calculate the total number of months in a specified number of years.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 16, 2009

Do you know the reasoning behind why the world-wide web was created? (Hint: it was not to exchange music and books for credit card information) It was created to help people share information. Actually it was created for physicists across the world to share information in an easy to read format. They shared this information through documents connected together through hyperlinks.

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Social Networks Web Mashups Wiki 100

Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

by Jonathan Shoaf. I'm sure you've seen the advertisements for the new Motorola Droid phones. The makers of the phone have gone through a lot of effort to make the phone appear alive and intelligent. One of the things they do is place a pulsating eye on the phone on start up with a voice that says "Droid". The phone gives you feedback everytime you receive a text message or e-mail.

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