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Plain Language for Course Creators: Enhancing Clarity and Engagement

CourseArc

The Importance of Plain Language Writing in Online Learning In online learning, plain language writing is a powerful tool for designing practical and effective courses. He has guest lectured at Yale, and, in 2020, he was appointed by Governor Tim Walz to the Minnesota Council on Disability.

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A Conversation with Yury Uskov of iSpring

Kapp Notes

Yury founded the company, iSpring, in 2005 and today iSpring tools are used by over 40,000 customers in 155 countries, including 148 of the Fortune 500 companies, and the world’s top universities. He dedicates his time and resources to developing world-class software skills for children, youth and mature professionals.

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Live Training vs. eLearning: Which is Better? The Results Part II

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Another reader gives us reasons students like having an instructor with them: "I was a college lecturer for over 11 years teaching computer graphics. "I've been a trainer for many years, in areas ranging from competitive equestrian sport to computer software skills. " Christine Grauer. " Phil Eschtruth Harrison.

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Digital Learning from the Perspective of Affective and Social Neuroscience

KnowledgeOne

” Why should the learner use a completely different kind of processing in front of their computer, when their thinking and learning mechanisms remain the same and, what’s more, they tend to anthropomorphize their digital tools? No doubt at all.”

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Can you explain the “Fiscal Cliff Crisis” to an Eight-year old?

Vignettes Learning

In the research paper Using Storytelling to Increase Interest and Recollection in Finance Concepts , the authors Lonnie Bryant and Renard Harris discussed the use of storytelling as an effective means to engage students in teaching finance and economic matters. Elements of Storytelling.

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How to Embed YouTube Videos in PowerPoint to Gamify Your Course

DigitalChalk eLearning

Videos are an important tool in your toolbox. Record yourself explaining the course material, introducing yourself to students, or presenting a mini-lecture on the topic. Go to the Playback ribbon under Video Tools and select your preferred playback options (automatic or on-click). About the Author.

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Designing a PowerPoint Screencast Using Camtasia

TechSmith Camtasia

Screencasts are an effective teaching tool that offer instructors greater versatility in developing lesson plans. Screencasting is increasingly used to record PowerPoint presentations using preeminent software such as Camtasia Studio , which can enable an add-in to run the program from within PowerPoint. Guest post by Michael F.