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Open Source eLearning Tools

Tony Karrer

Open Source LMS Other Open Source LMS Solutions - eLearning 24-7 , April 14, 2010 Open Source life, LMSs beyond Moodle - Learning Rocks , December 18, 2008 Open Source LMS - eLearning Technology , December 10, 2009 The Real Cost of a Free (Open Source) LMS! Upside Learning Blog , April 29, 2010 The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point?

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Resources for Finding Out How Long it Takes to Develop eLearning

Kapp Notes

Several people have attempted to answer that question in 2003 I gathered data and information about the times it takes to develop instruction and then my colleague Robyn Defelice and I explored the idea in 2009. Then people wanted to know “Why does it take so long?&# How Long Does it Take to Create Learning?

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The ARCS Model of Motivational Design

Tesseract Learning

When it comes to the efficacy of learning, other than course content and instructional design elements, what matters a lot is learner motivation. As a learning experience designer, your influence is unlikely to be neutral. As a learning experience designer, your influence is unlikely to be neutral. What is Motivational Design?

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Use of Challenge in Gamification and Learning Design

Kapp Notes

Uncertain outcomes are challenging because of the variability depending on the use’s actions, multiple goals, hidden information and randomness (Wilson et. For example, a lesson might start by telling the student “you are a manger and an employee has informed you that a co-worker has been leaving work early for the past month, what you do?”.

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eLearning Conferences

Tony Karrer

All the information below was obtained from Internet sources and announcements in educational journals. If possible, please do not remove the contact information when you re-distribute the list as that is how I receive updates and corrections. link] conferences_events/presidents/ 2009.asp. Thanks for your cooperation.

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Designing to Persuade: 5 Elements of Messages that Stick

Mike Taylor

There are five components of persuasive messages: a clearly defined and articulated message a strong emotional hook a clearly defined audience an explicitly stated Call to Action (CTA) a well-designed package. Practical Application : When designing a keynote speech, focus on a singular, central idea. Damasio, A. New York: Avon Books.

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UpsideLMS wins THREE Awards at 2009 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Technology Awards

Upside Learning

It was an exciting moment when Tom Werner of Brandon Hall started announcing the names of the winners for various categories in the online ceremony for the 2009 Excellence in Learning Technology Awards. We were informed that the UpsideLMS was a finalist in three categories and we were waiting to find out what award we were going to win.