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What Is eLearning? The Good, Bad, and The Ugly

Association eLearning

At its best, eLearning is a great way for learners to learn at their own pace, processing material without being held back or hurried by peers. At its worst, however, eLearning can be torturous, with seemingly endless PowerPoints slides, that can make eLearning seem downright ugly. Ugly: The Template Style PowerPoint.

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8 Things we MUST do in 2013 to seize the potential of mLearning

mLearning Revolution

However we need more from our Industry and it’s my hope that 2013 will be the year we fully immerse ourselves into what I call the ‘ Post-eLearning era ‘ and seize the potential of mLearning. With that said, here are 8 things I believe we must do in 2013 to leverage mobile and advance mobile learning: 1.

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Top 5 eLearning Skills for 2011

eLearning Weekly

What are the skills you need to land an elearning job? Working in elearning taps into many skill sets. Designing or developing elearning requires experience in training and project management as much as audio and video production. I focus here on what I think are the top skills for elearning now, in 2011.

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Ultimate eLearning terms you should know: Part 2 (M-Z)

LearnUpon

One popular eLearning podcast is hosted by Connie Malamed and started in 2013. Many instructors and course developers have started to create podcasts to share their expertise with learners and the eLearning world in general. Popular eLearning content standards include AICC, SCORM and xAPI.

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eLearning Conferences 2010

Tony Karrer

link] December 10-11, 2009 Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Streamlining Your e-Learning Development , eLearning Guild Online Forum. As the conference is held every four or five years, the next conference should be held in 2012 or 2013. link] October 12-15, 2010 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, USA.

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The Ultimate Glossary of eLearning Terms

LearnUpon

An authoring tool can be used to transform static content formats, like PowerPoint presentations, into an interactive course. Techniques to make eLearning content more interactive include adding drag and drop elements and prompting learners to complete an action before progressing to the next module. Interactive Content. Storyboard.