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Video: Don’t do this to your students …

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:58:53 PST

A wake up call for everyone … especially those who think eLearning is as easy as providing an electronic resource! Please, don’t! “Would 8220;Would you do this to your face-to-face students? Then don’t do it to your online students.”

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Theory-informed design tips

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:28:42 PST

In my previous article , I proposed a Taxonomy of Learning Theories to organise a few of the myriad of theories into some semblance of order, and to assist instructional designers in using theory to inform their work. In this article, I go one step further by listing specific, practical instructional design tips that are informed by those theories. But beware…

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Here’s How to Add Personality to Your E-Learning Courses

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:04:00 PST

In a previous post, I shared some free handwritten fonts . Today, we’ll explore how you might use them in your elearning courses. We already looked at how fonts are more than the text you read . As a graphic element, they convey meaning and play a role in the message you communicate.

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A social interaction pattern language 2 of 2

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:17:25 PST

Getting good at social interactions is vital for social learning. We live in a social world. Every action taken that involves more than one person arises from conversation that generates, coordinates, and reflects those actions. At best, those group actions serve the well-being of the whole: not just the whole of a particular organization, but the whole of life.

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A Great Example of Using Multiple Forms of Media

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:03:27 PST

Last year “We Choose the Moon” was launched in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch. This is a fantastic example of using video, audio, photos, and animation all in one course. Here is the link, www.wechoosethemoon.org . It is absolutely

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A social interaction pattern language 1 of 2

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:56:10 PST

Pattern Language ? A concept invented by Christopher Alexander , award-winning, renegade architect despised by most other architects, but wildly popular among designers and software authors. Alexander used to live in my neighborhood. I

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Exploring the learning landscape

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:05:07 PST

In my previous post I asked the question, 'Is Autonomous Learning the same as Informal Learning?' I'd been reading Daniel Pink's new book Drive and my mind had turned to thinking about autonomy, learning and motivation. The post itself was a fair reflection of this thought, but not the end.

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THRIVING IN THE NEW NORMAL:

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:57:00 PST

LEARNING ORIENTATION AND LEARNING AGILITYIn the previous blog, Timothy R. Clark and Conrad A. Gottfredson discussed how many businesses are struggling with achieving or maintaining competitive advantage. To help, they suggest that organizations should learn to pursue learning agility—the ability of an organization to learn at or above the speed of change—to sustain competiveness.

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Metanomics This Week!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:27:29 PST

This Wednesday Karl and I will be appearing on Metanomics to discuss Learning in 3D and where we see Virtual Immersive Worlds going over the coming few years. Rob Bloomfield is a fantastic host and I am really looking forward to this. Be sure to get there early…..The

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Saffron instructional designer wins IT Training Award

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:24:00 PST

Saffron Interactive, one of Europe’s leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is proud to announce that Stephanie Dedhar has been named Instructional Designer of the Year at the IT Training Awards 2010. The instructional designer category was new for the 2010 awards, which were announced at a gala dinner held at The Dorchester in London on Thursday 4 February.

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LMS Business Model for Associations?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:20:13 PST

Let’s face it. There’s a wide expanse between the free, open source LMS systems (Moodle, for example) and expensive, proprietary systems currently available. Despite the appeal of downloading a free application or program, open source systems require someone with programming savvy to make them work — a resource most small associations don’t have. Wouldn’t it be great to find

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HP Idealab

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:00 PST

HP IdeaLab offers a sneak preview at some of the Web services and other emerging technologies from HP researchers and engineers around the world. You’ll find demos, downloads, descriptions and videos with information and instructions on each of the featured technologies. Check it out: http://www.hp.com/idealab/us/e

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Are You a Fresher Looking for a Job in Instructional Design?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:46:00 PST

Times are changing. Getting a job as a fresher is no longer so easy, I guess. At least that’s what the popular job portals in India tell me. I I was checking some popular job portals and found that most employers require candidates with atleast 1 year of experience in Instructional Design. This does say a lot about the current job market.

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Graffiti at Upside Learning

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:50:05 PST

A large blank white wall is an invitation for creative individuals to express themselves. Some call it graffiti, some call it art, all in all its great fun. We had just such a wall at our offices in Pune. We decided to make the best of it and let graphic designers and artists from the team have a go at it. The results speak for themselves.

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Are you better than Steve Carell at using technology in the classroom?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:35:51 PST

Most people have seen at least one episode of Steve Carell’s hit show, The Office. If you haven’t seen an episode then please go here to check one out. It’s very funny stuff! Lynn Schofield Clark in collaboration with her Innovation in Mass Communications class at the University of Denver have produced a very witty video as part of a class mini-project.

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25 places to find instructional videos

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:38:02 PST

Recently I have received a number of emails asking about places that offer free instructional videos (on all subjects), so I thought I would put together a posting of the main ones that I know about: 5min Life Videopedia - instructional and how-to videos Academic Earth - Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars

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Writing and the 4C’s of Mobile

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:03:16 PST

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m writing a book on mobile learning. My only previous experience was writing Engaging Learning , where the prose practically exploded from my fingers. This time is different. The prose actually does flow quite easily from my fingers, but I find myself restructuring more often than last

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Wired Work

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:42:02 PST

Wirearchy may be a neologism , but I’ve found it to be a most descriptive term for discussing what happens when you connect everyone via electronic networks. To paraphrase Jon Husband: It is generally accepted that we live and work in an increasingly ‘wired’ world.

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Welcome to Distance Learning Leanne Vitanzo

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:24:00 PST

The Distance Learning team is excited to introduce you to the newest member of our team, Leanne Vitanzo. Leanne's primary responsibility is to educate customers on our products in our online learning environment. We are all very excited to have Leanne...( read more ) ...Tags:

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Netiquette: a handy guide for online students

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:07:13 PST

Nice laptop on a glass table. from Yuri Arcurs Website I came across this guide from the LSC (Lake Superior College) wiki of netiquette for their online students. Here they are (I have removed one or two as I don’t agree with them, and have put my interpretations at the bottom):

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Engaging the Community – where to start?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:55:14 PST

I’m participating and investing in a dialogue between community organizations and our local school systems. One of the organizational starting points for our upcoming community round-table discussion is a decision to frame the purpose of the round-table as an opportunity to “explore different conversations about our school – community relations”. I

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How to incorporate subtitles in a movie you are converting for mobile devices

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:49:00 PST

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post (see here ) on how to convert a DVD you have bought to a format that can be played on a mobile device. Some of you have tried it already, but there was a question concerning subtitles. If you want to, you can use AVS4YOU to add the appropriate subtitles to your converted format. You follow the steps as indicated in the prior post, up until the moment you make yourself ready to click the convert button.

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QR Codes: Using the code

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:12:26 PST

Continuing my reading and searching on QR Codes, and before I start getting into how I think we can use them in learning, education and HE Institutions, etc, I think it’s worth looking into how you can create them, how you read them, and some other interesting facts. Creating your QR Code There There are a number

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Development Tools - Should I Cut Out the Middle Guy?

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:30:27 PST

Back when I first started developing e-learning courses, I used Macromedia’s Authorware. For more interactive elements, I used Flash and imported the SWFs into Authorware. Over the years, I have used ToolBook, Trainersoft, and even Dreamweaver with Coursebuilder. Almost every course involved using Flash for interactive

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Screencast of the Week - Picture-in-Picture for Whiteboard Recordings!

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:28:53 PST

There are a couple elements that can make screencasts interesting and engaging. Motion from drawing on the screen with something like a Tablet PC or Wacom tablet make a screencast dynamic and can focus viewers attention. And, the Picture-In-Picture (PIP) option in Camtasia makes screencasts lively and shows off the presenter's personality.

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Twitter Was All A Buzz During Superbowl 44

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:02:54 PST

As I was watching the Superbowl today, I got to wondering if analytics providers like Radian6, Hubspot, Compete, Sysomos and others have made a killing with new clients in those who plunked down $3M for a Superbowl Ad spot. They 0160;They had better. Or, 0160;Or, more to the point, the advertisers themselves would be well-served to have taken up with

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Virtual Immersive Environments: From Theory to Practice

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:53:18 PST

By Rich Mesch I recently had the pleasure of presenting at the ASTD TechKnowledge conference at Las Vegas. I had a great time and met a lot of really interested and talented people. That’s one of things I like best about conferences; trying to get a pulse on what people are doing in the real world.

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