Experiencing eLearning

JULY 11, 2023

There’s a teacher’s guide as a supplement for classroom use. Scenario sample Chatterpast A lovely chat simulation built in Twine with the Trialogue story format where students can “chat” with characters about their lives in Iron Age and Roman era Scotland, England, and Wales.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In this post, I’ll dig deeper in how to design an online or blended learning program based on an existing classroom training program. Note that the existing classroom training may not have any assessment, or it may not have any useful assessment. I mostly use a backward design approach, starting with the end in mind.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

If I were teaching branching scenarios in K-12 classrooms, this is probably what I’d use because it’s simple to get started. Games and scenarios Inklewriter : This tool for creating interactive stories is like Twine’s little brother.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 27, 2019

“Well, I have a classroom training program I’d like to convert to online. “Hmm…how is that classroom training working for you so far?” I got a call from a prospective client looking to hire an instructional designer. “Tell me about what you’re looking for,” I said.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 17, 2016

Examples of why it’s important to find out what really happens in classroom training before you convert it to online. What’s in the PowerPoints usually doesn’t cover everything that really happens in a live classroom. by Jane Bozarth : Learning Solutions Magazine. tags: training f2f e-learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When I taught Microsoft Office as a classroom trainer, I often told stories as examples. Those projects are usually short scenarios, whether you’re teaching in a classroom or creating elearning. Examples as stories. With a few exceptions, nearly any training can benefit from examples. Those examples are often stories.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 11, 2016

A range of options for using scenarios in elearning and classroom training. This is the recording of a presentation I gave to the Online Network of Learning and Development Professionals on September 28, 2016. The presentation covers: Why scenario-based learning works. When scenario-based learning is a good choice. Interested in more?

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Hello Sophie, My company has 4 classroom training courses we’d like to convert to online. Because I did that planning in advance, I know exactly what I’m writing first: a decision where the right choice is sending the client initial screening questions. Sophie receives an email from a prospective client, Robert.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The first edition of this book focused on classroom training. If you’re completely focused on elearning and don’t do any classroom training, you’ll be able to skip some sections of this book that aren’t relevant (or vice versa if you only do classroom training).

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 1, 2012

That was never how it was applied in the classroom though. For K-12 classroom applications, learning styles were really about providing multiple methods of learning for everyone in the class.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 28, 2022

Overall, I think the TICE conference is a solid choice for people who spend most of their time creating or facilitating instructor-led training, whether in the classroom or vILT. Her worksheet and process will be a useful tool for planning in the future when I have a client interested in this approach.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2008

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 30, 2021

” She responded, “Yes, this used to be taught in a classroom. Shifting the conversation. I asked, “Is this a face-to-face course that you want to convert to online?” It’s part of the new employee orientation. We have a lot of new employees coming in, and we don’t always have a trainer available.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 1, 2010

. “Death by PowerPoint online is worse than Death by PowerPoint in the classroom&# (not an exact quote, but gets the gist of what she said). In a classroom setting, you couldn’t ask everyone for feedback they way you can in virtual classroom. Lecture is a bad use of synchronous online learning. PPTs for structure.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In this post, I share resources for building branching scenarios, finding the cause of performance problems, improving accessibility, creating videos, and moving from classroom to blended learning. From Classroom to Blended. I share these links periodically here on my blog. Branching scenarios.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

“Well, I have a classroom training program I’d like to convert to online. “Hmm…how is that classroom training working for you so far?” I got a call from a prospective client looking to hire an instructional designer. “Tell me about what you’re looking for,” I said.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 14, 2009

Good point to make; I think it’s easy to look at something big like Flat Classroom and feel overwhelmed if you think you need to do all that in the first year. Tags: Learning Communities PLE Read/Write Web Flat Classroom Sue Waters TCC09. Why do you want to do global collaboration?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 13, 2015

They manage their classroom training and webinars with spreadsheets and email, and they maintain a PDF course catalog that has to be sent to everyone every time they make a change. I recently gave a short presentation for a client in the early stages of selecting their first LMS.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 22, 2008

Donald Clark Plan B: Immersive games beats classroom in maths. 18-week study comparing performance of high school students who learned math in a traditional classroom or with a game. Both classroom and game learning resulted in improvement in skills, but students who played the game scored significantly higher.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 29, 2008

The Connected Classroom: DIG-ging diigo… Annotated. Cool Cat Teacher Blog: The Five Phases of Flattening a Classroom Annotated. Vicki Davis explains that classrooms can’t jump immediately to being fully connected–you have to take steps to build the community and teach the safe behaviors.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 1, 2012

That was never how it was applied in the classroom though. For K-12 classroom applications, learning styles were really about providing multiple methods of learning for everyone in the class.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 19, 2008

Very little of the research at this point is directly applicable to the classroom; it just doesn’t tell us enough about how people learn in real environments. If you're interested in describing ways that students learn best, it makes sense to study classroom situations.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2009

What steps can we take to impact how technology is used in K-12 classrooms? Classroom websites for free. Principals have walkthroughs for things to observe in classrooms, but often don’t have walkthroughs for their tools. ISTE has a free classroom observation tool: ICOT. Research on Coaching. A little Trivia.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 22, 2008

Article from the Toronto Star on integrating diversity in teacher education programs, therefore fostering a sense of respect for diversity in the classroom. Nice example of integrating diverse perspectives in geometry using Moroccan tiles, plus community involvement through parent computer training. tags: teachered , diversity , education.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 9, 2017

Presenting yourself and managing virtual classrooms. Key elements that make elearning effective. Methods to maintain student interest. Example of how to teach interpersonal communication. Trends in the future of online learning. The interview is about 35 minutes long. Listen to the podcast in a new tab. Read the show notes and listen online.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 2, 2011

Four Steps to Effective Virtual Classroom Training by Ruth Clark : Learning Solutions Magazine. 3 Web-Based Tools that Generate Awesome Tag Clouds. Better than your average tag cloud–interactive, colorful, shaped like clouds, etc. tags: visualization tagging tools. tags: e-learning synchronous instructionaldesign blended.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 31, 2008

Classroom Management Quotes. Some good quotes on classroom management and education. tags: education , quoteable. The Bamboo Project Blog: Guide to Using Free Tools to Create an Online Portfolio. tags: career , portfolio , tools. 6 steps to create your online portfolio (something I really should start working on one of these days).

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2011

Four Steps to Effective Virtual Classroom Training. Tips For Making Virtual Classroom Sessions More Interactive. More information on creating interactive synchronous training: Key Steps to Preparing Great Synchronous Interactions. Tips for Effective Webinars. Filed under: e-Learning , Games, Sims, & VWs.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 6, 2017

When I taught Microsoft Office as a classroom trainer, I often told stories as examples. In elearning, this example could be presented similarly to how I used it in my classroom training. Those projects are scenarios, whether you’re teaching in a classroom or creating elearning. Examples as Stories.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 13, 2008

 I teach History, do you think there will still be a need for plenty of classroom History and Geography teachers? This isn’t homeschooling or completely self-paced learning; the student-teacher ratios are usually comparable to face-to-face classrooms. This is a scary world we are living in.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

In the US, you may have seen Cisco’s commercials with Ellen Page where she visits a classroom that is taking a “field trip&# to China. With most physical classrooms, you can cram a few more people in without causing more than inconvenience. The microphones and video cameras are all aligned based on that number of seats.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 4, 2008

We have a course on classroom management that I’m hoping to spend time improving later this year. Right now, the course includes pages and pages of snippets of research findings on classroom management. Games & Simulations : I haven’t done any games for this job, but I think there’s some possibilities.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 12, 2010

I received a question from a current classroom teacher who is hoping to make the career move to instructional design. How would you deal with not being in front of the classroom and interacting directly with students? Specifically, she wanted to know how to prepare for an interview for an instructional design position.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 5, 2008

Classroom activity using Diigo’s user profiles to find a “social bookmarking soulmate&# who has similar interests. (I’m not looking, but I get requests from other people who are looking sometimes.). Social Bookmarking Soulmates at WRT: Writer Response Theory. tags: diigo , socialbookmarking , education.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2008

Matrix for integrating technology in K-12 classrooms from entry-level to transformative use. Describes the experiences of 3 faculty who contribute to and support open source online textbooks. tags: highered , opensource , textbooks. Technology Integration Matrix. Each cell in the matrix is accompanied by a video and lesson example.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 19, 2008

Adopt and Adapt: Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia - Annotated. Marc Prensky on uses of technology in the classroom, moving from simply dabbling to doing “new things in new ways.&#. Edutopia summary of the Flat Classroom project, emphasizing the possibilities for global collaboration even without a big budget.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 19, 2008

Blogging and Reading Comprehension Strategies « Classroom Tech Tips. We know they are student centric, wholistic, they are teaching about how to learn as much as teaching about the subject area. Applying reading comprehension strategies (questioning, making connections, inferring, etc.) and tips for students to improve blog conversations.

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