Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

So, what can we, as learning practitioners, learn from the open source community? For one thing, not every piece of content has to be an original creation. We could evolve standards for learning technology together, making it easier for systems to interoperate and exchange data. Or is there? Part IV (18 min).

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

APRIL 3, 2012

It is my endeavor to take a look at the e-learning course design process here, so that you can decide how to build a tool kit that addresses all process components. E-learning course creation is all about having a design process in place to build the right course in time. The process then, forms the basis of your tool selection.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

APRIL 20, 2012

These days designing and delivering end-to-end e-learning on mobile devices is on everyone's mind. What kind of capabilties must tools have to support m-learning? The m-learning tool should utilize fully the capabilities of the target device. Here is a quick 4-point checklist.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JANUARY 31, 2012

Designing e-Learning is like shooting a moving target while standing on a moving platform. Does this mean that all e-learning designed using Flash needs to be re-written? The learning interactions I create in Flash today will need to also support HTML5 in the near future. Take, for instance, mobility.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

AUGUST 2, 2010

Mobile learning emphasizes short, modular learning experiences that can be delivered on demand, at the point of performance. Reliance on internet bandwidth should be minimal once the content item is downloaded. Mobile learning content should be engaging, light on text and graphically rich.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JUNE 15, 2011

In my last post, we looked at the next generation content authoring. In this post, I include an interactivity that will help you explore the five types of interactive elements for next generation learning.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Over several years of working with clients in corporate, educational and government organizations, we have noticed that some business scenarios come up time and again, when it comes to e-learning content development. I have just rolled out in-house e-learning development, and my content authors must get up to speed fast.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JANUARY 31, 2011

Yet, the best practices are not widely shared, and many 'e-learning to iPad' projects continue to be explorations into the unknown. In this post, I draw on the experience of working on several mobile learning projects and technology products at Harbinger Group to offer a thought. Which way to go? That part is a no-brainer.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

We decided to set up an ad-hoc social learning environment mostly using freely available tools. In this post, I summarize what we learned about the ad-hoc social learning environments. In this post, I summarize what we learned about the ad-hoc social learning environments. We used Blogger, the Google blogging tool.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Of late, some vendors in the e-learning tools industry have started using the word 'interactivity' in a rather loose way. You can use multiple authoring tools - depending on what the content or client demands - and still use the same interactions. Interactivity building is different from content authoring.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Most e-learning developers assume the availability of the free Flash plug-in on the learner's browser. Besides, a lot of e-learning content is already developed and optimized for Flash. This works fine on desktops and laptops. When you get mobile, the world changes rapidly. Some mobile devices may support Flash, others don't.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

MARCH 7, 2010

eLearning Guild's lastest research paper presents a survey of Rapid e-Learning Tools. The paper, authored by Dr Patti Shank, reveals interesting facts and new insights in the evolving landscape of content creation applications. It leverages new tools, and typically lowers the time to completion and the cost of e-Learning development.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

APRIL 15, 2011

Avatars personalize a course, add variety to learning, especially in long modules on complex subjects. A life-like ‘human’ interface makes the learning experience more ‘real’. Research has shown improvement in learning outcomes when avatars are used. Research has shown improvement in learning outcomes when avatars are used.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2007

In this post, I present some thoughts on how to effectively use 3D metaphors and virtual worlds to enrich content presentation with little effort. 3D Objects for Content Navigation This sound different from navigation based on the ubiquitous Next and Previous buttons, right? Sounds exciting? Yes, there is. Use 3D objects.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JULY 15, 2011

Flash is a free cross-browser plug-in that allows interactive content to play on most browsers and computers.The sophisticated Flash development environment allows programmers and designers plenty of room for creativity. No wonder then, a lot of e-learning is built using Flash.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

OCTOBER 9, 2014

I have interacted and learned a lot from my colleagues who always push and encourage me to dabble in new things. There are software applications which help the students to create content or to interact with content. Constant learning has been beautifully weaved into our lives by the IOT.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

I've been too wrapped up thinking about interactivity to pay attention to the pains learning managers must go through for making their Moodle implementations effective. This is the province of content display and catalog management. How about showing a recap of 'your recent learning activity'?

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Easy to learn, easy to use. Example: An interactive pyramid diagram template where the course designer controls the size and location of the pyramid - in addition to its levels and content. Video Support : With the explosion of video content over the web, users are expecting video support in several interactions.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JULY 1, 2014

Last week, Vikas Joshi shared his thoughts on opportunities inherent in crowdsourced learning content. How are tracking systems keeping pace with the opportunities inherent in crowdsourced learning content? Its activity based tracking model enables LRS (Learning Record Store) to record almost any user action.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

AUGUST 27, 2012

There is no assessment unless the learner interacts with the e-learning course in some way. Some instructional designers believe that throwing in some multiple choice questions make learning sufficiently interactive. Formative assessments, sprinkled throughout the learning material, aim to perform a knowledge-check. Don't they?

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

Recently I had a chance to talk to a speaker at e-Learning Africa 2011 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Vinod Ganjoo is an e-learning enthusiast who works as Senior Manager - e-learning Business Development at Harbinger. What's the big excitement about m-Learning in Africa? VG: The stage is set for m-Learning in Africa.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

APRIL 27, 2011

The gigabit internet will create new possibilities for e-learning and m-learning. The use of video and other rich media will become easier, interactive experiences will download and play faster and learning will get better.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Users found it a chore to delete sample content from interaction templates before adding their own. Another area where course developers faced some inconvenience was in putting together media content for use in interactions. They needed the sample the first couple of times, but later on they wanted a way to start with a clean slate.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

MAY 15, 2010

It talks about using various collaboration tools to achieve the 6 learning stages namely - knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. This taxonomy does not specify which collaboration tools and technologies should be used for learning. Instead, it focuses on how to use them to improve learning.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Jazz up presentation Flip the Book Present a fun page-turner with embedded video and other media (H5S) Circles Create interactive concentric circles with callouts (H5S) Hub-and-Spokes Illustrate radial relationships with interactivity (H5S) Slide show Build image transitions with a soundtrack (H5T) Encourage exploration Show-and-tell Create a step-by-step (..)

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JULY 31, 2009

It has been argued that too much hovering sometimes backfires, because kids learn their values backwards: they feel entitled to things that they must earn, they lack empathy where it is needed. Such excesses have their parallels in the learning world. Take e-learning design, for example. Don't go nuts with worry.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2008

After spending two weeks in London and Paris, my interactions with elearning professionals have left me even more convinced about the need for embracing new technology to advance learning. At the Olympia 2 Conference Center in London, the topic of my talk was “Unleash the Potential of Learning Interactions and Informal Learning.”

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

MARCH 9, 2012

Raptivity Essential provides a sufficient selection of templates for a novice user to get a hold of interactive learning. As everyone is now taking their courses to mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones, there is a need of quick transition of eLearning courses to m-Learning platform. And more are in the works as we speak.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

MAY 25, 2012

Here's a brief outline of the webinar: The need for interactivity in mLearning Characteristics of mLearning interactions Challenges in mLearning, native vs. web apps Flash vs. HTML5 Why HTML5 Tips for creating interactive content for mobile In case you missed it, you can access the slide deck and the recorded webinar here.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

MARCH 26, 2009

So is a scenario simulation where you can easily change the content, learner actions and their consequences - building multiple scenarios without coding. When working with pre-built IMs, your focus is on selecting the right IM, customizing it using your content, and finally adding it to your course.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Seema Chaudhary, President at Harbinger Knowledge Products, was speaking at the 2009 Online Learning Conference held in New York on Sept 23-24, 2009 in a session on Optimizing Rapid Development co-presented with Bryan Chapman. Traditional custom interactions meet unique needs by offering full programming freedom. Are hard to customize 2.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2011

In working with collections, here are some common situations the course developer comes across: Add a new element Delete an element in between Duplicate an element along with its contents Drag an element from somewhere and place it somewhere else You can imagine how hard life would be if you could not perform these seemingly simple actions easily.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JANUARY 14, 2010

Here is a summary of the podcas t I recently did with Training magazine Senior Writer Margery Weinstein about a better way to learn. This is true regardless of the learning modality – be it classroom instruction or e-learning. Or consider a variety of e-learning courses that are online page flippers at-best.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Apple is known to enjoy an edge in the educational sector because of its Macintosh, and already has a presence in educational content through iTunes U. Compass Intelligence, a market research firm in Scottsdale, Ariz., estimates that technology spending in the U.S. educational market could grow to $61.9 billion in 2013, from $47.6

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JANUARY 10, 2006

For those people who need to build interactive content, there has been a need for something on those lines. For example, a labeling exercise which allows you to change the diagram to be labeled, label locations and contents is an interaction model. With Raptivity, users can rapidly add interactivity to their eLearning content.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Raptivity started as an innovative solution to the eLearning developers dilemma - how to create interesting and engaging content without spending the time and money for programming interactivity. At the same time, Raptivity's growing customer base and growing sales charts imbue us with a sense of expectancy towards the future.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JANUARY 27, 2014

e-Learning course designers have traditionally turned to traditional classroom instruction for insights in instructional design. Now with a couple of decades experience of e-learning, classroom instruction can incorporate some of the best practices in e-learning. The use of learning interactions is one such example.

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