CourseArc

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Since instructional designers develop so many types of resources—like eLearning courses, instructors’ manuals for classroom use, learning games, training courses for use in workplaces—there are always new skills to pick up. CourseArc was built as a tool and team to support organizations as they build online content.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Now they are common place and we take our conversation with technology for granted. With the best will in the world, you could never have an intelligent conversation with these tools - they merely alert you to what you need to know, or enable you to maximise your use of technology. You can have some fun though. Unported License.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Twitter is Much Better than I Thought for Learning I used to say during presentations that I wasn’t quite sure about twitter as a learning tool. During 2010, I’ve been ramping up my use of twitter as a learning tool. See Failure of Creative Commons Licenses and Creative Commons Use in For-Profit Company eLearning?

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Learning Visions

MARCH 22, 2007

Thursday, March 22, 2007 Games vs. Gaming The topic that kept me thinking late last night: the difference between games and gaming; between people who play computer games and so-called gamers. Heres my novice view on the differences between games and gaming: Games are short, finite experiences.

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Games Moodle Instructional Design Simulations 100

LearnDash

OCTOBER 26, 2015

I created this course with my colleague Dr. Peter Terry PhD who has worked as a sport psychologist alongside elite athletes at nine Olympic Games and more than 100 other international events. Our primary LMS is Moodle, but tools like LearnDash lends itself to a smaller course such as the one I have developed. How do you use LearnDash?

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Monday, September 21, 2009 eLearning Authoring Tools Review -- Help! I am working on a presentation in a few weeks about eLearning authoring tools. A high level overview for learning and development types who dont actually use the tools, but want to know whats out there, when you might use it, and some of the pros and cons.

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eLearning Tools Authoring Tools Corporate eLearning 136

Kitaboo

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Whether it’s eBooks, videos, or digital learning tools, educational content licensing allows you to use all the exciting content legally. It also helps your school bring in the latest learning tools. Creative Commons License: This type of license allows content creators to specify the terms of use for their materials.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 22, 2011

Whatever your philosophy regarding frontal teaching methods and the uses of Smartboards, there’s no denying two facts: Smartboards have become extremely popular tools in educational institutions & are relatively expensive and eat major portions out of our shrinking school budgets. Video Games: Where To Now For The UK Industry?

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Media Learning Technologies iPad Technology 239

Learning Visions

JANUARY 5, 2009

Monday, January 05, 2009 On Games and eLearning As eLearning designers, your goal is (hopefully) to make the learning experience engaging. And the best way to make it fun is to make it a game. Clark Quinn in Learning Predictions for 2009 : I continue to see interest in games, and naturally I’m excited. Yes, yes, yes!

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Digital adoption platform tools are specifically designed to bridge the gap between technology and employees. We will examine how a DAP revolutionizes the learning experience, empowers employees to navigate digital tools effortlessly, and ultimately, helps businesses thrive in today’s fast-paced digital era.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 17, 2009

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Video Games, Tire Swings and Learning My almost six-year old son LOVES video and computer games: Wii, Nintendo 64, computer, my iPod Touch. Son was struggling with a certain game for quite a while. Video games. I say GO GAMES! Gaming is life! I struggle with this. I love this story.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

Today we have many more communication technologies to call upon, including handheld videoconferencing (Facetime and Whatsapp for example), social media in various formats, online discussion groups, virtual reality, social gaming, and other options still emerging. Wheeler, S. ALT-J , 15(2), 103-117. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2007

Friday, March 30, 2007 Video Games & Retirees Interesting article in todays New York Times by Seth Schiesel about the increasing acceptance of video games among retirees/baby booomers, especially older women. Mary are actually part of a vast and growing community of video-game-playing baby boomers and their parents, especially women.

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Games Video Moodle Instructional Design 100

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Often, SMARTboards are a centre piece of the classroom, and can so easily become just another presentational tool for the teacher. As the 'game' progressed, each table was invited to send a member from their group to drag two numbers together on the SMARTboard to achieve the target number. Consider using games and quizzes.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 7, 2007

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Games for the Brain These brain games are from Phillip Lenssen, via Dean at my company who was thinking about how we could use brain teasers or games to get a learner prepped to learn. My favorite game is Counterfeit. Use a game like this instead of a pre-test. Games for Girls.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 17, 2009

Friday, April 17, 2009 Games for the Six and Under Crowd (iPod Touch/iPhone) My kids have discovered my iPod Touch. Ive founds some great games that they love. Ive founds some great games that they love. These are the recent faves: iWriteWords This is a fun little spelling game. Theyre as hooked as I am. He loved it.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

There is an obvious difference between playing computer games as a reward for good behaviour, and playing a computer game that illustrates a key principle you want your students to learn. Do students integrate their ideas better if they have a social writing tool at their disposal? Unported License.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 15, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 My Top Ten Tools for 2009 Cammys Top 10 Tools of 2009 These are my favorite tools in support of my own learning adventures. But I like to use it as a simple wireframe tool. Posted by Cammy Bean at 12:57 PM Labels: jane hart , tools 8comments: Sue Taylor said. What tools do you use? (I

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Games for Girls.and by girls, I mean women. Image of Torus Trooper -- a game Ive never even heard of -- from yotophoto. Ive been trying to learn about games lately. This week I listened to Brent Shlenkers recent podcast with David Williamson Shaffer author of "How Computer Games Help Children Learn".

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 28, 2007

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3D & Serious Games My company has some experience doing 3D modeling and simulations for government clients, so I found this recent acquisition of this 3D learning company by Lockheed Martin quite interesting. The equation of 3D graphics with "serious games" is something to note. Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Bloggers New Polling Tool As you may know, Ive been playing around with Polls on this blog. Today I just noticed that Blogger has added a polling tool. Blogger's New Polling Tool My Online Visual Identity 31 Days: Days 26, 27, 28 So What Kind of a Gamer Are You? and "Are You a Gamer?" (58%

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Women, Gaming & the Guild Master Ceiling This post is an addendum to my first review of Karl Kapps book, Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning. Gamer traits are cross-gender traits, because young girls play video games and are growing up in a culture influenced by those games." (p.

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Learning with e's

JULY 18, 2019

They can navigate around as if they were in a FPS ( First Person Shooter ) game, and explore every inch of the internal environment of the submarine. Makeshift reality by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 22, 2016

There are many personal technologies available, including smart phones , e-books and e-readers, games consoles and laptop computers. All of these tools are used mainly for informal learning and other activities unrelated to education. What is the potential to transform education through these personal, mobile tools?

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

I talk about some of the tools I use. Beachward Bound Crowdsourcing: Authoring Tools & LMS Questions My Summer ID Reading List ► June (3) eLearning Authoring Tools Mindmap The Two Faces of ePortfolios The Unofficial eLearning Salary Calculator ► May (9) Book Review: Ruth Clark’s Evidence-Based Training.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 1, 2016

In higher education we are dealing with an entirely new generation of learners who arrive with several personal digital tools, and expectations that may differ from the intentions of the institution. How do we reconcile these differences? Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning Welcome to stop #3 of The Karl Kapp Games, Gadgets, and Gizmos Virtual World Book Tour. My plan failed me and I just started reading Chapter 2: Its in the Game. Cheat Codes & Gaming the System "But to gamers, cheat codes are not cheating.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Second Life and Gaming Poll Results I dont claim to be a researcher, nor can I claim that the results of polls conducted on this site are in the least bit statistically significant. Posted by Cammy Bean at 2:58 PM Labels: games , gaming , second life 5comments: Brent Schlenker said. Take the Survey!

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learnWorlds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

From video games and animations to Hollywood productions, music is always there to heighten emotions and create a more intense, memorable experience for viewers. Bensound Under a Creative Commons License, Bensound gives you the option to use its music for free as long as you credit the website with any music you use.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 9, 2013

We took part in multi-national games that went on all day, where we played the roles of politicians and generals, as we tried to avert a nuclear war. We learnt to play the games of other countries. This was the age of the cold-war and our parents were serving in the military. AFCENT = Allied Forces Central Europe. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

And so, I play a little game. And the tools in front of me are giving me the feedback I need. You don't need high tech equipment either, as a Fitbit fitness tracker or other wearable personal metric tool would just as easily do the job. No, it's better to pit myself - against myself. But back to my initial premise.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 5, 2013

Ultimately though, we could not have predicted the new tools and technologies that will become very much a part of normal school life in the recent and coming years. The mouse, and keyboards such as the one in the image above, may disappear completely in favour of voice and gesture activated tools. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 20, 2013

A large percentage of the world''s population is already connected through mobile phones, e-readers, games consoles and tablet computers. The next stage is inevitable - that users begin to wear their tools as jewellery, clothing, eyewear and even as implants. Wearable computing is just one small step up from mobile technology.

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Learning with e's

MAY 7, 2016

This is clearly a digital age assessment tool, allowing students to build their own personal profiles, develop a CV, showcase their achievements and generally develop their presentation skills using a set of digital tools. 4) e-Portfolios. 6) Authentic challenges and real world tasks. Your comments are very welcome! Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The ability to anticipate and prepare for change is the mark of innovative educators, as is the skill of harnessing new and emerging tools to promote good learning. There will be particular emphasis this year on simulations and games, personal learning tools, new pedagogies and practices, learner and teacher voice, and digital literacies.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Learning has always had a large informal component and now we''re witnessing its fruition in mobile learning, augmented reality, gaming, and other technology-supported learning on the move. Using the tools and technologies I outline above will enable you to connect with more content and peers, more quickly and effectively.

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Mindflash

MAY 17, 2012

A couple of months ago, the smartphone app/game Draw Something had been downloaded by 35 million people and was being played daily by 15 million users, making it the hottest smartphone game in the country. First, some background on the game: Draw Something is a lot like the board game Pictionary. 1: The Game is Too Easy.

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