Guest post by Michael F. Ruffini, Ed.D. Screencasts are an effective teaching tool that offer instructors greater versatility in developing lesson plans. Their many instructional applications include step-by-step process, demonstrations , tutorials , and presentations. Students can watch a screencast video at their convenience, pausing and reviewing as often as needed. 1  Screencasts can be designed to let students personalize their learning and highlight important information as they proceed at their own pace. ” 3. Create and produce your own screencast. Screencast PowerPoint Model. MORE >>

It is a pretty well-known fact that keeping engagement online is one of the most important factors for success in this context. However, I often see that engagement is assumed as a one-size-fits all concept. Our online participants come from different backgrounds, habits of mind, personalities, which of course has impact on their engagement online. You need to be aware of at least 8 types of online engagement in your virtual classes and programs, recognize them in your participants and adjust your training accordingly. Watch this video to learn how! link]. Engagement MORE >>

Mobile apps will soon offer robust tools for leadership and managerial development. The possibilities are endless and important, especially when paired with traditional course development and coaching. In January 2012, Deloitte and Forbes Insights published “Talent Edge 2020,” a study of matters weighing on executives’ minds. The respondents cited leadership as their most pressing talent concern. In 2011, in the midst of the recession, Duke’s Corporate Education group found the same appetite for leader and manager development. Quality is a concern, however. Rear Adm. MORE >>

The  University off British Columbia  has awoken from years of gender pay inequity and decided to grant all 880 tenured or tenured-track female faculty a 2% wage increase effective immediately and retroactive to July 1, 2010. This act — costing more than $2 million — was in response to a  study  performed by the University’s Equity Office and although one-time in nature, does send a message that pay inequality will no longer be tolerated. Alison Redford, Alberta. Kathleen Wynne, Ontario. Pauline Marois, Quebec. Pundits will scoff. But is it? Well, not really. Not great. MORE >>

It is with glee that the proponents of e-learning trumpet the results of studies such as the US Department of Education’s Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies , which found that, on average, online instruction is as effective as classroom instruction. And who can blame them? It is only natural for evangelists to seize upon evidence that furthers their cause. But these results mystified me. If humans are gregarious beings and learning is social, how can face-to-face instruction possibly fail to out perform its online equivalent? MORE >>