Recently, Raptivity had organized a Games Show Webinar where Nadine Jeffers shared some vital pointers on designing instructionally sound interactivity using raptivity. gist of these points is listed below: 1. Be Creative 2. Maximize Pictures and Colors 3. Movement Grabs [.]. Education Software Free webinar Gaming interactive learning raptivity be creative edutainment Heroskills interactivity samples humour and cartoons instructional design MORE >>

Universal, or inclusive, design [1] is the design of products or services that are accessible by as many people as reasonably possible. It's a mindset and a methodology you need to adopt and embed into your entire design and development process. It means designing each piece of content to be accessible by those with and those without disabilities or other limiting factors: Click here to read full version MORE >>

I am at the beginning of a long-term project to create an internal certification program for a specific job type in my organization. The method for the learning content will be primarily asynchronous, so that people can go through the program at their own pace. Moreover, a self-paced e-learning program has the added benefit of being a resource that can be referred to over and over again. Our debates are typical, “We need to cover this topic now or learners will not understand what comes next.” ” “I know,” goes the reply. ” And so the debate goes. can’t. MORE >>

For those interested in the development logic behind an ever growing, durable mobile project, the iSpot growth will be of interest. Especially as they share the choices they made and whether those were good or bad. There is also a link to the new Google mDesign recommendations. Last October I met Will Woods who is part of the team behind iSpot a UK-based group linked to the Open University of UK. The iSpot team is now rolling out a worldwide mobile enabled project. and to determin what type of species or plant it is based on expert and peer knowledge. Version 3 wants to go international. MORE >>

A few months ago, I opined about what the opportunities for mlearning with a tablet are. And while I think I got it largely right, I missed one. What I said before is that tablets make sense when you need a fair bit of data at once, and/or when your mobility constraints aren’t too severe. There’s something nice about the big screen even if you don’t need the data, if you’ve the time and flexibility. I take my iPad up to the living room, not my phone. But you don’t take your tablet with you  everywhere,  like you do your phone. It’s even fun. Make sense? MORE >>