Sun.Jan 12, 2014

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10 “Super” Instructional Design Skills

LearnDash

'If you ever wondered what it takes to be a successful instructional designer, then the inforgraphic below (originally detailed by SHIFT elearning ) is a good place to start. Generally speaking, a good instructional designer is someone who can take information and present in a way that effectively changes (or reinforces) a particular behavior or way of thinking.

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Living with Aspergers

Learning with e's

'My students were inspired and entertained in equal measure by our closing keynote speaker at Plymouth University this week. The conference was organised for my second year student teachers, and focused upon special educational needs and inclusive education. Our closing keynote speaker was Dean Beadle , a 24 year old journalist who speaks on the subject of ''Living with Aspergers''.

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I do believe in magic

Marcia Conner

'If you’re like me, sometimes skipping the prologues to books, wanting to jump directly into the stream, you probably also miss some magic. The best part of Boy’s Life by Robert R. McCammon is in the forward, an introduction to the why behind the words. Rather than encourage you to read the whole book in the middle of winter (it’s sweeping heart-tugging summer read), here’s the magic you shouldn’t miss.

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Content is “King”

eLearning 24-7

'There are many things that are certain on our planet, regardless of our individual locations. Sadly, death is one of them. Getting from point A to point B in some mode of transportation is another. Looking up at the sky, hoping that bird does not drop the doomsday of turd upon your heard clearly is one more. But one of the things we (in the e-learning community) often fail to miss is rather beneficial to learning – Content.

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Avant-garde! Is Your eLearning Video Ahead of the Crowd? by Stephen Haskin

LearningGuild

'Can we really have avant-garde video in eLearning? If by avant-garde you mean innovative, you bet we. can … and with good reason—to challenge and to engage learners. Here’s a quick look at making video that. is outside the box, yet achieves the goal of supporting learning.

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Getting To Yes!

Jay Cross

'I’ve resolved to get better at taking video and I plan to share my journey online. I’m going to produce several book reviews as practice. Expect #bloopers. Video notes: I shot this several months ago with a four-year old $900 Canon HF10 videocam. The camera has crapped out: left sound monitoring is laden with static. Only records the left channel.

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Winter Work Weather Worries

OpenSesame

The polar vortex may have subsided, but the questions and concerns it raised about how to stay safe while working in freezing conditions have not. We’ve covered hot work and staying safe in the heat and are now here to help you keep your cool (pun intended) while doing cold work. OpenSesame offers more than dozen courses to keep you safe no matter what the winter weather throws at you!

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