This 3-part practical guide explores the potential for screencasting, describes the different types of tools available and provides some tips on how to make a good job of your own screencasts. In the next part of this guide we’ll be taking a much closer look at these online tools. Thanks to Craig Taylor for inspiring this guide with his session at the eLearning Network event on April 8th. Blog practical guides screencastingA screencast is a demonstration of a task carried out in a software application or on a web site for use as a learning aid or for reference. MORE >>

In this practical guide, we’ll attempt to pass on some of the wisdom that has been passed down about the design of learning tutorials, while acknowledging that change is occurring very fast in learning and development and that, as a result, what worked in 1981 when the IBM PC was first launched may not be quite so appropriate in 2011. Instruction is guided by clear objectives. Blog practical guides tutorialsThe digital learning tutorial is anything but a new concept. The digital learning tutorial is not a new concept. So what is a tutorial? The Media elements. MORE >>

Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Content GuideThis Saturday I am running my first ever International Length Triathlon in Atlantic City, NJ. Yes, I am going to swim one mile, bike 20 and then run 6.2 miles. am optimistic that I will be able to complete the entire ordeal race in under 3 hours. This race reminded me of a blog posting I did way back in 2009 called Triathlon Training Should be the Model for all Learning. So here it is. Original Posting. Recently, I completed my first-ever sprint triathlon. MORE >>

And for the purposes of this Practical Guide we will be assuming no interactivity. Although not the focus of this guide, video can be used interactively using DVD, digital TV or online. As mentioned above, video also has a role to play within the more structured strategies of instruction and guided discovery , as a component within, say, interactive tutorials and scenarios. Blog practical guides videoVideo is very much the medium of the moment. Not only do we spend many hours each day watching it on our TVs, it has become an integral part of the online experience. MORE >>

In this practical guide, we’ll be exploring scenarios in all of these forms. As part of a strategy of  guided discovery , the scenario is likely to be positioned early in the solution, before the formal presentation of learning material. Blog practical guides scenariosA learning scenario consists of a description of a realistic (yet usually fictional) situation, accompanied by one or more questions that challenge the learner to respond to some aspect of that situation. The learner then has three options from which to choose. Media elements. Video. Applications. MORE >>