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Want to Inspire and Amaze Online Learners? Do What The Pros Do

SHIFT eLearning

Four inspiring leaders provide excellent examples of how to incorporate more emotional content into eLearning courses throughout the year. Andrew Stanton, a Pixar studios filmmaker responsible for "Finding Nemo," "WALL-E" and the Toy Story franchise, says getting the audience to care is the most imperative commandment of all.

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So how are people really using the iPad?

Clive on Learning

It provides some insights into the uses early adopters are finding for their iPads and the effect this is having on competitive devices: The iPad was initially positioned as a device for reading, watching videos and web browsing. Surprising was that, for 37% of respondents, the iPad was their first Apple purchase.

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Watch Out For These Trends in Mobile Learning: 2015 And Beyond

Origin Learning

The current trend is to explore more ways to make content progressively enhanced and responsive to support learning behaviors and provide consistency as learners switch between devices. Consequently, there is a gradual shift from just shrinking down web pages to render on the mobile screen, to providing bite sized learning ‘nuggets’.

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Open all OERs

Learning with e's

Jenny Glennie (South African Institute for Distance Education) presented a paper entitled 'Understanding OER in Higher Education' in which she outlined the basics of Openness and provided essential input into what OERs are for those who were new to the concept. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Why storytelling works for businesses

Matrix

This frenzy over a new iPod, iPad or iPhone didn't happen overnight though. Businesses can use these tools to provide a great customer experience for anyone that interacts with their brands and then use the stories that emerge to reach new possible clients. Reaching new audiences through storytelling.

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So much music, so little time

Clive on Learning

I'll provide my thoughts on this in a week or so when I've finished it. When I'm travelling by train or plane I might take my iPod (complete with 3000 tracks) but I rarely use it. Now maybe I could load up my iPod with baroque music and play it while I work, but that wouldn't really be solving the problem.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: The Blog Book Tour - Week Two

Mark Oehlert

The critical question is of course – why gadgets over toys? Apple/iPhone/iPod Application Becomes the Platform Arrghh!!! 124 – Great story here to open Ch 4. stuff Here are some of my main del.icio.us headings, although you might be better served just following the latest things Ive found here. books futures Web 2.0

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