I'm going to admit that my first impulse as an e-learning instructional designer after reading perusing hastily skimming the article was to fall into a bit of defensive confusion, especially with passages like this: But it’s possible that what iTunes did for music and Netflix did for films will be what online education will do to traditional colleges and universities—not a pretty prospect. Is what iTunes and Netflix did for music and movies bad? Can media forms like music and movies be equated with institutions? really was. What was that, again? MORE >>

(Warning and Disclaimer: Those who have not watched the movie 3 Idiots may find it difficult to relate to the 3 I references. No attempts to lay claims on the box office proceeds from the movie. ;). The movie achieved its goal – entertain the audience, engage them, and connect with them. You will find this common across all great movies that you've seen till date, think about it. Apart from the regular dose of song and dance, the movie did not spend on expensive foreign locales and action effects. 1) Creating a Persona. Look at persona creation of VIRUS. MORE >>

good training video can bring out a similar level of engagement as a good movie or television show. by using a variety of methods – titles, voiceovers, different camera angles, music. I would argue that the music is a bit loud – it competes with ‘Pablo’ the actor. There are times when it seems like Pablo has to shout to be heard over the music. It’s no surprise that the use of video in corporate training continues to gain in popularity among corporate      Learning and Development departments. These two concepts seem to go hand in hand. People respond to video. MORE >>

Scratch Computer vs. Soccer ball game created in Scratch Scratch: Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. It allows you to make games with backgrounds, animated graphics, music and sound effects, and even 3D games. It allows students to learn fundamental programming concepts in the context of creating animated movies and simple video games. Panda3D is Open Source and free for any purpose, including commercial ventures. In Alice, 3-D objects (e.g., MORE >>

Then too, the soundtrack with familiar tunes in some cases—and quite arguably—performed as in the case of Cole Porter just as he might at an evening soiree, that made the movie even more potent. Let’s add up the ‘learning’ from a movie I intended to watch for entertainment only. Information about art and artists, music and musicians, writers and their works. Anyway, we went to see a movie for pleasure. However, I was encouraged to study the writing and music of the time and received enrichment and delight. Kind of like an accidental scavenger, a web surfer. MORE >>