If you're more like me, and prefer to provide a scaffolded learner experience with free access to resources, then you'll want to use this with care. It provided a way of creating a set of HTML pages very quickly. I've been using Moodle 2.0 in anger for a few months now, and thought it was time to put down a few thoughts about how it differs from Moodle 1.x. At the moment, I would say I'm only scratching the surface of Moodle 2's functionality. There's a lot of behind-the-scenes changes that I'm just not touching at all (eg. Conditional Activities. In Moodle 1.x In Moodle 2.0 MORE >>

This is to be achieved by providing tools that allow people to make connections with each other, collaborate on work and share knowledge. Many of these sites provide feeds for content that has been categorised or tagged in a particular way. Most allow people to provide feedback through the use of comments on the content. You might provide negative feedback, which may challenge their thinking. Or you might provide positive feedback which reaffirms their thinking. The educational technology community provides many excellent examples of collaboration in practice. MORE >>

Of course, if your learners already want to learn all you need to do is provide them with instruction and information. You may as well ask "What makes a good book?" when thinking about the characteristics of good elearning. It depends on what it's trying to achieve, who it's aimed at, and the context in which it will be used. Are we talking about a novel, a textbook, a reference, a coffee table book, a children's picture book, etc? Nevertheless, I'm going to try. This thought process started during the recent Midlands Learning Tweetup. It's not easy! Desirable. Thought-provoking. Sticky. MORE >>

The editing process consisted simply of trimming the shots where necessary, joining them together with (subtle) transitions, recording the commentary (whilst still keeping the sounds recorded during the filming to provide an audio backdrop), and then adding the titles. You've identified a learning need. Let's say you need people to know the best way to use a particular piece of equipment. In this case, there is only one way to use it, and the aim is to save people time rather than get them to understand the disadvantages of using it wrongly. How will you edit the video? Recording. MORE >>

SCORM is just about delivering content, tracking its use and providing an overall pass/fail score. There are some examples of extremely sophisticated SCORM-based simulations, which work well with a particular LMS, provide useful information to managers, and offer a valid learning experience for learners. And I dont think you can argue that SCORM content is providing the revenue stream. When asked why they want this, and to what level of compliance, often the answer is a blank look. What is SCORM? SCORM stands for Shareable Content Object Reference Model. SCORM 1.2 MORE >>