eFront

JANUARY 16, 2011

Create.mp3 or.m4b (Audio Book) recordings (in English, French, Spanish and German) of any text content on your computer or mobile phone. Top 5 e-Learning books for beginners Top 10 Open Source e-Learning Projects to Watch fo. eSpeak eSpeak uses a "formant synthesis" method.

Text-to-Speech 102

Text-to-Speech Open Source Open Authoring Tools 102

Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Are you being content centric or learner centric ? Content Centric Solutions These are those courses that have the entire book of knowledge in em. Youve covered the content to death. The right content, in the right format. So the vendor scopes it out and does the design work, the storyboarding, the development work.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 100

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

So Ive been storyboarding differently. When I see a need for a text heavy pages, I eliminate audio so as not to "depress learning." Now, maybe Im just jaded and want to get to an approved storyboard. Maybe its the fact that Im recovering from pneumonia and just dont have the energy to fight the fight. But I caved.

Audio 100

Audio Instructional Design Corporate eLearning eLearning Consultant 100

eFront

MARCH 30, 2010

5) [professor] Create the structure of the lesson prior adding content 6) [professor] Copying from word directly to the integrated editor is possible but it adds unecessary word-specific tags. Top 5 e-Learning books for beginners Top 10 Open Source e-Learning Projects to Watch fo.

Tips 55

Tips Social Networks Open Source Text-to-Speech 55

eFront

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Facebook for e-Learning : 20 educational applications View more presentations from Christopher Pappas. 1) Interactions between Learner and Content SlideShare You can create and share presentation on Facebook. What about course content for use with Facebook? Flashcards You can create flashcards to help you study on Facebook.

Social Networks 111

Social Networks Facebook Open Source VLE 111

eFront

JUNE 1, 2010

The unique mode is brand new and works as follows: * It creates a new invisible lesson and attaches it to the course * It copies the content from the initial lesson to the new lesson * For efficiency reasons it "shares" the folder between the new and the old lesson. The shared mode is the current eFront mode - no surprises here.

Course 65

Course Social Networks Open Source Storyboard 65

Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

For me this is is one of the key failings of traditional elearning content: fitting your learning need to pre-existing templates, whether thats SME built rapid content or something produced by an elearning provider. The SMEs had to create the storyboards. Im not saying there is no place for templates (honestly!),

Rapid eLearning 100

Rapid eLearning Templates Instructional Design eLearning Guild 100

eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Novices will find information on what other people are doing in this medium, which kinds of training and education are best suited to it, how to convert existing classroom content for delivery online, how to lead effective and compelling live learning events on the Web, and how to promote these events to obtain maximum participation.

Blended Learning 112

Blended Learning Free Authoring Tools eLearning Guild 112

eFront

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Take advantage of the opportunity to share any screen content or application over the Internet in true color quality with up to 10 participants simultaneously, while still sitting at your desk. Amplify is a community of bloggers and it's also a great platform for conversation around online content - including your own content.

Open Source 111

Open Source Open Web Yugma 111

eFront

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Note: Combining S3 with Amazons CloudFront can give you even bigger speed boost since your theme content will be served from a server near your user. Top 5 e-Learning books for beginners Top 10 Open Source e-Learning Projects to Watch fo. Do not browse for a theme but give the direct URL to the themes XML That was it!

Social Networks 53

Social Networks Wiki Open Source Joomla 53

eFront

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

(Update 11/22/2010: suggested by Jeff ) Janes Pick of the Day by Jane Hart In this blog Jane features items of her interest such as learning and/or working. Also, Connie is member of the Instructional Designers & E-Learning professionals group on LinkedIn - Group Join Link Learning Ecosystems by Daniel S.

Social Networks 104

Social Networks Blogging Custom eLearning Development Authoring Tools 104

Learning Visions

AUGUST 2, 2007

Somewhere on an old laptop Ive got examples of old project plans, design documents and storyboards. Im not looking for a job right now, so theres no urgent need. Im blogging the progress at [link] Best 2:59 AM jmaddrell said. I gave the CDs away on interviews, lost them in moves. The stack is long gone and completely obsolete.

Portfolio 100

Portfolio Wiki Examples Online 100

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

If I notice Im losing someones attention in class, Ill instantly make direct eye-contact, maybe raise an eyebrow, and start talking directly to that student, and most of the time. I dont do any online teaching at the moment, but I do a lot of online collaboration on projects -- reviewing content with SMEs, going over storyboards, etc.

Moodle 100

Moodle Instructional Design ASTD Picture 100

ICS Learning

AUGUST 26, 2013

The most important components of success are: A sound plan with a well defined mission and objectives. Good course design that contains well-written and engaging content. Like any corporate initiative, the training program should have a stated mission and a set of business objectives that are well defined. Phase 2: Design.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Compliance Training Simulations 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 21, 2008

Thats from initial content kickoff to final live courses. It goes a little something like this: Content Gathering The first step is the contact kick off meeting. We talk about the performance objectives. We review the content at a high level. Oh, except Im the developer and audio engineer too. Relentless schedule.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Project Instructional Instruction 100

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 16, 2008

I have a lot of issues with the whole "seat time" model (and Im thinking about sit and click style eLearning here of the self-paced variety): My seat time may be different than yours Is there supplemental material, like reading, that is optional -- or that might vary per user? Another side of the picture is overall time versus chunking.

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools IM IMS Instructional Design 100

LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Accessibility means course content can be used by people with varying abilities and disabilities. eLearning content developers and instructional designers should aim to make courses clear, easy to understand, and simple to complete. Active learning is a strategy focused on encouraging learners to actively participate in training.

Compliance Training 63

Compliance Training Blended Learning Authoring Tools Instructional Design 63

Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2008

I primarily focus on the content, the writing, and the schmoozing with the client. (My In the December 10, 2007 edition of The eLearning Guilds Learning Solutions magazine, Reuben Tozman (President and founder of edCetra Training ) gets into this topic in The Next Generation of Instructional Designers. Its only going to become more so.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Blended Learning 174