Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Albert Bandura, 1997) How can we take this premise and apply it to make the onboarding process—and more specifically, a remote onboarding process—more effective? Gamification can be an effective strategy in this regard.

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CourseArc

APRIL 19, 2017

Instructional designers are guided by these same types of parameters when ensuring their courses meet specific learning objectives. Let’s look at the process of designing good learning objectives, so you can build the various elements of your course or training in service of a clear purpose with measurable outcomes.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

In this post, I explore Donald Norman''s ideas around the design of every day objects. This should not so much be considered as a theory, but is a useful perspective on design and human perception. He argued that what we see is directly perceived, and that we extract meaning from the shape and design of the object we are looking at.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2016

Had a question about finding good free audio sound effects for elearning courses. As with any free content, if you’re using the free audio files for real projects, be sure to check the license agreements. Many of these free audio sites are under Creative Commons licensing, but check to be sure.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 7, 2019

However, replacing some aspects of what teachers do is both effective and inevitable. "AI Where it is implemented, AI will rapidly transform the design of courses, providing educators with vast amounts of new insight into what students do, how they study and what is most effective. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Image from Wikimedia Commons I have argued for a while that the success of digital learning environments such as the LMS ( Learning Management System ) is based on a fine balance. This is the homeostasis between user experience and institutional design. You probably know the story of the architect who was asked to design a university.

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CommLab India

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Video footage can be added in a course for a “wow” effect (e.g. But, how easy or how difficult is it for you as an e-learning designer to create videos for online courses? These websites go a long way in making the lives of e-learning designers easy and help them produce better online courses, faster.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 27, 2020

But unlike Purple Mash, which is aimed at the Primary education sector, Python In Pieces is designed for children at Key Stage 3 (students aged between 11-14 years). The cartoons and graphics provide visual stimuli to show students the effects of their coding efforts. Unported License. Python's got legs!

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Kitaboo

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In the realm of higher education, the effective management of teaching materials is critical to cultivating an enriching and dynamic learning environment. You can leverage digital textbook platforms like KITABOO to manage diverse academic resources effectively. Challenges in Teaching Materials Management Systems 1.

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CourseArc

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

This is more effective than cramming the entire arc of a lesson into one nonstop session. CourseArc was designed to put the power of rich media learning at your fingertips. Image of hourglass by Alexander Boden via Flickr Creative Commons License. How Can CourseArc Help?

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2019

Elements are often separated by boundaries, and these must be transgressed if blends are to be effected. Such complexities are generally only problematic for academics, course designers and teachers. Unported License. In other words, we need to bring elements together that might not naturally co-exist.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Good, effective teachers are intuitive, empathetic and responsive to the needs of their students. They get to know their charges well, finding creative ways to help them to learn optimally, engaging them with methods and activities designed to draw out the best performances. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 8, 2020

Have you ever wondered how information and communication technology (ICT) can be effectively deployed in schools? The MIS featured in this post is Integris , designed by RM Education. Many ICT tools and technologies tend to be somewhat difficult to use, often due to poor design. Unported License.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Screencasts are an effective teaching tool that offer instructors greater versatility in developing lesson plans. 1 Screencasts can be designed to let students personalize their learning and highlight important information as they proceed at their own pace. Screencast videos can be a very effective learning technique.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

It is designed for developers, designers, content authors, project managers, people with disabilities, and others. It’s a perfect primer for eLearning developers and instructional designers who work with Articulate products. federal government.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 22, 2016

Before we get started, here is a list of sites that offer free audio sound effects that I featured in a previous blog post. If it’s distracting or competes with cognitive processing it may make the course less effective. Vimeo : music library of Creative Common music. Click on the song title to see licensing.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, February 15, 2008 Essential Reading for Instructional Design? As an instructional designer/eLearning professional, what books are the essential tools in your reference library ? Im not looking for the obtuse theory books.

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Learning with e's

JULY 26, 2017

How might all of these activities and progressions be managed, and children effectively guided into the very career pathways they yearn to follow? Technology is designed to help us to do things easier, quicker and more effectively. Unported License. It's a technology idea that I am very keen to support and help develop.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2019

Notwithstanding the student attention issues, I explained that video can be at its most effective when it is used in short bursts as a stimulus to enrich and extend learning, to promote discussion, encourage collaboration and to challenge students' thinking - but definitely not as a replacement for the teacher. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

In effect, the boards have been used as substitutes for the old dry wipe boards and projection screens. This is not hard to achieve through some motivational interactive design, such as clickable objects, animations, countdowns or timed text reveals. Unported License. Consider using games and quizzes.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2016

This idea connects with my own recent comments on transliteracy - the ability to communicate ideas equally effectively, no matter what tools or technologies you use. In my presentation I was also critical about the design of some learning spaces in higher education. the design features) militate against flexibility.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 10, 2017

What kind of space best encourages you to think creatively? My base was iNLAB - a purpose built unit designed specifically to promote ideation - creative thinking and innovation. Whiteboard rooms are a simple yet surprisingly effective method to encourage and support creativity, agile thinking and collaborative working.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

The didactic method is cost effective in terms of the amount of contact time lecturers or teachers need to invest in the process. Every organisation it seems, continues to practice this approach, and educational institutions everywhere continue to build classrooms and lecture halls along the same design. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In small groups they were asked to design and construct a Lego robot , and then program it to race around a circuit, with a prize for the winners! Do aerodynamics in the design make any difference? Unported License. This is not as easy as it sounds. There are a myriad of problems to solve.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2014

In mathematics, I have seen interactive whiteboards used very effectively to teach number bonds and floor robots can be used successfully to teach geometry and algorithms. Blogging can be used to engage children in creative writing , while making videos is excellent for problem solving and collaborative work. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The schools cling more and more stubbornly to their mistaken idea that education and teaching are industrial processes, to be designed and planned from above in the minutest detail and then imposed on passive teachers and their even more passive students." They give a child a strong sense of cause and effect, of one thing leading to another.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 10, 2016

A total of 27 quantitative studies on the use of tablets in schools dating from 2010 were analysed and the major finding was that the tools are most effective when used in student centred learning, rather than within teacher controlled environments (Tamim et al, 2015a). Unported License. Commonwealth of Learning: Burnaby.

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Learning with e's

JULY 12, 2017

Students are often dissuaded from using technology unless they are in a designated area such as an ICT suite. Nearly two decades into the third millennium, we need to question the effectiveness of this process, and ask whether a degree from a university still equips people for higher level work. Unported License.

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ATD Learning Technologies

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

At the 2016 ATD TechKnowledge Conference, I hosted a session designed for people just getting started with e-learning. What is responsive design? Responsive design presents content on a web page or an e-learning course in such a way that it works well on a number of devices. What is Creative Commons?

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

My last post explored Donald Norman''s ideas around perception and the design of every day objects. It was used to great effect as early as the 1960s so that children could learn how to programme floor robots known as Turtles. Unported License. Previous posts in this series are all linked below.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 4, 2013

A similar effect is seen in the 100 Word Challenge , and in other similar school related blog projects. Designer Micky McManus points out that the volume of knowledge production is unprecedented, and thanks to the Internet, anyone can publish content or perform their ideas to a potentially worldwide audience. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

The visceral experiences garnered from some VR systems are unforgettable, and can induce physical responses such as stress, raised heart rates, and even nausea and vomiting (the so-called inertia effect). Unported License. The picture above shows Hugo Gernsback demonstrating an invention called TV glasses.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Screencasts are an effective teaching tool that offers instructors greater versatility in developing lesson plans. 1 Screencasts can be designed to let students personalize their learning and highlight important information as they proceed at their own pace. Screencast videos can be a very effective learning technique.

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CourseArc

MARCH 8, 2017

So, what are the best and most effective practices to consider during data visualization? Mastering data visualization tools is just part of your path to effectively using data. Image: “ I Heart Graphs ” by Ken Kuchih via Flickr Creative Commons License. Let’s take a look at just a few of them.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 4, 2018

Some IWBs have runners that enable height adjustment, and a projector arm incorporated into the design to obviate the need for continual recalibration. I have seen some incredibly effective teaching that involves students taking turns to use the board to present their ideas, perform their work and interact with content on the screen.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 28, 2013

Square buildings are easier to design and cheaper to build. Change it again, and face the participants outwards instead, and what is the effect? Children sit on the floor and face the curved walls of the igloo to experience the full 360 degree effect of the colour, movement and sound. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2018

Affordance was a term introduced by psychologist James Gibson to describe all of the potential applications a user might perceive from the (visual) design features of tools. Essentially, the design of the technology can either constrain or enable the actions of users, so what you see is what you do. Unported License.

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