CourseArc

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Guide to e-Learning: Building Interactive, Fun, and Effective Learning Programs for Any Company (by Michael Allen) . Michael Allen’s guide features best practices for creating engaging and effective online educational experiences. Write Better Multiple-Choice Questions to Assess Learning (by Patti Shank).

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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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Superb Learning

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

From schools to businesses, online courses have quickly become an effective alternative to in-class courses, helping people to continue to learn wherever they are. Image Credit: Unsplash under Creative Commons. Mini-course A mini-course, as the name suggests, is a short course designed to be completed in a couple of hours.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 1, 2018

Initially, the most common large screen display, known as the interactive whiteboard (IWB) - was viewed with great promise, but over time, due to misuse, lack of training or knowledge (and in some cases, neglect), interactive whiteboards appear to have been sidelined in some schools. Cinderella technology? Unported License.

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CourseArc

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

This is more effective than cramming the entire arc of a lesson into one nonstop session. These include interactive exercises that encourage the practice of key concepts, self-checks and practice activities, and quizzes that include contextual feedback with every answer. How Can CourseArc Help?

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CourseArc

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

You don’t need to be a designer to use design to your advantage: from the typeface and colors you select to the images that accompany your text, the design elements you choose are all part of communicating effectively with your audience. Learn more about the design fundamentals below. Where to begin? Arrangement.

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OpenSesame

APRIL 26, 2011

If you cover the main points of your presentation effectively, you will leave your audience energetic for discussion and questions. Here’s our checklist for making sure our presentations are effective: No handouts. Provide interactive opportunities. Find Creative Commons-licensed photos on Flickr or Google Image Search.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

With an interactive whiteboard it's easier - I simply email the screen capture to my students as an attachment. Hopefully we can start a discussion thread about the effectiveness of different technologies, media and tools for education! I often catch them taking photos of the board so they can go away and revisit the notes later on.

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Kitaboo

OCTOBER 25, 2023

OERs can be any material that aids education – like maps, charts, course materials, textbooks, videos, apps, podcasts, and even interactive content created using digital means like KITABOO. Creative Commons: This is the most commonly used license for OERs where users can change the rights from “All rights reserved” to “Some rights reserved.”

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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. Photo by Sylwia Bartyzel on Unsplash Here are some further thoughts on the 'blend' in blended learning: Blends are made of disparate elements. In other words, we need to bring elements together that might not naturally co-exist.

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Kitaboo

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In this blog, we will explore a framework that educators can leverage to create open courseware and establish effective licensing protocols. Choose an apt open license – with Creative Commons being a popular pick for educational content – and integrate it digitally. Table of Contents I.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

At Plymouth Institute of Education we have been using a number of classroom technologies, but perhaps one of the most misunderstood is the SMART Interactive Whiteboard. In effect, the boards have been used as substitutes for the old dry wipe boards and projection screens. Patently, interactive whiteboards can be used for so much more.

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Learning with e's

MAY 21, 2018

You'll also need to be convincing if you want to put your arguments across effectively. Pause for dramatic effect if required. These can be arguments you wish to make, emphasis on key findings, or even interactions of previous points. You want your speech to be memorable, inspiring and thought provoking. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Photo from Needpix This is the first in the #BrainTime series on the effects of time on the human mind. Those are strange enough, as are auditory hallucinations, as are the incredible effects of 4DX cinema Surround sound that you can experience at the big screen venues. But I've never discussed temporal effects in the human mind.

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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. Clark was right of course. Enjoy the retro-futuristic images!

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Learning with e's

MARCH 7, 2019

First there is the social impact: Communication technology may create a psychological distance between people; it can have detrimental effects on our concentration. A deviation occurs - an interruption of the normal and acceptable social conventions of conversation and interaction. Unported License.

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Kitaboo

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Modern-day education involves the use of amazing virtual reality experiences , interactive modules, and other tech-savvy resources to make learning fun and engaging. Providing effective and amazing learning experiences has become easier than ever before, thanks to digital textbook platforms like KITABOO.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 6, 2019

I met several colleagues for the first time, even though I had probably 'known' and interacted with them on Twitter for years. We will also examine the role new technology can play in promoting effective L&D and critically evaluate practices that are rooted in traditional learning/training environments. Unported License.

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

It can be used to provide contextual help inside the application including interactive guidance, on-screen prompts, and even onboarding for new users. Happy and confident employee means more productive, efficient, and creative. A DAP provides interactive guidance and support that empowers employees to navigate digital tools with ease.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Personal, connected digital technologies enable us to access content and interact quickly and easily. Teachers who are effective know that anything and everything can be used to create stimulating and creative learning environments. We can also repurpose, share and create content using these devices. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 18, 2019

It gets us ready to respond and interact with environments, problems and challenges we have yet to encounter. Makeshift reality by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Simulation orients us and enables us to navigate future scenarios.

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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. Free Audio: Background Music. Not Free Audio.

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2018

Image from Public Domain Pictures In a previous post , I wrote about the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) and the challenges it faces as a technology for education. I outlined some of the strategies that schools could consider to improve the use of IWBs in classrooms, particularly around interactivity, engagement and motivation.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 30, 2016

In effect, Web 2.0 Previous posts in this series 1: Gazing down the corridor 2: Smart clothing Graphics by Steve Wheeler Our digital future 3: Semantic Web by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Technology integration results in digital tools being embedded into learning, so that for example maker cultures emerge, or the classroom activities are flipped , supporting more effective pedagogies and improving student learning outcomes. One example is when classrooms began to be equipped with interactive whiteboards (IWBs).

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Learning with e's

MAY 2, 2019

Present-day students, who interact with a steady stream of digital media throughout the day, are generally unsurprised by video in the classroom; if anything, they expect it. They need to find resources quickly and effectively, so navigation of content must be quick and simple. Today, video use in the classroom is more commonplace.

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ATD Learning Technologies

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

A responsive e-learning course is designed so that buttons and interactive features are easy to use on smaller devices and text is always easy to read. In e-learning, a page turner is a boring course in which there is little to no interaction other than clicking from page to page. What is Creative Commons? What is a MOOC?

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Learning with e's

MAY 27, 2014

Figure 1: Second generation Activity Theory The theory Vygotsky''s earlier concept of mediation, which encompassed learning alongside others (Zone of Proximal Development) and through interaction with artefacts, was the basis for Engeström''s version of AT (known as Scandinavian Activity Theory). Reference Engeström, Y., Mietinnen, R.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 13, 2017

We hope for example, to purchase several units of the new SMARTboard 6000 and 7000 series interactive whiteboards for institute wide use. I saw the latest SMART interactive whiteboards on display at the BETT Show in London in January and I was particularly enamoured by two key advances in their design. This is all changing.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2016

However, these are still used effectively by those who desire to access educational opportunities to which they would otherwise have no access. 3) Learners need consistent, reliable access to learning materials, but also connections to peers and teachers if learning by mobile is to be effective. don't have internet capability).

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Learning with e's

MAY 26, 2014

In this post, we explore the work of John Dewey on experiential and interactive learning. Dewey further argued that for education to be at its most effective, children should be given learning opportunities that enabled them to link present content to previous experiences and knowledge. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Schools of the Air functioned not only on transmission format but also on two-way radio to encourage interaction between students and their teachers. Online assessment by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Coursy

AUGUST 26, 2022

Using a structured tool like an LMS drives/dictates the nature of interaction (instructors-learner, learner-learner, learner-content). When interaction and connections are viewed as the most valuable aspect of learning, then other options - like social tools - are reasonable alternative. What is needed in a Learning Environment?

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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. Although the didactic method has been severely criticised as less effective than more active and participatory pedagogies, it persists. Photo from VCU Libraries A growing divide? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 7, 2014

In effect, the technology is now mediating the social interaction between learner and knowledgeable other person. Photo by Anne Roberts Vygotsky, Piaget and YouTube by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Behind the technology he would argue, are the experts.

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Jane Hart

MARCH 20, 2012

Here is an updated version (V3) of the WSD Framework with more charts and descriptions, and now available as a PDF to download under a Creative Commons Licence. However the amount of this type of intervention is likely to reduce over time as other forms of learning are seen to be more effective. TOOLS & PLATFORMS.

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Learning with e's

JULY 17, 2019

Computer Mouse During the 1960s, researchers working at NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) were trying to create better interactivity for computer/user interfaces. Source: JPL/NASA) Wireless Headsets Astronauts need to be able to communicate effectively without being encumbered with trailing wires and cables.

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