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PowerPoint or Prezi: Which is Best for eLearning?

Association eLearning

The question is becoming more and more common — “Should I use PowerPoint (PPT) or Prezi?” But whereas PowerPoint tends to progress linearly from one slide to the next in a fixed sequence, Prezi uses “paths” to move between content by zooming out to reveal a big-picture overview, or zooming in to show details. What do you think?

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

While we may like to believe that directing and guiding our learners to new understanding is the most effective way to educate, the traditional Instructor-Led Training (ILT) model fails to recognize that our learners have changed. This approach also encourages the collaborative and social learning experience. Properly d.

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Game Based Learning: Is It Appropriate For My Association?

Association eLearning

Like any effective learning project, it’s critical to define your audience and determine if gamification is a good fit. If you’re interested in how to create extremely effective games – for learning or otherwise, I highly recommend it. Male players want a challenge, so motivating them with “scores to beat” is very effective.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | December 18, 2020

Mike Taylor

Last week’s most clicked item: 77 PowerPoint Christmas cards to download and share! Can Social Networks Help Us Be More Creative? While I realize the presence of some of the ill-effects, social networks can have some benefits. Follow me on Twitter or connect with me on LinkedIn. Visit [link] to join.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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When Misused Buzzwords Attack

Association eLearning

Is not : Cheerful background music and flashy animations with sound effects and lots of pictures. A course that isn’t any fun might be a narrated PowerPoint full of animated bullet points that the learner just sits through. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. Interactive. Innovative/ Creative/ Different.

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Facebook for e-Learning

eFront

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 11/07/2010 Facebook for e-Learning Facebook objective is " to help you connect and share with the people in your life ". 50% of Facebooks active users log on to Facebook in any given day.