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eLearning Design and Development

January 31, 2014

The 4 Primary eLearning Leader Types

To be an effective eLearning leader, you must be willing and able to understand the world possesses talents, which still remain undiscovered. In each organization, school, or learning environment (be it conventional or unconventional) there are individuals who are unaware of their true skills and abilities. As an eLearning leader it is your job to recognize this and to make your students or employees see their own true potential. You must keep them inspired, focused, and determined to gain as much as they can from the learning process. 

by Christopher Pappas

Educational Technology

January 31, 2014

7 Wearable Educational Technology Secrets You Never Knew (2018 Update)

Wearable gadgets such as smart watches and VR headsets are all the rage in gaming circles. But what are their applications in the educational sector? In this article, I share 7 wearable educational technology secrets you never knew.

by Christopher Pappas

Mobile Learning

January 30, 2014

Better Together: Mobile Learning and Performance Support

When you think of performance support, what comes to mind? Dusty manuals and other paper-based job aids or high tech gadgets?

by Stephanie Ivec

Instructional Design

January 30, 2014

Instructional Design Models and Theories: Schema Theory

1932 - Psychologist Frederic Bartlett Proposes the Schema Theory. Check the Instructional Design Models and Theories: Schema Theory article and presentation to find more.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

January 29, 2014

12 Questions eLearning Developers Should Answer

As an eLearning Developer, motivating learners is an important consideration because in reality learners are not always motivated to learn. They’re busy, they have other things to do, they don’t see the course as being important or have had a bad experience in the past. Would you like to motivate your learners based on the ARCS Model?

by Matthew Guyan

Educational Technology

January 29, 2014

The 5 Best Free Rubric Making Tools For Teachers

Rubrics are generally something that makes the life of an educator easier. Rather than adding an arbitrary grade to an assignment, with rubrics educators are able to determine exactly where a student’s work excelled beyond expectations and exactly where it lacked quality. Although they are highly valuable tools, creating rubrics can be a difficult and time consuming process. That is, it used to be a difficult and time consuming process until you found out about these 5 best free Rubric making tools for teachers.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

January 28, 2014

Marczewski’s Gamification User Types

Whilst many people are aware of Bartle’s Player Types, they may not be aware that Richard Bartle himself is of the opinion they do not translate well to non MMO games or non game related systems – especially gamified systems. As such, I went back to the drawing board to look closer at motivations that may drive users within gamified systems and how they can be used to design better experiences.

by Andrzej Marczewski

Online Courses (MOOC)

January 27, 2014

3 Skills to Improve Before Applying for MOOC

MOOC makes online education real. Are you ready to learn as much as possible? Read this article and find out what skills will help you to be more productive online student.

by Adam Fort

eLearning For Kids

January 27, 2014

Blended Learning Best Practices In An Elementary School EFL Classroom

A first hand account of the best practices taught in e-Learning applied to a blended elementary school EFL classroom in Korea.

by James Robert Finder

Mobile Learning

January 26, 2014

Gaze Into The Future Of Mobile Learning With Geoff Stead

In this exclusive interview with Learnnovators, Geoff Stead shares his wonderful insights on how the emerging mobile technologies and capabilities of smart phones could power up mobile learning. He also shares his advice to learning designers on the techniques to scale up to meet the challenges of designing learning interventions for this ubiquitous learning age. Equally valuable is his advice to organizations who wish to integrate mobile learning with their e-learning strategy to improve productivity! Geoff’s foresights on the future of mobile learning and the interesting shifts happening in the learning paradigms are truly thought provoking. Read on…

by Ravi Pratap Singh

eLearning Trends

January 24, 2014

Are You A Top e-Learning Blog Owner?

Would you like to share your Top e-Learning Blog Posts with a thriving community of more than 100,000 e-learning readers? Well... then Submit your e-Learning blog’s RSS feed at e-Learning Feeds.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

January 23, 2014

6 Tips For Storyboarding Like A Pro

Storyboarding is a helpful planning technique, and it’s not just for mapping out movies! You can benefit from storyboarding your e-Learning course - but first, let’s take a look at where this brilliant idea came from! Then, we’ll explore some tips to help you storyboard like a pro. 

by Christie Wroten