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eLearning Design and Development

January 8, 2013

Video In Training And Education

At least partly because of the huge success of YouTube, people get excited today about the potential of video for training and education particularly in the context of e-learning and distance learning. There is a lot of hype about it but we need to examine the real benefits before plunging in. 

by Don McIntosh

Learning Technologies

January 7, 2013

21 Free iSpring Presenter Video Tutorials

More and more eLearning professional use the iSpring Pro authoring tool. Would you be interested to learn how to use it for Free?

by Christopher Pappas

Educational Technology

January 6, 2013

23 Microsoft Free Teaching Tools for Educators

Are you interested in a list of 23 free teaching tools that you can use in your classroom? From helping students learn through interactive 3D experiences to transforming ordinary classroom experiences into immersive education and much more…

by Christopher Pappas

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

January 4, 2013

12 Twitter Tips For The Tenderfoot

Many educators disregard Twitter as a narcissistic fad used to mark one’s personal movement through the day. How could Twitter be used effectively for education? While many limit the use of Twitter to self-proclamation of what they ate for breakfast, educators can instead use it as a flexible forum for promoting student engagement and nurturing development of a learning community.

by LuAnne Holder

eLearning Trends

January 4, 2013

New Learning Opportunities Create Self-Directed Learners

What if learning took care of itself in your organization? What if your staff knew what they needed to know, or learn, to do their job successfully? Would you say, great! Go for it. Or would you say, wait a minute not so fast. And then start thinking to yourself; I am (fill in the blank) director of training, or HR, or sales director, and I need to provide you with what I think you need.

by Ruth Kustoff

Instructional Design

January 4, 2013

The 60-Second Guide To Blooms Taxonomy

Learning levels, learning domains, reflecting and extending learning, cognitive, perceptual, affective, interpersonal, and psychomotor. Do these words sound familiar or not? What are the levels of learning?

by Christopher Pappas

Online Courses (MOOC)

January 3, 2013

Learning from Harvard: MOOC story, pt3

Viewing Harvard's CS50x MOOC from the inside to sort out teaching tips from the student perspective. Here's what this week taught me...

by Joseph Kern

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

January 3, 2013

Top 5 eLearning Communities At Google+ That You Should Join

Do you believe that it is important to talk about stuff you are into with professionals who love it too? Are you interested in educational technology, eLearning development, and Massive Open Online Courses?

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

January 2, 2013

The Friendliest Online Learning Guide Around - eLearning 101 - Book Review

eLearning 101 is a short, upbeat e-book that helps students to solve common eLearning problems. The book takes around an hour to read, and offers some quality suggestions for making eLearning easier.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Technologies

January 2, 2013

31 Free eFront Video Tutorials

Would you be interested in a list of Free eFront LMS Video Tutorials? Would you like to know how to customize a lesson, work with categories, create a course or a lesson, work with job descriptions and certifications at eFront LMS?

by Christopher Pappas

Mobile Learning

December 31, 2012

Mobile Learning Tools

The following 42 Mobile Learning Tools allow specific creation of learning modules for mobile devices and/or allow output to HTML5 and/or provide delivery of mobile learning. Most major LMS and LCMS vendors either have mobile solutions in place or are quickly moving to include them.

by Don McIntosh

eLearning Articles

December 29, 2012

What Kind Of Support Do Online Graduate Students Need?

Online learners face many challenges – from staying motivated and beating procrastination, to meeting multiple deadlines. And, as we know, e-learning students are already busy; preoccupied with many competing priorities.

by Dr. Liz Hardy