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  • CCK08: Connectivism, Equity, and Equality
    ... and learn. Not everything is accessible to everyone, but you don’t need to see every image or hear the audio ... , particularly distance learning where we outline the objectives the performance metrics and the outcomes and all of ... prime example of this: every child is expected to meet the grade level goals, regardless of learning or other disabilities. We start from the assumption that everyone will learn and be assessed equally. A better ideal for the system would ... that everyone will learn and be assessed in the same way. If we start with the assumption that individuals will find ...
    Experiencing eLearning - Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Comments
  • QR Codes and Learning - DevLearn08 - Nov.11-14
    I'm sure you all received the email from the Guild today about QR codes at DevLearn08. This Guild page lists the best readers(decoders) and how to use them on your phone.  Its a great resource even if you aren't attending the conference.  This is a cool technology you should check out.  Share your thoughts on how this might be used for learning in the comments. Before you ask in the comments - This video was shot with a Flip Mino, imported into Garageband for improved/added audio, and exported to Blip.tv. Some of my TWITTER peeps are headed to DevLearn08 and twittering about the QR ...
  • October Webinar: Informal Learning in the 21st Century
    Join us for the Social Learning SIG’s October Webinar Title: Informal Learning in the 21st Century Description ... know that an interactive web will have profound implications for us as learning professionals - but what does it all really ... the face of the web, and how learning organizations are leveraging these technologies to better serve their customers. Host: Cascadia Chapter of ASTD Presenter: Bill Bruck of Q2 Learning When: Friday 17 October 2008, 11:00 AM - Noon, Pacific Audio: The audio is Voice over IP (VoIP) and is not over a conference call. To listen, you will need to ...
    Engaged Learning - Monday, September 22, 2008 - Comments
  • October Webinar: Informal Learning in the 21st Century
    Join us for the Social Learning SIG’s October Webinar Title: Informal Learning in the 21st Century Description ... know that an interactive web will have profound implications for us as learning professionals - but what does it all really ... the face of the web, and how learning organizations are leveraging these technologies to better serve their customers. Host: Cascadia Chapter of ASTD Presenter: Bill Bruck of Q2 Learning When: Friday 17 October 2008, 11:00 AM - Noon, Pacific Audio: The audio is Voice over IP (VoIP) and is not over a conference call. To listen, you will need to ...
    Engaged Learning - Monday, September 22, 2008 - Comments
  • October Webinar: Informal Learning in the 21st Century
    Join us for the Social Learning SIG’s October Webinar Title: Informal Learning in the 21st Century Description: There’s a true transformation happening on the Internet. The passive read-only experience of static web pages is ... know that an interactive web will have profound implications for us as learning professionals - but what does it all really ... the face of the web, and how learning organizations are leveraging these technologies to better serve their customers. Host: Cascadia Chapter of ASTD When: Friday 17 October 2008, 11:00 AM - Noon, Pacific Audio: The audio is Voice over ...
    Engaged Learning - Monday, September 22, 2008 - Comments
  • Can you SlideShare?
    This morning, at ALT-C in Leeds, I attended Jane Hart's excellent presentation on the top 25 free tools for learning, I was familiar with most of these tools, but welcomed the opportunity to reflect on the extent to which I was maximising the potential benefit of each tool. The one I particularly noted was SlideShare, a site that allows you to upload and share PowerPoint and Keynote presentations. Well, I do presentations, so this seemed like an activity in which I should ... . Sharing slides that are accompanied by an audio narration that replaces the contribution of a presenter. So, have I ...
    Clive on Learning - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Comments
  • The Value of Multimedia in E-Learning
    ... making this about the tool (PowerPoint + audio) when he should be talking about the method and the quality of instruction. The simplest tools, in the hands of an artisan, can make a masterpiece. On issue one: does audio in e-learning reduce ... Al Moser trashes voice over PowerPoint in this blog post about using multimedia in eLearning. He feels audio is a weak ... Instruction.” Clark and Mayer found that “people learn more deeply from multimedia lessons when words explaining ... groups received identical animation and words. On issue two: does audio with eLearning reduce productivity? Al compares ...
    Janet Clarey - Monday, September 8, 2008 - Comments
  • The Value of Multimedia in E-Learning
    ... making this about the tool (PowerPoint + audio) when he should be talking about the method and the quality of instruction. The simplest tools, in the hands of an artisan, can make a masterpiece. On issue one: does audio in e-learning reduce ... Al Moser trashes voice over PowerPoint in this blog post about using multimedia in eLearning. He feels audio is a weak ... Instruction.” Clark and Mayer found that “people learn more deeply from multimedia lessons when words explaining ... groups received identical animation and words. On issue two: does audio with eLearning reduce productivity? Al compares ...
    Janet Clarey - Monday, September 8, 2008 - Comments
  • Google-Assisted â¬SSearchâ¬ý Learning⬦but pls donâ¬"t say â¬Saccording to Googleâ¬ý
    ... actually sick of Google. Although it is a huge part of my personal learning and work environment I’m just well, blah ... some would argue that a Google search is not â¬Üreal learning,â¬" search (and other) tools from Google appear to have ... makes it worthy of consideration for supporting workplace learning. George Chinnery (2008) described some of the pedagogical ... Chinneryâ¬"s article as it appearing in Language, Learning & Technology. Google as an Informative Tool: using a ... learning, Google has Language Tools. Instructors wishing to control search activities for learning can use Google Coop ...
    Janet Clarey - Thursday, September 4, 2008 - Comments
  • Google-Assisted â¬SSearchâ¬ý Learning⬦but pls donâ¬"t say â¬Saccording to Googleâ¬ý
    ... actually sick of Google. Although it is a huge part of my personal learning and work environment I’m just well, blah ... some would argue that a Google search is not â¬Üreal learning,â¬" search (and other) tools from Google appear to have ... makes it worthy of consideration for supporting workplace learning. George Chinnery (2008) described some of the pedagogical ... Chinneryâ¬"s article as it appearing in Language, Learning & Technology. Google as an Informative Tool: using a ... learning, Google has Language Tools. Instructors wishing to control search activities for learning can use Google Coop ...
    Janet Clarey - Thursday, September 4, 2008 - Comments
  • The Value of Good eLearning Developers
    ... anytime, anywhere learning isn’t sound. The biggest reason is that we have chosen to represent this new way to learn with some of the most offensively bland products imaginable for the sake of a higher ROI. Can we not see how we are ... , visual design basics, typography, color, audio recording and editing, video recording and editing, PowerPoint, Flash ... only going to save us money if we put enough money into eLearning to create compelling learning experiences, ...
    eQuixotic - Monday, August 25, 2008 - Comments
  • Brain-based Learning, Backchannel, Pics. ipods, & Gaming
    They began using the iPods to create their own "content," making audio recordings of themselves and presenting ...
    Big Dog, Little Dog - Friday, August 22, 2008 - Comments
  • eLearning on a Shoestring (eLearning Guild Online Forum)
    E-learning on a Shoestring: Help for the Chronically Underfunded - Jane Bozarthbozarthzone.com I was able to sit in on ... a lot of work."Good elearning comes from design rather than the software"PowerPoint pictures with audio can work as ... learners have..... try to go with what they havelots of textlots of videolots of audio(or just a little of each to match your ... renovateCollaborative Learning Systems http://www.clsllc.com/each game - $1.80 (only mine, once you download to your own ... issues (unlimited users)Web Quests"student....you're going to research info and create something for our public to learn ...
    Discovery Through eLearning - Thursday, August 14, 2008 - Comments
  • Dojolearning - Haheee-ya!
    ... of the student.  But not only can the learning upload pictures, but they can upload audio, text, video and files. At ... solution from a learning perspective from the beginning.  Usually it is “We have a product.  Oh ya, and you can learn with it, too.”  But it is not focused on learning. Dojo Learning is different.  They recognized this and ... that is OK.  Dojo Learning is similar.  It doesn’t have everything you might think of when you hear “social learning.” It is more of a course creation product with elements of social learning.  Yet what it can do ...
    Engaged Learning - Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - Comments
  • The treatment matrix
    ... designing self-study e-learning, the amount of effort you should put into elaborate forms of interactivity (scenarios, sims, games) or rich media content (audio, video, 3D, animation) should depend on two factors: "The greater the behaviour change that is required (ie, that the learner needs to put the learning into actual practice), the richer the digital learning activities need to be. This helps the learner to fully engage with the content and be able to transfer the learning to their working practice." "The less motivated a learner is to learn the content, the ...
    Clive on Learning - Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - Comments
  • Myths about online learning
    ... applied to corporate e-learning. [blue is mine] Myth: Videocasting lectures/presentations works. [As part of a blended ... -efficacy here which is very important.] Myth: Online courses are OK for learning Microsoft Word, but you cannot possibly ... easier for them because it is flexible to their schedule.] My mythical experiences with online learning in corporate ... they needed to be. They were highly interactive with branching, audio, video, etc. And they were long. A different learning intervention might require less production. IT DEPENDS. However, if you want some facts and figures, Bryan ...
    Janet Clarey - Monday, August 4, 2008 - Comments
  • Connectivism is about you!
    This Learning Theory is relatively new and is built on the central tenet that learning is the process of creating ... in the development of this learning theory. For more information on the theory of Connectivism you can find a general ... knowledge and explore their application as a framework for theories of teaching and learning. It will outline a connectivist ... participants make sense of the transformative impact of technology in teaching and learning over the last decade. The voices calling for reform do so from many perspectives, with some suggesting 'new learners' require different learning ...
    eLearning Acupuncture - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 -