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  • Inside IDOL Blog
    ... this software which can be run on a USB flash drive without requiring any installation. The total file size is only ... . Articulate Quizmaker - http://www.articulate.com/quizmaker.htmlBesides creating flash quizzes, this tool allows you to ... Flash (swf) the questions can not be copied/pasted. StudyMate - http://www.respondus.com/studymate/This product is less ... 3D talking avitars inside a completely 3D environment. You can add clothing, backgrounds, motion, and character ... service, which makes it possible to add text commentary to video. Using Flash video (*.flv) files complete video ...
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  • Corporate Training & e-Learning Blog
    ... definite pros and cons to the experience, and I was attentive to how the environment really would suit a synchronous e ... minuses to using Second Life. Here they are:Plusses:Tom feels that the newness and novelty of the environment can get ... entire environment (including the viewing of PowerPoint slides) was very slow and jumpy - almost not worth using. But the ... and practice how to navigate in the SL environment (not that easy to do) before attending meetings or e-classes. Any ... . In addition to the SL environment being very sluggish and jumpy, another gripe I have about SL is this: Why would I ...
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  • Course Management Systems Versus Learning Management Systems - Learning Circuits
    ... and interactive e-learning via authoring tools like Flash and Dreamweaver, instructors must link to separately created ... designed for workplace learning environments, and specifically perform some or all of the following tasks: ·  ... organizational environment require that training organizations manage their operations in a particular wayâ??and most LMSs ... designed for different environmentsâ??CMSs for universities and other academic environments and LMSs for workplace learning ... for managing classroom courses in universities and other academic environments. The communications capabilities ...
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  • Distance Learning Conference - My notes " Design for Learning
    Education Education for Girls Educators eLearning Environment Evaluation Flash Free Speech Freedom ... create the environment… you have to make the effort. Aspects of learning: Teaching students howt o inquire/construct ... with experientially based learning environment Evaluate learning outcomes Continue personal development Presence You must ... ‘real’ person in the online environment Non Example: professor who put his whole CV online QUESTION: Do you ... . FRIDAY’s LECTURES: Managing Flash Game Development Jon Aleckson Another great lecture and probably one of the ...
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  • The Future of Online Learning and Personal Learning Environments " SlideShare
    The Future of Online Learning and Personal Learning Environments From: Downes, 1 year ago The Future of Online ... learning environments. SlideShare Link close function ... ) The Future of Online Learning and Personal Learning Environments From ... Personal Learning Environments 9659 views Knowledge maturing ... transcript Slide 1: The Future of Online Learning and Personal Learning Environments ...
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  • How Do You Communicate with Your E-Learners? - The Rapid eLearning Blog
    ... relates to traditional learning. In a classroom environment, you are actively communicating. That means the facilitator ... course content to enable better communication of your content. It is a closed loop process. In an elearning environment ... the training that is currently facilitated into an online environment (in preparation for an upgrade), so I had the ... ;s good for my... Mark Sheppard: There are no shortage of tools that will let you generate Flash output without using Flash. The... Cathy Moore: Deneena, if you Google “elearning development costs” and similar phrases, ...
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  • Moodle taking the lead in the secondary sector " e-Learning Stuff
    ... e-Learning Stuff news and views on e-learning, ILT and tech stuff in general… Home About James Clay   Moodle taking the lead in the secondary sector Moodle (the open source VLE) one of the most popular VLEs in the FE sector is proving to be a real hit in the secondary sector. The Guardian reports that: Schools are becoming increasingly attracted to open source virtual learning environments (VLEs ... firefox fireworks flash flickr flock formal funding future gaming garageband glossy gomessenger google government ...
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  • Toward a Model of Experiential E-Learning
    Typical e-learning environments require students to abandon their familiar ways ... environments because these concepts attend to some of those ... textbooks, workbooks, or flash cards onto computers for delivery to ... explicitly integrating students? experiences into learning environments ... environment. In an effective experiential education program, students and teachers ...
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  • CAETI Final Report: Advanced Cognitive Tools for Learning
    2.3.4.1Classroom Environment 2.3.4.2Teachers Role 2.3.4.3Curriculum Materials 2.3.4.4Student Activities 2.3.4.5Supporting Peer ... collaborative critical inquiry [ONeill & Gomez, 1994; Slavin 1990]. A second form is the exploratory environment , such as a simulation of friction-free movement of objects. Exploratory environments provide many opportunities that might ... to configure environments from which they might learn something. A third form is systems to support authoring and ... : "Social interactions do not always create new learning; peer interactions vary enormously; only some teaching environments ...
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  • Technophilia: Discover the .EDU Underground
    Project Muse. The University of Texas at Austin has an interesting Flash-based walk-through of Dantes Inferno ... century learning skills", or Carnegie Mellons Alice, a free 3D interactive programming environment for teaching ...
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  • Blog of e-Learning Tyro
    Macromedia Flash: Document properties: This includes verifying standardized document properties, such as document size ... environment. Learners are immersed in a green environment where they can discover and utilize GE products to understand ...
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  • Elearning development & design ideas - Making Change blog
    ... example Cathy. FYI, the Flash Player 10 Beta slaughters the audio code (everything plays at once at... Robin Petterd ... by old-time musicians, and they’re playing this tune: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is ... describes the posts: Michele Martin at The Bamboo Project shares strategies for supporting personal learning environments ...
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  • Adobe - eLearning for K-12
    ... family Dreamweaver Flash Flex Illustrator InDesign LiveCycle Enterprise Suite ... Players Get Adobe Reader Get Flash Player Get Adobe AIR Get Shockwave Player ... in the creation and development of online content, courses, and virtual learning environments; allow for assessment ... technical knowledge or programming skills Develop self-paced and live classroom environments Assess, track, and report ... initiatives in your district, Adobe Captivate™ 3 software lets teachers create Flash based, interactive ...
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  • Instructional Design Handbook
    Interaction and Collaboration Courses in an online environment will have necessary but varying amounts of interaction and ... because several folks are studying the same content within the same time period Communities (or environments) created in ... student learning. There are technologies available within the WebCT environment as well as external technologies that can be ... partial-fills for interactive objects (streamed video, flash, etc.) Descriptions of interactions Descriptions ... ). Web pages usually include text and graphics and, when appropriate, are supplemented by audio, video, and flash ...
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  • Create Engaging E-Learning Courses You Can Be Proud Of - The Rapid eLearning Blog
    ... content and purpose and then place the learner in an environment that replicates it. For example, if you want to learn ... . The opening sequence might be a custom flash animation (but could be done in PowerPoint) and the flashing icon on the sore back might be a flash animation. Other than that, it looks like it was all done in PowerPoint and with the studio ... email. I guess it’s good for my... Mark Sheppard: There are no shortage of tools that will let you generate Flash output without using Flash. The... Cathy Moore: Deneena, if you Google “elearning development costs” ...
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  • Experiencing E-Learning
    ... limited to using freeware.   At present we are developing self-paced CBTS using PowerPoint, a PowerPoint-to-Flash converter ... template with a course menu in the left navigation bar (the Flash files play in the main window), but the best we can do is ... real environments. tags: education, learning, research, neuroscience, cognition For neuroscience to mean something to ... US Copyright Sliderule Flash sliderule for figuring out whether something is protected by US copyright ...
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  • Net Pedagogy Portal - Glossary -
    ... quot;an action possibility available in the environment to an individual, independent of the individuals ability to ... and self-organization theories.  Learning is a process that occurs within nebulous environments of ... displaced by the Web" (source Wikipedia). Immersive Environments – An immersive environment is an artificial, interactive, computer-created scene or "world" within which a user can immerse themselves.  Immersive environments could be thought of as synonymous with ...
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  • The Rapid eLearning Blog - promotional
    ... environment or litter in the park. Without communicating anything else, the image is already starting to tell you ... environments where the learning departments are separated from the day-to-day grind.  Obviously, shooting your own ... series.  This comes in handy when you want an image of the same people in various poses or environments.  You ... of the ones I’ve used successfully: iStockphoto. You can find photos, illustrations, video clips, and some Flash ... below, the two women from the image above are now characters for a scenario that plays itself out in an office environment ...
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  • 's Style Guide for Serious Games and Simulations
    This is one reason why piloting a simulation in a corporate environment by telling participants that it is a pilot is ... creating a serious game is the advent of powerful authoring environments. There is no equivalent of PowerPoint currently. The best most of us can use is Flash. As the time between corporate need and vendor ability reduces, the popularity of ... corporate training? It used to be that formal learning programs in a corporate environment could be a week long. People ... environment novices, a third person perspective is more comfortable, letting them know exactly where they are ...
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  • Are You Ready for Mobile Learning? (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE CONNECT
    ... technology environment, this new generation is accustomed to the "twitch-speed, multitasking, random-access ... , video, and Flash movies; displays and permits editing of text documents; lets users access e-mail and Web content ... smart phones. They can play audio, video, and Flash movies; display and edit text documents; access e-mail and Web content ... -rich environment. Support differentiation of student learning needs and personalized learning.7 Reduce cultural and ... environments, when and where appropriate. Naismith et al.10 hypothesized that mobile technologies will have a huge impact ...
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  • What Steve Jobs Can Teach You About Designing E-Learning - The Rapid eLearning Blog
    ... hands. Look at documentaries or podcasts (or other types of AV) learning environments. They don’t offer much ... ’t it be cool if Articulate/Flash allowed you to slow the narration like you can do with audio books on the iPod? Of ... . If you’re using a small window for the entire course, rather than just for some Flash demos or interactives ... are no shortage of tools that will let you generate Flash output without using Flash. The... Cathy Moore: Deneena, ...
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  • Inside eLearning by Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
    ... their environments, products, and services.Virtual worlds include:secondlife.comthere.comactiveworlds.comMashups (pull ... to have a list of key terms (perhaps in the form of flash cards), learning objectives, and pull-outs, which can be in ...
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  • E-Learning Queen
    ... environment that requires offices and people to coordinate from different parts of the globe across time zones and cultural ... Second Life explore the provision of consumer health information services in a virtual environment. The island is home to a ... of making healthcare education engaging and accessible, Cigna Healthcare has created a virtual environment in the Second ... professionals in clinical skills. Graphics recreate a lifelike, interactive, virtual environment in which civilian and military ... ; audio versions of the text) and study aids (podcast study guides, mobile phone flash cards, etc.).It will be ...
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  • The Learning Circuits Blog
    ... vital.Personally, I do mainly Flash work and have been part of Second Life for over a year. When I say part of it, I mean as an ... . If you have a geographically dispersed group and a need to learn in a "spatial" environment this tool might make sense. Similarly, the need to practice soft skills in a safe environment might make VW a good tool for training. I keep ... can fly, but you get the idea. If you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and ... environment. Rules would probably need to be set though, in an environment where the users arent used to there being rules.
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  • How to make course objectives more motivational " Making Change
    ... example Cathy. FYI, the Flash Player 10 Beta slaughters the audio code (everything plays at once at... Robin Petterd ... environment = learning success. But going from your example where the learner is asked to defend his decision to email or ... environment in which training is potentially most effective, but the onus of making best use of what is taught lies on the ... -learning environment. The first lead-in text, on the contrary, addresses the learners directly, catches their ...
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  • Chief Learning Officer magazine - Simulation Shows How to Bring Effectiveness and Efficiency to Organizational Learning
    ... dcsFunc("dcsTP"); } //--> "); } //--> 0;i--){ try{ var flash = new ActiveXObject ... understand the cause-effect relationships of their decisions in a 'safe' game-play environment.“The workshop ...
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  • 's eLearn Magazine Predictions
    ... intelligent tutoring systems, simulations, games, virtual reality, and multimedia environments."Grade: C-Whether ... Second Life): something like the personal learning environment connected to free content— Creative Commons, open access ... nothing like the personal learning environment became mainstream, though development continues. Finally, while paid ... 2007. On the one hand, organizations will seek to develop e-learning with an eye toward 3D environments using Second Life ... , wikis and avatars will become more mainstream in academic and then corporate environments."Grade: BThis is basically ...
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  • TruSim :: Division of Blitz Games Ltd
    ... text it means you dont have Flash Player 8+ installed on your browser. Make sure to have the latest version of Flash Player installed to fully explore that website. TruSim TruSim is a division of Blitz Games Studios ... environment. They can be adapted for skill levels and complexity and are always engaging and accessible. They can be ... IE5.5+ with JS enabled and Flash Player 8+ installed.
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  • IBM - Virtual worlds, real leaders - United States
    ... leaders need to succeed in work environments that are increasingly virtual and distributed? What types of training and tools can forward—thinking companies use to enable a new breed of leader that thrives in these uncertain environments ... develop and operate in environments that are highly distributed, global, hyper-competitive, and virtual. This report explains ... ; View Flash version Subscribe via RSS Help ...
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  • 20+ Tools For Creating Your Own Games
    ... game. You can give it a try using the 20+ tools we gathered! Flash Based AlbinoBlackSheep.com - Hosts lots of games and videos, features tutorials on working with Flash. FlashKit.com - Numerous tutorials for working with Flash including step-by-step guides for certain types of games. Kirupa.com - Extensive collection of tutorials for Flash including ... style Lucasarts games. Sploder.com - Create a Flash game from a wide range of objects and then embed it into your MySpace ... :11:20 Check out Scratch from MIT, an open source programming environment for novices that ...
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