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Via Twitter. Thanks Patti Shank and David Anderson http://ncdae.org/resources/cheatsheets/pdf/electronic-content.pdf

This article explains the steps to identify and develop the tasks/content for a training module. These steps also relate well to the development of an online course and is a great review for the course I’m currently developing. Thanks, Nicole! … Continue reading →

Thanks to Matthew Guyan for some great tips on creating complex interactions. He has provided great instructions for developing a multiple answer true/false slide a multiple slider. I can use both these ideas in a current project. Yay!  Check them … Continue reading →

This posting is a couple of years old (2014), but I keep going back to it because the ideas are always good for students to use to present their “Excel/Access Tips” projects. http://ditchthattextbook.com/2014/02/06/20-video-project-ideas-to-engage-students/  

The following article looks at three ways to add info to Blackboard: http://raypastore.com/wordpress/2015/12/putting-syllabi-schedules-and-other-documents-into-blackboard/ I totally agree with Option 3! It is so much more efficient and sustainable to upload a document to a server outside of Blackboard. Unfortunately, this method … Continue reading →

Great advice for SME’s (Subject Matter Experts): https://community.articulate.com/articles/congratulations-you-re-an-sme-now-what-5-key-tips-to-e-learning-success

Great resource entitled “10 Ted Talks That Will Help You to Make ELearning Meet Modern Learners’ Needs”: https://www.joomlalms.com/elearning/10-ted-talks-to-meet-modern-learners-needs.html — Good ideas and models for making TED talks type of presentations, too! I liked #10 especially (3 min; 8 things) Richard … Continue reading →

So happy to have found a better way to upload multiple files to Blackboard! Why don’t they tell us this stuff? http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/itservices/ithelp/my-computer/files-and-security/work-off-campus/webdav/webdav-on-windows-8-and-8.1

I attended the Articulate Roadshow in Toronto a few weeks ago and it was great. Excellent sessions by all presenters.  I’m hoping to spend more time using Articulate this summer to develop new materials for my courses and maybe even enter a few of the eLearning … Continue reading →

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