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10 Super Powers of Instructional Designers: http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/331573/10-Super-Powers-of-the-World-s-Greatest-Instructional-Designer

A  popular discussion topic on many eLearning forums is “What microphone should I buy?”.  Over at eLearning Brothers they have started a series on “How to record voice overs for eLearning“. There are a lot of different opinions about recording … Continue reading →

Good list of resources for developing online interaction: http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/resources-2/resources-for-developing-online-interaction/ The article included a link to the COFA series Learning to Teaching Online, which I have used in the past for faculty development. Good to review again.

From Donald Clark via Steven Downes – “It’s not about courses stupid, it’s content” and “flip your mind and see MOOCs not as courses but free content. ” Yes. Totally agree. http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/moocs-c-word-is-problem.html

A good article on using screencasts and videos in education. I like that it includes a brief overview of cognitive load theory in multi-media (Clarke and Mayer, 2008). Too often we have so called “online gurus and experts” leading projects … Continue reading →

via Garr Reynolds (http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2013/12/sir-ken-robinson-gives-best-talk-yet-at-ted-education.html )

Love how this blogger uses references to the “Dead Parrot” skit to make his points: http://moreorlessbunk.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/i-know-a-dead-parrot-when-i-see-one-and-im-looking-at-one-right-now/ Particularly fond of “only resting”.

Remembering the “Online Teacher Certificate Program”  (http://ecourse.sl.on.ca/OT/ot1.htm). We were so ahead of our time! This article talks about the SLOAN-C Conference and some of today’s faculty development models for preparing faculty to teach online: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/22/online-learning-conference-preparing-faculty-online-education-dominates-agenda I think our model was excellent. It … Continue reading →

A refresher for elearning development. Good ideas to keep in mind: http://elearningbrothers.com/5-ways-to-handle-boring-elearning-content-like-a-pro/