Good points on the importance and relevance of instructional designers when developing elearning or online courses.
http://www.trainingfolks.com/blog/bid/308001/Are-Instructional-Designers-Still-Relevant
Good points on the importance and relevance of instructional designers when developing elearning or online courses.
http://www.trainingfolks.com/blog/bid/308001/Are-Instructional-Designers-Still-Relevant
A timely review of a TEDXOsaka presentation by the guru of presentations, Garr Reynolds (Presentation Zen). Things to keep in mind as I prepare my courses and get ready to head back to the classroom.
“Storytelling — A harmonious blend of images, narration, evidence and support”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdtLELVhEQg
And another one …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUBMu7WH3Fk&feature=youtu.be&a – Good story about video as  “emotion generator”.
Garr also mentions “Brain Rules” in both presentations. Great book by John Medina (http://www.brainrules.net/about-brain-rules )
Another good post by Tony Bates: http://www.tonybates.ca/2013/07/27/is-there-a-link-between-flexible-access-and-productivity-in-higher-education . Of particular interest was his comment that:
“.. I worry when I see institutional plans that set out goals such as 25% of all classes will be hybrid by 2015, or we will have ten fully online masters programs by 2020. It’s like saying I’m going to knock in 10,000 nails over the next five years (or will use a power hammer instead). These may indeed be useful steps in the process of getting somewhere, but we need to be clear about what we are trying to achieve by moving more classes online.”
Good article and follow up comments on chunking” information:
http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning_design/chunking-information/
Excellent job by ETC (Educational Technology Committee). Online Conference. http://advancinglearning.ca/
Good basic points. “5 Ways To Make Your Learning Stick”:
http://www.learndash.com/5-ways-to-make-your-learning-stick/
How to add privacy controls to YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo video:
How to add captioning to YouTube videos:
http://www.teachingwithoutwalls.com/2013/08/can-we-talk-our-amazing-video.html
Great resource:
Thanks to GeorgianCTL: