e-learning

Perhaps a part of the future landscape within teaching and learning…

On 12/13/2010, in adjunct faculty, business side of he, change, changing business models, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, economics, elearning, faculty/staff, mathematics, new business models, online learning, online media, religion, science, training / L&D, writing, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
I’m interested in trying to take pulse checks on a variety of constantly moving bulls-eyes out there — one of which is new business models within the world of teaching and learning (in higher education, K-12, and the corporate world). I have no idea whether the courses that this site/service offers are truly great or not. To me, it doesn’t matter right now. What matters is whether this model — or this type of business model — takes off. The costs of obtaining an education could be positively impacted here, as competition continues to heat up and the landscapes continue to morph.

Tagged with: adjunct faculty • business side of he • corporate training / universities • e-learning • economics/business • english • exchanges • faculty-staff • math • new business models • new business models in he • online learning • online media • philosophy • religion • science • teachers • writing

One Teacher’s Take: How Holly Mortimer Took Her Teaching Career Online

On 12/10/2010, in career development, elearning, game-changing environment, K-12 related, online learning, professional development, teachers, teaching online, by Daniel Christian

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Also see:

The online learning story — from Edutopia.org

Tagged with: career development • e-learning • game-changing environment • K-12 • online learning • professional development • teachers • teaching online

An e-Learning Tool Revolution

On 12/09/2010, in design, education technology, elearning, instructional design, interaction design, interactivity, online learning, play, tools, user experience (UX), vendors, by Daniel Christian

An e-Learning Tool Revolution — from Allen Interactions by Ethan Edwards, chief instructional strategist

Allen Interactions had a highly visible presence at the [DevLearn 2010] conference, announcing the official Private Beta Program for a new authoring system, currently under development and code-named Zebra.

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The experience of using it has really illustrated for me in a fresh way why current authoring systems always fall so short. The challenge of designing instruction for computer delivery is how to craft an experience that engages the learner and creates unique opportunities for that learner to solve challenges. Instructional interactivity is at the core of this design process. Ideally, an authoring tool ought to put the designer at the center of manipulating interactivity.

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What is so exciting to me about the possibilities that Zebra suggests is that for the first time in my recollection designers will be able to directly and easily manipulate those design elements that define instructional interactivity–Context, Challenge, Activity, and Feedback–in a seamless design environment. Of course, we’re just beginning this journey and there is much unknown about the significance that Zebra might have, but for the first time in a long time, I feel optimistic about authoring potential, which has been rather stalled in its tracks for almost 15 years. I can imagine this dramatically increasing the influence that instructional designers can have in the overall creating of outstanding e-learning applications.

Tagged with: design • e-learning • educational technology • instructional design • interaction design • interactivity • online learning • play • tools • user experience • vendors

Living Actor™ Presenter

On 11/23/2010, in 3D, animation, education technology, elearning, engagement / engaging students, Europe, innovation, presentations, by Daniel Christian

— my thanks to Benoît Morel, CEO Cantoche, for this resource

Living Actor™ Presenter is “a 100% online tool that generates video animations from an audio or text file that is used to automatically animate a high quality 3D avatar over any background that you select. You can then download the resulting video file, embed it in any presentation or training content, and even share it over the Internet.”

Cantoche is an international company based in France (Paris) and in the United-States (Albuquerque). It is very well known for its unique expertise in “3D embodied agents” as well as for its technological innovations in the field of humanized interfaces.

Tagged with: 3D • animation • e-learning • educational technology • engagement • Europe • innovation • presentations

Is this the future?

On 11/12/2010, in adjunct faculty, business side of he, changing business models, dangers of the status quo, elearning, faculty/staff, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, online media, open courseware and systems, social learning / networks, student-related, by Daniel Christian

— originally from Kirsten Winkler’s
You can now charge for Courses on Udemy and more

Tagged with: business side of he • dangers of the status quo • e-learning • exchanges • future • future of higher education • game-changing environment • new business models in he • online learning • online media • social learning • Walmart of Education

Tagged with: e-learning • K-12 • online learning

Some reflections re: web/cloud-based learner profiles

On 10/16/2010, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assessment, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, CMS/LMS, colleges, community colleges, competency-based learning/education, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital learning, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, instructional design, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning agents, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, lifelong learning, mobile learning, multimedia, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, training / L&D, ubiquitous learning, universities, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Reflections on web-based learner profiles -- by Daniel S. Christian

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • AI • assessment • Blackboard • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • CMS/LMS • colleges • community college • competency-based learning/education • corporate training / universities • customized learning • Daniel S. Christian • data mining • digital learning • e-learning • educational technology • emerging technologies • evaluation • HCI • innovation • instructional design • intelligent tutoring • internet • K-12 • Learning Agents • learning ecosystem • learning preferences • Lifelong learning • Mobile learning • Moodle • personalized learning • scaffolding • training • ubiquitous learning • universities

Seven steps for using more rich media in learning

On 10/16/2010, in digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, elearning, instructional design, multimedia, new media literacies, by Daniel Christian

Seven steps for using more rich media in learning — from eLearning Roadtrip by Ellen Wagner

Tagged with: digital audio • digital learning • digital video • e-learning • instructional design • multimedia • new media literacies

DevLearn 2010

On 10/12/2010, in elearning, instructional design, pedagogy, tools, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: andragogy • e-learning • instructional design • pedagogy • tools • vendors

E-Learning 2010: E-Educators Evolving

On 10/07/2010, in elearning, online learning, online tutoring, student teaching/teacher education, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, virtual K-12 schools, by Daniel Christian

E-Learning 2010: E-Educators Evolving — from EducationWeek.com (9/20/10)

This special report, the second in a three-part series on e-learning, aims to answer questions related to the growing role of e-educators in K-12 education. It provides perspectives and advice from state policymakers and virtual school providers navigating through the new and often murky policy waters of online-only education, and features insights from e-educators in the trenches of virtual schooling.

Tagged with: e-learning • online learning • online tutoring • student teaching/teacher education • teachers • teaching & learning • teaching online • virtual schools

The changing landscape of teaching

On 10/04/2010, in career development, change, educational games / serious games, elearning, engagement / engaging students, game-changing environment, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, professional development, student teaching/teacher education, teachers, by Daniel Christian

The changing landscape of teaching — from EdReformer.com by Tom Vander Ark

Now that anyone can learn anything and learning professionals can work anywhere, a learning ecosystem is being created around the formal public delivery system—sometimes supporting, sometimes competing, sometimes infiltrating.

Online learning is full and part time option for millions of students. Massive foundation and government programs are pushing data driven-instruction and teacher evaluation. The combination of direct intervention and the surrounding web of opportunity means a slow decline in traditional education employment and strong growth in non-traditional roles

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Like doctors, lawyers, and accountants, learning professionals can freelance, start a business, build a nonprofit, or join a public delivery system. Welcome to the new learning landscape.

Tagged with: career development • change • e-learning • engaging students • game-changing environment • games • K-12 • Keeping students engaged • online learning • student teaching/teacher education • teachers

Factors to consider if moving to eLearning

On 10/04/2010, in business, corporate universities / corporate training, elearning, training / L&D, by Daniel Christian

Moving to eLearning — from the Upside learning Solutions Blog by Abhijit Kadle

Our customers account for a number of factors before taking the plunge into e-Learning. I was trying to put together some of the key change factors leading organizations to adopt e-learning stand-alone and as a part of the training blend. I arrived at these factors driving the change:

1. Business Strategy
2. Geographical Expansion Of Business
3. New Business Opportunities (which may lead to new skill development)
4. Cost and Benefits
5. Organizational Culture/Demographics
6. Infrastructural Readiness
7. Management Support

Some of these change factors translate to simply ‘business needs’ which fuel the need for e-learning in the business. Without the appropriate need or a real business case for e-Learning, it may seem like another fad.

E-learning will have to specifically contribute to increasing revenue, reducing costs, and increasing efficiencies (by means of skill building).

More here…

Tagged with: corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • corporate universities / corporate training • e-learning • training

Nine important trends in the evolution of digital textbooks and e-learning content

On 09/17/2010, in digital textbooks, elearning, internet, new business models, open courseware and systems, publishing, by Daniel Christian

Nine important trends in the evolution of digital textbooks and e-learning content — from xplana.com by Rob Reynolds

Per Rob Reynolds:
I gave a presentation last week in which I talked about nine trends that we’re currently tracing with regards to digital content in Higher Education. These are the critical trends that we believe will determine both growth and innovation in this market. Here are the nine trends along with a brief comment on each.

The increased disaggregation of content and the breaking up of the traditional textbook model
A proliferation of e-content and e-learning apps that support content disaggregation and new product models
A merging of the current rental market and the e-textbook market
A wide range of license/subscription models designed to respond to consumer demands around price and ownership
The growth of Open Education Resource (OER) repositories
The development of a common XML format for e-textbooks, shared by all publishers and educational technology players
The importance of devices and branded devices
The development of e-commerce and new product ecosystems that challenge the traditional college bookstore
A move from evolution to innovation and revolution

Also see:
The vanishing line between books and Internet — from Forbes.com by Hugh McGuire
The inevitability of truly connected books and why publishers need APIs.

But everything exists within the EPUB spec already to make the next obvious but frightening step: Let books live properly within the Internet, along with websites, databases, blogs, Twitter, map systems, and applications.

From DSC:
I’m about to take a class on the future of teaching and learning…and I have to tell you that I was very disappointed to be presented with a syllabus “featuring” a textbook from 2004…geez.

Tagged with: digital textbooks • e-learning • internet • new business models • new publishing models • ocw • publishing

A dozen handpicked e-learning resources

On 09/08/2010, in elearning, by Daniel Christian

A dozen handpicked e-learning resources — from The Rapid e-Learning Blog

…I thought it would be a good idea to put together some information that would help those who weren’t sure what to do. I also wanted the tutorials to be somewhat generic so they’d have value outside of the guru awards. Here are the links to those posts framed in a new way.

Tips on building content for your elearning portfolio. Want to expand your elearning skills or have content to show off in your portfolio? Then follow the 6 tips in this post.

Build better looking courses. You want your courses to look good and you want the visual design to support the objectives. This post shares 10 visual design tips with a great mindmapping exercise.

Create interactive courses. You’re not stuck building boring click-and-read courses. You can do more. The following post offers four tips on building interactive, rapid elearning courses.

Get more out of the tools you use. Step away from that same look and feel. Try some creative things with the authoring tools you have. If you’re an Articulate user, here are some cool ideas for your next project.

Tagged with: e-learning

How to integrate multimedia for effective learning

On 08/27/2010, in elearning, instructional design, learning theories, multimedia, online learning, training / L&D, by Daniel Christian

How to integrate multimedia for effective learning — from theelearningcoach.com

Integrating the multimedia assets of a course can raise a host of issues. In my world, this can be as simple as explaining to a client why screens of text with an out-of-sync voice over will not be effective—to more complex issues, such as determining whether an animation will promote greater comprehension than a series of stills.

Although we know it can be advantageous to present content through multiple forms of media, the big question is how to integrate the mediums.

When deciding on these issues, I use two principles from cognitive science as guidelines that I think you’ll find helpful too. One is known as the Split-attention Effect and the other is the Redundancy Principle. Both principles are important.

Also see:

Book Recommendation:
Multimedia Learning by Richard E. Mayer

Tagged with: cognitive psychology / computing • e-learning • instructional design • learning theories • multimedia • online learning • training

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