Vision simulator | Causes of Color
Nice simulation of different types of colorblindness. Includes stats on each type.
Blog posts
elearnspace. Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age
George Siemens' 2004 introduction to connectivism
A review of research on professional learning communities: What do we know?
Like the title says, a research review on PLCs, synthesizing results from 10 articles.
- All research supported the idea that learning communities change teaching practice, although not all articles were specific about what changes took place.
- In one study, teachers in PLCs developed more student-centered classrooms. Some other studies discussed specific teaching strategies used as a result of PLCs.
- All studies showed a change in school culture through "collaboration, focus on student learning, teacher authority, and continuous teacher learning."
- All 6 studies that looked at student achievement found that student learning improved. However, this was only seen when the focus of collaboration was student learning and not just working together.
- Their conclusion: "The focus of a PLC should be developing teachers’ “knowledge of practice” around the issue of student learning"
- "...working collaboratively is the process not the goal of a PLC. The goal is enhanced student achievement."
7 Invaluable Thoughts about Film Making That Applies to Instructional Designing too! | The Writers Gateway
Tips gleaned from the book "Directing the Story," applied to instructional design. Good ideas about storytelling and focusing on the audience.
3.8 / Technical manual / eZ Publish / Documentation - Doc
Manual for eZ Publish (the CMS we use for our intranet)
Presentation Zen: 10 Tips on how to think like a designer
Tips that can apply to instructional design, graphic design, web design, etc. They are broad, but it's helpful to have these kinds of ideas articulated clearly rather than being something that people do but can't explain. I especially like "Obsess about ideas and not tools."
CES Resources NEW: View The Cycle of Inquiry and Action: Essential Learning Communities
The inquiry-action cycle for teachers with real-life examples of individual and collaborative inquiry
Mary Hall's Space - home
Portfolio of a student who has taken BCE & OR
plsolrsummer09 - home
Wiki from Summer OR session with Laura Mackenthun
GDocBackup (fhtino)
Open source Google Docs backup tool. It checks whether the Google Docs file already exists on your computer and if it's an older version and only downloads a backup copy if needed.
CourseLab - free e-Learning authoring tool
Free tool for course authoring. Screen captures and PowerPoint imports are paid extras, but the basic tool is free. Might be nice for creating portfolio samples if you don't have access to Captivate or Articulate.
Kapp Notes: How Long Does It Take to Develop One Hour of E-Learning-Updated for 2009
Updated ratios for developing e-learning at different levels of interactivity (with links to a few other surveys)
In the Middle of the Curve: Tackling a New Captivate Project
Wendy Wickham walks through her whole process of planning & creating software tutorials with Captivate. A number of good tips in here too.
How To Download All Your Twitter Updates
Download and analyze Twitter updates
eLearning Sucks
A slideshow about linear e-learning, games, and learning in "the flow zone." I wish a citation was provided for the stats about learning from lectures.
The Bamboo Project Blog: Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose
Interesting ideas about intrinsic motivation for both managers and instructional designers. Rather than rewards, instructional design should focus on motivating learners through autonomy, mastery, & performance.
<p>Rewards actually impede our problem-solving ability because they cause us to restrict our consideration of other ideas and to focus on only one or two ways to solve the problem. As one of the studies Dan references discovered,<strong> "once the task called for even<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> rudimentary cognitive skill</span>, <em>(my emphasis)</em> a larger reward led to poorer performance." </strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;">In a nutshell, rewards work for tasks where you don't have to think. As soon as you have to engage in any kind of thinking, rewards STOP WORKING. </span></strong></p>
HTML 5: The Markup Language
List of elements in HTML 5, clearly indicated what's new & what elements have changed.
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[Free Education Software GCompris]
Open source educational software for preschool and elementary students, including math & science games and reading practice
Flash Accessibility (508 Compliance) | MinuteBio
Resources for accessibility in Flash
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Group Following Educators on Twitter: How to Get Beginners Started
Vicki Davis' explanation of the TweepML educators list she created based on Jane Hart's 100 learning professionals to follow. This gives you an easy way to follow a bunch of educators and e-learning people without having to manually add each person.
Understanding the Impact of Accessibility » oz: the blog of glenda sims ( the goodwitch)
Videos to help show people the importance of making software and websites accessible
Estimating Costs and Time in Instructional Design
Collection of info from multiple sources on budgeting time and money for developing training
Some myths about online teaching
Debunks myths about online teaching like "posting lecture notes is pretty much good enough."
Karyn Romeis Major Project Home - Karyn Romeis Major Project
Karyn Romeis' draft masters dissertation on the impact of social media on her as a corporate learning professional, created in a Wetpaint wiki
Connectivism glossary - Wikiversity
Wiki glossary for connectivism terms
Blackboard vs. Moodle: North Carolina Community Colleges Assessment
Highlights from a study comparing Blackboard and Moodle with several good points. Basically, neither system is much better than the other, but switching to Moodle saves money and ultimately makes students and faculty happy.
Introduction (Selling Sleep Disorder Relief)
Project-based learning example with a webquest for sales training. Created by Joe Deegan, permission OK so can be modified/reused by others
The Power of Educational Technology: 9 Common Principles for 21st Century Schools
Principles for 21st century schools like rewarding risk taking and teaching empathy. I don't think I've seen anyone else put empathy on their list of 21st century skills, and I'm not quite sure how you teach it.
Plain_Gillian - Reflections on Learning: How Connectivism and Constructivism Differ
More ideas on how connectivism & constructivism differ, looking at the role of personal perception in constructivism versus the role of the network in providing dynamic feedback in connectivism
Social-Network-Basics.pdf (application/pdf Object)
A one-page explanation of social networks, defining actors, relations, and ties