Education: Learning styles debunked
Summary of a new report criticizing the lack of validity and reliability in learning styles research
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eLearn: Best Practices - Sound Your Best in Virtual Trainings
Tips for using your voice effectively in webinars or for recording audio for e-learning
Instructional Design for Online Learning - Instructional Design Models
A collection of instructional design models and theories in 4 categories: behaviorist, cognitivist, constructivist, and prescriptive models
Fair Use Evaluator
Step by step method to guide people through the process of determining whether a use constitutes fair use under US copyright law. You can create a time-stamped PDF documenting your analysis in case you ever need to support your claim.
Sprixi - Free images to choose and use!
Visual search for public domain and Creative Commons images (only commercial friendly CC images are included)
Success Case Method: Summary
Two-page summary of Brinkerhoff's Success Case Method for evaluating training programs
LONG VIEW: ROBERT BRINKERHOFF, THE | Training & Development | Find Articles at BNET
Interview with Brinkerhoff on the research history of the Success Case Method and evaluating training
Add Diigo To Google Readers New “Send To” Feature | (jeff)isageek.net
Directions on how to add Diigo as an option for the "Send to" feature within Google Reader
Learning in 3D
Site for the book "Learning in 3D" by Karl Kapp & Tony O'Driscoll
Feedback | Allen Interactions
Free white paper on learner-centered design, focusing on activities with intrinsic feedback rather than content-heavy presentation
In other words, get the learner into a task quickly, and then provide content instruction through the feedback.
Inkscape Class Day 1 « Máirín Duffy
Middle school lesson for introducing Inkscape, the open source vector graphic program. Very cool project-based learning idea--students will create a logo, album artwork, poster, and tour T-shirt for a fictional band. This post is the first lesson; more updates are planned as the course progresses.
How to Participate in a Twitter Chat Event : Synapse3Di
Nice overview of how to follow a Twitter chat event like #lrnchat
Open for Learning: The CMS and the Open Learning Network | in education
Paper arguing that CMSs make online learning less effective. The authors propose an Open Learning Network as an alternative, a cross between the traditional CMS and a PLE.
eLearning Certifications : eLearning Technology
List of online certificate and degree programs in e-learning
Overcoming the Technology Resistance Movement — Inside the School
Strategies to deal with resistance to technology within education
Computers are dumb – make smarter e-Learning « The Usable Learning Blog
Strategies for designing e-learning that lets learning be messy, more like the real world
<p>Basically, the revelation that I had was — <strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I like right answers</span></strong>. I really like tidy right answers. I usually don’t ask learners questions that I don’t have a “right” answer or answers for. Even when the task is “authentic” and “embedded in context” I want there to be a right answer. And this <strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">is </span></strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><strong>wrong</strong></span>.</p>
<p>Because what Dan Myer is teaching his students is how to approach problems that don’t have right answers, which is the way that most of the problems in the real world work. His students are learning to be okay with that, and how to ask good questions, and how approach those problems.</p>
YouTube - Inkscape-Screencast9 - Glass Button Effect Redux
Tutorial on how to create a glassy effect in Inkscape with gradients, an intersection shape for the highlight, and the dynamic offset. Includes explanations of why certain steps are done, especially when they aren't obvious.
pipwerks » Not so crazy about Moodle? Try Chamilo
Another open source LMS option forked from Dokeos called Chamilo
eLearn: Best Practices - Tips for Effective Webinars
Practical tips for webinars, mostly logistic issues that you might not think about if you're not used to presenting online
Instructional Design Books I've read for my IS degree | Adventures in Corporate Education
A reading list for instructional designers
Thinking Worlds : Rapid Authoring Tool and 3d Engine
Tool for developing 3D simulations that can be played in a browser. Focused on the design rather than the backend programming; they advertise that you can create a sim in a week.
PureText Home Page
Free tool to strip formatting when copying and pasting text, without having to go through Notepad first
Electronic Papyrus » Blog Archive » Is it real or is it telepresence?
General thoughts on telepresence for online collaboration and learning
But through a combination of HD technology, interface design, and careful attention to room geometry, these telepresence systems are on the verge of erasing the physical and psychological distance between participants in online collaboration and learning.
Myths & Truths: Summary « #Lrnchat Blog
Myths and truths about training and learning from a #lrnchat discussion
99designs » Ready-made Design
Starting a small business and need a logo? These are $99, $199 if you want exclusive rights. Interesting concept, and I could see this being very helpful if you're self-employed but want a professional image.
Language Learning with Livemocha | Learn a Language Online - Free!
Online learning for languages. Includes some free content and an online community.
Mango Languages
Online learning for languages, focusing on realistic situations and conversations
Using Moodle book - MoodleDocs
Free book on using Moodle (CC-NC-SA)
eLearn: Research Papers - Predictors of Success for Adult Online Learners: A Review of the Literature
Literature review on what makes online adult learners successful, including motivation and ability to self-regulate learning. A blend of synchronous & asynchronous learning is recommended by the author.
I Came, I Saw, I Learned...: Flash CS4: Inverse Kinematics and ActionScript 3.0
Very cool stuff in Flash CS4. Create a "bone structure" with joints that move realistically. I have no idea how I'd use it, but the demos are worth checking out.