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How [not] to Design an Online Course | online learning insights
How [not] to Design an Online Course | online learning insights
5 common mistakes faculty make when converting courses to online
Use the same face-to-face course syllabus
<em>Implement </em><em>Course grading that relies heavily on exam assessments</em>
Assignments that lack detailed instructions
<em>Utilize the same </em><em>course materials as used in F2F class</em>
Underestimate the amount of time needed for course transition
Imported from Diigo#highered#education#elearning
·onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com·
How [not] to Design an Online Course | online learning insights
How much to charge as a consultant?
How much to charge as a consultant?
Presentation on pricing for e-learning businesses and consultants. Slides 7 & 8 show a sample calculation of how to figure out how much to charge per hour. The formatting is awful, at least in FF, but the information is good. Overhead seems a little high to me--it makes sense if you are renting an office, but that should be much less if you're an individual working from home.
Imported from Diigo#freelance#hourlyrate#elearning
·plattecanyon.com·
How much to charge as a consultant?
Developing Effective Questions for Online Discussions
Developing Effective Questions for Online Discussions
Tips for online instructors (and IDs) on how to write questions for online discussions. Three types of questions are identified: factual, thought (Socratic), and problem-solving. By Judith Boettcher--this is now part of the book "The Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips"
Imported from Diigo#constructivism#highered#onlineteaching#discussion#elearning
·designingforlearning.info·
Developing Effective Questions for Online Discussions
The gentle science of persuasion (PDF)
The gentle science of persuasion (PDF)
Article on Cialdini's research on the principles of influence and persuasion, specifically on consistency. When people make active, voluntary, and public commitments, they try to be consistent with that commitment. Try to get people to make small commitments first.
Imported from Diigo#influence#research
·knowledge.wpcarey.asu.edu·
The gentle science of persuasion (PDF)
Chat Mapper
Chat Mapper
Tool for developing branching dialogue. It's designed for both video games and training. There are more features here than what I would need for most scenario-based training I develop, but for something complex this would be a great way to create and test a conversation. It also exports to a very clean screenplay for actors. The free version is only for personal use, but the Indie license is only $60 and would be worth it for a complex enough project. I can usually keep it all straight in my own head in Word, but I've had problems getting actors and developers to understand how the pieces fit together. The simulated dialog might be enough to help others see the flow.
Imported from Diigo#tools#games#elearning#scenario
·chat-mapper.com·
Chat Mapper
Excel Blog - Using multiple criteria in Excel Lookup formulas
Excel Blog - Using multiple criteria in Excel Lookup formulas
Good introduction to the different options for lookup formulas in Excel when you need more than one criteria and therefore can't use VLOOKUP. Shows SUMPRODUCT, SUMPRODUCT with INDEX and ROW, LOOKUP, and an array formula with INDEX & MATCH. SUMIFS would work in some situations shown too.
Imported from Diigo#excel#howto
·blogs.office.com·
Excel Blog - Using multiple criteria in Excel Lookup formulas