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Red Flags to Watch Out For in Freelance Contracts
Red Flags to Watch Out For in Freelance Contracts
I hear a lot of questions from new freelancers and consultants about contracts and what to watch for. I agree with this list of red flags: non-compete clauses, no payment terms, intellectual property, indemnity clauses, and rights. Most ID and elearning work is work-for-hire, but sometimes you create something you should license so you can also reuse it (like non-confidential portions of a course for your portfolio).
·lili.co·
Red Flags to Watch Out For in Freelance Contracts
STRUCTURE magazine | Understanding Indemnification Clauses
STRUCTURE magazine | Understanding Indemnification Clauses
Freelancers and consultants need to know how to read contracts and watch for potential red flags. One concern is indemnification clauses. This article provides very specific notes on language to watch for and suggestions for revising the language to be reasonable for the kind of risks individual consultants should assume.
One issue that often arises is the language of the indemnification clause. The reason for this is simple – indemnification clauses can shift significant risks to the design professional, and these risks may not be insurable.
·structuremag.org·
STRUCTURE magazine | Understanding Indemnification Clauses
How much does video production cost in 2022? [with real prices]
How much does video production cost in 2022? [with real prices]
Figuring out how much a video costs is like figuring out how much elearning costs: there are too many variables to give a simple answer. This article details 10 common factors that affect the cost of video production, with prices for different levels in each factor.
·514gt.com·
How much does video production cost in 2022? [with real prices]
Top 100 Learning Influencers · Eduflow blog
Top 100 Learning Influencers · Eduflow blog
While calling this list "influencers" may make you think of the social media sense of the word, this is intended more as "people who influence others in the field through their writing, speaking, etc." This is based on a survey, network analysis, and other factors. I'm pleased to be included in the list. The order is published randomly, and the research and analysis methods are explained at the bottom of the post.
The fields of instructional design, learning & development and learning theory have been shaped by a wide range of people over many years. We decided to study these influences, to get an idea about just how wide-ranging the sources of influence are. In this post, we share a list of 100 people who are some of the most influential people within instructional design, learning and development, and learning theory.
·eduflow.com·
Top 100 Learning Influencers · Eduflow blog
An Introduction to Copyright for L&D
An Introduction to Copyright for L&D
Instructional designers often need to use images and resources from various sites, sometimes with little or no budget to buy images with clear licenses. If you have ever wondered if you can use a particular image or video in your course, check out this introduction to copyright and Creative Commons licenses by Heidi Kirby.
·getusefulstuff.com·
An Introduction to Copyright for L&D
Twine: The basics (browser-based)
Twine: The basics (browser-based)
A tutorial on the basics of Twine. This uses CSS rather than enchant macros for formatting (which is probably a better strategy in the long run, especially for larger games, but a little harder for people to learn initially if they don't already know CSS). The course is built in Rise with an overview of the features.
·camhx.ca·
Twine: The basics (browser-based)
Atlas Icons
Atlas Icons
Over 2000 free icons available in mutliple formats, including webfont and SVG. You can adjust the size, color, and stroke thickness before downloading. These are under an MIT open source license.
·atlasicons.vectopus.com·
Atlas Icons
Information to Miniscenarios - Learnlets
Information to Miniscenarios - Learnlets
Clark Quinn digs into the process of mapping information from SMEs into miniscenarios for assessment. This is about what information you need to get from SMEs (context, decisions, misconceptions, consequences, models for good performance). Those aspects of the information are then maps to parts of the miniscenario (e.g., misconceptions become wrong answers).
So, first, let’s talk about the <a href="https://blog.learnlets.com/2018/11/making-multiple-choice-work/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">structure</a> of a mini-scenario. I’ve suggested that it’s an initial context or story, in which a situation precipitates the need for a decision. There’s the right one, and then alternatives. Not random or silly ones, but ones that represent ways in which learners reliably go wrong. There’s also feedback, which is best as story-based consequences first, then actual conceptual feedback.
Miniscenarios aren’t necessarily the best practice, but they’re typically available in your authoring environment. &nbsp;Writing them isn’t necessarily as easy as generating typical recognition questions, but they more closely mimic the actual task, and therefore lead to better transfer.
·blog.learnlets.com·
Information to Miniscenarios - Learnlets
TeuxDeux: the to-do list app for organizing everything
TeuxDeux: the to-do list app for organizing everything
A paid to-do list app designed to mimic the look of a paper list and calendar. You can set up other lists for "someday projects" or other categories.
·teuxdeux.com·
TeuxDeux: the to-do list app for organizing everything
Recordings - IDEAL22: The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility for Learning Conference
Recordings - IDEAL22: The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility for Learning Conference
All recordings from the IDEAL 2022 conference by the TLDC. Hear Bela Gaytan, Kayleen Holt, Bridget Brown, Devin Torres and others speak about inclusive learning. This was a free conference, and the recordings are available even if you didn't attend live.
·thetldc.com·
Recordings - IDEAL22: The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility for Learning Conference
Free Vectors, Stock Photos & PSD Downloads | Freepik
Free Vectors, Stock Photos & PSD Downloads | Freepik
Freepik's images require attribution, but this is a popular site for finding free images. A paid subscription removes the need for attribution. This site has a collection of illustrated character creation sets, where you can assemble a character with expressions and poses
·freepik.com·
Free Vectors, Stock Photos & PSD Downloads | Freepik
Stark: The suite of integrated accessibility tools
Stark: The suite of integrated accessibility tools
Plugins for checking for accessibility. Check for color contrast, alt text, typography and more. The tools also include a vision simulator so you can see how a site will look to people with color blindness. h/t Tracy Parish
·getstark.co·
Stark: The suite of integrated accessibility tools
Upload and share screenshots and images - print screen online | Snipboard.io
Upload and share screenshots and images - print screen online | Snipboard.io
A free site for sharing screenshots without needing separate software. This is great for sharing on sites where you can't upload an image and need to share a link to an image instead. Just grab a screenshot and paste it in this website to generate a link to the image.
·snipboard.io·
Upload and share screenshots and images - print screen online | Snipboard.io
Planning Your 2023 Projects and Projections • Kai Davis
Planning Your 2023 Projects and Projections • Kai Davis
If you work independently, now is a good time to think about planning for the new year. I suspect most people in our field can't really make projections a whole year in advance as this free spreadsheet template shows. However, projecting even a few months in advance helps you see where you're already booked solid and where you have gaps to fill.
·kaidavis.com·
Planning Your 2023 Projects and Projections • Kai Davis
Projects and Projections Worksheet - Google Sheets
Projects and Projections Worksheet - Google Sheets
Free spreadsheet for projecting your annual income based on multiple freelance projects or income streams. This format is different from how I do my own projections, but it's a good starting point. You can make a copy of the template and use it yourself.
·docs.google.com·
Projects and Projections Worksheet - Google Sheets
Online Course Side Hustle tips
Online Course Side Hustle tips
LinkedIn post by Dr. Philippa Hardman with tips for creating an online course as a side hustle. While I don't think most people are going to be making the kinds of profit she is, the pricing tiers made sense to me. More time spent by the instructor and lower ratios = higher prices.
Course creators consistently under value their courses. Completion rates are 61% higher when online courses cost $200 or higher. Per-seat prices are higher when courses offer a "beyond YouTube" experience - i.e. participation, creation &amp; connection.<br><br>These tiers work well for me: <br><br>Premium: ~4 hrs of my time per week: £500-£1k per seat, cohort-instructor ratio of 1:20 <br><br>Mid: ~1-3 hrs of my time per per week: £250-£500 per seat, cohort-instructor ratio of 1:50 <br><br>Scale: ~1-3 hrs of my time per per month: £100-£250 per seat, cohort-instructor ratio of 1:infinite
·linkedin.com·
Online Course Side Hustle tips
The minimal relationship between simulation fidelity and transfer of learning - PubMed
The minimal relationship between simulation fidelity and transfer of learning - PubMed
Does a high-fidelity simulation produce better results than a low-fidelity simulation? This meta analysis didn't find a significant advantage, at least in training for clinical and patient care skills. That doesn't mean some other skills wouldn't benefit from high-fidelity simulations, but it does support the idea that the lower cost simulations can still provide positive results.
·pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov·
The minimal relationship between simulation fidelity and transfer of learning - PubMed
Translating Research to the Classroom: the Case of Discovery Learning |Education & Teacher Conferences
Translating Research to the Classroom: the Case of Discovery Learning |Education & Teacher Conferences
<p> They see discovery learning and direct instruction not as <em>two different things</em>, but as <em>ends of a continuum</em>:</p> <blockquote><p>“No learning experience is pure: students given <em>direct instruction</em> often find themselves struggling to <em>discover</em> what the teacher means, and all <em>discovery</em> situations involve some minimal amount of <em>guidance</em>.”</p></blockquote>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">We should use high-structure pedagogy with <em>novices</em>, who are <em>early in schema formation</em>.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">And, we should use low-structure pedagogy with&nbsp;<em>experts</em>, who are <em>later in the process of schema formation</em>.</p>
·learningandthebrain.com·
Translating Research to the Classroom: the Case of Discovery Learning |Education & Teacher Conferences
Stock Photo and Image Portfolio by DREAM Initiative Gallery | Shutterstock
Stock Photo and Image Portfolio by DREAM Initiative Gallery | Shutterstock
Collection of free images with inclusive representation of disability, race, hair, body type, and more. These are all posed images, mostly with models looking directly at the camera and smiling while wearing coordinated outfits. These probably wouldn't be the most useful for elearning courses, but it's still a source to bookmark for those times when you specifically need to show diversity.
·shutterstock.com·
Stock Photo and Image Portfolio by DREAM Initiative Gallery | Shutterstock
Content Theories Of Motivation
Content Theories Of Motivation
An overview of different motivation theories, including Maslow's hierarchy of needs, ERG theory, self-determination theory, and Herzberg's two-factor theory. This is part of a larger resource on gamification.
·mambo.io·
Content Theories Of Motivation
FreeFuse | Interactive Streaming
FreeFuse | Interactive Streaming
FreeFuse is a tool for interactive video. They advertise that they use AI to convert video into interactive content. I haven't tried it, but it might be interesting to test for creating branching video scenarios.
·freefuse.com·
FreeFuse | Interactive Streaming