Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Color in e-learning design

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Color in e-learning design

Courtesy of NowSourcing, Inc ColorPositivesNegatives GrayElegance, humility, respect, reverence, stability, subtlety, timelessness, wisdomAnachronism, boredom, decay, decrepitude, dullness, dust, pollution, urban sprawl RedPassion, strength, energy, fire, love, sex, excitement, speed, heat, leadership, masculinity, powerDanger, fire,...

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

How to generate good ideas?

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How to generate good ideas?

How to Generate Good Ideas from Column Five on Vimeo. How are good ideas generated? They aren’t simply lying around like seashells on a beach waiting for us to pick them up nor are they so random. Good ideas are the result of the focused action that takes place in our brains. With a bit of stretching the laws of physics and a lot of imagination, we set out to craft a story about how all those bits and pieces that pass through...

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Percentage Calculator - nice tool for math teachers with embed option

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Percentage Calculator - nice tool for math teachers with embed option

Percentage Calculator is a tool that lets you do a simple calculation: how many percent of X is Y? The tool is pretty straightforward. All you need to do is fill in two fields and the third one will be calculated for you. Other than being helpful with learning percentages and fractions, Percentage Calculator is handy in many different...

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Gamification of Education Infographic

Adobe eLearning Suite 6 - Where to start

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Adobe eLearning Suite 6 - Where to start

Click to see more details New Adobe eLearning Suite 6 is quite a big environment to grasp right after installation, but at the same time is not so difficult to start creating elearning content. First of all, click on the chart above to get the big picture of how the suite is build. After this I recommend to go through few of the videos...

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Adobe eLearning Suite 6 - first impression

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Adobe eLearning Suite 6 - first impression

Finally after whole weekend of mountain biking (few pics at the end) I've found some time to explore new Adobe eLearning Suite that I have received from Adobe. (Thank you). First of all if you are not familiar with eLearning Suite, but have heard about Adobe products, this one is slightly different. It's not focused on Photoshop, Flash...

Friday, August 3, 2012

Learners won't eat sh... Quality Assurance is a must

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Learners won't eat sh... Quality Assurance is a must

As discussing different aproaches to training delivery all people go to the methodology of analyzing, designing and developing training. Few discuss that implementation and evaluation steps are also important. Really very few think know and care about Kirkpatrick steps. Unfortunately not many people really and systematically care about...

10 eLearning design rules you must follow to succeed

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10 eLearning design rules you must follow to succeed

Design is not painting pretty pictures; it is about telling stories. Design is going from complex to simple. Use graphics to educate, not decorate Ensure multimedia is adding value, not Vegas. Instructional design and creative design go hand-in-hand. Be wise: "Life is abut using the whole box of crayons" and lots of white space. Make a list of the top 5 ideas you need to teach in your eLearning project. Color is to learning...

Thursday, August 2, 2012

What elearning specialists can learn from Apple conference?

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What elearning specialists can learn from Apple conference?

The Apple WWDC is a conference organized by Apple that gives developers an in-depth look at the latest in iOS and OS X. Each year there are 100+ sesseions led by Apple engineers and other professionals in order to share knowledge. From e-learning and educational point of view there was a lot going on so I'd like to share with you the most...

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Use of E-learning in the Developing of the Key Competences - free ebook

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Use of E-learning in the Developing of the Key Competences - free ebook

I've just found a monograph that has been edited by Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska and published in Katowice last year. It gathers very interesting package of different publications, case studies and research results focused on Use of e-learning during deveopment of key comptetnce...

Ken Robinson: What knowing the limits of knowledge has to do with finding the frontiers of creativity.

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Ken Robinson: What knowing the limits of knowledge has to do with finding the frontiers of creativity.

Ken Robinson: In our culture, not to know is to be at fault socially… People pretend to know lots of things they don’t know. Because the worst thing to do is appear to be uninformed about something, to not have an opinion… We should know the limits of our knowledge and understand what we don’t know, and be willing to explore things...