Web tools for teachers. Blended Learning Is a Comfortable Alternative to MOOCs and Online Learning [#Infographic] There is a big difference between online education, massive open online courses (MOOCs) and blended learning. For decades, students have been able to earn degrees online through for-profit institutions, such as the University of Phoenix. MOOCs are a relatively new spin on web-based learning that opens up classes to the masses, though usually not for credit. Blended learning, on the other hand, uses technology to enhance traditional learning environments. In blended classrooms, also know as flipped classrooms, professors use classroom time to interact with students and use the Internet to deliver lectures, typically as web videos.
Here is the definition, courtesy of the Innosight Institute: A formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace and at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home. TIC EN EDUCACION. Designing the Right Course. The Rapid E-Learning Blog Practical, real-world tips fore-learning success. Word of Mouth: The Articulate Blog The inside scoop for Articulate news and product updates.
Community Blogs Get the scoop directly frome-learning's heroes. The Rapid Elearning Blog Designing the Right Course Elearning development is multifaceted. Somewhere in the middle is all the brainstorming and development around how you’ll build your course. This series of posts is all about that middle. Resources Search the Blog About The Rapid E-Learning Blog shares practical tips & tricks to help you become a rapid elearning pro. It is hosted byTom Kuhlmann who has over 20 years of hands-on experience in the training industry and currently runs the community at Articulate. Over 75 Free Rapid E-Learning Resources. The other day this guy asked me how to develop color schemes for his rapid elearning courses. Like a lot of guys, he has some issues with color perception so he wanted an easy way to match colors. I have the same challenge. In fact, my wife’s probably getting annoyed with me always asking which shirts and pants match when I pack for the conference trips.
It’s a good thing I can trust her. Otherwise, I might show up at the conference looking like a doofus in a leisure suit. I shared some of the tools that I use for color schemes in previous posts like this one on creating your own rapid elearning PowerPoint template. I start by picking a color from the he image using Pixie. As I was searching previous posts to answer his question, I ran into a lot of the tools and sites that I’ve recommended in previous blog posts. Also, here’s a link to the 200 free rapid elearning tutorials I posted a while back. Audio Resources Creative Commons audio: good sites to get free audio for your courses.