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A Beautiful Timeline On The Evolution of Learning Technologies. February 16, 2015 "Human beings have always been seekers of knowledge.

A Beautiful Timeline On The Evolution of Learning Technologies

The minute we discover something new, we want to share it with others and move onto the next achievement. Setting a Goal When You Feel Overwhelmed With Technology Options. When I visit schools to facilitate workshops there is usually a mix of folks who are off and running with technology use in their classrooms and folks who are just getting started.

Setting a Goal When You Feel Overwhelmed With Technology Options

When mixed together with those who are off and running, the folks who are just getting started can sometimes feel like they have so much to do to get caught up to their colleagues. In those situations I remind folks that they don’t have to learn it all on their own today. A Typology of Web 2.0 Learning Technologies. Here’s the First Step When Building Interactive E-Learning Coursse. On past projects, many of my customers would ask for interactive elearning courses.

Here’s the First Step When Building Interactive E-Learning Coursse

When I asked them how they defined interactive elearning courses they’d usually list things like fancy mouseovers, drag-and-drop interactions, and a host of other ways to interact with the screen. They rarely described making decisions or using the content. Many times we dismiss this type of interactivity as novel and superfluous. I’ve heard other presenters deride those things as a waste of time and not being much more than lipstick on a pig.

Hey, there’s nothing wrong with a good looking pig. Seriously, I can understand their perspective but I don’t agree with their derision. Interactive E-Learning Courses: Create an Immersive Experience A key component while building interactive elearning courses is to craft an immersive experience. We discussed that a bit when we looked at how to tap into your visual voice and planning your visual design. The 8 Digital Literacy Practices Required for 21st Century Learners. January 4, 2015 Theoretically speaking, digital literacy is a concept that is in constant flux.

The 8 Digital Literacy Practices Required for 21st Century Learners

It is perpetually shifting and expanding to include new practices and skills afforded by new emerging technologies. In their excellent book "Understanding Digital Literacies: A Practical Introduction", authors Jones and Hafner provide a detailed analysis of what it means to be a digitally literate in the light of the social media revolution and the widespread of web 2.0 technologies. As I was perusing it today, I came across this section in chapter one where the authors talk about the different digital literacy practices that are required to thrive in this digitally-focused era. New Bloom's Taxonomy Sheet with Over 80 Web Tools to Try Out. New Bloom's Taxonomy Sheet with Over 80 Web Tools to Try Out. Social Learning – mehr als eine Vision.

Nach Dan Pontefract ist betriebliches Lernen allgegenwärtig (pervasive) und umfasst ein kollaboratives, andauerndes, verknüpftes und community-basiertes Handeln.[1] Damit ist sein Lernmodell des “pervasive learning” eine Alternative zum bekannten “70:20:10″-Modell.

Social Learning – mehr als eine Vision

Dabei stützen sich die Lernprozesse in etwa gleichem Maße auf formelle, informelle und soziale Aktivitäten.[2] Social Learning umfasst nach dem üblichen, klassischen Verständnis ein breites Spektrum, vom gezielten Erlernen sozialen Handelns, z.B. in Rollenspielen oder in Praxisanwendungen, bis zu kooperativem Lernen in der Learning Community mit Blogs, Wikis oder in virtuellen Klassenräumen. Gleichzeitig ist „Social Learning aber immer mehr die Basis selbstorganisierter Kompetenzentwicklungs-Prozesse. Damit bekommt dieser Ansatz gegenüber den formellen Lernarrangements einen grundlegend veränderten Charakter.

Socratic Smackdown - A Game for Learning and Practicing Discussion Strategies. A Great Checklist for Developing A 1:1 Program. Comparing Apples to Apples: 5 Components of LMS Selection. As principal of Talent Seed Consulting, Stacy leverages more than 15 years of experience in identifying opportunities and implementing large-scale learning solutions for associates at all organizational levels.

Comparing Apples to Apples: 5 Components of LMS Selection

She has developed and delivered blended learning approaches, led learning and development teams, selected and implemented learning technology initiatives, and designed and managed leadership and succession planning and development programs. Stacy is a past president of the Midlands Chapter of the Association for Talent Development (formerly ASTD), and served on ATD’s National CORE committee. She served on the advisory board of the 2013 International Conference on e-Learning in the Workplace.

She blogs for ATD’s Learning Technologies community and has written articles and publications for ATD as well as Learning Solutions magazine. Stacy is certified to facilitate Achieve Global, GROW Coaching, and ProMax training, regularly speaks at local and national training conferences. Ed Tech Terminology and Concepts Teachers Should Know About. September 1, 2014 Educational technology is a dynamic field of research and study.

Ed Tech Terminology and Concepts Teachers Should Know About

This dynamism stems mainly from the constant flow of new educational web technologies and the emergence of novel Ed Tech concepts that provide theoretical underpinnings for these technologies. The challenge for teachers is not only in keeping up with this fast moving trend but also with understanding the basic foundational concepts without which any talk about Ed Tech integration in class would be futile. As a new teacher keen on understanding and using educational technology effectively in the classroom, you need, first, to make sure you understand some of the key Ed Tech terminology that you will be repeatedly coming across.

To this end, I am sharing with you two excellent resources where you can have access to a glossary of useful Ed Tech terms and concepts: