The Art of Simplification in eLearning Design eLearning courses are designed for the benefit of students and not to bombard them with irrelevant information. Relevant information is necessary, but if you exceed a human’s brain capacity to understand and retain all the information, then all the learning goes to waste. Designers often ask how they can improve the quality of their eLearning content and make them more engaging. What can they do? Stick to one of design's timeless rules: “keep it simple” . Applying the principle of simplicity in eLearning means relaying information through the simplest means possible. Keeping it simple can be an art. 1) Know Your Audience The importance of understanding the target audience cannot be stressed enough. 2) Focus On the Essentials Remeber what Dieter Rams said? This is perhaps the most important step for any eLearning developer. Tip: Asking the right questions to your SME will help you focus on what's important and leave out the "nice-to-have" information. 3) Use Plenty of White Space
How NOT to Design a MOOC: The Disaster at Coursera and How to Fix it I don’t usually like to title a post with negative connotations, but there is no way to put a positive spin on my experience with the MOOC I’m enrolled in through Coursera, Fundamentals of Online Education: Planning and Application. The course so far is a disaster, ‘a mess’ as numerous students have called it. Ironically, the learning outcome of the course is to create our own online course. To be fair, there are some good points to the course, but there are significant factors contributing to a frustrating course experience for students, myself included. Group Chaos There are three key factors contributing to this course calamity and all link to the group assignment. The first, a ‘technical glitch’ was big enough to cause one of Google’s servers to crash. The course started Monday, January 28, 2013 and problems began on day one when participants were instructed to ‘join a group’. What happens When Group Work Goes Haywire This course will be collaborative in nature. Like this:
Teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns A student takes notes at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington D.C. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Do teachers really know what students go through? Wiggins initially posted the piece without revealing the author. By Alexis Wiggins I have made a terrible mistake. I waited 14 years to do something that I should have done my first year of teaching: shadow a student for a day. This is the first year I am working in a school but not teaching my own classes; I am the High School Learning Coach, a new position for the school this year. As part of getting my feet wet, my principal suggested I “be” a student for two days: I was to shadow and complete all the work of a 10th grade student on one day and to do the same for a 12th grade student on another day. My class schedules for the day (Note: we have a block schedule; not all classes meet each day): The schedule that day for the 10th grade student: 7:45 – 9:15: Geometry 9:30 – 10:55: Spanish II 10:55 – 11:40: Lunch 11:45 – 1:10: World History
Your Ticket to Great Instructional Design Instructional design is certainly not an easy business. Having been in the learning, training and development industry for more than 27 years, I can assertively say so. Instructional designers shoulder the important responsibility of sugar-coating the critical learning content in such a manner that training becomes not just a mandatory activity, but something that employees love. Now how do you do that? At the heart of it lies a thorough understanding of the employees who are going to take up this eLearning course. Any instructional design process will typically consist of a mix of text, graphics, audio, video and animated elements. Establish ExpectationsNobody likes to shoot in the dark. Υour TIC(K)ET To A Great Instructional Design In addition, the textual part, if worked on in a way that can improve retention makes it so much easier for learners to remember information in chunks. Trigger ThinkingIncrease InteractivityConsistent ColorsEstablish ExpectationsTalk to Them
Compte personnel de formation (CPF) : mode d’emploi Qu’est-ce que le compte personnel de formation (CPF) ? Depuis le 1er janvier 2015, le CPF remplace le DIF. Il s’agit d’un compte, qui suit chaque individu tout au long de sa carrière, de son entrée sur le marché du travail à sa retraite. A combien d’heure de formation le CPF donne-t-il droit ? Le CPF permet de capitaliser 24 heures de formation par an (voire plus selon les conventions collectives de certains secteurs). Que se passe-t-il quand un salarié quitte son entreprise ? Le compte personnel de formation suit le salarié tout au long de sa carrière. Si le salarié se retrouve au chômage, il ne cotise plus sur son CPF, mais il peut justement utiliser ses heures pour monter en compétences et retrouver plus facilement un emploi. Qui décide d’utiliser le CPF (quand on est salarié) ? Contrairement au DIF, où l'entreprise avait un droit de regard sur le contenu de la formation choisie par son salarié, avec le CPF, celui-ci est beaucoup plus indépendant :
Marina Warner · Diary: Why I Quit · LRB 11 September 2014 The professor from the West Coast stepped out of the taxi and looked around, head tilted back and swivelling from one looming grey tower to another as she assessed the flint-studded concrete ramparts of the library. ‘Oh, wowww!’ she cried, ecstasy lifting her voice above the wind whipping off the marshes. That was last summer, and new brutalism in academia was taking on another meaning. When Derek Walcott accepted an invitation to become professor of poetry in 2009, he had a trace memory of this experimental, cosmopolitan place, so surprisingly based in Essex. When I arrived at Essex ten years ago to teach in the department of literature, film and theatre studies, a wholly unexpected rise in the teaching of creative writing was just beginning, and it was led by students who, as ‘customers’, could dictate terms in the new market. Creative writing is a controversial subject, and many who teach it don’t defend it as a proper discipline.
Should an Instructional Designer Have an Advanced Degree? As the field of eLearning continues to grow, so does the demand for instructional designers. If you look at job listings for many corporations, the listing specifies that they are seeking a qualified applicant who has an advanced degree. Is it necessary for someone to have a graduate degree in order to design quality training courses? Some might argue that having an advanced degree in instructional design indicates that a person is qualified to design eLearning content in a manner that is most effective. Others may say that life experience is the best teacher one could ever hope to have. Other Perspectives Regardless of which side of this debate you find yourself, the discussion is missing a critical element. We've all also seen situations where the person who does a terrific job in the office, simply has no skills when it comes to teaching. Which to Choose? For lack of a fully convincing argument on either side, it might be best to simply choose the best candidate for the job.
Suivre un MOOC : comment valider une formation en ligne Vous avez décidé de compléter votre formation en vous inscrivant à un Mooc* et celui-ci va débuter dans quelques jours ? Pour suivre au mieux et valider cette première expérience de cours en ligne, il va falloir vous fixer des objectifs précis en termes d’assiduité et de rythme de travail. Voici nos conseils pour tirer profit de cette formation entièrement numérique. © Kotoyamagami - Fotolia À lire aussi Prise en main de la plateforme Les Moocs se déroulent sur des plateformes spécifiques, les plus connues sont Coursera, Udacity et edX (utilisée notamment par France Université Numérique). Planifier son temps de travail Un Mooc se déroule sur plusieurs semaines, parfois plusieurs mois. Les échanges avec ses pairs Forums, fils de discussion, tchat, réseaux sociaux, hangout : les échanges avec ses pairs, c'est-à-dire entre personnes qui suivent le même Mooc, sont organisés et encouragés par les équipes pédagogiques. Les travaux à rendre Décrochage, retard, rattrapage
Best Online Colleges for 2014 If your New Year's resolutions include getting an education, but you're going to need to work around your job and family, an online education could be just what you need to keep your resolve. To compile our list of the best online schools for 2014, we considered levels of programming available and variety of programs. We also researched whether online students had access to library resources, academic advisers and career services, as well as whether the schools had mobile applications, allowing you to attend classes, access course materials and take part in online discussions with your instructors and classmates while on the go. As an added bonus, three of the six schools featured on our 'best of' list - American, Northcentral and Walden universities - were named among G.I. Jobs' 2014 Military Friendly Schools. U.S. colleges, universities and trade/vocational schools are chosen for this list based on their support of active duty military and veterans who are pursuing an education.
9 Tips To Improve Online Learners’ Engagement With the coming of Internet, the way learning is imparted has undergone a drastic change. It is no longer limited to teachers giving lessons to the students physically located in front of them in the classrooms. Now they can teach students living in far off places through web based learning and educational materials. This has led to the proliferation of various kinds of online materials devised for students, working professionals, and others who want to acquire new skills and knowledge. But teaching students physically present in a class is quite different from teaching individuals located in far away locations. The most online learners do not have a teacher at their place to explain things to them. Their problem magnifies even more when teachers and professionals designing online courses do not give due attention to making things simple for them. Removing excess image, text, and graphics.Some online learning courses are stuffed with too many images, text, links, and graphics.
MODELE YVAN PERSO Useful vocabulary about the Press - Complete using words from the list ( Corrigé en fin de page ) The radio, the television and the press constitute the ..................... In England newspapers fall into two categories: the .................... A newspaper is different from a magazine. 'The Independent' is a British .................... . 'Time Magazine' is an American magazine; it's printed every week, it's called a ..................... 'Newsweek' is another famous magazine which sells more than 3 million ....................; it has a very large circulation. In fact, the number of people who actually read it -its .................... - is superior to this number. Many people buy their papers from a ...................., but others prefer to receive it at home, that's why they .................... to their favourite paper. The front page is covered with big headlines while the .................... of a magazine is often a colour photograph. It includes various things such as : etc. ads comics
Skills you need as an Instructional Designer Are you tired of seeing heavy content slides? Do teaching methods and strategies appear far from being comprehensible? Well! An Instructional designer breaks down content that involves any learning material, into something that is easy to comphrehend; he or she also creates the content to be appealing to the target audience. Here are lists of essential Skills you need as an Instructional Designer: First things First! Thus, as a skillful Instructional Designer you will be meeting solves the needs of the learner and facilitates the process of learning in an innovative manner. Top 5 Tips for Visual Design in eLearning In this article, I'll share top tips for visual design in eLearning. After reading through it, you'll be able to create an eye-catching, powerful, and immersive eLearning course for your audience, even if you are not familiar with graphic design principles. No doubt, eLearning professionals spend countless hours choosing the right content for their eLearning courses. They also do their best to ensure that the navigability is smooth and seamless. However, there is one essential element of the eLearning course development that is usually overlooked and this in no other than the visual design. This isn't to say that eLearning professionals don't pay attention to the aesthetic appeal of their eLearning courses. White space is nothing to fear. Use these visual design tips to make your eLearning course stand out from the crowd and be memorable to your learners. Looking for graphic design tips? Visual design is one way to direct your learners’ attention. Get 2 Free eBooks
You Can Now Create Educational Games for Students on Android December, 2014 The popular iPad game developer app TinyTap is now available on Android. TinyTap is a very good app for creating educational games based on pictures. You can either upload your pictures or grab new ones to use in your games. TinyTap, which was initially geared towards preschoolers, has now released several new features that make it appeal to adult learners as well. Some of these features include a new auto-correct tracing which cleans lines for rectangles and circles giving your app a professional look. You can also now add text bubbles on your soundboard pages. To create your own game.