Explaining with buckets – an unusual analogy in adult learning
An unusual title I know, but I wanted to share a technique I’ve been using for many years with adult learners when needing to describe something. I’ve found that you can describe a lot using a simple bucket analogy. It all started when I was facilitating the Diploma of Web Development at TAFE and in […]
Removing an image background the easy way
Recently I came across an article on LinkedIn that demonstrated an easy way to remove the background from any image via a website. Curious as always, I went and had a look. The website is called https://www.remove.bg and it does exactly what it says and really REALLY simple to use. The focus is on removing […]
Introduction to xAPI and using a Learning Record Store LRS [Video]
Continuing on with sharing resources created in a recent course I completed on edX, here is a short video introducing how the Learning Record Store (LRS) plays a part in Experience API (xAPI). For what it’s worth, I had to rationalise what software I used and had to include screenrecoding. I used Articulate Storyboard 360 to […]
How to hide the Player Next and Previous buttons on Storyline 360
Recently I was presented with a tricky issue. When returning to graded Question slide that had already been submitted, the Player buttons Next and Previous were still showing.
The Benefits Of Using Blended Learning To Improve Learner Engagement
Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com Original Article : The Benefits Of Using Blended Learning To Improve Learner Engagement – eLearning Industry Blended learning offers the flexibility of online learning, with the personalization and real-world application of in-person training. It helps improve engagement with your target audience, increase retention, as well as reduce churn, increase revenue, and contribute to the […]
Learning JavaScript for eLearning
Being an eLearning specialist requires some web development skills and in particular, JavaScript. There are a lots of sites to get a grasp on JavaScript, but thought I’d list a few here that may help you get started: Skills Series: A Beginner’s Guide to JavaScript – The Index @ General Assembly Code Academy W3Schools Mozilla […]
Blooms Taxonomy Planning Kit
Whilst searching for the Blooms Taxonomy wheel, I came across this interpretation which for me, is much easier to understand. Hope it helps you as well! Credit
How to Create an eLearning Course on a Tight Budget
Recently I was invited to participate in an online article on the how to create an eLearning course on a budget. Checkout the complete article and my part on Storyboarding your course at https://www.joomlalms.com/learning-management-system/create-elearning-course-budget.html When it comes to eLearning, there are two hot topics that never go out of style in the eLearning circles. The first one […]
Discovering Educational Technology for Adult Learners now on iTunes
Discovering Educational Technology for Adult Learners is now available for free download on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/discovering-educational-technology-for-adult-learners/id1222484318?mt=11
Connecting H5P interactive activity in Moodle to an LRS
Investigating further into H5P, I started playing with the ability to send xAPI statements to our LRS from Moodle. This will give us valuable Learning Analytics when we start using the tool for formative assessments. I downloaded the H5P plugin from the Moodle plugin site and installed into my local development copy of Moodle 3.1. I […]
