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23 Jun 2011
How to design a high quality course - e-Skills [edna Events] (corrina baldock bookmarked this item)
Using the Learning Design Tool to assist in the instructional design of courses. Are you struggling with getting new ideas on how to put your courses online? Are you sick of seeing screens and screens of word documents uploaded into your learning management system? Do you want to develop some interactive learning objects with a developer, but dont know where to start? This course will have the answers for you! The Australian Flexible Learning Frameworks Learning Design Tool may be able to help y[..]
30 Nov 2010
On September 15 and 16, 2010, the ELI teaching and learning community gathered for an online focus session on blended learning. This white paper is a synthesis of the key ideas, themes, and concepts that emerged from those sessions. This white paper also includes links to supporting focus session materials, recordings, and resources. It represents a harvesting of the key elements that the teaching and learning community might keep in mind to work to refine the blended instructional delivery mode[..]
26 Nov 2010
Those involved in eLearning are facing challenges in developing interactive and engaging eLearning content, determining the most effective technologies to invest in for the most effective outcome, and implementing emerging mediums and devices such as mobile Learning, game-based learning and eLearning in the cloud. This two-day connected forum will provide you with opportunities to hear timely and practical eLearning case studies. Youll be armed with techniques to: prove the ROI and overcome resi[..]
27 Sep 2010
This event will introduce attendees to next generation technologies and strategies intended to maximise the return on investment for learning and development. Drawing on a wealth of knowledge from a variety of public and private sector organisations, this event will aid attendees in selecting the right tool for the right situation and creating the right learning environment.
19 Apr 2010
This article by Steven Schatz looks at the way metadata can fundamentally change the way designers build and consider training. The paper offers a basic explanation of what meta tagging is, how it may be applied and why it is useful. A model is provided which can be used to guide designers who want to create a unique meta tag system for their organisation.
Quality assurance for the development of online learning is a critical issue for the South Australia Police (SAPOL). Standards are identified and monitored at two levels - the organization or macro level and the product development or micro level. At the macro level, tools and procedures are used for quality assurance for development of all training, regardless of the mode of delivery. At the micro level, specific standards for the development of online learning have been written and tools creat[..]
04 Aug 2009
The study, from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), US, examines multiple years of data from the Delaware Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity, which analyzes teaching loads and instructional costs at the level of academic discipline. The study determined that, for those four-year institutions participating in the Delaware Study, approximately 80 percent of the variation in instructional costs across institutions is associated with the mix of disciplines at those instit[..]
03 Aug 2009
This is a comprehensive portal to online resources in professional, scientific and technical communication (including technical writing). The EServer TC Library is a free, nonprofit index for professional, scientific and technical communicators (such as technical writers). Their goal is to provide tech comm practitioners, students, teachers and managers a comprehensive single location from which to access the highest-quality published resources currently available online. The community of users [..]
The Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology is a peer-reviewed journal that welcomes papers on all aspects of educational technology and learning. Topics may include, but are not limited to: learning theory and technology, cognition and technology, instructional design theory and application, online learning, computer applications in education, simulations and gaming, and other aspects of the use of technology in the learning process. Contents are available free online from 2002.
06 Apr 2009
This series is aimed at education professionals relatively new to distance education, with detailed content for introductory use by and for trainers. The series include an overview of distance education theory and practice. With a reader-friendly approach, Knowledge Series titles are limited to six pages each, with print versions presented in a foldout format. Each title includes a bibliography and a further reading list.TITLES PUBLISHED IN 2003: Establishing Copyright Procedure in Distance Education, by Christine Swales; Developing Library and Information Services for Distance Education, by Elizabeth F. Watson; Open and Distance Learning Policy Development (Particular Reference to Dual Mode Institutions), by John Bottomley and Jocelyn Calvert; Institutional Collaboration in Distance Education Development and Delivery, by Chandra B. Sharma and Sohanvir S. Chaudhary. TITLES PUBLISHED IN 2001: Designing Online Learning, by Sanjaya Mishra; Audio/Audioconferencing in Support of Distance Ed...

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