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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...
10 Feb 2009
The Learning Research and Design department within the enterprise arm of Kangan Batman Institute of TAFE provides training and instructional design resources and services to internal and external clients.
The Learning Object Vocabulary (LOV) was generalized from sources in instructional design and technology, learning theories and practices, and conventional library classification and thesauri. This version has the following main categories of learning models, learning objectives, and learning objects. Sources used in creating this ontology include DDC, ERIC Thesaurus, and research publications in learning objects and theories.
The project has been designed to collect, organise, and disseminate information about model 'collaborative facilities' on college and university campuses. The project is sponsored by the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) and hosted by Dartmouth College in an effort to assist institutions in planning, implementing, and evaluating these facilities. This web site allows information professionals, administrators, faculty, and other interested visitors to tour collaborative facilities online and to analyze documents related to their planning, design, administration, staffing, services, and funding. The site also provides contact information for each participating institution in order to encourage the development of an interactive community devoted to collaborative facilities.
The International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning is a refereed global publication focused on application of technology to improve teaching and learning, and integration of distance and open learning into education and training. Specific topics include: research, innovations in teaching and learning, theory and practice, curriculum design, technology, learning from television, online learning, interactivity, peer learning, learning objects, administration and evaluation of distance education programs, legislation, policy frameworks and analyses, institutional change, education-industry partnerships, and other topics related to learning at a distance. The Journal is refereed, global, and focused on research and innovation in teaching and learning.
amarjyoti acharya
18 May 2008
Yes. It is Orientalism by Edward Said and Eurocentrism by J.M. Blaut. Together they do make for a lot of the cultural politics of 'difference' and was wondering about modules that do not attract such bestselling critiques! Can be done. Any ideas?
amarjyoti acharya
18 May 2008
Hi there!Just dropped by to check out things. Was wondering about educational modules that do not get best-sellers over Orietalism as a reaction! Hope that I have typed this correctly. The line has just gone straight and can't see what I have typed prior to posting it!
Kylie Hutchings Mangion
2 Jan 2008
Hi Rob, Thanks for that . CRI was one of the models that I haved touched on - definately a relevant model when dealing with VET especially CBT.
I realte to Marzano and Pickerings Dol (Dimensions of Learning) in my learning design procees and was really interested as to what other VET ID's are using. Cheers and aal the best for 08 :) Kylie
Robert Wilson
2 Jan 2008
Hi Kylie
If you're not already aware of it, you may be
interested in CRI (Criterion Referenced
Instruction). Its an instructional design
methodology that originated with the work
of Rober Mager.
Cheers
Rob
Kylie Hutchings Mangion
29 Dec 2007
Sorry got another question - I would like to know if there are any learning design processes that you swear by, ones that are relevant and you use as a backbone of your id.:) Kylie
Kylie Hutchings Mangion
29 Dec 2007
Hi all, so what software is the preferred these days in VET (industry) instructional design, I have recently completed an e solution with Adobe Captivate and experienced a few bugs with auto play etc... has anybody else had the same issue and what other alternatives are out there, and proving to be the choice. :) Kylie
Harriet Wakelam
17 Dec 2007
Hi all, a long time since toolboxes, but still interested in what's happening in instructional design - Btw - this whiteboard doesn't wrap in my browser - or at least not until it's long disappeared off the page.
Anne Johnston
Andreas Kuswara
Amos Stark
Caryl Oliver
Colleen Hodgins
Christine Sutton
Douglas Colbeck
Kate Fannon
Gay-Marie Hollingsworth
Harriet Wakelam
Hazel Owen
