ITI Newslink Look at section 3. ERIC has been given a bit of a make over. Since last year they have been working initally on the content and appearance, and now … Recently, ERIC introduced improved features in the Basic and Advanced Search interfaces and expanded search result viewing options. Searchers can now construct nested…
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TLC: Dulce Et Decorum Est
Dulce Et Decorum Est A wonderful example of using Audio in the Classroom. Students were given Dulce et Decorum Est: – one of Wilfrid Owen’s poems. It was divided into chunks – they had to put them back in the correct order. As well as the poem, sound effects (screaming, shooting etc.) are used. The…
eLearning Design Challenge
ยป eLearning Design Challenge #6 This is now the 6th challenge that has been set, and, I think that it’s an interesting and challenging one. The brief is to design an online learning solution for schools. The topic though is “How to be nice to each other, and it’s to be aimed at teenagers. As…
Kenya pilots handheld education
BBC Click Online An overview of a project run by EduVision in Kenya supplying eslates to children in Africa. At present, there is a video accompanying the website, though I’m not sure how long it will last, however, the text of the website is essentially a transcript of the program. It’s hard to tell really…
Skills for Access : The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Accessible Multimedia for e-learning
Skills for Access : The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Accessible Multimedia for e-learning Title says all, really! Focusses though on the “How to” and has case studies, rather than just being “you musts”….
Lanny on Learning Technology
Lanny on Learning Technology A blog from a learning technologist. He seems to have lots of ideas, so probably worth following….
Recording Skype
AuricleWith the growth of VoIP, Derek Morrison has been looking at how Skype conversations might be captured, and then used later for teaching. He looks at several options for the capture, finally choosing the simplest as the best….
elearningpost: Experience-Enabling Design: An approach to elearning design
elearningpost: Experience-Enabling Design: An approach to elearning design A slightly different focus on eLearning, this time very much emphasising the experience that we give the student….
Each to their own
EducationGuardian.co.uk have a report into Learning Styles, and how useful (or not) they are in assisting teachers. Among other things, they point out that you can’t just label children – and say that they are “an auditory learner”. Garner, who first discussed multiple intelligence (one of the learning styles covered in most books etc.,) said:…
Special reports | Parents: Mind games
Parents: Mind games Computer games are good for kids! “That fixated look the kids get is a look of focus, not of being a zombie,” says Steven Johnson, author and lecturer in interactive telecommunications at New York University. “It’s a brain working hard.” The article goes on to look at things like the increasing IQ…