There are thousands of books, articles, websites, webinars and other resources available to grow in the instructional design and eLearning field. One thing we, as designers, all have in common is time. Many of us[…]
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Using Creative Commons to License Your Work
Creative Commons is a beautiful thing for students, teachers, designers, and everyone in between. Creative Commons allows people to share their content with others while getting the choice as to how it can be distributed.[…]
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The Benefits of Screencasting
What is screencasting? Simply put, a screencasting is a video recording of the computer screen. Usually, these videos have audio but, they don’t have to. They are also called screen capture videos, screen recordings, etc.[…]
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Cracking the Technology Code
It’s funny how pop culture fears the progress of technology. We see various films, TV shows, and books that illustrate future dystopias where our technology somehow controls us and we become an enslaved race of[…]
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OLC Launches Research Center for Instructional Design
The Online Learning Consortium is a great resource for anyone in the education field. If you do not know about the OLC, according to their website, they are: …the leading professional organization devoted to advancing[…]
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LINK: Getting Students to Take Responsibility for Learning
1. Students have responsibility for: One word says it all, LEARNING. Teachers have lots of responsibilities when it comes to promoting and supporting learning and we can do all sorts of things that facilitate the process, but at the end[…]
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Audience: Today’s College Students
When instructional designers are working in higher education, they have to think differently than they might have 20 years ago when it comes to their audience. College campuses have changed dramatically in their student demographics[…]
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Color Matters
I am a photographer. I am a designer. And I’m also color-blind. I always have been and always will be. It’s shocking to people at first when I tell them this, because most will think[…]
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Podcast: Dear Instructional Designer
In our previous Inspiration post, we featured instructional designer Kristin Anthony. Not only does she do great design work, she also showcases her passion for design by discussing design with other talented professionals in the[…]
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