When you buy a piece of furniture that needs to be assembled, you follow the enclosed instructions to put it together. It makes more sense to follow the instructions step-by-step than to memorize them … [Read more...]
These Unique Blogs Are Written By Professors
12 Blogs from Academics
Why the interest in blogs by professors and lecturers? I think academics often have a unique perspective. Often, a professor's community of peers, researchers and students are different than your own. … [Read more...]
5 User Experience Research Techniques To Borrow For Learning Design
The practice of user experience (UX) design overlaps nicely with learning experience (LX) design. Both fields are interested in the perceptions, mental models, motivations, needs and behaviors of … [Read more...]
It’s Time For A Personal Knowledge Management Refresh
Strategies and Tools
In the book, The End of Patience, author David Shenk distinguishes between information and knowledge. "We must not confuse the thrill of acquiring or distributing information quickly with the more … [Read more...]
100 Hand-picked Freebies for eLearning Designers
You need eLearning resources, right? Here are ten sets of ten freebies for the wonderful instructional design community. Some require registration to download. Please be careful when downloading … [Read more...]
Models For Designing Your Personal Learning Environment
A personal learning environment (PLE) is a solution for keeping up with the rapid pace of knowledge change. Some say it is a concept, while others say it is a technology. I think a good definition … [Read more...]
Is Augmented Learning In Your Future?
Do you wonder what you might be designing in the future? If so, I think you'll find that this article, by guest author Athanasios Papagelis, will stir your imagination. -- Connie Augmented … [Read more...]
Learning On Demand: How the Evolution of Technology is Shaping the Future of Learning
In Learning on Demand: How the Evolution of Technology is Shaping the Future of Learning, author Reuben Tozman suggests innovative ways for us to approach the systems we should be working toward and … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Learn From Twitter
Twitter is powerful. In just 140 characters, users have organized political movements, ruined reputations of the famous, and reported first on timely events. Though you may have no desire to cause … [Read more...]
Online Community Management: Interview with Christopher Pappas
As learning experience designers move into the realm of social and informal learning, there's a lot to be learned. This interview with Christopher Pappas, who has run many learning communities, offers … [Read more...]