What are known as “rapid elearning tools”, coupled with excellence in learning or instructional design, can be used to create simple but effective learning materials appropriate for many work-based learning needs or as part of a blended course in an educational context. I tried out some elearning just recently –
Whether or not you like either of the two songs that have been battling out for the Christmas number 1 spot this week – and whether or not you watch the programme X-Factor, you probably haven’t been able to miss the media coverage of the story. It seems to have
I’m delighted to be involved in this year’s JISC Innovating Elearning 2009 Online conference which is entitled Thriving, not just surviving. This year’s conference theme reflects the challenges facing further and higher education in the 21st century and it will features keynotes by Charles Leadbeater, Nigel Paine, and ELESIG members Helen Beetham
First save the background of your choice to somewhere on your computer’s hard disk Login to Twitter Click “Settings” towards the top right Under [Yourname] Settings click “Design” Here you can select one of Twitter’s own themes, then add your own background image, and if you’re feeling really creative, you
An interesting category of blog – usually for light relief – is the single-topic blog. While you might think it’s not easy to write constantly on one single topic, it’s often the photographs that make the blog – and if you can engage your readers in submitting their own photographs
I’m often asked “How do you find ideas for your blog”? All blog posts start with an idea, a topic, a concept. These ideas to use as blog content can come to you in many ways, from reading trade journals, books and other blogs, to something dropped into a conversation
One of your first tasks when setting up a new business or embarking on a freelance career is to get a website. Every company must re-evaluate its web presence on a regular basis, so there’s always a need for a new website. A static website does not suffice any more
A study at the University of Plymouth once looked at graduate students’ use of Web 2.0 technologies when they were studying in their daily working environment. The study found that at least 50% of the applications students had open at any one time were actually leisure applications. The kind of
You can see tags working in any social network site or social bookmarking site of your choice. They are basically keywords or key phrases, sometimes abbreviated for ease of use. For example, conferences often have tags so that you can follow the discussion online. Sometimes the conversation in blogs and
In my previous posts about the roles and tasks within an online community or community-based social network, I discussed the roles of the Community Editor and Community Facilitator. Both these roles, but particularly that of the Community Facilitator, are really a combination of roles, but it helps to categorise the