This eBook contains 100 resources for interactive training designers.From valuable insights given through blog posts and articles, it also contains detailed information about communities and forums for eLearning resources, concrete ideas to make your classroom sessions alive and much more.
Apple-tudes are contagious!
Our Apple-tude can determine our success in using iPads in the classroom. You all heard: there’s an app for that. In fact, there are hundreds of thousands of apps on the market designed for teaching and learning. In this workshop we will explore apps available for instruction and for all curriculum areas. You will see examples of how they can be used successfullly in a collaborative, academic setting.
Activating students in hybrid and online lecturesMatleena Laakso
Workshop for university teachers. View Padlet for the links and additional information for this and other worshops: https://padlet.com/matlaakso/TUNIaktivointi
Apple-tudes are contagious!
Our Apple-tude can determine our success in using iPads in the classroom. You all heard: there’s an app for that. In fact, there are hundreds of thousands of apps on the market designed for teaching and learning. In this workshop we will explore apps available for instruction and for all curriculum areas. You will see examples of how they can be used successfullly in a collaborative, academic setting.
Activating students in hybrid and online lecturesMatleena Laakso
Workshop for university teachers. View Padlet for the links and additional information for this and other worshops: https://padlet.com/matlaakso/TUNIaktivointi
You might be one of the teachers who is excited about the possibilities or apprehensive and fearful of the seemingly overwhelming task in front of you how to manage your classroom, students and the devices AND at the same time use them to improve student learning.
What are some educational models to consider when implementing iPads in the classroom?
How do you handle classroom management?
These posters were put around the venue for Mobile Learning Experience 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. They were put together by Tony Vincent from online submissions.
Join us for Mobile Learning Experience 2013! http://mobile2013.org
Engaging reluctant writers using e learning tools.Catriona Pene
Struggling with reluctant writers?
Looking for some tools to use to engage them in the writing proces?
Use these e-learning tools to engage and empower your writers.
Let's look at the way we use iPads in the classroom. Are there merely a tool to automate traditionally taught tasks? How do we use the iPad as a tool to TRANSFORM teaching and learning? How does this look like in the classroom?
Free eBook - Beyond Fun: Serious Games and MediaAyman Sarhan
This book focuses on strategies for applying games, simulations and interactive experiences in learning contexts. The contributors orchestrated this collection together, reading and writing as a whole so that concepts resonate across articles. Throughout, the promises and problems of implementing games and media in learning experiences are explored.
Html5 and mLearning: The rapid interactivity approachRicha Bakshi
HTML5 and mobile learning are coming of age rapidly. This white paper describes how rapid interactivity approach pioneered by Raptivity applies to HTML5 technology and m-Learning.
You might be one of the teachers who is excited about the possibilities or apprehensive and fearful of the seemingly overwhelming task in front of you how to manage your classroom, students and the devices AND at the same time use them to improve student learning.
What are some educational models to consider when implementing iPads in the classroom?
How do you handle classroom management?
These posters were put around the venue for Mobile Learning Experience 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. They were put together by Tony Vincent from online submissions.
Join us for Mobile Learning Experience 2013! http://mobile2013.org
Engaging reluctant writers using e learning tools.Catriona Pene
Struggling with reluctant writers?
Looking for some tools to use to engage them in the writing proces?
Use these e-learning tools to engage and empower your writers.
Let's look at the way we use iPads in the classroom. Are there merely a tool to automate traditionally taught tasks? How do we use the iPad as a tool to TRANSFORM teaching and learning? How does this look like in the classroom?
Free eBook - Beyond Fun: Serious Games and MediaAyman Sarhan
This book focuses on strategies for applying games, simulations and interactive experiences in learning contexts. The contributors orchestrated this collection together, reading and writing as a whole so that concepts resonate across articles. Throughout, the promises and problems of implementing games and media in learning experiences are explored.
Html5 and mLearning: The rapid interactivity approachRicha Bakshi
HTML5 and mobile learning are coming of age rapidly. This white paper describes how rapid interactivity approach pioneered by Raptivity applies to HTML5 technology and m-Learning.
Informal Learning: Broadening the Spectrum of Corporate LearningHans de Zwart
A keynote presentation for the 2010 Symposium of the Dommel Valley Group. Delivered on November 7th, 2010. It describes the DNA of the L&D of my employer, describes some very recent experimentation in the learning space and takes a sneak peek into the future of the learning function.
Empowering Teachers with More Pluggable Educational TechnologyCharles Severance
Teachers are often greatly limited in the educational technology they can use in their classes because it becomes increasingly complex to use on the web software from many different vendors. Students must get a separate account for each new system, teachers need to jump between systems to assess and grade student work and transfer grades between the different systems.
Thorough the IMS Global Learning Consortium (www.imsglobal.org), the marketplace is developing standards that will allow course rosters and roles to be moved from one system to another and for graded to be moved between systems without rewiring hand-copying of data between systems. The new standard is called 'IMS Learning Tools Interoperability'. For example if your school uses Moodle and you would like to use www.chemvantage.org for Chemistry homework, you can simply 'plug' ChemVantage into Moodle and the rest is handled automatically.
This presentation will introduce IMS Learning Tools Interoperability at a very high level and show some demonstrations of it working with Sakai, Moodle, and Blackboard.
Speaker: Dr. Charles Severance
University of Michigan School of Information
http://www.dr-chuck.com/
twitter: @drchuck
Bio/Pictures: http://www.dr-chuck.com/dr-chuck/resume/bio.htm
Webinar- Easy, Customizable and Fun – eLearning Simplified by RaptivityRaptivity
Explore Raptivity, world’s favorite interactivity building tool with our product expert and unleash the fun side of eLearning. All this without any heavy duty programming, without putting in long hours, and without burning a hole in your pocket.
Webinar - Integrating Raptivity with other eLearning ToolsRaptivity
One of the most asked questions from Raptivity users is how does Raptivity interactions integrate with various other eLearning softwares in their eLearning toolbox. Team Raptivity conducted a webinar on June 9, where we demonstrated how to use Raptivity interactions with some popular eLearning tools - like Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, Moodle, Microsoft PowerPoint
Webinar - Applications for Raptivity in the University ClassroomRaptivity
Raptivity has conducted a webinar - "Applications for Raptivity in the university classroom" on May 11, 2016. The session was presented by Dr. Lisa Vinney, Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Illinois State University and Dr. Katherine Verdolini Abbott, Professor of Communication Science and Disorders at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. The webinar showed recent research by Dr. Vinney on learner engagement and retention.
Highlights of the webinar:
- Design of the research on game and activity based learning
- Results of the research and potential study implications
- Case study inspired by the research on how mini-quiz games can be used in university classrooms
- Future opportunities to use interactions effectively in classroom or online setting
Webinar - Innovative Applications of Raptivity in EducationRaptivity
Raptivity has conducted a webinar on innovative applications of Raptivity in education on March 10, 2016. The session was presented by four education industry experts, where they have shared their stories and creative ideas of using interactivity in educational courses.
Highlights of the webinar:
- Challenges that each of the experts faced while creating online courses
- Creative and Interesting approaches that can take your educational courses to the next level
- The art of spicing up online courses by creatively incorporating interactivities like games, exercises, simulations and video
- Demonstration of some innovative courses and portals created using Raptivity
Engagement Analytics: where Analytics meets InteractivityRaptivity
Imagine if course developers and SMEs could get sophisticated insights into what’s working in their interactivity, and what’s not! Based on the insights, they will be able to tweak the content to achieve desired learning outcomes. Raptivity team has come up with a very interesting concept of Engagement Analytics; where Analytics meets Interactive Learning
Raptivity team brings the power of Data Analytics to Raptivity. That’s Engagement Analytics!
Webinar - Microlearning: Getting Started Raptivity
Raptivity has conducted a webinar on Microlearning on 20 January.This webinar talked about a holistic view of the microlearning landscape - typical characteristics, deployment and popular delivery methods of Microlearning. Raptivity Thought Leader Todd Kasenberg (Principal, Guiding Star Communications and Consulting) had shared objective and practical insights on microlearning development.
Raptivity has conducted a webinar on solving education's toughest challenge: learner engagement, shown how to take your content from flat to interactive in no time and engage your learners like never before!
Highlights of the webinar:
- Overview of the challenges that educators face
- Interactivity as the solution to the educators' challenges
- Introduction to Raptivity and its exemplary library of interactivities
- Demo of Raptivity and Raptivity Linker along with some interesting samples
[Webinar] Interactive Learning Content: How to Create it in MinutesRaptivity
Oswaldo Camacho, eLearning Analyst conducted a webinar on the art of creating interactive content in a jiffy.
Highlights of the webinar:
- Overview of the challenges that course creators and trainers face
- Interactivity as the solution to these challenges
- Introduction to Raptivity and its huge library of interactivities
- Demo of Raptivity along with some interesting samples
Interactive Content Creation using Raptivity [in Arabic]Raptivity
Raptivity is a finely crafted Interactivity Builder that enables you to create stunning eLearning interactions quickly and easily, without any programming. In this webinar we have shown interactive content creation using Raptivity.
[Webinar] Contenidos de Aprendizaje Interactivos – Cualquiera puede crear ahora!Raptivity
La tendencia general de 2015 en capacitación y educación en la era de multimedia. Las competencias actuales de maestros y capacitadores. El contenido académico y el capital de conocimiento transformado en aprendizaje multimedia significativo en cualquier parte y a cualquier hora. Introducción a Raptivity: biblioteca y ejemplos de plantillas interactivas.Demostración de uso de plantillas de aprendizaje
A do-it-yourself tool, Raptivity is used by educators, instructional designers, trainers and SMEs in more than 60 countries today. Its output is a learning object or a short course, in Flash, HTML and HTML5 formats. Output is trackable as well as complies by AICC / SCORM norms.
Small is the New Big! Create Mini eLearning Courses with Raptivity LinkerRaptivity
Key highlights of the prsentation:
• Introduction to Raptivity and Raptivity Linker
• Concept of Learning Arcs and using them
• Creating mini learning experiences with Raptivity Linker
• Creative applications of Learning Arcs by team Raptivity and its beta users
From Flat to Interactive in No Time - Create Online Educational Content Using...Raptivity
Webinar Presentation - From Flat to Interactive in No Time
(29th May)
Presented By: Jeffrey Page, NCVPS and Jamaica Glenn, Raptivity Valued Professional
Webinar - Create Learning Arcs using Raptivity LinkerRaptivity
A presentation for Raptivity Linker - Raptivity’s much awaited new tool. An innovative and novel idea in its own, it is bound to redefine interactivity as we know it today.
Raptivity Linker is a solution that provides you the ability to create a logical and meaningful sequence of interactions. You can transcend the boundaries of single modular interactions and create unified learning experiences by linking Raptivity interactions. It enables learning-arcs to be created using Raptivity, providing a way to piece together realistic and flexible learning experiences.
Jamaica Glenn, Raptivity Valued Professional, throws light on why Raptivity is a must have for your 2014 eLearning kit.Raptivity, the amazingly powerful interactivity building tool is known for helping course creators create meaningful and engaging learning interactions without any programming. Raptivity offers a wide selection of customizable interactions such as interactive exercises, brainteasers, interactive diagrams, games, simulations and more.
Raptivity interactions can be launched standalone from a website or LMS, or can be integrated as part of a course built using popular authoring tools like Articulate Storyline, Captivate, Lectora and many more. It can also be seamlessly used with presentation tools like PowerPoint and Articulate Presenter. Raptivity interactions can be viewed on desktops, laptops, tablets and even mobile devices including devices supporting iOS.
Key highlights that will be covered in this video include:
1) Why 'interactivity' is the magic word in eLearning?
2) What's the Raptivity difference?
3) The ease of integrating Raptivity with your favorite authoring tools.
4) The mobile advantage with Raptivity
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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Contents
15 Useful Blog Articles on Interactive Learning Design
15 Popular eLearning Conferences Worldwide
15 Well-Known Communities and Forums for eLearning
Resources
15 Tips on Effective Use of Raptivity, Award-winning Rapid
Interactivity Builder
10 Ways to Bring Classroom Sessions Alive
10 Simple Game Ideas for Making eLearning Engaging and
Fun
10 Useful Articles on Social Learning
5 Useful Resources for Choosing a Right Learning
Management System
5 Articles on Application of Mobile for eLearning
10 useful eLearning blogs
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15 Useful Blog Articles on
Interactive Learning Design
Social Media for Knowledge This is the discussion to find the answers to "How do I find more
Workers: eLearning Technology information to help me get started?”
Tony Karrer http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2010/03/social-media-for-knowledge-
workers.html
Serious questions about serious The writer has successfully used games in the classroom, and wants to
games share his success and failures about games and learning.
Bill Mackenty http://www.mackenty.org/index.php/dev/comments/answering_serious_que
stions_about_serious_games/
Lecture Capture 101 Everything you wanted to know about lecture capture but were afraid to
Helge Scherlundi ask.
http://scherlund.blogspot.com/2010/10/oct-26-webinar-lecture-capture-
101.html
Twilight Zone Music Please You're in a conference room filled with your team…
David Grebow Suddenly they start to disappear, one by one and then, are all gone …
gone to the four corners of the world … in different places and time zones
… they've been zapped by the Virtual Vortex and it's now you're job to
manage them …
http://knowledgestarblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/twilight-zone-music-
please/
Blackboard vs. Moodle: a comparison As a user of Blackboard, the writer has been involved in various
David Hopkins discussion about its merit (or lack of it). This is a comparison between
Moodle and Blackboard Vista, with a view about which system will they
implement across the Institution.
http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/blackboard/blackboard-vs-moodle-a-
comparison/
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Using Punctuation and Mark-up How authors can use punctuation and mark-up language with TTS voices
Language to Increase Text-to-Speech to bring out the meaning of the text more accurately and to make them
Quality : eLearning Technology more interesting. Using these techniques a voice can be made similar
Dr.Tony Karrer enough to human narration to hold a learner's interest during an entire
eLearning course - with a retention rate equivalent to that of a human
voice.
http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2010/10/using-punctuation-and-mark-up-
language.html
With digital, all things converge As we go digital, all things converge. Today, a level of convergence is
developing that is both exciting and disconcerting for end users. Let's read
more to find out more about media converge.
http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2010/10/17/with-digital-all-things-
converge/
Updating Learning Development Bryan Chapman has tried to do a short survey to find "How long it takes
Times and how much it costs to create content in different learning formats?"
Bryan Chapman Everyone who participates will receive a full summary of the information for
your own benchmarking purposes.
http://brandon-hall.com/bryanchapman/?p=227
Explore Bloom's Taxonomy using This article presents a useful interactive resource for course designers to
review key ideas in Bloom's Taxonomy.
this Interactive Resource
http://learningharbinger.blogspot.com/2010/04/explore-blooms-taxonomy-
Vikas Joshi using-this.html
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Bloom's Taxonomy Nailing down categories isn't the ultimate point of using Bloom's Taxonomy
Derek Bruff when writing clicker questions, however, the point is to take advantage of
some framework to help us think about the questions we ask our students
and thus be more intentional about aligning our questions with our learning
objectives.
http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/?p=275
‘Towards Maturity' recently published the preliminary findings from their
First thoughts on the TM benchmark 2010 benchmark, which received a contribution from 400 UK
Clive Shepherd organizations. Overall, the message is about solid progress in the use of
learning technologies for workplace learning in the face of major economic
obstacles.
http://clive-shepherd.blogspot.com/search?q=First+thou
ghts+on+the+TM+benchmark
iPad for Learning Like many out there in the education/technology landscape the writer is
Neil Stephenson quite interested in the upcoming release of Apple's iPad.
http://www.thinkinginmind.com/2010/03/ipad-for-learning/
How Will the iPad Change Interactive The key idea of e-learning is engagement, and the more you can immerse
Learning? the learner in an online experience the better. The optimal balance of
Vikas Joshi screen size and handling convenience has long been elusive. Now the
iPad shows a ray of hope. This article discusses some of the features of
iPad useful for mLearning.
http://learningharbinger.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-will-ipad-change-
interactive.html
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If Technology Motivates Students, Technology in its many forms is showing how teaching and learning can
Let's Use It! paint with a much broader palette of colors, from images and music to
Milton Chen games, simulations, wikis, and many others, any time, any place, on
laptops, desktops, and smartphones.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/motivating-students-technology
The Flash vs. HTML5 Endgame In the debate of Flash vs HTML5, has the death of Flash been over
Guilhem Ensuque exaggerated?
http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2010/09/the-flash-vs-html5-endgame/
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15 Popular eLearning
Conferences Worldwide
DevLearn by eLearning Guild DevLearn 2011 Conference & Expo is for e-Learning professionals who
are involved in the DESIGN, DEVEL-OPMENT, or MANAGEMENT of e-
Learning in every way.
http://www.elearningguild.com
Learning Solutions Conference by Learning Solutions Conference & Expo is for someone who is directly
eLearning Guild involved in the organization's learning efforts – especially for those who
are focused on the 5 management, design, development, production,
acquisition, and/or distribution of e-Learning.
http://www.elearningguild.com
ASTD TechKnowledge ASTD TechKnowledge is the training industry's leading event dedicated to
the latest in learning technologies. The conference features close to 100
informative sessions and countless opportunities to network with like-
minded colleagues.
http://www.astd.org/
Learning Technologies Conference, Learning Technologies is Europe's leading organizational learning and
UK learning technology conference. It is for learning and development
professionals involved with any aspect of organizational learning and
performance improvement; from learning strategy, development and
management through to learning delivery and implementation of learning
systems.
http://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/conference/
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Online Educa, Berlin ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, the largest global e-learning conference for the
corporate, education and public service sectors, is the key annual
networking event for the international e-learning and technology-supported
learning and training industry, attracting and bringing together experts in
the vanguard of technology-enhanced learning from around the world.
Participants forge essential cross-industry contacts and partnerships,
thereby enhancing their knowledge and expertise.
http://www.online-educa.com/the-conference
LearnX is one of the largest eLearning conferences in Australia for
LearnX, Australia
learning professionals who manage, implement, plan and purchase e-
learning and training solutions.
http://www.learnx.net
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference the most respected community gathering
Educause, USA of its kind. The size and scope of the annual conference ensure that
attendees have a wealth of choices and will return to their campus with
fresh ideas and useful information, as well as a stronger network of
colleagues in the field. As the premier information technology gathering for
higher education, this event draws attendees from all professional levels,
from all sizes and types of institutions, and from across the United States
and around the world.
http://net.educause.edu/EDUCAUSEAnnualConference/1352
BbWorld, USA BbWorld is largest annual Blackboard user conference attended by over
1400-1600 higher education decision-makers.
http://www.blackboard.com
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ICTLT, Singapore The International Conference for Teaching and Learning with Technology
provides practitioners, academics, researchers, thought-leaders, policy-
makers and industry partners across the Asia Pacific Region an
exceptional opportunity to network, collaborate, share, and learn about
cutting-edge research and effective classroom practices using technology
to enhance teaching and learning.
http://www.ictlt.com/
The Training and Development Show At The Training and Development Show ME, leading solution and service
Middle East providers in this exciting industry have the opportunity to showcase and
demonstrate their products and services in front of thousands of learning
and development professionals in the exhibition area and seminar zones.
http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/training-and
development/?pk_campaign=Terr-Listing&pk_kwd=middle+east
BETT Learning Conference, UK BETT is the world's largest educational technology event. Use this site to
find products and suppliers, and discover the latest ways to use technology
for teaching and learning.
http://www.bettshow.com/
eLearning Africa eLearning Africa is the largest gathering of eLearning and distance education
professionals in Africa, enabling participants to develop multinational and
cross-industry contacts and partnerships, as well as to enhance their
knowledge, expertise and abilities.
http://www.elearning-africa.com/conference.php
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The SPBT Annual Conference is for learning and training executives from
Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and medical diagnostic
Trainers Conference (SPBT) companies. This conference helps attendees identify best training
practices, cultivate new ideas and contacts from colleagues, set informal
benchmarks and broaden their knowledge, find actionable solutions to
industry-wide challenges and stimulate innovation.
http://www.spbt.org
eLearning Guild Online Forum Online Forums offer focused content on a wide array of relevant and
current e-Learning topics, presented by professionally coached and
engaging speakers. Every event is offered both live virtually and in a
recorded format.
http://www.elearningguild.com/online-forums/content /1593/online-forums-
home
Elearning! Summit This virtual summit is attended by over 1,500+ government, corporate and
learning executives to hear the experts share their case studies,
technology implementations and best practices at this live virtual event.
The attendees are those who are responsible for business or agency
performance, employee development and learning strategy.
http://www.2elearning.com/events/elearning-summit.html
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15 Well-known Communities &
Forums for eLearning Resources
Raptivity community for interactivity The Raptivity Community epitomizes a meeting place for members to
designers associate, interact, share, and learn from the pooled knowledge and
synergies of the community. Raptivity Community is your ingenious canvas.
Sprinkle it with shades of queries, splash it with colors of clarifications, touch it
with the paints of ideas, thoughts, inspirations, initiatives, and suggestions to
sketch an image that will enlighten and service the needs of the entire
community.
http://www.raptivity.com/RaptivityCommunity/Welcome.asp
eLearning Guild The eLearning Guild is the oldest and most trusted source of information,
networking, and community for e-Learning Professionals. As a member-
driven organization, the Guild produces conferences, online events, e-books,
research reports, and Learning Solutions Magazine—all devoted to the idea
that the people who know the most about making e-Learning successful, are
the people who produce e-Learning every day in corporate, government, and
academic settings.
http://www.elearningguild.com/
ASTD Learning Circuits ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world's largest
association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals.
ASTD's members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in
almost 140 U.S. chapters and 25 Global Networks. Members work in
thousands of organizations of all sizes, in government, as independent
consultants, and suppliers. ASTD Learning Circuits delivers a fully interactive
Website with discussions, demos and resources, and articles on a weekly
basis
SALT Founded in 1972, membership in the Society for Applied Learning
Technology® is oriented to professionals whose work requires knowledge
and communication in the field of instructional technology. It is a professional
society, designed for individual membership participation with classes of
membership keyed to the interest and experience of the individual.
http://salt.org/salt.asp?ss=l
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eLearn Magazine eLearn Magazine is where e-learning professionals turn to produce more
innovative and effective online education and training. We strive to be the
leading source of high-quality information on technology for corporate training
and higher education.
http://www.elearnmag.org/
Learning Technologies Learning The mission of the Learning Technologies Learning Community is to be the
Community of Training Industry most credible, timely, and trusted knowledge community focused entirely on
strategies, best practices, and emerging trends for technologies used in
learning. Our community is targeted specifically to executive decision
makers.
http://www.trainingindustry.com/learning-technologies .aspx
CLO Media Chief Learning Officer is the foremost resource in the rapidly growing industry
of workforce learning and development. The flagship magazine and related
network of publications, electronic media and international events have made
CLO the pre-eminent source of thought leadership for senior-level
executives. CLO provides them with constant access to reliable, relevant
information, as well as forums for connecting with other global learning
leaders.
http://www.clomedia.com/
Training Zone, UK TrainingZone.co.uk aims to deliver topical, practical content to corporate
training professionals and providers of training services.
http://www.trainingzone.co.uk
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Training Australia Magazine, Australia Training Australia Magazine is an independent wide ranging training resource
for individuals and enterprises - those responsible for organisational and
people development. It serves numerous industries across the corporate and
public service sectors.
http://www.trainingaustraliamagazine.com.au/home.htm
Brandon Hall Brandon Hall is a member driven research center. It conducts and publishes
evidence-based, independent research about learning and development and
talent management.
http://www.brandon-hall.com/
Centre for Learning and Performance At this site you'll find lots of resources and services about trends, technologies
and tools for both formal education and training as well as next generation
Technologies
enterprise working.
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/index.html
Tech and Learning For 30 years, Tech & Learning has served the K-12 education community with
practical resources and expert strategies for transforming education through
integration of digital technologies.
http://www.techlearning.com/
eSchool News eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education
technology industry. Throughout our 25-year history, eSchool News has
created the most comprehensive portfolio of products and services in the
industry. It offers access to the broadest reach and deepest range of
education technology professionals worldwide across the entire technology
spectrum: the creators, sellers, and buyers of technology around the world.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/
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Distance-Educator.com The technological revolution has brought networked computing to training and
education. This revolution has the potential to democratize learning and
training. Distance-Educator.com has been involved in this revolution from the
beginning and this is the place to start the search for any and everything
related to distance education and elearning.
http://distance-educator.com/
eLearning! Magazine Elearning! Magazine is the exclusive publication serving this fast moving
marketplace. Whether you manage an enterprise, government agency or
educational institution, you will find Elearning! a must read resource to
improve knowledge, performance and revenues.
http://www.b2bmediaco.com/elearning/magazine.php
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15 Tips on Effective Use of Raptivity,
Award-winning Rapid Interactivity Builder
This section provides 15 useful tips for 1. Save your frequently used and favorite interactions in ‘My Favorites’
effective use of Raptivity, the award- folder. You will spend less time looking for those when you want to use
winning rapid interactivity building tool. them next time.
This section is useful for the users of 2. Refer to ‘information and checklist’ before you start creating your
Raptivity. interaction. This will help you prepare the media assets in advance.
3. Don’t do the same customisations over and over - save your interactions
to ‘My Examples’
4. Ensure that the file size of interactions is not very large by:
?right size PNG, JPG or GIF images
Using
?mp3 sound of short duration
Using
? long videos
Avoiding
5. Choose right interactions for a specific instructional goal by searching for
interactions through learning theories
6. 6 ways to Finding the right interaction quickly
Category Search: Click all Categories and directly go to the category to
?
which your interaction belongs
Pack Search: Go to all Packs and go to appropriate pack
?
? View
Explorer
Thumbnail View
?
? word: Search with interaction name (pyramid, survey,
Search
classification etc) or search using your learning objective (attention,
knowledge, retention etc)
My Favourites: Save your favourite interactions as My Favourites and
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access them in one click.
7. Map Raptivity interactions to your style of teaching with ‘My Learning
Theory”: My Learning Theories
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8. Use Explorer View of Raptivity instead of Thumbnail View if you want to
see a list of multiple interactions at once
9. Select the right pack for the right job
If you want to... Then select...
Include games, soft-skill simulations Booster Pack and Games
and learning aid TurboPack
Real life experiences Simulations TurboPack
Passive to active learning Videos TurboPack
Create metaphors and objects in 3D 3D TurboPack
an virtual world
10. If you need more working area for parameter settings in Detailed
Customization View, drag the parameter values panel and increase its
height.
11. Refer to Notes section to know more details about parameter setting
such as recommended dimensions of the image files, types of video files
which you can use for a particular parameter or how the parameter
works.
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12. Target View Size: Target view size does not change the size of the
interaction. It simply shows you how the interaction will look if it is viewed
in that size. For more information on target view size, visit
http://raptivitywebexpert.blogspot.com/2009/11/mistaken-identity.html
13. Use Global Font Setting option for applying pre-set fonts to commonly
used parameters such as interaction title, instruction, text in the
interaction etc.
14. To access Raptivity Learning Interaction Guide, open Raptivity
application and click on Help ? Raptivity Learning Interaction Guide
menu in Raptivity.
15. To enable Accessibility Settings such as accessibility text, select the
option “Allow me to specify accessibility text” option in Input Parameters
section.
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10 ways to bring classroom sessions alive
10 ways to bring classroom sessions 1. Conduct a quick poll, get learners to open up, understand their
alive knowledge level at the beginning of class and elicit feedback.
2. Invite ideas on a topic, get learners thinking, make an inventory of ideas
before moving further.
3. Provide information in pieces that the class must order collaboratively in
response to the sequencing criteria you set for them.
4. Have the class participate a game show style quiz challenge, rotate turns
between groups, pose questions, use the in-built scoreboard to create a
sense of competition among learner groups
5. Introduce Bingo game to generate excitement as participants answer
questions to win a house
6. Get the learners to summarize your lecture and note its key takeaways
interactively.
7. Use rapid fire questions to energize the audience, increase participation
and concentration among attendees.
8. Encourage group participation among your class with a Family Feud like
game show
9. Introduce a Spin the Wheel game and let your audience answer
questions for various categories to win the points associated with it.
10. Introduce Jeopardy like game to make your class learn, practice, and
review earlier taught concepts.
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10 Simple Game Ideas for
Making eLearning Engaging and Fun
10 Simple Game Ideas for Making 1. A game on the lines of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” - Questions
eLearning Engaging and Fun appear one after the other and the learner has to choose from the 4
options and win score.
2. Spin the Wheel - Learners have to answer questions associated with
various categories
3. Jeopardy – The learner can move through the game randomly, tackling
questions of varying complexity on different topics. Learners select
questions that can be based on different subjects. Higher points are
awarded for more complex questions.
4. Hangman – Very useful in learning situations where you need to make
the learner recall complex terms. Present a question to the learner and
let him structure the response letter by letter.
5. Snakes and Ladders – Ask question to the learner and allow him to roll
the dice only if the answer is correct. Move the coin on the snakes and
ladder board based on the number on the dice.
6. Family Feud – Use this game when you have questions that have
multiple answers and each answer has varying relevance. You want the
learner not only to provide the answers but also to get credit in proportion
to his/ her ability to name the big ones. Family Game is a good game to
accomplish this by assigning points to each of these answers reflecting
their relevance.
7. Crossword – It is a great way to test learners, without resorting to
standard question types, such as multiple choice or fill-in questions.
Present crossword clues to the learners and depending on the words
correctly filled in, calculate the score.
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8. Maze – Create an engaging and interactive tool for coupling learning with
a fun activity. Interspersed in the maze are nodes that display content or
ask questions for the topic under discussion. The twin experiences of
playing a game and learning enhance the retention level for the content.
9. Tic-tac-toe – Associate cell on the matrix with a question. To get a correct
sequence, the learner has to answer the questions correctly and this
motivates the learner to pay close attention to the questions being asked.
10. Memorize and Recall – Design a combination game to test the learner's
short-term memory for images and words. Enhance learners’ attention
and concentration levels by asking them to retain images in the memory
and then select them from a list.
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10 Useful Articles on Social Learning
10 Useful Articles on 1. How to use Twitter in social learning:
Social Learning http://c4lpt.co.uk/socialmedia/twitterrl.html
2. Ad-hoc Social Learning Environment: How a Blog Drives Learning:
http://learningharbinger.blogspot.com/2010/02/ad-hoc-social-learning-
enviroment-how.html
3. Google Buzz and Social Learning: Connect the Dots:
http://learningharbinger.blogspot.com/2010/02/google-buzz-and-social-
learning-connect.html
4. Maximize Student Enrollment, Get Immediate Student Feedback, Help
Students In University And College Selection Using Social Interaction
Pods:
http://webtools.harbingergroup.com/websolution_landing_page.html
5. How online collaboration in learning can help learners at each stage of
learning: http://learningharbinger.blogspot.com/2010/05/blooms-digital-
taxonomy.html
6. Social Media in eLearning, Business Branding, and Interpersonal
Communication:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Social-Media-in-eLearning,-Business-
Branding,-and-Interpersonal-Communication&id=4073784
7. Why Your Social Media Strategy Isn’t Working:
http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/02/why-your-social-media-strategy-
isnt-working/
8. E-Learning with Social Media:
http://www.jonbishop.com/2008/10/e-learning-with-social-media/
9. Social Media for Knowledge Workers:
http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2010/03/social-media-for-
knowledge-workers.html
10. 10 Social Media Tools For Learning
http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/10-social-media-tools-for-
learning/
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5 Useful Resources for choosing
a right Learning Management System
10 Simple Game Ideas for Making 1. Brandon Hall’s Comprehensive LMS KnowledgeBase of LMS:
eLearning Engaging http://www.brandon-hall.com/publications/lmskb/lmskb.shtml
and Fun
2. Learning Management Systems 2009: Facts, Practical Analysis,
Trends, and Vendor Profiles by Bersin and Associates:
http://store.bersinassociates.com/lms.html
3. How To Select A Learning Management System - Forrester Research:
http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/select_learning_management_s
ystem/q/id/43408/t/2?src=53282pdf
4. The Evolution of the LMS: From Management to Learning:
http://www.elearningguild.com/research/archives/index.cfm?id=137&ac
tion=viewonly
5. Learning Management Systems Report by Global Industry Analysts:
http://www.marketresearch.com/map/prod/1344792.html
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5 Articles on Application of
Mobile for eLearning
5 Articles on Application of Mobile for 1. The Future and Trends in Mobile Learning – By Jason Gaya
eLearning http://www.articlesbase.com/online-education-articles/the-future-and-
trends-in-mobile-learning-3495200.html
2. Education departments go wild for the iPad
http://mlearnopedia.com/content/view/984/65/
3. Mobile Learning
http://www.elearning.ubc.ca/toolkit/mobile-learning/
4. Mainstream Mobile Learning – By Ellen Wagner
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/92/mainstreaming-
mobile-learning
5. Mobile Learning : 101
http://www.aaronsilvers.com/2007/10/mobile-learning-101/
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10 Useful eLearning blogs
10 Useful eLearning blogs 1. Jane Hart’s blog:
http://janeknight.typepad.com
2. Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning:
http://learningharbinger.blogspot.com/
3. Bryan Chapman’s blog:
http://brandon-hall.com/bryanchapman/
4. Clive on Learning:
http://clive-shepherd.blogspot.com/
5. The Learning Circuits Blog:
http://learningcircuits.blogspot.com/
6. Tech4Learning by Tim Drewitt:
http://timdrewitt.typepad.com/tech4learning/
7. eLearning Technology by Tony Karrer:
http://elearningtech.blogspot.com
8. Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development blog by Brent
Schlenker:
http://elearndev.blogspot.com/index.html
9. Stephen’s Web ~ OLDaily:
http://www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm
10. eLearnspace George Siemens - learning, networks, knowledge,
technology, community:
http://www.elearnspace.org/blog
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