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Something for the ETs and Jason to read and react to.

Interesting article! I think one reason why many teachers keep on sticking to the defaults is because _precisely_ BB can be so flexible and do so many things, and there's a lot of templates available. This panoply of choices leads to decision fatigue on the teachers' part: "Which features should I use for presenting to my students? how can I package and so on... arrrrh I'll just stick with the defaults and customize another day." (Can read more about decision fatigue at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-from-decision-fatigue.html) So, I think our training strategies would have to recognize and take into account this human tendency to choose the easy defaults, especially when mentally tired.

Defaults are bad? hmmm... My son started using the kiddy skate scooter about 4 mths ago and he does it like a pro now. When I bought the scooter, it came with 'default settings', i.e. all fixed up and ready to use. He had a go at it and we adjusted the height and widen the handles along the way. He grew more confident and I removed the trainer wheels. I cannot imagine when the scooter came without any 'default settings', i.e. 4 wheels, 2 bars, rubber tubes, etc, I will be quite frustrated setting it up from scratch and my son will be climbing all over me. Defaults cannot be seen as something bad in my opinion. It gives new users or busy people something to start with, I personally appreciate that. When we design instructions, we provide foundations to get our learners started, building blocks or scaffolding their learning as they progress. A range of basic, intermediate or advanced instructional plans can also be presented later on. Essentially, what are the characteristics of our learners or the users of BB? What do you think they need? Demographics of our acad staffs for example are quite 'senior adult learners' (correct me if I am wrong). Do we think we want to present a blank BB page and tell them, 'hey, guess what? its all about customisation now, whatever you want, put it in.' No prize for guessing what their reactions will be. On the other hand, there maybe a group of people who do not want to conform to defaults but to change things or customise their experiences. Nothing wrong with that too. My point is, let's provide a range of options for users, we inform that there are default settings to get them started but there are also room for customisation for the adventurous. We want to be learner centric, hence customisation of experiences but we also do not want to leave anyone behind. That said, I am going to change all my default passwords and user ids of my mobile.... no wonder banks have been calling me to ask if I needed loans.

For Jason and Sally. This PDF might help with the workshops for blended learning in collaborative classrooms. Couldn't Diigo a PDF from my phone so I had to tweet it first. 

thanks for the resources.

For new workshop and event module website team I came across this online ux on css and javascripts code for search which is useful for fast searching of lines of data. this may be very useful feature for our new website. hope this helps

very useful article for those working on forms. especially the new workshop admin module website. instead of a full form, a interactive experience as such brings higher motivation and helps user to navigate the form with ease for Sally and team

Abrupt changes in an interface are hard for users to process. Don't leave them in the dark; always show what's happening.

this slideshare shows how people makes use of web2.0 and social media to knowledge manage and impove their workflow. Comes to my interestes when i attended the NIE workshop on KM and LO management

follow this tutorial and have your own redirected thankyou feedback page

Thanks Bernard! After looking at the code, it's almost perfect except for one thing: we need to store the form on our own server. (But yes, the Google spreadsheet linked to the form should still be updated automagically.) Would it be ok to use CeL's own server to host our own HTML pages for this purpose?

If it's CeL services or related materials, having it in CeL server is not an issue. example : e-Fiesta 2012 registration page. For personal usage or for AGs I advise the htmls to be stored on their own server space.

This Google Site is a companion to the Google Tools for School Boot Camp workshop.

The last four concepts mentioned (interview, demonstration, scenario and learner interactivity) are what the VCDs should explore and develop more expertise in. These can then become part of workshops that you conduct for NIE staff.

Editing in the cloud: Meet the YouTube Video Editor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c56pD6pbUr8&feature=player_embedded

Useful list to share when your team does workshops!

Perhaps we can use this matrix for our workshops as well.

Nice find! I particularly like the concept items on the x-axis and they could be used for evaluating e-learning. The vertical concepts are a bit dated.

Perhaps we can conduct an ICT workshop on this. Get Azhar and Shamini to conduct the training?

some good tips, worth viewing.

Neat! This resource will be very useful when I conduct my workshop on QR codes next month.