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A Toolkit  designed to provide innovative ideas and support for using interactive graphics for teaching and learning.

The 10 Best Pinterest Boards About eLearning Pinterest was not created for being used as an eLearning resource. However, a lot of eLearning professionals use Pinterest to organize and share all the valuable things about eLearning Industry that they found on the web. To help you find the most interesting Pinterest boards about eLearning I create the following list of The 10 Best Pinterest Boards about eLearning. The following boards are curated by professionals involved in the eLearning Industry. I am sure that you will discover new things about eLearning and you will get inspiration from eLearning professionals who share your interests. I highly encourage you to Add Your eLearning Pinterest Board! Please leave a comment with a link to see what YOU are pinning and connect with you! http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/general/item/377-the-10-best-pinterest-boards-about-elearning boards elearning learning technology edtech elearning pinterest boards pinterest boards about elearning learning pinning Pinterest sharing technology Add Your eLearning Pinterest Board

The Best LinkedIn Groups About eLearning LinkedIn is my favorite social network because the most of its members are acting as professionals! This is why I created a list of the best LinkedIn Groups about eLearning! Would you like to network with Instructional Designers and eLearning professionals? Would you like to find eLearning companies for business collaborations? Would you like to find a temporary or a project based job at the eLearning field? The list of the following Best LinkedIn Groups about eLearning could help you achieve more than that. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/general/item/383-the-best-linkedin-groups-about-elearning linkedin elearning linkedin groups about elearning best linkedin groups best linkedin group about elearning instructional design freelancers elearning

12 YouTube Videos Every Online Educator Should View What are the benefits for the teacher and learner in the context of open education and OER? How does a blended-learning school boost student achievement? How can we design the schools for 21st Century Learning? How will be the classroom of tomorrow? What are the tools and resources for the 21st Century Educator? At the 12 YouTube Videos Every Online Educator Should View you will be able to answer the above questions and even more. You will get an idea of what your students are capable of and what are expecting from you. Do not forget that educational technology is the median and it is hear to help you achieve better learning outcomes. It is in your hand how effectively you will use it since we are the digital immigrants and our students/learners are the digital natives! http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/concepts/item/395-12-youtube-videos-teacher-educator-should-view

Visual Engagement Takes it up a Notch with Camtasia 8 If you watched the Camtasia Studio for E-learning webinar last month you probably caught on pretty fast that the revamped quizzing feature and interactive hotspots available in Camtasia Studio make for an amazing degree of interactivity. But students can still find a courses boring no matter how much clicking and dragging they get to do if the course itself is not visually engaging. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/tools/item/401-visual-engagement-camtasia-8

Converting Large Group Classes to Massive Online Courses Last month, the NY Times declared 2012 as the year of the MOOC. With so many educators and students involved in these courses, we should think about how we can best convert the university course experience to this new, scalable online experience. For simplicity, let's break the process of transferring knowledge into three parts: instruction, coaching, and assessment / feedback. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/concepts/item/397-large-group-classes-massive-online-courses-mooc

I have been creating a lot of student projects that use ThingLink as a tool for learning. I have also received a handful of of questions from teachers who are highly interested in facilitating a similiar project of their own, but need help with the management involved. "With so much active student engagement, how do you manage a project like this?"

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How educators can make the transition from a print-based curriculum to a digital? Teachers want to make the transition from a print-based curriculum to a digital. The most teachers want to begin from scratch and without creating more work for them. http://elearningindustry.com/how-educators-can-make-the-transition-from-a-print-based-curriculum-to-a-digital

The ThingLink Interactive Image Contest invites students to connect audio, video, images, and text in one cohesive presentation. Students will dig deeper into content through research to present knowledge and ideas as they learn, practice and demonstrate digital literacy skills in image creation, selection, content curation, creativity, tagging and sharing.

Creativity as a Gift or as a Choice for the Learner? There have been so many opinions shared related to creativity and its role for the educator and for the one being educated. No matter the field, creativity has become a common topic, for educators, businessmen, consultants, managers and other professionals alike. http://elearningindustry.com/creativity-as-a-gift-or-as-a-choice-for-the-learner

How to Earn (and Keep) Trust as an eLearning Instructor eLearning answers many needs of a 21st century audience. It eliminates travel, thereby reducing our carbon footprint. It provides immediate results, and is therefore a streamlined training solution. And eLearning is laser-targeted to develop precise skill sets. But eLearning instructors also have to contend with the drawbacks of the online experience; namely, recreating the physicality of a classroom. Better technology makes the training an ever more interactive experience. Still, the instructor-student relationship is not exactly replicated in an online environment. elearningindustry.com/how-to-earn-and-keep-trust-as-an-elearning-instructor

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Learning from Harvard: MOOC story, pt2 Continuing my elaborate plan to take CS50x, the introductory computer programming MOOC from Harvard, and to share what I'm learning about quality online course design from the student perspective, this week began some real programming, complete with cryptic coding commands, and lots of time spent staring and/or cursing at the computer screen while trying to figure out exactly why the program wasn't working. (As such, you may notice a more negative batch of comments this time around). Let's see what this week had to offer… http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/concepts/item/416-learning-harvard-mooc-story-moocs-design

Students can construct deep knowledge about a topic as they engage in building a multimedia project. If used effectively, a well designed student-driven learning experience can take the place of traditional methods of teaching content. Use of digital tools can provide students with flexible learning paths to meet their unique learning styles.

A toolkit  designed to provide innovative ideas and support for using interactive graphics for teaching and learning.

What kind of support do Online graduate students need? - A must read article that online educators should read! Online learners face many challenges - from staying motivated and beating procrastination, to meeting multiple deadlines. And, as we know, e-learning students are already busy; preoccupied with many competing priorities. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/general/item/424-online-graduate-students-support-education Thank you Dr. Liz Hardy!

Harvard researchers: frequent tests increase retention in online learning It's easy to get distracted--especially when you're in the midst of an online training course that shows no signs of ending. While most of us can agree on the utility of web-delivered training, we must also face the reality that even the most well-intentioned of learners, when left to their own devices, can be distracted by a sudden beep on their tablet or a buzz of their smartphone. http://elearningindustry.com/harvard-researchers-frequent-tests-increase-retention-in-online-learning