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Instructional Design Strategy for Achieving Alignment Which Comes First, Activities or Assessments? We have been told all our lives to put things in order. Keep your tax files in order. Keep your house in order. Alphabetize your index. Number your chapters. Write the introduction before the conclusion. Yet, sometimes actually doing things in the order in which they appear as a final product is not the most effective approach. Take course design for example. When we see the finished product of an online course, we see the objectives followed by activities and resources, and finally the assessment. While this sequence may be the logical order for the published course, it is not necessarily the most effective approach for the design process, especially when alignment is a critical focus. http://elearningindustry.com/instructional-design-strategy-for-achieving-alignment

9 Important Questions To Ask At The End Of The eLearning Project One of the questions that I'm regular asked by clients and elearning developers is When is an elearning project finished? This can be a tricky question to answer if you don't have an agreed end point or you have a maintenance contract.

LearnDash Bringing Tin-Can API to WordPress By now you have undoubtedly heard about Tin-Can API, the new protocol set to replace SCORM. There are many benefits for Tin-Can, the biggest being its ability to record learning outside the restrictions of a browser window. This "light weight" factor of Tin-Can makes it very versatile, so it was only a matter of time until we started seeing it incorporated in many different ways. http://elearningindustry.com/learndash-bringing-tin-can-api-to-wordpress

In 1840s, Sir Isaac Pitman runs correspondence courses teaching his revolutionary short hand system. Pitamn shorthand is still widely used today. In 1858, the University of London becomes the first university to offer distance learning degres. In 1892, the term "distance education" is first used in a pamphlet by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the USA.

Director of Instructional Design position at Cary NC 27511 The Director of Instructional Design is responsible for the development and implementation of templates, reusable learning objects, and other tools that apply adult learning principles, reduce cognitive load, and can be utilized by the entire Relias Learning content production team in delivering course product. http://elearningindustry.com/director-of-instructional-design-position-at-cary-nc-27511

eLearning Developer position at Nashville Tennessee Are you ready for an exciting career move? Join the Dollar General Training and Development team! We have been recognized as a leader by Training Magazine's Training 125 for two years running. We work in an energetic team atmosphere that leverages each person's strengths and maximizes potential. We are committed to attracting upbeat, talented, and motivated people who can advance our mission of "Serving Others". http://elearningindustry.com/elearning-developer-position-at-nashville-tennessee

For me it was not a surprise that Epignosis eFront LMS won the Best of Elearning! 2012 Award at the Best Open Source Solution category. It wasn't a surprise that left to Moodle and Totara LMS the Award of Excellence. eFront is by far the best Open Source Learning Management System and it seems that several professionals involved in the eLearning industry have the same opinion. Few days ago we created The Ultimate list of Open Source Learning Management Systems. In this list you could find 18 open source learning management systems like Moodle, Totara LMS, Sakai, etc. For me it was not a surprise that Epignosis eFront LMS won the Best of Elearning! 2012 Award at the Best Open Source Solution category.

Open source Learning Management Systems have become extremely popular in recent years, but what does open source mean? Open Source technology is technology where the source code is "open", that is, the code is available to the public and free to be modified. Improvements can be made by developers and it can be spread or sold to the wider community. So, why should an organization choose an open source Learning Management System as opposed to a homegrown or proprietary LMS?

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Some teachers feel threatened by these changes, while others embrace the new technologies right in their own classrooms. Many teachers now encourage their students to supplement their classroom experience with online resources. A rapidly increasing fraction of high school teachers are even letting students use their own mobile devices as powerful research tools right in the classroom. Hundreds of millions of views confirm that kids can and will voluntarily visit sites such as Khan Academy when they provide learning opportunities that the students missed, for whatever reason, in their previous classroom experience. I will leave you with one last thought: Just imagine the potential when the intelligence, creativity, empathy, and passion of teachers are combined with the power of e-learning technologies. The results will undoubtedly be synergistic, and will take learning to a whole new level that most of us can hardly even imagine. What are the possible ways that teachers may collaborate with the droids in the future? We should seek out the visionaries who can imagine this. They will pave the way to a bright future

I was extremely interested to know how many Free eLearning Apps for iPhone and iPad exist? This is why I created the following list with Free eLearning Apps for iPhone and iPad. Did you know that you could have access from your iPhone or iPad to Kineo eLearning top tips? or that you can join a web conference with your mobile device with Blackboard Collaborate Mobile? Check the list and if I missed a Free App please let me know by leaving a comment! Least but not last, I have included a link to the iTunes stores to download the Free Apps.

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Are your employees actually learning from technology-based training programs? Much has been written about the technology of training. The story-line is often the same: companies are champing at the bit for the opportunity to exercise the latest training technologies in an effort to reach employees effectively while reducing costs. This trend is understandable. Technology has made training much more convenient, an essential factor for global enterprises that need to train employees across the world. Instead of supersizing the travel budget to bring employees to the home office or other training center, technology can help trim their bottom line by pushing training out into the regional offices. But are their employees better trained as a result of this technological boom? With companies fast abandoning traditional instructor-lead training in favor of tech-based training, it is increasingly important to ensure that technology remains the training messenger rather than becoming the message.

Instructional Designer position at American Society for Clinical Pathology Summary: Provide instructional design skills in all activities related to the development of new product lines and services. Employ systematic strategies to implement new product lines and services using best practices in curriculum development, technology, and adult learning theory. Provide oversight for project teams by providing design, development, and deployment of new products and services. Facilitate/conduct volunteer meetings as needed.

"How would you go about converting a face to face course to an elearning format?" Specifically: What are the criteria for determining if a face to face course actually is convertible to elearning? Assuming the course is convertible, what are the considerations when determining whether synchronous or asynchronous elearning is best? Several professionals in the Learning industry want to convert their f2f courses into an eLearning format. However, several of them do the same mistake again and again. They believe that by simply moving their content such as PowerPoint presentations, videos, audios, and documents to a Learning Management System that they have converted their face to face courses to an eLearning format. In my opinion, they have convert their traditional courses to an electronic format. In this post I will present you the TOP 5 tips to Convert your Traditional Course into an eLearning format.

I've seen a couple of recommendations for tools and software on here seperately. I'm a freelance Instructional Designer, in my first year as an independent. I'm finding tools here and there, as I'm trying to minimize operating costs where possible. Individually it seems that many ID's and consultants have their favorite go-to tools that they know. I think it would be really great for us to pull together a list of free ID tools into one area. For example, someone in this group recommend Jing as an alternative to Snagit. I used Xmind the mindmapping tool for needs assessment and topic analysis. posted by Erin Gratton What recommendations do you have fellow ID's?

I've seen a couple of recommendations for tools and software on here seperately. I'm a freelance Instructional Designer, in my first year as an independent. I'm finding tools here and there, as I'm trying to minimize operating costs where possible. Individually it seems that many ID's and consultants have their favorite go-to tools that they know. I think it would be really great for us to pull together a list of free ID tools into one area. For example, someone in this group recommend Jing as an alternative to Snagit. I used Xmind the mindmapping tool for needs assessment and topic analysis. What recommendations do you have fellow ID's?

"How do game-based learning, gamification, and eLearning designers learn ways to increase engagement and effectiveness in corporate training? By looking at popular games! Here we look at the wildly successful Candy Crush Saga to teach us 4 effective gamification design strategies for your next learning game project.  "

The ADDIE Instructional Design Model Infographic The ADDIE instructional design model is possibly the best-known instructional design model. The ADDIE model refers to Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate. Furthermore, provides a step-by-step process that helps instructional designers plan and create training programs with a framework in order to make sure that their instructional products are effective and that their processes are as efficient as they can possibly be. Check the following infographic and powerpoint presentation to find more! Feel free to embed the ADDIE Infographic and Slideshare presentation to your site or blog! http://elearninginfographics.com/the-addie-instructional-design-model-infographic/

Successful eLearning Project Infographic What does it take to create a successful E-Learning project Infographic So, what does it take to create a successful E-Learning project? What are the different types/levels of E-learning and how long does it typically take to create each one? Who is involved in developing successful E-Learning? These are some of the questions Designing Digitally, Inc. is asked on a regular basis by potential clients. Since the team at Designing Digitally, Inc. loves colorful pictures we thought it would be a good idea to provide you a fun infographic to answer those questions! http://elearninginfographics.com/successful-elearning-project-infographic

"I recently got the chance to test out Lectora Express - The Easy LMS. This on-demand, online learning management system is the latest product to be released by Lectora. At the following review you will find how to begin with Lectora Express in 4 easy steps, 4 pros of Lectora Express, and finally 2 cons of Lectora Express. "