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Top 5 Resources for New eLearning Professionals New to e-Learning? Here are 5 great resources to get you started! Even if you're not new, these are great websites to follow for e-Learning tips and tricks. http://elearningtags.com/elearning/top-5-resources-for-new-elearning-professionals/

13 Free Udutu Video Tutorials Udutu Online Course Authoring Tool is perfect for corporate trainers, software trainers, human resource managers, curriculum designers, sales professionals, account managers and small businesses. Would you be interested for a list of 13 Free Udutu Video Tutorials? http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/414-13-free-udutu-video-tutorials-authoring-tool

23 Microsoft Free Teaching Tools for Educators Are you interested in a list of 23 free teaching tools that you can use on your classroom? From helping students learn through interactive 3D experiences to transform ordinary classroom experiences into extraordinary immersive education and much more… http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/433-23-microsoft-free-teaching-tools-for-educators-education

"Yes it is true! At the following article you will find over 1000 free eLearning resources for both new eLearning professionals and the experienced ones! From 72 free elearning storyboard templates, and 51 free elearning ebooks to 259 free educational technology tools. "

Teach Students How to Be Their Own Teachers! As I write these words, hundreds of non-profits and entrepreneurs are busy in their studies or garages, developing new educational resources designed to reach large numbers of students across the global village. Those resources-- and their accessibility, will make it possible for kids to teach themselves. Whether is design married to technology, or brilliant teachers reaching the minds and souls of their students, those things gain power when they are made accessible through cloud technology. Now a Multitude of Educators Can Reach Millions of Students The cloud brings students to the teachers, but it also brings teachers to the students. More teachers can reach out to students than ever before. And the students can now learn from a multitude of teachers and mentors, not only in the classroom, but everywhere that they go. For the first time in history, cloud technology makes learning truly accessible to students--not only in the classroom, but also just about everywhere else on the planet.

Last Mile Learning is a key initiative of LINGOs (Learning in NGOs), a not-for-profit NGO. LINGOs' vision is for anyone working to reduce poverty and alleviate suffering in the developing world to have access to world-class learning opportunities at little or no cost. about LingosThe "last mile" concept originated in the telecommunications/cable industry. The "last mile" is the final leg of delivering connectivity from a communications provider to a customer. This last mile is a logistical challenge because mapping the final destination wires and cables to remote rural areas without an existing structure of connectivity is physically rigorous. The "last mile" idea also applies to serving areas in need of humanitarian relief. Aid supplies are sometimes able to reach a central transport hub in an affected area but need the additional planning and networking to get resources transferred to those pockets of need without waste, loss, or misdirection. With LINGOs' Last Mile Learning, educational resources reach those critically in need, capitalizing on existing intellectual capital, goodwill and efficiencies of scale.

Free Survey Polls Quizzes Tools for eLearning Would you like to create polls, surveys, quizzes, test, diagnostics and assessments quickly and easily? What if I tell you that you can do all these for Free? At the list of Free Survey, Polls, and Quizzes tools for eLearning you will find 27 tools that you can use for free! I haven't use all of them but I have found some new one that I was extremely impressive with the learning outcomes. If you have used any of the tools at the list I will be extremely interested to read your thoughts! http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/371-free-survey-polls-quizzes-tools-for-elearning

21 Free Counting iPad Apps for Kids Are you looking for a fun, interactive, and educational way your kids to learn counting? At the following list you will find 21 Free Counting / Number Lines iPad Apps for Kids. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/449-21-free-counting-mathematics-number-ipad-apps-for-kids

36 Free Canvas LMS Tutorials Several people at the eLearning community asked me about Free Canvas LMS Tutorials. I am sure that you know that Canvas LMS is an open source learning management system. Would you be interested in 36 Free Canvas LMS Tutorials? http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/444-36-free-canvas-lms-tutorials

105 Free Moodle Video Tutorials 105 Free Moodle Video Tutorials! We know that you love Moodle. This is why we created the following list. Show your appreciation and share it will people interested in Moodle. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/447-105-free-moodle-video-tutorials

35 Free Articulate Storyline Video Tutorials Articulate Storyline is one of the best authoring tools at the eLearning Industry. To know how to effectively use Articulate Storyline will not only boosts your eLearning career but also will help you create and develop awesome eLearning courses. Would you be interested in a list of 35 Free Articulate Video Tutorials? http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/412-35-free-articulate-storyline-video-tutorials

Free eFront Video Tutorials Would you be interested in a list of Free eFront LMS Video Tutorials? Would you like to know how to customize a lesson, work with categories, create a course or a lesson, work with job descriptions and certifications at eFront LMS? http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/426-31-free-efront-video-tutorials

21 Free iSpring Presenter Video Tutorials More and more eLearning professional use the iSpring Pro authoring tool. Would you be interested to learn how to use it for Free? iSpring Presenter or iSpring Pro transforms PowerPoint content into Interactive Flash Presentations. This is why I created the following list of 21 Free iSpring Presenter Video Tutorials. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/435-21-free-ispring-presenter-video-tutorials-ispringpro

Learning Partner Position at Union Bank, San Diego, CA 92111. Reporting to the Director of Learning Solutions, the Learning Partner collaborates with Consumer Lending business unit leaders in understanding the unit and acts as an internal learning consultant to provide effective interventions that impact the bottom line. Job Summary: The Learning Partner is responsible for leading segment-wide performance and development needs analysis and identifying solutions that include performance/process improvements and learning solutions where needed. The learning solutions delivered are aligned with the strategic business objectives of the division and company. The Learning Partner works closely with leadership of assigned business units to develop and execute a comprehensive learning plan. As a senior member of the Learning Solutions staff, the Learning Partner acts as a key contributor in medium to large-scale design/development projects in a complex environment. A Learning Partner may also lead teams or projects, and is responsible for sharing knowledge and mentoring others. The Learning Partner collaborates with internal and external resources as needed to produce on-target learning programs.

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

4 Typical eLearning Projects and The Right eLearning Authoring Tool Some of the most rewarding moments in my career are times when a colleague or client asks with wonderment, "How did you do that?" after viewing an eLearning module or Just In Time training tool or resource I have created. My initial reply to this question is nearly always to list the learning technologies I used. I guess that somewhere in my mind I expect them to go out, get a copy of the software and start using the tool themselves, and so they really need this information. Silly, I know but without these tools, my job would be a lot harder. http://elearningindustry.com/which-elearning-authoring-tool-should-you-use

The Hottest Educational Technology Trends based on Teachers - Infographic Web-based Tools for Educational Purposes, Online Educational Resources, Digital Literacy, Personal Learning Networks (PLN), Blended Learning, Social Media in Education, E-Moderation, Mobile Learning, Digital Games in Education, Interactive Whiteboards: Which is your Hottest Educational Trend? http://elearningindustry.com/the-hottest-educational-technology-trends-based-on-teachers-infographic

Since Instructional Design owes much of its theory and practice to the military, it seems only reasonable to use military terms to describe it. Here is a military objective: Given a platoon of light infantry, take hill 451 and hold it until relieved. Artillery and air support may be called in as required. Performance, conditions, criterion: In our profession as in the military, the last two do not count without the first. Given a clearly stated a performance problem, the instructional systems technologist will provide a firing solution consisting of a performance-based, criterion referenced objective and the lowest cost, highest efficiency medium to deliver it in 4 hours or less. I use the term "firing solution" deliberately because there is a direct historic military analogy. The Allied bombing campaigns of WWII used what is termed "saturation bombing" strategy. Due to the lack of guidance and aiming tools, hundreds of bombs would be dropped in the hope at least a few would hit the target. In spite of the cost in lives and resources, it was the best they could do and deemed necessary.

A friend of mine has a kid with special needs. So he asked "how can I help my children learn?" "What the eLearning Industry is doing for children with special needs?" These were taught questions and as you can understand I begun the research. While I begun my research I saw the TCEA. What is the TCEA. The TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) is dedicated to the improvement of teaching and learning through the use of computers and technology. Nice mission statement I can say. The awesome thing about TCEA was the iPad Apps and Resources for Teachers, where I found an amazing list with iPad Apps for children with special needs. At the List of Free iPad Apps for children with Special Needs: Part 1 you will find 40 Free iPad Apps for students with Special Needs.

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