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The health care professions have embraced a mechanism for assembling and communicating evidence-based advice to practitioners about care for specific clinical conditions. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) had also published practice guides in education to bring the best available evidence and expertise to bear on the types of systemic challenges that cannot currently be addressed... Read More ›

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 | 10:00AM Pacific Time Free Webinar, Membership Not RequiredThis webinar showcases one of the most popular, best-rated sessions from mLearnCon 2011 Conference & Expo, newly updated and now available to all through this special online presentation.It is clear that mLearning presents a unique challenge for instructional designers. In this free one-hour webinar, Curtis Burchett will discuss instructional design changes in the new mobile learning area, explain the challenges instructional designers face, and provide a methodology for instructional designers to organize and create successful mLearning products. By the end of the session, you should be able to successfully design instructionally sound and engaging mLearning projects.In this session, you will learn:What technologies you can leverage to create mLearning projects The evolution of instructional design in mLearning How mLearning projects differ from traditional Web-based or instructor-led trainingA methodology to organize and create successful mLearning products Check it out:  http://www.elearningguild.com/content.cfm?selection=doc.2226&utm_campaign=bestof1204&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=elrncoach

Learner motivation differs in each learner according to circumstance. Yet a common factor shared by many elearners, of all ages, is their isolation.This year, I feel privileged to have a daughter who is studying in her first year of a BA course in Fine Art at AUT. I’m equally as fortunate to also watch her younger sister pilot her way through her first examinable year at High School.The role of the parentMy daughters are capable learners, but I’m always aware of the roles my wife and I play in providing necessary support with their study.As parents and supervisors, we are appreciative spectators, sounding boards, mentors, fund managers and sometimes even punch-pillows, for we love our daughters dearly.Hannah is hostelling in Auckland; her family lives in Wellington. The presence of the Internet and reliable mobile phone reception permit a free flow of communication which we take advantage of every day. Despite the 500 kilometres between us, these digital links can close the distance, effectively at times to within a few centimetres.Motivation and supportWhile adult learners often have a maturity that permits a greater focus on engagement, some can find it just as difficult to knuckle down to study as do teenagers. Elearners need support, and not only from their learning resources or their teachers.A solo mother can find her motivation for learning academic skills dulled through the importance of her necessary child-care responsibilities.A mother, who has a partner who may be less committed to her study, can meet similar snags to her motivation.In much the same way as the younger learner needs support from parents or caregivers, a learner who is in a relationship needs support from his or her partner.The eteacher may well be aware of circumstances where an elearner’s home lacks necessary study support. But what can a teacher do about such a situation so that there is benefit to the learner?Teacher-caregiver supportRelationships between the teacher and the learner's caregiver can play an important part in assisting home support. Caregivers are not always aware of the needs of the learner. For instance, aspects such as the need for access to a computer and other study requisites may not be understood.Communication between teacher and caregiver can often help solve learner difficulties. But sometimes it is as demanding for the teacher to engage the supervisor as it is to engage the learner.How on earth do eteachers go about tackling this challenging task?

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Educators are just starting to appreciate the full potential of big data. For example, big data can be analyzed to create a picture of an individual learner’s course of learning, not just the level of proficiency attained but the way the learner allocated his or her time and used system resources to attain that proficiency.... Read More ›

I had intended that the post Connected World in Second Life would be my last in the series on Second Life (SL) this month. Well, I just have to squeeze in another.Being a new ISTE member and an avid enthusiast for learning,I happened to touch down on ISTE Island yesterday and met up with friend and fellow educator, Louise Borgnine.She was assisting with the first of a series of intermediate sessions for educators in SL facilitated by Southern Georgia.The objective was to learn how to do things that will enhance teaching presentations in SL. The venue was over at Brahma.Being new to all of what is SL, and in much need of the associated skills, I accepted Louise’s advice to teleport to the workshop. The number of attendees was impressive. I must say that I found the facilitators extremely helpful. When I got stuck (and I did!) there was no end of assistance ready at hand. That’s what good keen educators are like I guess. Always ready to help a willing learner.Something else impressed me, and that was how wonderful it was to arrive at a distant venue, be attending a session with people from different countries, and be greeted with the customary formalities without having to shift out of my ergonomic chair. Kallan, wearing his ISTE student badgeThere were other features that made me feel welcome. It was a participatory session. I was recognised by the facilitator by name, and he acknowledged me being there more than once. That was something special for one who is so new to SL and feeling a bit anonymous.Then there were the facilitators, among them docent Tuxedo, who was kind and helpful. She was especially helpful when I dropped my laptop and got left behind. Tuxedo helped me pick it all up, and got me started again and following Southern’s instructions.This was no ordinary workshop, yet it had the presence and feel of a real life workshop.I learnt a lot. I even got some session notes to take away, as well as a free digital TV presentation screen, which I managed to get working."What’s with SL?" I hear my readers say. What’s possessed Blogger in Middle-earth to let himself be led astray by all this virtual reality stuff?I read some comments to that effect on a post only a day or so ago.No. I don’t think I’m being led astray here. It is the reality of virtual conferencing - no less contrived than video conferencing, with a lot more freedom to move about and participate.We had a participatory session at the end when Southern rallied us to flex our new-learnt skills in a game of look and see - an active finish to a rigourous session in using the camera facility in SL.A transparent dice box, suspended in mid virtual space, rolled the dice for us to observe and call. It wasn’t easy, for we had to navigate our cameras in which ever direction was called, to declare the numbers on the dice. It was fun - as much fun as I have had at many well run training sessions in real life. Next day, I dropped into the ISTE Conference Centre to be greeted yet again with a welcoming smile, this time from docent Mo Hax. He was kind enough to chat and pass on to me his useful site on SL.These people are volunteers. They are trained educators and they are teaching their hearts out in SL. I might just drop in on another session some time soon. What do you reckon?related posts - > ( 6 ) ( 5 ) ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 )

May 8, 201210:30AM to 11:30AM Pacific TimeJudy Brown Mobile Learning Analyst, mLearnopedia There is a lot of talk about mobile in our field today, and even more questions: What really is mLearning? Why is mLearning important? Who is developing and deploying mLearning, and what is working? How do I get started with mLearning? Judy Brown — a learning expert who believed in the potential of mLearning long before it was really possible — addresses common questions about mLearning and to explore opportunities for mLearning moving forward. Register Now - http://www.elearningguild.com/content.cfm?selection=doc.2230