Google Teacher Application Applying for the GTA, I’d be honored to great reception world GTA family. I come from the young Croatian. It is a European country. We are proud of the rich tradition and a strong education system. I have for 27 years of service as a teacher in elementary school. I am also a Master of inclusive education and rehabilitation. Lifetime advocate for the inclusion of people with special needs. The post Google Teacher Application appeared first on VivaeLearning: The Best Free Video Tutorials Online.

How can you make a captivating eLearning course that leaves your learners spellbound? What does it take to create learner delight? Well, here are four proven tips to develop excellent courses that enthrall your online learners. 1. Gamify the course: This is one of the effective ways to engage learners in online courses. Try including interactive games that are based on real-life environments, so thatyou can "immerse" the learners in your online courses. Include points, levels, rewards and feedback in your games. This approach would be very useful to motivate your learners. Gamification challenges your learners and facilitates better learning because it helps them learn in a stress-free atmosphere. Here are the screenshots of different games that can be included in your course. 2. Include scenarios and assessments and provide detailed feedback:E-learning course are instructor-independent. So, how can the online learner be engaged effectively? The best way to capture the attention of your learners is to incorporate effective scenarios and assessments in your course. Include scenarios based on situations that learners face in their work and ask them what they would do if they were in that situation. Provide learners with appropriate feedback and allow them to correct their wrong choices. 3. Use Videos: E-learning course designers can hold their learners’ attention by including videos in their course. Videos create an emotional connection between learners and the online course, and go a long way in motivating them.Videos can be used very effectively to teach a procedure or something that reflects a behavioral change. They can also be effective while teaching a process. 4. Include links to additional resources: You can add links that would direct your learners to other websites where they can access videos, audio or information related to your course. Ensure that the links are active and relevant to ensure that your learners are not flooded with information. This approach is also effective in engaging your learners. Hope you find these tips helpful. Would like to hear more from you. Related Posts4 Effective Ways of Presenting Scenarios in E-learning CoursesGamification of E-learning for Corporate Sector5 Benefits of Gamified E-learning Courses

Effective Video In eLearning With the rise of media king YouTube, at PulseLearning, we have seen that video has become increasingly popular in eLearning and has brilliant capabilities in presenting content in a clear, concise and aesthetically pleasing format. With video comes possibility, so long live video in eLearning! Here are 7 of our best tips for making the most of video in eLearning. Sync with scenarios Video showcases its value when it comes to creating immersive scenarios - in particular, ‘what to do’ or ‘what not to do’ sales situations. Video makes creating a real-life situation possible. Short, engaging and relatable video segments provide excellent context for self-reflection questioning. Quality, not quantity There’s nothing like cruddy video to turn your learners off. If it’s in the budget, invest in professional actors rather than using employees; this should also reduce studio time and costs. Using a video production company will guarantee the quality of your video… and don’t forget to use experts for post-production too! Short and snappy To maintain engagement, the length of each video needs to hit the right mark. Too long and it’s a snoozer; too short and learners might miss the point. Determining the correct length will depend on the content; however, as a guideline, anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 minutes seems an appropriate length for a video snippet. Make use of effective editing to remove ‘dead spots’ with no action and move to the learning point quickly. Size matters In this context, it really does. Make sure videos are compressed to the right size as not to compromise eLearning load speed or efficiency and retain excellent visual and audio quality. Add interactivity Video opens up exciting opportunities for interaction. Video can be used for multi-branching scenarios whereby a scene plays out, ending on a still frame. Then learners make a selection on the frame to trigger a unique outcome when the video continues. Think of it as the ultimate ‘pick-a-path’ adventure. Keep it consistent Video should enhance the learning experience for your learners, which is greatly determined by how video is integrated into the eLearning. Consistency is the key here, for example, you could bookmark your eLearning by using video at the beginning and end of the module, or start each topic with an engaging video to set the scene. Have a plan Video production can be pricey, so have a sound plan in place before your shoot. Most important for smooth sailing on the day is a detailed run sheet stating the order of the shoot, actors, time allocations and props required. Plan the run list for efficiency such as shooting scenes with specific actors back to back to reduce booking time. A visual storyboard can help ensure you achieve your vision and capture the right mix of shots. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

Lectora Inspire V11 Tutorial: How to Use Work Modes in Lectora V11 e-Learning Software This Lectora Inspire V11 Tutorial presents how to use Lectora’s three basic work modes to develop and test your e-Learning content from beginning to end. The post Lectora Inspire V11 Tutorial: How to Use Work Modes in Lectora V11 e-Learning Software appeared first on VivaeLearning: The Best Free Video Tutorials Online.

According to workforce.com, an HR magazine, 73.6 percent of technology-delivered training in Fortune 500 firms comes through networked, online methods. So, we can imagine the popularity of eLearning over other methods of training, by these facts. E-learning is very popular because it is more cost-effective and flexible than the classroom training format. Let’s go through the following info-graphic which lists some benefits of eLearning, which make it more beneficial than instructor-led training. Please share your views about eLearning. Related PostsCreative Ways to Present Click on Tab Interactivity in E-learning Courses - An InfographicBenefits of Using E-learning in Organizations - An InfographicE-Learning 101 - Fundamentals of eLearning - Download Free eBook

6 Cultural Considerations For eLearning Localization Global companies mean global learners. eLearning is an effective solution for organizations looking to train and educate these global learners to required company standards, values, and procedures. It is important to acknowledge that not all global learners are the same; they are influenced by cultural factors. Being aware of some of these factors goes a long way in developing culturally appropriate courses. Below is a list of 6 cultural factors to take into consideration with eLearning localization to help design courses that will resonate with all learners. Language And Text.  It is best to provide content to learners in a way in which they best understand. If learners are multilingual, the best practice would be to translate content into the appropriate language. Prepare your source content for localization. Try to eliminate any idioms, similes, or metaphors, as they are often culturally specific. The same applies for slang or jargon; they may not make sense to other learners across different cultures. Also, don’t forget acronyms. You may mention a governmental organization such as the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but if you are localizing for Brazil, you may need to either mention or substitute the Brazilian equivalent National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil (ANVISA). In some languages such as Spanish or Portuguese, the adjectives are placed after the noun so the orders of the letters in the acronym are different. Design And Layout. Not all languages read left to right. Languages using Arabic script, the Hebrew Alphabet, or the Syriac alphabet are read right to left. This affects both text and graphics. For example, flow charts and graphs that show progression or sequence will need to be flipped around. Color choice is also important. Colors mean different things across cultures. White is the color of mourning in a lot of different countries, from Nigeria to China to India. Certain colors may have religious or political significance. Do your research and plan your color schemes accordingly! Teaching Styles. Teaching styles are not the same across cultures. A major example is formal versus informal teaching. In Asian cultures, the teaching style is more formal. The instructor controls the conversation and speaking out or disagreement is discouraged. In Western culture, the style is more informal. Employees speak their minds and are usually freer with their opinions, divergent or not. Keep this in mind when designing training for different cultures. Learner Characteristics. Societies are typically either individualist or collectivist. These dynamics affect the values and beliefs of learners. Understanding the values and beliefs of a culture is essential to understanding how people learn, think, act, and do business. Asian cultures are more collectivist, while Europe and the United States are more individualist. Collectivist cultures are described with such adjectives as "interdependence, group identity, self-restraint, and hierarchical control". Values of the group are usually held above values of the individual. Gender Roles. The roles of men and woman change from culture to culture. As a result, it can become difficult to correctly portray relationships between genders in a culturally acceptable way for each and every target audience. As a result, it is recommended that you try not to show people of different genders interacting with one another. Why? Certain behaviors may not be acceptable from one culture to another. Also, when choosing a talent for voiceover narration, keep in mind that a female narrator would work well in some cultures, such as in the United States, but might not in a Middle Eastern culture, where having a male instructor is the norm. Graphics And Images. Not all symbols are universal; for example, road signs as navigation to tell a learner to stop or move on in the course. The red hexagon sign is not universal. The "thumbs up" gesture means "good to go" or "I understand" in the United States, but it is insulting in the Middle East. Monetary symbols such as a dollar sign are also not culturally universal, as currency is different across countries. Images and symbols used in eLearning courses should be adapted so that they make sense in each culture and don’t offend learners. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

Is your screen filled with content and has no space for more? Are you looking for an easy way to display this additional content? Articulate Storyline gives you the solution for this problem. While surfing the Internet, you might have come across pop-ups which display videos, image slideshows, advertisements or even a ‘like’ button for the website page. These pop-ups are called light boxes. A similar feature is available with Articulate Storyline. This lightbox feature can however be used to display videos, images or more information like in the websites. It can also be used as a common slide to display content that is common throughout the course like resources, glossary or sometimes even the course map or menu. Today, in this blog, we will see how to add a course orientation slide as a lightbox to a course in Articulate Storyline. Step 01 Open a Storyline file of the course to which you want to add an orientation slide and design an orientation slide as per your requirements in a new scene. Step 02 Now, open the player properties wizard to add a button to the player that would display the orientation slide. Step 03 Click the Add button. Step 04 You can give the desired name for the button and create a trigger as shown in the screenshot below. Click OK both in the trigger wizard and the player properties wizard once you create the trigger. If you preview or publish the course, you can see the newly added button on the top right corner of the player. If you click that from anywhere in the course, the orientation slide will appear as a lightbox. That’s it! This is how we can display content as a lightbox in Articulate Storyline. You can even use this to display the extra information, examples, images, or videos for various slides. For this, you only need to add a button in the particular slide instead of adding it to the player tabs as shown in the examples below. Video lightbox Image slideshowlightbox Contentlightbox Simple and easy, isn’t it? Only one trigger. So, what are you waiting for? Start using this wonderful feature to display the additional content. Hope this is useful to you. Please share your thoughts in the comments box. Related PostsRapid E-learning through Storyline Tool: 5 Infographics Sharing Key FeaturesHow to Change the Background Color of Lightbox for iPad Course Using Articulate StorylineHow to Combine Your Adobe Captivate Projects Into Single Course?

Google for Education Video Tutorial: Teacher Tips- Using Google Forms to quickly gather student feedback This Google for Education Video Tutorial presents Google Forms and how they can manage your data and the tools available to you. The post Google for Education Video Tutorial: Teacher Tips- Using Google Forms to Quickly Gather Student Feedback appeared first on VivaeLearning: The Best Free Video Tutorials Online.

Graphic Design Best Practices eLearning Professionals Should Know While the text may often steal the show in eLearning courses, the graphic design is actually what properly showcases your written content. Without the right typography, images, color scheme, and layout, even the most articulate eLearning materials would be chaotic and confusing for your learners. By following these graphic design best practices for eLearning professionals you can design eLearning courses that are powerful, meaningful, and visually stunning. Tap into the power of typography. The fonts you use should emphasize the text and highlight the most important ideas and concepts. Using creative fonts can bring the subject matter to life and increase learner comprehension, but only if it is clearly legible and used in moderation. Here are 3 important typography tips to keep in mind when creating your next eLearning course: First, don’t use more than two font types. Including a wide range of fonts will only clutter the page, rather than add to its visual appeal. Second, depending on the font you’re using, keep the size between 14 to 16 pixels for the body of the text. For headers and sub-headers you can use slightly larger font to grab learners’ attention. Last, but not least, use font types that are easy to read on both computers and mobile devices. For example, an Arial font is more mobile-friendly than a more elegant font that may not be as legible on a smaller screen. Use color with caution. Color has the rare ability to evoke certain emotions and make the reader feel more connected to the subject matter. This is why it’s essential to use color with caution in order to achieve the desired effect. For instance, if you want to relax your learners before an important exam you would opt for blue instead of red to calm their nerves. Here are a few more eLearning color points you’ll want to consider: Stick with a color scheme that involves 2 to 3 colors, any more than that and your design can start to look chaotic. This ultimately distracts your learners from the overall value of the eLearning course. In addition, if you are using colored fonts, try to stick with the same shade for the body text all throughout your eLearning course. Likewise, choose one color for the headers and another for the sub-headers to help them standout. Last, opt for colors that contrast. For example, you can use a more subdued color, like soft yellow, and pair it with a dark blue to add depth to your eLearning course design. Effective online learning begins with a successful layout. Though the layout may not be one of the design elements that immediately stands out for your learners, it does have a direct impact upon knowledge comprehension and retention. Keep in mind that the learner’s eye is naturally going to scan the page from top to bottom and left to right. As such, you should place the most important information, such as the key takeaways near the top and the right-hand side of the screen. Another tip is to place similar objects or concepts next to one another to emphasize their connection. You can also use a different color to highlight each group. Finally, an important piece of information should never be hidden on the page, such as inside a clickable link or in the middle of an image. You should also draw the learner’s eye to the key concepts or ideas by making them the focal point of the page. Opt for cohesiveness over clutter when choosing visuals. Visuals, such as image, icons, and graphics, boost learners’ engagement and make the eLearning course more dynamic and exciting. They can also help to illustrate the most important subject matter. When integrating visuals into your graphic design, you should always use high quality, royalty free images. The learner should immediately be able to tell what it is instead of trying to decipher a blurry graphic. In addition, the images you choose should always relate to the subject matter. If they are only there for their aesthetic value and don’t serve the learning goals and objectives, then it’s best to just omit them entirely. Finally, don’t forget to avoid graphics that contain text or culture-specific images if you are planning on localizing your eLearning course in the future. Leave White Space. Not every square inch of the page needs to be filled with graphics, text, and buttons. In fact, leaving some white space can actually prevent cognitive overload and improve the visual appeal of your eLearning course. When you leave blank space around the text and graphic elements on the page, your learner’s eye will automatically drift to the information they need to retain. Think of the white space as a frame that draws their attention to the key pieces of knowledge they need to absorb. Know your audience. Every element should cater to the needs of your learners. Before you even begin mapping out your eLearning course design, you should have a keen understanding of who you are designing the eLearning course for. Every image, block of text, and color you choose for your eLearning course must offer some benefit for your audience. It must serve their learning needs and help them acquire the information they need, or else it doesn’t hold a place in your design layout. Graphic design is essential to the overall effectiveness of your eLearning course. Even elements that don’t immediately grab the attention of your audience work behind the scenes to create a more cohesive look. So, keep these graphic design best practices on hand when designing your deliverable to develop the most beneficial learning environment for your learners. If you’d like additional graphic design tips for your next online course, the article Top 10 Graphic Design Tips for eLearning Success features 10 top tips you can use to achieve eLearning success. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

Recently, I missed attending a webinar. I was forwarded the PowerPoint slides in the PDF format, subsequently. When I looked at the slides, I couldn’t understand the content and context properly. Luckily, I was also given an audio file that I was supposed to play while viewing the slides. Not the most convenient way to get knowledge but it was a good punishment for missing the webinar! A PowerPoint presentationis not capable of knowledge transfer by itself. In a classroom, it needs an instructor, and in online environment, it needs an instructional design strategy. To implement the strategy, you need authoring tools. It is not surprising that we have a host of rapid authoring tools that are meant to efficiently convert PowerPoint slides into engaging and interactive eLearning courses. Each of them comes with different features and capabilities. How do we know which one is the best for our purpose? Here is an eBook that helps us with the process. Titled "Converting PPTs to E-learning Using Rapid Authoring Tools: Tips for using Storyline, Captivate, Presenter, and Lectora", the eBook is a must for those who want to explore different authoring tools to convert their in-house PPTs into online courses. Download the eBook now! Related PostsRapid E-learning through Storyline Tool: 5 Infographics Sharing Key Features4 Tips for Developing E-learning Course Using Rapid Authoring ToolsHow to Combine Your Adobe Captivate Projects Into Single Course?