The Rise of Podcasts as Business Education Infographic Smartphones have the power to make us smarter with a little help from podcasts. From cooking to political science, marketing to sports, podcasts are a new form of "continuing education" making it possible to "audit a class" in any subject just by listening on the go. The Rise of Podcasts as Business Education Infographic shows why podcasts are on the rise. History of Portable Business Education Newspapers Radio Books Cassettes CDs iPod Blue Tooth Smartphone Tablets These modes of learning posed various challenges: You can’t read while you’re doing other things such as exercising, cleaning or driving. Radio isn’t on demand, so options are limited to whatever is being broadcasted/discussed when you tune it. 3 Benefits of Podcasts You can listen on demand 24-7. You can customize content by selecting shows, episodes and topics relevant to your interests. They’re portable and free. Podcasts Then and Now Podcasts began as an outgrowth of the Apple iPod, as a tool to bring original programming to the once hugely popular MP3 device. But it was cumbersome to get the shows. Most were housed at the iTunes Music Store and you had to download the show to your computer, plug in your iPod, then transfer it. Technologies that have improved the podcast experience Tuneln Radio, SoundCloud, Stitcher and iHeartRadio gave podcasts an entirely new audience. Bluetooth connections now coming standard in many cars make it possible to play audio from a smartphone directly through car speakers without having to plug in. Wifi/broadband Apple podcast app in 2012 Tools for broadcasting Most popular categories for podcasts are news, politics and sports. Technology that improves how we find podcasts MarketingPodcasts.com is a new discovery engine for marketing podcasts, with more than 400 shows ranked and rated and reviewed. Technology that improves how we create podcasts Would you like to produce a podcast for free? At the list of Free Podcast tools you will find 15 free tools that you will make your life easier. Via: marketingpodcasts.comThe post The Rise of Podcasts as Business Education Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Advantages of Early Childhood Education Infographic Early childhood education has been proven to benefit children’s academic success and overall well being as an adult. Children who attend preschool do significantly better in high school than children who do not. Those who attend preschool also benefit once they enter adulthood. The Advantages of Early Childhood Education Infographic explores the state of early education and its effects on children in the U.S. View also: Why Childhood Education Is Important Infographic Early Childhood Education Infographic Breaking Down the Benefits of Early Childhood Education Infographic Why Early Education Is Vital Infographic   Via: www.rasmussen.eduThe post Advantages of Early Childhood Education Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Citizenship in the Digital Age Infographic The digital age has introduced various challenges. Today’s students face a wide range of difficult issues that previous generations never had to think about (social media, cyberbullying, cybercrime, internet addiction and online privacy concerns). Teachers, school leaders and parents are called on to add a whole new idea to the curricula: digital citizenship. Many of the hallmarks of any good citizen from being respectful and responsible to doing what’s right - are key elements of digital citizenship as well. But students must learn how to apply these tried and true qualities to the realities of the digital age. The Citizenship in the Digital Age Infographic presents how the characteristics of a good citizen parallel — and differ from — those of a good digital citizen. Characteristics of a Good Citizen A good citizen: Advocates for equal human rights for all. Treats others courteously and never bullies. Does not steal or damage others’ property or persons. Communicates clearly, respectfully and with empathy. Actively pursues an education and develops habits for lifelong learning. Spends and manages money responsibly. Upholds basic human rights of privacy, freedom of speech, etc. Protects self and others from harm. Proactively promotes their own physical and mental health. Characteristics of a Good Digital Citizen A good digital citizen: Advocates for equal digital rights and access for all. Treats others with respect in online spaces and never cyberbullies. Does not steal or damage others’ digital work, identity or property. Makes appropriate decisions when communicating through a variety of digital channels. Uses digital tools to advance their learning and keeps up with changing technologies. Makes responsible online purchasing decisions and protects their payment information. Upholds basic human rights in all digital forums. Protects personal information from outside forces that might cause harm. Proactively limits health risks of technology, from physical to psychological. Via: www.iste.orgThe post Citizenship in the Digital Age Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Anatomy of a Special Needs Child Infographic The Anatomy of a Special Needs Child Infographic provides useful information and tips on raising the four major types of special needs children. Major Types of Special Needs Children Physical: Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Asthma, Epilepsy, etc. Developmental: Down syndrome, autism, dyslexia, processing disorders. Behavioral/Emotional: ADD, Bipolarism, Oppositional Defiance Disorder Sensory impaired: Blind, visually impaired, deaf, limited hearing. How to identify and care for special needs children 1. The IDEA Act (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act): Students with disabilities must be prepared for further education, employment, and independant living. If a child’s strength, endurance, or stamina cannot keep up with school activities, they can qualify for "other health impaired" special education status. 2. Section 504 of the Rehabilition Act Prohibits schools from disriminating against children with disabilities. Requires schools to provide accomodations for disabled students. Students with impairments that substaintally limit a major life activity can qualify as disabled (learning and social development deficits too). 3. Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) Schools must meet the needs of children with psychiatric problems. No Child Left Behind Schools must uphold achievement standards for children with disabilities. Core Concepts IEP (Individualized Education Program) is a legally binding document spelling out what special education services your child will recieve and why.Includes classification and accomodations. Classification: One of 13 different disability classes that qualify for special education services. Including: visual impairment, speech and language impairment, auditory impairment. deaf/blind, autism, developmental disabilities, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, specific learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorder, traumatic brain injury, multi-sensory impairment, and serious health impairment. Accomodations: a change in timing, presentation, formatting, setting, etc. that will allow the student to complete normal classwork. Modification: an adjustment to an assignment that a special needs child is not expected to complete at a normal level. Types of Special Needs Special Physical Needs: Allergies and Asthma Juvinile Arthritis Luekemia: Very rare Muscular Dystrophy Sight Impaired Multiple Sclerosis Hearing Impaired Tips for dealing with medical needs See if your child qualifies for "other health impaired" placement in special ed. Other health impaired (according to Federal regulation) includes children who have "limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including to environmental stimuli." Allergies and Asthma: Are the same in children as in adults, only children have less maturity and emotional resources than adults to deal with them. Tips: Explain to children what they are allergic to. Alert school personel as to the conditions and provide medicines. Work with school personel to make accomodations. Substitute another activity for recess on high pollen count days. Make sure that caretakers schedule sympton inducing activities around when a child will be in the area. Tailor coursework to provide emotional and explanatory support for the child’s condition. Juvinile Arthritis: Education is often interrupted during long "flare-ups" of juvinile arthritis. Here’s what you can do to promote healthy development. Establish an IEP or 504 plan with educators to ensure that your child’s rights are protected. The IDEA act (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) outlines a special needs child’s rights in education. If the students strength, endurance, or stamina is affected obtain a note from a physician to see if your child qualifies for special education under "other health impaired." Contact the hospital or homebound coordinator for your district if your child is frequently missing large periods of school. Frequent communication between parents and teacher ensures the teacher knows the student’s current medical status and can adapt lessons accordingly. Proper ergonomics in the classroom are particularly important for children with Juvinile diabetes Luekemia: The five year survival rate for Luekemia is 60%-80%. Over such a prolonged period key emotional and cognitive developmental stages may be reached. Key factors: Limit pain Emotional support helps with development Mental engagement is important so that recovering children don’t fall massively behind. Muscular Dystrophy Ensure your child is being worked with by assistive technologist, occupational therapist, and school psychologist. Make sure that teachers understand that fatigue, clumsy or slow movement, or slurred words are health issues, not behavioral issues. Remember your child is still a child with normal interests and dreams. Sight impaired: Seek out an assistive technologist if impairment persists after help from an eye doctor. It’s hard to learn if you can’t see! Hearing impaired: Seek out ENT’s and assistive technologists to help your child. It’s hard to learn if you can’t hear! Special developmental needs: Many developmental delays can be spotted in a child’s first year of life. Children develop at different rates, but these are the rough ages a child should reach certain milestones. Motor skills 3 months: Lift head and chest when on stomach Follow people and moving objects with eyes Grasp rattle when given to her. 6 months: Reach for and grasp for objects Roll over Sit with little support 12 months: Drink from cup with help Crawl Walk with help Sensory and thinking skills 3 months: Recognize bottle or breast Turn head to bright colors or sound of human voice 6 months: Imitate familiar actions. Open mouth for spoon. 12 months: Try to accomplish simple goals. Copy sounds and actions you make. Language and social skills 3 months: Communicate fear, hunger, or discomfort. Smile when smiled at. 6 months: Smile at self in mirror. Know familiar faces. Babble. Sing-song noises. 12 months: Try to "talk" with you. Understand simple commands. Show apprehension at strangers, affection to familiar adults. Tips for dealing with Special Developmental Needs Autism: Autism spectrum disorder ranges from mild lack of social understanding, to non-verbal Early signs: Not responding to name by 12 months. Delayed speech and language skills. Avoiding eye contact. Upset with small changes in routine. Tips: Get a evaluation as early as possible. Utilize school psychologist, and occupational therapist. Create a "safe" zone where the child can be alone and relax at home. Pay attention to child’s hypersensitivities. Dyslexia: Dyslexia is very taxing, taking at least 5% more energy to process basic tasks. Those with dyslexia have much to offer, however, with dyslexia sufferers often being above average IQ and highly creative. Early Signs: Appears bright, but unable to read at grade level. Tests well orally, but not on written tests. Seems to "daydream" a lot. Tips: Read advanced material. This engages both sides of the brain. Don’t stress the misreading of "little" words (in, i’m, none, he). They will outgrow such mistakes. Discussion, discussion, discussion. Many students with developmental delays are actually very gifted. Don’t stress the little mistakes, let them show you what they can do. Special Behavioral/Emotional Needs Students with behavioral/emotional needs are more than capable of learning, but their disabilities need management so they don’t distract themselves or the entire class. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder PTSD Anxiety Disorders Overall tips: Learn more about your students specific illness, what caused it, what type of therapy they’re attending, and so on. Learn about the student’s strengths. Pull these out. Positive reinforcement works. Set very clear behavioral rules on the entire class. Support the inclusion of all types of children and celebrate their talents. Most of all, don’t forget they’re just kids. Via: www.masters-in-special-education.comThe post Anatomy of a Special Needs Child Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Massive Open Online Courses Infographic MOOC (noun) - Massive Open Online Course, a term used to describe web technologies that have enabled educators to create virtual classrooms of thousands of students. Typical MOOCs involve a series of 10-20 minute lectures with built-in quizzes, weekly auto-graded assignments, and TA/professor moderated discussion forums. Notable companies include Coursera, edX, and Udacity. The Massive Open Online Courses Infographic why are MOOCs so popular, how companies and universities serve MOOCs to the masses and what people are saying about MOOcs. The History of Distance Learning As technology has evolved, so has distance learning. It began with mailing books and syllabi to students, then radio lectures, then tv courses, and now online courses. 1840s: Mail 1920s: Radio 1960s: TV 2000s: Online Why are MOOCS Different Beginning with the first correspondence courses in the 1890s from Columbia University, distance learning has been an important means of making higher education available to the masses. As technology has evolved, so has distance learning; and in just the last 5 years a new form of education has arisen, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs are becoming increasingly popular all over the world and the means by which learning is measured, evaluated, and accredited has become topic of controversy in higher education. Short (10-20 minute) lectures recorded specifically for online. Quizzes that are usually integrated into lectures. Graded assignments with set due dates (graded by computer). Large class sizes (often tens of thousands of students). TA / Professor moderated discussion forums. Letters, badges, or certificate of completion. Companies and Universities Serve MOOCs to the Masses The modern MOOC began with an open Computer Science course at Stanford, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, taught by Professor Sebastian Thrun in 2011. The wildly successful course, with 160,000 students in attendance, led Thrun (along with his colleagues David Stavens and Mike Sokolsky) to create Udacity in 2012, kicking off MOOC mania. Contoversy As MOOCs become increasingly popular all over the world, the means by which learning is measured, evaluated, and credited is a topic of controversy in higher education. Some courses have already been accredited and universities are beginning to accept transfer credit for completing MOOCs. These companies have quickly grown in size and hype, and their rapid growth has led to many questions around how MOOCs may shape the future of higher education. What are people saying? "MOOCs are just the tip of the iceberg," said John Mitchell, professor of computer science and Stanford’s first vice provost for online learning. "One of the great things about online technology is we can produce one kind of material - a video, an interactive session, an experimental laboratory that is online - and use it in multiple di!erent ways. We’re evolving our way of presenting educational material." 1. Professors Credit: 72% of professors say students should NOT earn units for MOOCs. Cons: 55% say teaching a MOOC diverts their attention away from their existing responsibilities on campus. Pros: MOOCs have the potential to greatly further the spread of higher knowledge and help individual professors gain larger recognition for their work. Some professors report having higher engagement with their students, and believe MOOCs will produce a larger number of solutions for projects and assignments, as many more students will be participating. 2. Presidents Presidents remain unpersuaded by, if not skeptical of, MOOC mania. Only 14 percent of presidents strongly agree, and another 28 percent agree, that massive open online courses have "great potential to make a positive impact" on higher education; 31 percent disagree or strongly disagree, and the rest are neutral. 3. Registrars The biggest concern remains how to keep the integrity of the student record. If a student is attempting to receive credit for completing a MOOC course, how does a university verify the student’s identity and that that student completed the assignments and passed the exams? Needs: Keeping constantly informed about the issues surrounding MOOCs will help Registrars fully support the needs of their faculty and students. 4. Legislators Legislators are primarily concerned with remedying the problems of accessibility and affordability in public higher education. Many public institutions struggle with over-enrollment in core classes necessary for graduation and MOOCs have the potential to help students complete their degrees on time. By passing legislation to permit the teaching of core classes using MOOCs, legislators and universities stand to gain huge cost savings. 5. Librarians The biggest challenge will be in supporting the resource needs of their institution’s courses. The open nature of a MOOCs course necessitates using content with open copyrights. 6. Employers MOOCs will provide new opportunities to help employers find and evaluate candidates. In the future, employers will be able to purchase access to student names and accomplishments and students can leverage their new skills to land better jobs. 7. Students MOOC courses have been met with resistance from tuition-paying students who want distinct experiences for the amount of money they pay. Moving Forward, How Will Universities Change? In the future we may see major changes, driven by the rise of MOOCs, in the way higher education institutions measure achievement, offer courses, and earn revenue. Universities hit hard by budget cuts may offload the economic burden of lower-level courses like introductory mathematics to MOOC providers to focus efforts on upper-division courses. The student transcript may shift from measuring achievement in Carnegie credit hours to instead recording competency-based accomplishments. The university structure itself could dramatically shift; lower level universities might become facilitators for online courses, hiring instructors skilled in education facilitation rather than research. What’s Happening Today Universities: Research must be done to evaluate the effectiveness and future of MOOCs. Universities are running programs with MOOC providers with select classes to test their feasibility. MOOC Providers: The companies themselves are collecting data on every interaction they have with students. The researchers behind each provider hope to use that data to support the argument in favor of the expansion of MOOCs. Coursera is using the data collected from the thousands of students in its classes to study the most effective teaching methods. Conclusion The field of higher education will see massive and constant change in the near future, and MOOCs will continue to play a major role in its rapid evolution. Via: studentaffairs.stanford.eduThe post Massive Open Online Courses Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Cloud Computing in Education An emerging trend in the rapidly evolving technology world, cloud computing has already made a significant impact onto the modern education sector. Even though most people still find the concept quite confusing, educational institutions worldwide have embraced the new technology in most critical processes such as admission, collaboration, teaching and, of course, learning. How educational institutions use the cloud The infographic explains what cloud including really means and exemplifies its use via its three basic platforms: SaaS, IaaS and PaaS. Furthermore, some of the most popular cloud providers are listed along with the packages they offer to the educational institutions. According to the freshest reports, the number of institutions that currently use these packages are listed. This is mostly because these packages include some advanced computing services at prices that are specifically designed for educational institutions. Therefore, the cloud represents the efficient way for the sector to advance using powerful technologies. Cloud Computing in Education Benefits and Disadvantages Despite all the benefits the cloud may bring, many educational institutions fight to overcome potential difficulties related to its adoption. These are mostly related to the fact that not all the necessary application run in the cloud, security risks associated with the cloud, standards adherence, and the like. Emerging Trends in Education Finally, probably the most interesting aspect covered by the infographic is the section where the applications of cloud technology are explained in relation to the modern learning trends. Namely, the three trends that seem to have emerged with the development of web technologies are mobile learning, massive open online courses (MOOCs) and online language learning. The infographic also describes the major motivation students have to become a part of these trends. Via: www.crucial.com.auThe post Cloud Computing in Education Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

The Educational Assessment Landscape Infographic Assessments are a key component of all education systems and play a critical role in a student’s learning journey. By measuring student achievement and skill mastery, assessments help students learn, teachers improve instruction, administrators decide how to allocate resources, and policymakers evaluate the efficacy of education programs. The Educational Assessment Landscape Infographic gives a clear picture of how educational assessment works and how it supports today’s students. Assessment Measurement Is this a fair test? Does it provide the information we need? Assessments start with standards. Reliability: The stability of a test score. Can it be reliably replicated? If not, it may not be an accurate measurement. Validity: The interpretations, uses, and consequences of an assessment. Not all tests are useful in all contexts. For example, a test to measure a teacher’s ability to teach would not be an appropriate predictor of performance in graduate school. Assessment Types All of the different assessment types work together to provide a complete valid, reliable, and fair picture of a student’s abilities. Diagnostic: Assesses a student’s strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction. Formative: Assesses a student’s performance during instruction, and usually occurs regularly throughout the instruction process. Summative: Measures a student’s achievement at the end of instruction. Norm-referenced: Compares a student’s performance against a national or other "norm" group. Criterion- referenced: Measures a student’s performance against a goal, specific objective, or standard. Interim/benchmark:Evaluates student performance at periodic intervals, frequently at the end of a grading period. Can predict student performance on end-of-year summative tests. Question Types Multiple Choice (Selected Response) Constructed Response: A one-part question that elicits a written. pictorial, or graphic response from a student. Extended Constructed Response: A multi-part question that elicits a written, pictorial, or graphic response from a student. Technology-Enhanced: Uses technology to collect evidence that a student understands a problem. Performance Task: With more than one correct answer, these questions require constructed responses, created products, or performed demonstrations Delivery methods Paper and Pencil: Still the most prevalent. Computer Adaptive Testing: Algorithms assess a student’s performance based on a sequence of right or wrong answers, dynamically generating questions based on previous responses. Online: Via computer or a handheld BYOD ("Bring Your Own Device"). Scoring Methods Human Scoring: Some constructed response items still require human scorers. Distributed Scoring: Allows scorers to easily score items online from any location. Automated Scoring - Artificial Intelligence Scoring: Recent advances have made it possible to automatically score aspects of grammar, usage, mechanics, spelling, vocabulary, and many types of constructed response items. The Evolution of Assessment - Meeting Modern Educational Needs Today’s assessments are designed to help students achieve by preparing them with 2tst century skills, improving access, standardizing results, and increasing test-taker interest. Common Core State Standards: In the US, these standards are driving the development of the next generation of assessments, which require students to demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Globalization: High-quality assessments are becoming more prevalent globally. Technology Advancements: Technology improves assessment quality, supports diversity, accessibility, and the test-taker’s experience. There are currently 707,250,000 pre-primary to secondary students in the world, 57,939,000 in the U.S. alone. Assessments show us what works and what doesn’t so we can create the best possible education systems for our children. They facilitate learning to help these students achieve. Via: www.ctb.comThe post The Educational Assessment Landscape Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

How a Total Learning Strategy Complements A 70:20:10 Framework Using the latest data from the 2014 Towards Maturity benchmark report and the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, this infographic shows how the total learning system tessello complements a 70:20:10 learning framework through incorporating four key technologies: Social learning platform Coaching and curation tools Learning Record Store (LRS) Learning Management System (LMS) Integrating these four components via the Tin Can or xAPI with a next-generation 70:20:10 approach, the total learning system combines informal and formal learning to improve productivity, increase value and reduce cost at all levels of the enterprise. Via: www.brightwave.co.ukThe post How a Total Learning Strategy Complements A 70:20:10 Framework Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Higher Education’s New Normal Infographic Many things have changed in higher education over the past 3 decades. Smartphones and tablets are replacing textbooks and notepads, while large, face-to-face classrooms are becoming virtualized, personalized, and mobile. The Higher Education’s New Normal Infographic demonstrates how much higher education has changed since the days of Thriller, big hair, and mix tapes. In particular, the infographic from highlights the differences in college costs, student demographics and factors affecting work-life balance, among other features of college life, between college students of the 1980s and those of today. Technology has helped foster growth in the education world, but it has also increased the workload. According to the infographic, two out of three college students today use a smartphone for school work — a capability that didn’t exist even 10 years ago, let alone 30. The data also shows that 45 percent of today’s students will take at least one online course, whereas learning in the 1980s was confined to classrooms. More and more students and professors are embracing technology, and innovation in the tech sector will only improve education across the board. Companies, like Flat World, that are using technology to reduce the cost of textbooks and create more affordable degree options are the catalyst to reinventing the way institutions approach learning. Via: www1.flatworldknowledge.comThe post Higher Education’s New Normal Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

How To Prepare For An Online learning Program This infographic describes the concepts of online learning programs. Elearning is the online learning methodology utilizing the digital technologies. The Infographic also deals with the perspectives to be considered for the online learning programs, top highlights of the online programs and a lot more. The world of technology continues to grow and the reality of online learning has become more relevant today than ever before. The trend of Online Learning is expanding rapidly, both in scope and level of general acceptance. Online learning can expand student options, provide new staffing for hard-fill subjects and enhance power-blended learning. Via: www.texilaelearning.comThe post How To Prepare For An Online learning Program Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

The Old Way Vs. The New Way infographic Welcome to the age of hyper-parenting and pressurized schools. What can we do to return the child to childhood? The Old Way Vs. The New Way infographic explores how the common core might be affecting childrens’ learning in a negative way. The New Way: Parenting as product development Micromanagement impedes a child’s ability to learn on their own. Hyper-parenting involves wanting to give our children "perfect" childhoods. The goal is to be the best. But we’re sacrificing depth for breadth. Why? Consumerism: We want perfect teeth, perfect vacations, a perfect home, and perfect kids. Lack of Confidence: Less Children + At an older age = Less Chances to Parent Competition: Globalization means you have to be top notch to get ahead. Slow parenting doesn’t have to mean slower development, it’s just proceeding at a natural pace. Children need time to : Read Write Think Dream Draw Build Create Pretend Play = the most natural way to learn… Old Way Vs. New Way Even when you take steps to de-stress your kid’s life at home, common core threatens to destroy your kid’s childhood at school. 1. Kindergarten lesson on Frog and Toad Together Old Student Task: - Retell the story’s events (beginning, middle, and end) - Identify characters and setting Common Core Task: - Compare and contrast Frog and Toad’s adventures and experiences. - Collaborate with classmates to determine comparisons. 2. 2nd and 3rd grade lesson on Charlotte’s Web Old Student Task: - Who is telling the story? - How does Charlotte feel at the end? - How do you know? Common Core Task: - What is your point of view about Wilbur? - How is it different from Fern’s point of view about Wilbur? - How is it different from the narrator’s point of view? 3. 2nd and 3rd grade lesson on Apollo 11 (spaceship): Old Student Task: - What is the spacecraft called? - What are the names of the three astronauts? Common Core Task: What is the author trying to convey when he says,"these men are dressed for colder, stranger places. They walk with stiff awkward steps…?" What makes the voyage an important historical event? Common Core was meant to elevate higher level thinking, but simply raising the bar doesn’t help more kids succeed. By forcing a harder curriculum: Many students fall even farther behind -> Get discouraged -> And drop out The aim of common core is to increase STEM proficiencies and higher level thinking. Then why do many of America’s most well-educated parents: Home school Send kids to Waldorf schools Send kids to Montessori schools where there is ample time to play, and flexibility for children’s developmental differences? Via: www.bestmastersineducation.comThe post The Old Way Vs. The New Way infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Different Ways Kids Play Infographic Childhood play is an opportunity for kids to have fun and experience life and gives them the learning they need in order to develop physically, mentally and emotionally. Kids enjoy playing and while doing so, they learn how to interact and develop their social skills by making friends, solve situational and analytical problems and grow further. The Different Ways Kids Play Infographic helps teachers and patents understand the types of play that kids are involved in and presents how they could truly take advantage of play. Role Playing Dramatic play: Kids take on roles within games about familiar experiences. Fantsay play: A play that involves props and costumes, as they engage in fantasy adventures. Exploration Centric Explore the properties and functions of materials, equipment and objects. Kids experiment with a tool to find out how it works. Few examples: star constellations exploration, magnifying glass viewing. Constructive Play Children manipulate and explore objects, parts and materials. Threading beads, doing puzzles, using construction sets, dress up dolls, using scissors to cut straws, paper, card, fabric and wool. Communication Exercise Play Play using words, nuances or gestures - mimes, jokes, guess the word, singing, fill in the blanks music lyrics etc. Social Play Play with social engagement and interaction with playmates - team sports, party games like musical chairs, sack race, newspaper. Physical Play Explore movements and ways to combine movements — running and playing ball, jumping, climbing, dancing, moving on an obstacle course. Competitive Play A mix of different types of play but centered to the competitive environment of the play - a basketball league for kids can become competitive, a soccer match against two teams can always become a competition. Games with Rules Children follow or create rules to reach a shared objective in a game — playing outdoor games, following child-created games with rules, playing computer, board and card games. Via: blog.afterschool.aeThe post Different Ways Kids Play Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Past, Present and Future of Online Education Infographic The evolution of technology and of new learning experiences have always been closely related. As distance learning specialists affirm, the field of distance-learning had three main generations: Correspondence study Multimedia Computer-mediated The Past, Present and Future of Online Education Infographic provides a brief presentation of the history of online education. A brief timeline of online education On March 20, 1728, the Boston Gazette ran an advertisement offering long distance instruction. And so teaching outside the classroom had its beginning. 1728: Boston teacher offers instruction through weekly letters to anyone in the country. 1892: U. of Chicago is first educational institution to offer correspondence courses. 1922: Penn State broadcasts courses over the radio. 1953: U. of Houston offers course work on TV. 1968: Stanford University creates the Stanford Instructional Television Network. 1959: Plato is born, the first internet community. Hatched by two U. of Illinois profs. 1968: U. of Alberta (Canada) Dept. of Medicine offers online courses. 1984: The Electronic University Network, offers online courses using proprietary software for DOS and Commodore 64 computers. 1989: Phoenix rising. The University of Phoenix starts its online program. 1996: Duke University begins its Global Executive M.B.A. program which combines online technology and sessions on-campus and at various locations throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America. 1999: Jones University becomes first accredited fully web based university; Learning portals, including HungryMinds, Click2Learn, Learn2, eCollege, Blackboard, and others emerge on the landscape. 2000: CourseNotes.com launches with dozens of classes at the University of Texas. The service provides professor web sites, including online course documents, calendars, grades, quizzes and surveys. Jan. 1, 2008: The term MOOC is coined by Dave Cormier of the University of Prince Edward Island. 2012: The rise of MOOCs, Coursera, Udacity, edX launch. 2013: The Open University builds its own MOOC platform, Futurelearn, with universities from the UK. More MOOCs: Open2Study in Australia and Iversity in Germany. 3 Types of Online Education 80-100% online courses have no face to face interaction with teacher 30-80% course delivered online: Traditional courses using web facilitated courses Blended or hybrid: Up to 20 percent of content delivered online: otherwise, traditional face to face classroom learning 10 Surprising Facts about Online Students 46% of students say their biggest motivation for enrolling in an online course was to advance their current career. 37% of online students were the first in their family to attend college. 33% of people taking some online course are studying business. University of Phoenix has the largest proportion of online students at 15%. 39% of online students fall between the ages of 18 to 29. 21% of online students pay for their education using personal funds only. 70% of virtual learners are female. 29% of online graduates earn $85-150k annual income. 60% of students taking an online course are employed full-time. 37% of online students indicate that they enrolled because of the accelerated courses, which fast-tracks students to a degree. Top 10 most popular online degrees Business Administration/management Accounting IT (Information Technology) Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Finance Psychology Graphic Design Health Care Administration Nursing Computer Science K-12 Online 25 states have state virtual schools operating in 2013-2014. 29 states and Washington, DC have statewide full-time online schools operating in 2013-14. There were an estimated 1,816,400 enrollments in distance-education courses in K-12 school districts in 2009-2010, almost all of which were online courses. 74% of these enrollments were in high schools. Online courses with the highest level of enrollment fall under the categories of credit recovery (62%), dual enrollment (47%), and advanced placement (29%). Via: www.affordable-online-colleges.netThe post Past, Present and Future of Online Education Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Using e-Learning To Improve Employee Engagement Filtered.com cannot stress the importance of using e-learning enough as a way to increase employee engagement in the work place. With a fast changing market, the key to staying in the game is to strategize in a way that maximizes both lifelong learning and business productivity. Train your staff to keep their knowledge up to date, become engaged through learning and more productive in the work that they do. What’s better way to do this than E-Learning? It’s cost effective, has fantastic results in a short amount of time, and training programs are tailored to each member of staff depending on their role and abilities. Via: learn.filtered.comThe post How To Use e-Learning To Improve Employee Engagement Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

3 Levels of Instructional Design Prototypes Infographic Storyboarding and prototyping are key parts of the instructional design process that should not be skipped. Starting the overall design process with a storyboard provides a high-level outline of the intended outcomes of the module, and is an effective way to gather ideas in a graphical format before moving on the physical prototype. Interface prototyping then allows instructional designers to map out the navigation of a training module and garner feedback from stakeholders and users early in the design process. Gathering this information helps designers make decisions about the layout and placement of elements, such as buttons, images, and clickable interactions within the overall arrangement of an interface. The 3 Levels of Instructional Design Prototypes Infographic presents the different levels of prototypes—physical, wireframe digital, and refined digital— that offer varying degrees of fidelity during the prototyping process.   3 Levels of Instructional Design Prototypes   1. The physical prototype The physical prototype can be built using common office supplies, making it quick and easy to get feedback from your key stakeholders and even some end users. The physical prototype offers a way to try different designs without spending too much time building them. The elements can simply be removed and placed in a new location as necessary. It is a good idea during this phase to have several different iterations for review. 2. The wireframe digital prototype The wireframe digital prototype has been used in the application design and web design industries for many years to gain early design feedback. The wireframe prototype uses libraries of commonly used items, such as drop down menus, text buttons, and many others, to quickly build the prototype design. Each element can be built to have interactions that show how the functionality would work to move between screens and open elements on a page. The elements can be manipulated quickly and easily to change the design as feedback is gathered from testing the design with users. 3. The refined prototype The refined prototype. Once the designs have been refined to a single option, the refined digital prototype comes into play. The refined prototype is a polished version of the wireframe prototype. Design elements such as color schemes, button design, and placement are used to make final design decisions. Pieces of the finalized content can be used as available for better feedback on the final product. The production functionality will also be built into the prototype so the stakeholders and users who do this final testing can give feedback as if they are using the released design. View also: Using Prototyping in Instructional Design Via: www.td.orgThe post 3 Levels of Instructional Design Prototypes Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

The eLearning Principles For Teaching Millennials According to some predictions, by 2020 half of all classes will be taken online. When compared to today’s statistics that say that at least one class is taken virtually, these predictions are astonishing. Obviously, we are rapidly turning to virtual classrooms. With the rapid advent of communication technology, time, space, and money, no longer pose obstacles for improvement. This is why electronic forms of learning provide just about the perfect framework for lifelong learning. Firstly, eLearning engages students into personally relevant experiences. Moreover, it encourages development of essential skills for the 21st century: creativity, critical thinking, meaningful collaboration. Finally, it enables simulation. In other words, eLearning creates authentic atmosphere and deepens the understanding of real-world issues by fully engaging students. The ultimate goal of eLearning is to instill a high value of learning and foster lifelong learning. In other words, there is something far beyond academic achievement, that is, the learners’ ability of active contribution to the learning process. Let us now observe the founding principles of eLearning that enable us to become lifelong learners. Via: saundz.comThe post The eLearning Principles for Teaching Millennials Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Designing eLearning for Readability Infographic As an eLearning professional, your responsibility is not just to deliver eLearning content to learners - it’s to make sure that it’s engaging and readable. The Designing eLearning for Readability Infographic presents 5 strategies you can employ in order to deliver content that learners are actually going to read. 5 Strategies for Delivering Readable eLearning Content 1. Use Contrast The most readable text is simple - it’s black text on a white background. Don’t try to re-invent the wheel. Black on white has worked for centuries as body text, and with good reason. 2. Break It Up Any huge block of text is difficult to read. Simply stated, text is easiest to read when you deliver it in short paragraphs - ideally, no more than four sentences each. You can also toss in a graphic or two to add visual interest, but make sure that it relates to the content. 3. Use White Space If your eLearning design consists of wall-to-wall text, no one is going to want to read. Use margins around your text blocks, and additional spacing between lines so that people know where one paragraph ends and the next begins. 4. Alignment Type that is left-aligned is easier to read than type that is right-aligned. You can use right alignment occasionally, like when you’re wrapping text around photos, but in general, lean to the left. Justified type doesn’t work well on web pages, because the text blocks are usually narrow and justification results in huge gutters of white space. 5. Use Font Sizes Judiciously Your body text should always be in one size, and one size only. Go larger on subheads, and larger still in headers. This alerts the learner to when a new topic or subtopic is being developed. Ideal sizes for effective eLearning courses are 18 point for headers, 14 for subheads, and 11 or 12 for body text. Via: info.shiftelearning.comThe post Designing eLearning for Readability Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

How Corporations Use MOOCs Infographic With rapid growth in the number of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and students, it was only a matter of time before corporate American sat up and took notice. The How Corporations Use MOOCs Infographic presents 7 ways corporations use MOOCs to meet some of the professional development and training needs of their work force, partners, and customers. 7 Ways Corporations Use MOOCs 1. Building Talent Pipelines. 350+ companies are paying Coursera and Udacity to identify the best and brightest students in relevant courses and refer them as possible job candidates. The webinar also cited AT&T as sponsoring the development of an MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech in which the firm can then enroll employees. 2. Onboarding Employees. This point gave us a bit of pause. Cited during the webinar was McAfee’s wild success in adopting the "MOOC approach" of blending formal, informal and social learning to overhaul of its 80-hour employee orientation program. However, that approach to learning is not unique to MOOCs; in fact, it predates MOOCs and is SOP within many college distance learning environments. Then there’s the question of whether a course designed for a limited population (McAfee employees) can really be called a MOOC, which is by definition "Open" to a general population. Not all eLearning is a MOOC. As an aside, we’re wondering if we’re witnessing a real-time etymological case study. Will the term MOOC come to be applied to any online course in the same way that any tissue came to be called a Kleenex and any photocopy a Xerox? 3. Self-directed Career Development. Deloitte, Yahoo!, Jardine Lloyd Thompson and Datalogix are cited as some of the companies that encourage employees to enroll in MOOCs for career development purposes. Not all of these companies give credit for MOOC completion, but creating a means to do so was highly recommended in the webinar. 4. Workforce Training. Google has enrolled 80,000 employees in Udacity’s HTML5 course, a great example of using a MOOC for workforce training. Also cited was a "proprietary MOOC" developed by Aquent for its employees (if a MOOC can be proprietary and still be a MOOC). Finally, TELUS was named as an example of workforce training using "the MOOC approach," even though the course of interest was not online. 5. Channel/Customer Education. Some interesting developments have occurred here. SAP offers its own MOOCs to train customers and partners; because they are open to anyone who registers, these are legitimate MOOCs. The IMF has been working with edX to develop courses about debt and financial policy making for government officials. It’s not clear whether these courses are open to the public. 6. Brand Marketing. The University of California, Irvine offers the course Society, Science, Survival: Lessons from AMC’s The Walking Dead. While this is not a first in using pop culture as pedagogical material, what’s distinctive about this course is that it is funded by AMC in order to "drive a deep sustained connection with the show." 7. Collaboration and Innovation. The combination of formal, informal and social learning methodologies, dubbed "the MOOC approach" in the webinar, has served as an effective tool to find solutions to real-life business problems. Over 100 companies have used the University of Virginia/Coursera platform, Coursolve, to do just that. This may be one of the most promising business uses of a MOOC. Via: extensionengine.comThe post How Corporations Use MOOCs Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

The Science of Attention in eLearning Infographic Attention refers to the capability of the brain to choose one aspect on which to concentrate while ignoring everything else in the environment. Helping students to pay attention is a primary concern of training. The Science of Attention in eLearning Infographic helps eLearning professionals understand how the attention system works. Attention and the Brain Attention lies in two areas of the brain: The prefrontal cortex, located behind the forehead and spanning to the left and right sides of the brain, handles willful concentration. Part of the motivational system, it helps a person focus attention on a goal. The parietal cortex, behind the ear, is for sudden events that require action. Attention is largely a function of the Reticular Activating System (RAS), which includes a number of nerve fibers such as the thalamus, hypothalamus, brain stem, and cerebral cortex. The RAS accounts for shifts in levels of involvement in surroundings. Watch out: The less engaging the course the more difficult is for students to hold their attention. Implications for eLearning Professionals It is important for eLearning developers to remember that they are competing for their learners’ attention and to bear the following in mind: People do not pay attention when information is boring or presented in an uninteresting way. Attention begins to wander after 10 minutes if the brain is not engaged. People are unable to multitask — it is only possible to focus on one thing at a time. The brain pays attention to people better than things. Most people have similar rhythmic patterns Via: info.shiftelearning.comThe post The Science of Attention in eLearning Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

8 Merry Leadership Lessons Taught by Santa Infographic Employees are now more knowledgeable and educated than ever. People are not just looking to be taught, they want to be motivated to succeed. The 8 Merry Leadership Lessons Taught by Santa Infographic presents 8 leadership skills that characterize Santa and should be features of every good leader. 1. Preach Selflessness Good leaders will always put others ahead of themselves. They truly believe in the team concept and know that there’s strength in numbers. 2. Invoke Reciprocity It’s the Golden Rule! Treat others the way you would like to be treated. 3. Inspire Colleagues A good leader will find the time to inspire colleagues when they hit lows and push them to new heights when they are doing good. 4. Getting Everyone on the Same Page A smart leader will always remind people of the greater purpose of their work and why it’s important. 5. Lead with the Why Find the meaning and make the connection between the work you do and why it affects a lot of people. 6. Challenge Everyone A good leader will gain an understanding of their colleagues and be able to know what motivates them and what does not. 7. Focus on Outcomes Good leaders always focus on the bigger picture. They also manage to get this message out to colleagues in a transparent way. 8. Inform and Educate A good leader will always inform and educate the people around of them, allowing colleagues to ask more relevant questions that will benefit the organization. Having Good Leaders within Your Office Matters! Good leaders make workplaces better and cause more employee happiness, satisfaction, and engagement. Tools like Offlcevibe can help by promoting good leadership practices and helping companies find out where the real problems may stem between managers and employees in order to solve them. Via: www.officevibe.comThe post 8 Merry Leadership Lessons Taught by Santa Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Christmas Idioms and Phrases Infographic An idiom is a phrase in which the meaning has little or nothing to do with the literal wording. Examples of idioms in general speech are "raining cats and dogs" and "keep an eye out." The first indicates a heavy downpour of rain, while the second means to keep watch for something. The Christmas Idioms and Phrases Infographic presents 10 commonly used holiday idioms and phrases. 10 Holiday Idioms and Phrases 1. White Christmas The prettiest holiday, according to most, is one where it has snowed. This wish for white was celebrated many years ago in a popular song, and the title of this carol is now a traditional holiday phrase. 2. There’s no Place like Home for the Holidays Another favorite carol came out of the sentiment that the best place to celebrate the holidays is with the family. College students return to their parents’ home, and extended families descend on a pre-planned relative for festive celebration and gift-giving. 3. Xmas Comes but Once a Year Recently, this has become an excuse for gorging on holiday cookies or spending too much on presents, but this proverb quietly states that people need to be kind to each other year-round rather than just during the holidays. 4. ‘Tis the Season "‘Tis" is an old method of contracting "it" and "is." Today, it is rarely used in anything but traditional song or poetry, such as "My Country ‘Tis of Thee," or "‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all," by Alfred Lord Tennyson. This usage is abbreviated from a line in a holiday carol: "‘Tis the season to be jolly." The word "jolly" is also old and simply means "happy." 5. Deck the Halls "Decking" or decorating the halls with branches from a holly tree is an old tradition, and the popular carol began as a Welsh tune from the 1700s. These days, merry-makers deck their halls with blinking lights, pine branches, popcorn strung on strands of thread, and glittery garland. 6. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe European mistletoe is a shrub with yellow flowers and white, poisonous berries. The tradition of kissing under a hanging sprig of this plant began in 16th century England, but it was not connected to holiday tradition until the 18th century. In 1820, American author Washington Irving wrote, "-the young men have the privilege of kissing the girls under it, plucking each time a berry from the bush. When the berries are all plucked the privilege ceases." 7. The Stockings were Hung by the Chimney The actual origin is uncertain, but hundreds of years ago, children dried damp socks by hanging them overnight from the fireplace mantle. At some point, a benevolent stranger, saint, or parent slipped some gifts into these stockings, and it is now an inseparable tradition. Holiday stockings are filled with small presents and fruit, such as apples and oranges, though naughty children may receive only a chunk of coal. 8. Ho Ho Ho! The tradition involves a fat, bearded man in a red suit slipping through chimneys to leave presents for the children, and "ho ho ho" is an imitation of the old fellow’s laughter. One must hold his belly with both hands while imitating, and jolliness is mandatory. 9. Bah, Humbug! On the other hand, "Bah, humbug!" is the derisive, holiday-hating rant of Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, "A Christmas Carol." Today, folks will often shout this at each other, jokingly (or bitterly), when confronted with holiday well-wishers. 10. Trim the Tree This is an old reference to decorating a pine tree with ornaments, lights, and whatever glittery bits strike a family’s fancy. Via: www.grammar.netThe post Christmas Idioms and Phrases Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Tips For Using Cutout People Images When using cutout people images there are five quick tips I think you’ll find handy in your eLearning projects. If you are new to using cutout people images, you will notice that having multiple images of the same eLearning character makes everything so much easier. Make sure to check out eLearning Brothers to learn more about their eLearning Templates and the eLearning Stock Library. Use a drop shadow on a cutout person or object to give it depth, so it stands out in your eLearning layouts. Use a drop shadow color to match the background. Use shadows below a standing cutout person, so they appear to be touching the ground. Use depth of field to isolate a subject from other elements in a photo by blurring the foreground or background. Use multiple cutout images to show different points in your eLearning presentation. Via: www.elearningbrothers.comThe post 5 Tips For Using Cutout People Images Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Santa’s Self-Help Guide to Creating Your CV Infographic Some jobs are big. Huge. When you have a C-Level leadership role with global responsibility, how do you even begin to sum up what it is that you do? The Santa’s Self-Help Guide to Creating Your CV Infographic presents what Santa would write on his CV and will help you write your own. How to create a CV that is poles apart 1. Use a dashing headline to lead the way e.g. Global Supply Chain Leader 2. Present a perfect profile to show you are the real deal e.g. An iconic supply chain leader who has created and maintained a global brand, achieving a timeless monopoly on the manufacture and distribution of festive toys and cheer. Masterminds a complex and demanding supply chain across 24+ time zones, meeting rather challenging deadlines. Multilingual, with a proven ability to communicate and influence at all levels. At ease, whether leading multiaspecies teams, influencing recipients’ behaviour, or enchanting children and parents with jolly dimples and twinkling eyes. 3. Add a sackful of skills to show you are a heavyweight contender Global logistics and Distribution Production Planning Remote Behaviour Management Personal Brand Management Naughty and Nice Analysis Inventory Control Team Leadership/Training Fleet Management Santa Sigma Black Belt Certified 4. Add sparkle to your experience with glittering achiviemets Built the reputation of a toy manufacturing and distribution operation to achieve global brand recognition. Performance management of a multi-species team encompassing elves, reindeer, and human lookalikes to produce and deliver toys and gifts in line with recipients’ needs’. Speed reading over 300 million Christmas lists as sent up the chimney or posted to the North Pole on an annual basis. Free-of-charge remote behaviour monitoring and disciplinary support, enabling parents to outline unspeakable consequences for bad behaviour during the festive season. Promoting health and safety compliance to achieve zero recordable incidents over four countries. Planning and managing an intensive delivery schedule across 24+ time zones, meeting non-negotiable SLAs. Driving and motivating eight flying reindeer to pull a heavy-laden sleigh over 25,000 miles in one stint. Managing on-time delivery to over 80 million homes across the South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Asia, Africa, Western Europe, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America. Appointing specialist reindeer to guide the sleigh at speed through adverse weather conditions including fog, rain and high winds, maintaining an estimated speed of 650 miles per second. Overcoming claus-trophobia to squeeze down sooty chimneys, deploying a magical key to unlock doors in modem homes. Adopting a stoic Santa v Food approach to consume festive treats including sherry, mulled Wine, mince pies, biscuits, chocolate, and sometimes even carrots (if the reindeer have overdone it…). Ensuring consistent brand representation (white whiskers, red attire, black boots, cherry nose, etc.) across the lookalike team to keep children’s belief alive. 5. Signpost your ‘noel-edge’ through education and professional training Lean Santa Sigma Black Belt - International Association of Santa Sigma Certification (IASSC) Master of Bringing Annually (MBA) - Lapland School of Christmas (LSC) BSc (Hons) Geography- University of the North Pole BA Modern Languages - Saint Nicholas Institute of Modern Languages 6. Build engagement with some extra socking fillers Memberships The Chartered Institute of Long-Distance Travel and Toy Manufacture (CILT) Languages All modern and ancient languages Licences Heavy Goods Sleigh (HGS) Licence Interests Dashing Through the Snow Laughing This Way: HO HO HO Kissing Mommy Stealth and Subterfuge Drinking Coca-Cola Time Travel Coming to Town Published Papers ‘The development of Global Present Sleigh (GPS) tracking by NORAD: Protecting the mystery with precision, cloaked navigation solutions’, The International and Temporal Business Journal Via: www.giraffecvs.co.ukThe post Santa’s Self-Help Guide to Creating Your CV Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

How Technology Can Improve College Student Success Infographic The success of college students is getting more attention these days with rising expectations, greater accountability (yet shrinking budgets), and dismal statistics.The reality we face in higher education today invites different approaches to promote student success. The How Technology Can Improve College Student Success identifies several ways technology can aid student success. In particular, the infographic highlights seven practices that facilitated the successful implementation of the innovations funded by Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) . They are framed to offer you evidence-based advice on how to use a classroom innovation fueled by technology to get the outcomes for students we all want to see—and that students deserve. The 7 Building Blocks for College Completion Achieve greater impact with "whole-course" models: It’s likely that projects funded by NGLC that used whole-course models—where instructors adopt an entire course design that involves a new instructional approach and curriculum using technology—had a greater effect on student outcomes because they represented more comprehensive, tightly specified instructional change. Design student success innovations with active, self-paced, data-driven learning: NGLC-funded projects that replaced lectures with active learning methods, incorporated mastery learning components, and provided instructors with information about student progress and risk status were associated with stronger student outcomes. Cultivate the involvement of faculty with early engagement and ongoing training and resources: Projects with the highest significant positive effects featured active face-to-face contact between grant teams and instructors, and several gave attention to more systemic issues of change, such as institutional culture and collaboration among faculty. Engage students as designers and facilitators of an innovation as well as learners: Some NGLC-funded projects encountered challenges regarding students’ technology readiness and reluctance to use new instructional approaches or resources. Projects were more successful when they promoted the innovation’s academic relevance to students, engaged students directly in designing and building the solution, and trained students to use the technology. Join project communities to accelerate adoption and efficiency: Projects involving college systems or consortia appeared to have an easier time spreading their student success innovation to a larger number of campuses within those systems. Cross-institutional communities working together to adopt an innovation—and existing user communities of technology tools—can share resources and best practices. Address a student success innovation’s functionality as well as its academic requirements: Some NGLC grantees overcame challenges with functional aspects of their implementation by solidifying the support of senior leadership, planning ahead how the innovation would operate within campus systems, and incorporating data management practices. Create enduring impact through long-term planning and design: Project teams found that early attention to long-term financial, operational, and cultural issues could foster the student success innovation’s sustainability. Via: nextgenlearning.orgThe post How Technology Can Improve College Student Success Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.