Resources
Welcome to our Resources page. On this page we will share links to other webistes that have good information about the Theory, Trends and Techniques of Elearning and Blended Learning. Please feel free to leave us a comment, and to propose other links.
After the introduction, which provides links to sites about the history and theory of instructional design, this page will follow the traditional "ADDIE" steps of instructional design as the organising principle. So you will find links to Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation of elearning.
All the links here point to sites whose authors have made them available freely, and have shared them on social media. Please respect their copyright instructions. If you are the owner of a site to which we provide a link and wish the link removed, then please email base.elearning@gmail.com, and we will take it off. If, on the other hand, you wish to contribute a link, then use the same email address, or use the comment field below.
Introduction to learning with technology
These links will take you to sites about the background to instructional and learning design, as well as to sites about the theories of teaching and learning with technology. The readings are a blend of insights ranging from pre-school, through formal schooling, other forms of schooling to higher education and training in its various forms. This page is essentially about making learning happen regardless of the context in which it occurs, which is why it attempts to give as broad a background as possible.
Orientation
The links presented here provide a selection of readings about the past, present and future of Instructional Design and Technology. We present them here because it is useful to know where the field comes from, where it is currently and where it is going. That way we can learn from the mistakes of the past, see what our peers are doing, and plan our own way ahead.
7 Myths About Online Education - US News http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2015/03/09/7-myths-about-online-education
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: A Beautiful Graphic On The Evolution of Classroom Technology http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/04/a-beautiful-graphic-on-evolution-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29&m=1
The Mobile eLearning Express: A Brief History of Distance Courses - eLearning Brothers http://elearningbrothers.com/mobile-elearning-express/
All About elearning on 360training | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tags http://elearningtags.com/elearning/all-about-elearning-on-360training/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
What and why?
In this section we try to answer two questions: What is learning? and Why should we be including technology in our learning plans? These questions are important because without having a good point of departure we may end up engaging in elearning, blended learning or whatever strategy we follow, just because we thought it was a good idea, or just because the boss told us to. The readings in this section will assist you in developing a strategy document in which you define what your elearning route will look like, and in which you can defend the strategies you follow.
The 10 Biggest Breakthroughs in the Science of Learning | Brainscape Blog https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2012/10/breakthroughs-science-of-learning-2/
Report Finds ‘Deeper Learning’ Model Improves Outcomes for All Students | MindShift http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/03/report-finds-deeper-learning-model-improves-outcomes-for-all-students/
Learning Theories: Bandura's Social Learning Theory http://www.teachthought.com/learning/bandura-social-learning-theory/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=5524492004d301267c000004&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
@Ignatia Webs: Free pdf eBook: theory & practice of #online teaching and learning http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2015/04/free-pdf-ebook-theory-practice-of.html?spref=fb
Commonwealth of Learning - ICT Leadership in Higher Education - Selected Readings http://www.col.org/resources/publications/Pages/detail.aspx?PID=497
The science behind gamification | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tagshttp://elearningtags.com/gamification/the-science-behind-gamification-/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
Self-Determined Learning: Heutagogy in Action: Stewart Hase: Bloomsbury Academic http://www.bloomsbury.com/au/self-determined-learning-9781474228176/
iTunes - Podcasts - Trends & Issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, and Learning Sciences by Abbie Brown and Tim Green https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trends-issues-in-instructional/id788237024?mt=2
New Research Shows Free Online Courses Didn't Grow As Expected : NPR Ed : NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/04/11/397295495/the-future-of-free-online-courses-new-research-from-mit-and-harvard?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150411
Education, Media & Technology Collection | Explore Taylor & Francis Online http://explore.tandfonline.com/content/ed/most-read-education-media-technology
With the Right Technology, Can Children Teach Themselves? | MindShift http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/23/with-the-right-technology-can-children-teach-themselves/
Competency Based Learning: Notes From A Friendly Critic | Heutagogy Community of Practice https://heutagogycop.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/competency-based-learning-notes-from-a-friendly-critic/
What Can a Network Learn that an Individual Cannot? http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/05/07/what-can-a-network-learn-that-an-individual-cannot/
Analysis
There are those who say that up to half of our time as instructional designers should be spent on doing various analyses required. On the other hand there are those who urge us to avoid "analysis paralysis" and just to jump in and develop, fixing it up as you go along. We believe that there is merit in both approaches - quick and dirty, and long and lasting. Here then are a number of issues to look at, either before you start, or as you go along. Firstly you need to know what the goal is - what is that "warm fuzzy" thing that we want to achieve, and how do we make them explicit, so that we overcome the envisaged obstacles?. Then, what is it that we really need to get where we want to be? Who is our audience, what do they need and what assets do they have already? What media should we use? and finally, what is the content that we want learners to master?
Goal analysis
The purpose of a goal analysis is to make the intangible goals of our learning programme tangible and measurable.
Why Understanding Obstacles is Essential to Achieving Goals | MindShift | KQED News http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/12/26/why-understanding-obstacles-is-essential-to-achieving-goals/
Needs analysis
The purpose of the needs analysis is to find out what the "gap" is that we need to fill. We need to know this because sometimes training is not the answer - it may be necessary to chage the environment, or to engage in other support activities. Also, it is important to distinguish between what the customer wants, and what the customer needs.
People, Process and Product. P3 in eLearning | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tags http://elearningtags.com/elearning/people-process-and-product-p3-in-elearning-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
eLearning Communication: The Most Important Non-Technical Skill For eLearning Success - eLearning Industry http://elearningindustry.com/elearning-communication-important-non-technical-skill-elearning-success
Maslow's hierarchy of needs in social media. | Interesting | Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/pin/570127634048264180/?fb_ref=481674260054555021%3Aa724d7a35fbe351e8d0f
Target-population analysis
It is important to know who the learners are and what drives them. However there are some pitfalls, such as assuming that certain "generations" prefer certain ways of learning, or assuming that adjusting to "learning styles" or other preferences will lead to increased learning. This section gives an overview of those debates.
Teacher Tom: Learning How I Learn http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/learning-how-i-learn.html
The Fallacy of the 'Digital Native' - European Computer Driving Licence Foundation http://www.ecdl.org/index.jsp?p=2417&n=3000
Digital Natives, Yet Strangers to the Web - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/04/digital-natives-yet-strangers-to-the-web/390990/
Multiple Intelligences In eLearning: The Theory And Its Impact - eLearning Industry http://elearningindustry.com/multiple-intelligences-in-elearning-the-theory-and-its-impact
7 Cornerstones of Making with Kids | Make: http://makezine.com/magazine/make-40/makerkids/
Media analysis
So, which is the right way to go? Video, Audio, Text, Classroom training? And how should we be delivering it?
The Benefits of Students Teaching Students Through Online Video | MindShift | KQED News http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/11/03/the-benefits-of-students-teaching-students-through-online-video/
Loud and Clear – Four Questions to ask before using audio in your E-Learning | Aurion Learning | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tags http://elearningtags.com/elearning/loud-and-clear-%E2%80%93-four-questions-to-ask-before-using-audio-in-your-e-learning-%7C-aurion-learning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
No, smartphones are not reducing your attention span to less than a goldfish’s | Ars Technica UK http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/05/no-smartphones-are-not-reducing-your-attention-span-to-less-than-a-goldfishs/
Content analysis
This section provides links to some discussion about content - where to get content, how to classify content. We then have a number of links to examples of content that is already out there.
Open.uct.ac.za A guide to using Open Educational Resources https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11427/9045/CC_Guidelines_092014TS.pdf?sequence=1
Selected OER readings | OER Africa http://www.oerafrica.org/understanding-oer/selected-oer-readings
Everything Teachers Need to Know about Bloom's Digital Taxonomy http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/04/everything-teachers-need-to-know-about.html
Useful pre-designed elearning content
200 Free Educational Documentaries for Teachers... http://www.scoop.it/t/didactics-and-technology-in-education/p/4042387594/2015/04/28/200-free-educational-documentaries-for-teachers?hash=c3ad7929-888e-4a75-ba3d-9145b0767cd5
A Picture To Show You Clearly The Effects of Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO On Images http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/picture-show-you-clearly-the-effects-aperture-shutter-speed-and-iso-images.html?ref=fbp&n=2
Really nice video of a physics professor getting it right. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=831989170152445
Entire history of the world explained in one interactive map http://www.slate.com/features/2013/08/histomapwider.jpg
Design
The design phase is the decision-making phase. It's where we decide what goes where, when and why. This section will first look at a number of design processes or paradigms, such as AGILE design and design thinking,and then continue with an exploration of design genres, such as tutorials, stories, drills, simulations, and games.
Teaching with instructional software. https://goo.gl/xvfT85
The Power Of AGILE Instructional Design Approach - eLearning Industry http://elearningindustry.com/the-power-of-agile-instructional-design-approach
The Incredible Power of Design Thinking in Learning Design | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tags http://elearningtags.com/elearning/the-incredible-power-of-design-thinking-in-learning-design/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
Kinaesthetic learning at the University of Oslo (UiO) https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=851733171556005
Getting Students Thinking About Thinking | Vitae https://chroniclevitae.com/news/959-getting-students-thinking-about-thinking
Why Talking About the Brain Can Empower Learners | MindShift http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/12/23/why-talking-about-the-brain-can-empower-learners/
Tutorials, Stories, Drills, Simulations and Games
Micro-Learning as a Workplace Learning Strategy | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tags http://elearningtags.com/elearning/micro-learning-as-a-workplace-learning-strategy/
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: Some of The Best Storytelling Apps for Elementary Students http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/04/some-of-best-storytelling-apps-for-elementary-students.html
Games edX | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=629112420553457
The Value Of Simulations When Creating eLearning Solutions For Application Training - eLearning Industry http://elearningindustry.com/the-value-of-simulations-when-creating-elearning-solutions-for-application-training
Three Awesome Educational Games Hiding in Plain Sight | MindShift http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/03/30/three-awesome-educational-games-hiding-in-plain-sight/
Development
This section covers resources and techniques of assembling the actual product.
Top 9 Reasons To Develop Custom eLearning That Engages Employees - eLearning Industry http://elearningindustry.com/top-9-reasons-develop-custom-elearning-engages-employees
Launch of e-Learning Templates - Swift eLearning Pyt Ltd | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tags http://elearningtags.com/elearning/launch-of-e-learning-templates-swift-elearning-pyt-ltd/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
Free Technology for Teachers: How to Create Flashcards from a Google Spreadsheet http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/how-to-create-flashcards-from-google.html
How to Embed YouTube Videos in PowerPoint to Gamify Your Course | DigitalChalk Blog | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tags http://elearningtags.com/instructional-design/how-to-embed-youtube-videos-in-powerpoint-to-gamify-your-course-%7C-digitalchalk-blog/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
14 Free Things On The Internet Everyone Should Be Taking Advantage Of - Supercompressor.com http://www.supercompressor.com/tech/7-free-things-on-the-internet-everyone-should-be-taking-advantage-of
Implementation (and use)
Implementation methods and strategies
Google Classroom: A Free Learning Management System For eLearning - eLearning Industry http://elearningindustry.com/google-classroom-a-free-learning-management-system-for-elearning
How to Integrate Social Learning in the Workplace | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tags http://elearningtags.com/social-learning/how-to-integrate-social-learning-in-the-workplace/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
To Inspire Learning, Architects Reimagine Learning Spaces | MindShift http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/28/to-inspire-learning-architects-reimagine-learning-spaces/
Instructional Design Models And Theories: Keller’s ARCS Model Of Motivation - eLearning Industry http://elearningindustry.com/arcs-model-of-motivation
Turn Knowledge Into Cash - Sell Online Courses | e-Learning Bookmarking Service - e-Learning Tags http://elearningtags.com/elearning/turn-knowledge-into-cash-sell-online-courses/
Get Them Hooked: 6 Tips To Improve Learner Retention In eLearning Courses And Avoid Drop-Outs - eLearning Industry http://elearningindustry.com/6-tips-to-improve-learner-retention-in-elearning-courses-and-avoid-drop-outs
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: A Very Good Tool for Generating Citations, Reference Lists and Bibliographies http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/04/a-very-good-tool-for-generating-citations-and-refence-lists.html?
Evaluation (and assessment)
Although Evaluation is the term used in the ADDIE model, one of the most important aspects of evaluation is the assessment of learning. This section will therefore commence with assessment of learning, before considering other aspects of evaluation of learning programmes.
Assessment
Rethinking formative and summative assessment | Teacher | ACER http://teacher.acer.edu.au/geoff-masters/article/rethinking-formative-and-summative-assessment
5 Tips To Develop Mobile Learning Assessments - eLearning Industry http://elearningindustry.com/5-tips-develop-mobile-learning-assessments
Fun Assessment for Silent Sustained Reading | Catlin Tucker, Honors English Teacher http://catlintucker.com/2015/04/fun-assessment-for-silent-sustained-reading/
Assessment: The Silent Killer of Learning with Prof. Eric Mazur | Teaching and Learning Services - McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/mazur
Should Teachers Be Held Responsible for a Student’s Character? | MindShift | KQED News http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/05/13/should-teachers-be-held-responsible-for-a-students-character/
Evaluation
8 End-of-Year Questions To Ask Students About iPads | MindShift http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/10/8-end-of-year-questions-to-ask-students-about-ipads/
10 Tips To Effectively Evaluate Your Online Training Strategy | eLearning Blog http://www.litmos.com/blog/articles/10-tips-to-effectively-evaluate-your-online-training-strategy
What Meaningful Reflection On Student Work Can Do for Learning | MindShift | KQED News http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/12/03/what-meaningful-reflection-on-student-work-can-do-for-learning/
L.A. school iPad program ends with district demanding refund from Apple. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/04/16/l_a_school_ipad_program_ends_with_district_demanding_refund_from_apple.html?wpsrc=fol_tw
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