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5 Ways to Make Linear Navigation More Interesting
Here is a nice presentation with some good ideas on how to make linear navigation (i.e., Next>>) more interesting.
How the Internet is Revolutionizing Education
I am a fan of infographics and just saw this one on How the Internet is Revolutionizing Education.
The Online Learning Idea Book, Vol. 2
Patti Shank’s “The Online Learning Idea Book: Vol. 2” is hitting the shelves in the next few days.
Be sure to check out. As mentioned in the following release note:
“In this second volume of The Online Learning Idea Book you will find brand new and valuable ideas that you can adopt or adapt in your own instructional materials, to make them more dynamic and more worthwhile for learners and learning. These ideas will let you peek over the shoulders of some of the world’s most creative instructors, instructional designers and developers, trainers, media developers, and others in order to help spark creative ideas of your own.
This hands-on resource will help you build online instructional materials or improve existing materials including online courses, modules, activities, or supplementary materials for classroom-based courses.
This book provides great tips, techniques, and tricks in the following areas: The Design and Development Process, Supporting Learning, Synchronous and Interpersonal Activities, Asynchronous and Self- Paced Activities, and NS Better Media.
Within these pages you will discover creative ways to give your online and blended instruction a boost by adopting and adapting great ideas from others.”
For more on the book, see: Online Learning Idea Book or visit Amazon.
Division of Distance Learning Awards
DDL Crystal Award
Purpose
To recognize innovative and outstanding multimedia-based distance learning courses (online, CD-ROM/DVD or video-based) and distance learning projects (single modules, lessons, workshops, something less than an entire course).
Deadline
August 15th 2011 midnight MDT
Evaluation
Submissions will be evaluated by a team of reviewers using the following criteria.
–Used in the last 3 years
–Innovative and creative use of the medium
–Quality and depth of the Project Description Summary
–Clear purpose
–Quality of production
–Evidence of successful utilization and implementation
–Evidence of achievement of goals and objectives
–Grounded in scholarly, professional literature
Submission
Email a project description summary (no more than a 1000 words in .doc or .pdf format) describing the project (while addressing the evaluation criteria above when possible) with a URL and guest access to your multimedia based submission. In the email, include a statement describing why your project should be considered for a Crystal Award. Send materials/inquires to Patrick Lowenthal Patrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu
Award
The award will be given during a special recognition and showcase session at the Annual AECT Convention. A letter of recognition from DDL will be sent to the winner’s supervisor by a member of the DDL Board of Directors.
AECT has a number of other awards as well.