Embrace Twitter Concepts to De-fat your Content
Guide, not force-feed information from a fire hose While revising your course, if time permits, take the fat or bloat out of your course and..
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Designing for Mobile
Scrolling: Design for a natural fit with the device (Long pages and fewer clicks are best)Chunk: Be concise keep your learner engagement time to about 5-10..
Read MoreWhat can the Pandemic Teach us about Homework?
Homework facilitates learner absorption of content by providing opportunities to reflect on the information, review the content and to practice applying information and skills. Educators..
Read MoreBackward Design
Again, transitioning or revising your course, is an opportunity to update your master course syllabus. It is a time to verify that you are only..
Read MoreMicrolearning Design Reduces Content Bloat
When you think about microlearning, think about a YouTube video or a TedTalk or Khan Academy. The audience will learn one thing or focus on..
Read MoreDe-Fat your course
Before revising a course, take time to look for opportunities to take out the fat or bloat. Over time, we tend to add nice to..
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The Self-Paced Classroom
History In the 1960’s, Fred Keller introduced his concept of personalized learning, Keller’s Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). The five qualities of PSI are: The..
Read MoreCharacteristics of Adult Learners
1. Adult learning is self-directed/autonomous2. Adult learning utilizes knowledge & life experiences3. Adult learning is goal-oriented4. Adult learning is relevancy-oriented5. Adult learning highlights practicality6. Adult..
Read MoreAssessment Design Tips
Start with the end in mind In the backward design model, you start with the end in mind. You ask, “What do the learners need..
Read MoreOnline Learning Tips
To paraphrase the the often cited quote attributed to Albert Einstein, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”, I..
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