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With every new semester instructors get an opportunity to look closely at their courses. It's a kind of Spring cleaning, out with the old in with the new. However, I was recently in a webinar that introduced too many new technologies at once and the webinar flopped. Let's not get flashy, after all it is the… Continue reading New semester, a fresh start

Five of seven students pulled, not pushed on this door to exit. This was an easy observation while watching the door as I chowed down on my lunch. If only we could easily observe the troubles students have navigating around online courses. The best software and apps are intuitive, if you know one Microsoft product… Continue reading Creating intuitive instructional designs

Have your read a book that has a layout like this? Chapter 1: Character Introduction Chapter 2: The Adventures Chapter 3: The Lessons Learned Chapter 4: The Farewells Chapter 5: The Problems Faced Chapter 6: Various Buildings in the Book No, I didn't think so. Why? It’s not intuitive, and it’s disjointed. This approach takes… Continue reading eLearning That Reads Like a Book

I've been asked to expand on the 10 points in my post Blending Organizational Standards and Branding with Learning Theory. Here is some more detail on the second point: Include why they are taking this course. During my 20 years in the classroom, I began each class with q discussion on the lesson’s topic. I do… Continue reading Point 2: Can your Learners answer “Why am I taking this course?”