I’ll admit it – I’m a classification nerd. I think about definitions and where things fit so I can make mental maps of systems, words and the way things connect with each other. When I first started on this journey entering into my current ‘profession’, I was curious to know more about what the various …
High-quality adult online education means different things to different people. Students, administrators, teachers and academics, managers and the folk in IT all have different ideas of what quality looks like. From the adult learner’s perspective (which is admittedly reductionist), high quality education might be relevant, engaging, multi-modal, well-written, inspirational, accessible and any other range of …
You walk to the shop with a bad headache, but you’ve decided that you want to be your best self for Mrs Mckenzie who has owned the general goods business that is near to your house. You don’t want to trouble her with your complaints because she’s just recovering from the loss of her favourite …
Top 3 tips to make better videos using a webcam for teachers (cheaply)
Would you like to know how to create educational videos using your webcam that don’t look like they’re made in someone’s basement, but without spending a small fortune? I bet you do! To help you in this worthwhile pursuit, I have some tips for you… but first a warning: Producing very high quality videos is not …
Learning Management Systems are a seemingly unavoidable part of the online education landscape. For most users, they are a necessary evil. Despite the low opinion that users hold for the tool, learning management systems perform a range of administrative tasks well. They house course materials, results, assessment information and provide an avenue for staff and …
“What exactly is an infographic?” is a question that I was asked many times in the last year or two. Sometimes I even asked myself the question as I attempted to wrap my head around exactly what it was that separated an Infographic from a graph with a text description. The common definition these days …
It is January 2017, and the world of educational tools and technology is changing. Not that this is a new thing mind you, but it has become something that decision makers are needing to respond to because learner’s expectations are starting to shift so rapidly! The classroom is no longer just the four walls, the …