Establishing a Quality Review for Online Courses
A formal review of online courses measures their quality in key areas and reveals changes needed for improvement, if anyRead the Full Story
Archive for the ‘Instructional Design’ Category
Project Management and E-Learning: MORE is Worse
E-Learning projects are different than traditional learning projects. In general, the key word that describes this difference is MORE. Read the Full Story
Games and Learning
Digital games have the potential to bring play back to the learning experienceRead the Full Story
Rallying Behind Open Access
If universities pay the salaries of researchers and provide them with labs, and the federal government provides those researchers with grants for their studies, why should those same universities feel they can’t afford to have access to research findings?Read the Full Story
Social Software: Too Much Information?
Used to be kids had two, maybe three friends. Foot dangling conversations on old bridges or in self-made hideaways went on for hours in hushed whispers so no one would hear. Confessionals sealed with blood oaths of eternal silence mostly stayed within a privileged circle of friends. Read the Full Story
The United States Distance Learning Association, 2006 Distance Learning Awards
The United States Distance Learning Association, the nation’s premier distance learning association since 1987 presents its 2006 Distance Learning Awards, the premier awards for the distance learning industry. These prestigious Awards are presented annually to organizations and individuals and includes 21st Century Best Practice Award, as well as the Best Practice Awards for Distance Learning […]
Building an Evaluation Plan for Fully Online Degree Programs
This paper describes the research undertaken to develop an evaluation plan for a fully online graduate degree program. Read the Full Story
Collaborative Professional Development for Instructional Technologists
From the earliest days of NITLE’s center in the Midwest, we’ve been learning from instructional technologists at the colleges in this region about their strong interest in drawing on one another for support. The talented and diverse individuals who occupy the space between information technology organizations and academic departments hold a wide variety of titles: […]
Strategies to Build a Cross-National Virtual World
AbstractVirtual environments are more and more used in primary schools. One of the most interesting potentialities of these environments is to foster cross-national applications. Yet, this specific feature is not fully exploited. This paper presents a successful virtual learning environment for primary education involving two European countries and concerning multidisciplinary contents. Theoretically the project is […]
Learning Hands-on Skills in an Online Environment: The Effectiveness of Streaming Demonstration Animation
AbstractOnline learning courses are generally text-based. Particularly for students who are learning multimedia skills, these courses can be problematic because demonstration and hands-on activities are important in the field of multimedia authoring. This study uses action research techniques and describes the application of onscreen-action-capture software to the design of hands-on demonstration animation. This article (1) […]