Archive for March, 2010

Six Steps to Creating High Quality Video Training

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Video is the original rapid instructional design and development tool. It may be far more practical than you think, especially when you follow the six simple steps outlined in this article!

“Like most instructional designers, I’m very excited about the possibilities of what will become the future of online education. One day, immersive online worlds and serious games might be the future of online adult education.” — Jeremy Vest

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Seven Possible Ways to Use Google Buzz for Education

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

{Google Buzz may be an example (or maybe not) of where social media is headed – platforms that allow users  access and control of all of their online networks. However, in spite of the initial misgivings and criticisms of Buzz, it could well represent a good platform for personal informal learning environments. In this light, this article asks how we might actually use it.} (more…)

Economy forces tuitions higher; students and teachers suffer

Monday, March 8th, 2010

March 4th, student protestors in Oakland picketed as part of  ‘National Day of Action for Public Education.’ Protests started back in September 2009 at UCLA, and has now spread across the United States as an all-out movement to fight increased tuition costs for college students. The protests  migrated to Colorado last week when about 600 people marched from Denver’s Metro Campus to the State Capitol.  At the same time, protests turned violent at Northern California’s UC Berkley when police attempted to block a walking demonstration. Participants around the country were trying to shine a light on the growing number of students who will no longer be able to afford an education at their current colleges or universities. (more…)