Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
web resources
Memory Improvement Techniques.
As the blog assignment 2 of the week two I have to search for two resources relevant to our topic this week. "Mind Tools " is a very interesting web site I have come across some time ago. It contain essential skills any one in regardless of their field can use .Our understanding of how our brain works in the context of education is very important and also knowing some tool or rather "tricks" to improve the brain function is much more important specially as an instructional designer. You can access the memory improvement techniques article which contains mainly about "Mnemonics, Designing Mnemonics" through http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html .This site also contains article "Review Techniques - Keeping information fresh in your mind" "Learning Styles - Learn in a way that suits you" The Conscious Competence Ladder - Making learning a happier experience " are very much related to our topic and has very valuable information.
The next web site Ifound which is informative is "teAchnology" link is http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/methods/info_processing/ . It is an online teacher resource which contains various information specially for teachers such as "Body-Mind Mini-Lessons for Learning Academic Concepts - Mini-lessons to teach academic concepts . Brains.org - Classroom Application of Brain Research " and also web articles on information processing theory such as "Information Processing- Reviews the physiology aspects of information processing. Information Processing Disorders- From the National Center for Learning Disabilities" etc . This site also contains articles about structure of the brain and how it works. It is a very good site for a teacher because it gives materials like lesson plans, work sheets and so many tools to use in teaching- learning process.
As the blog assignment 2 of the week two I have to search for two resources relevant to our topic this week. "Mind Tools " is a very interesting web site I have come across some time ago. It contain essential skills any one in regardless of their field can use .Our understanding of how our brain works in the context of education is very important and also knowing some tool or rather "tricks" to improve the brain function is much more important specially as an instructional designer. You can access the memory improvement techniques article which contains mainly about "Mnemonics, Designing Mnemonics" through http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html .This site also contains article "Review Techniques - Keeping information fresh in your mind" "Learning Styles - Learn in a way that suits you" The Conscious Competence Ladder - Making learning a happier experience " are very much related to our topic and has very valuable information.
The next web site Ifound which is informative is "teAchnology" link is http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/methods/info_processing/ . It is an online teacher resource which contains various information specially for teachers such as "Body-Mind Mini-Lessons for Learning Academic Concepts - Mini-lessons to teach academic concepts . Brains.org - Classroom Application of Brain Research " and also web articles on information processing theory such as "Information Processing- Reviews the physiology aspects of information processing. Information Processing Disorders- From the National Center for Learning Disabilities" etc . This site also contains articles about structure of the brain and how it works. It is a very good site for a teacher because it gives materials like lesson plans, work sheets and so many tools to use in teaching- learning process.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
My Blog assignment
According to my blog assignment in the instructional design course I have to create my own blog and select another three blog sites related to the course or my field of work. Then I have to comment on them .
The first one which caught my eye was The rapid E learning Blog which can be linked through http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/instructional-design/ .The opening statement is mentioning that it is providing “Practical, real-world tips for e-learning success.” This is hosted by Tom Kuhlmann who has over 15 years of hands-on experience in the training industry. This site has the information on instructional designing in a sequential order and it is very helpful for a new comer to the field to learn about the field. At the beginning it also answers to the question “What is the role of the instructional designer? And how do I convey that to my clients and subject matter experts?” Posts in the site explore key elements of instructional design to help you think through how to build courses that truly help people learn. Some examples are “Create Engaging E-Learning Courses You Can Be Proud Of, “What Everybody Ought to Know about Instructional Design” etc. I found this site very useful also with the recourses Rapid E-Learning 101 ,Designing the Right Course ,Visual & Graphic Design ,Audio & Video Tips etc
Free as in freedom is the next blog site which I would like to share with you all .You can access it through http://www.learninggeneralist.com/ . It is hosted by Sumeet Moghe from India who has 9 years of experience in Training and Development. Which attracted me towards this site is the statement” If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got and there is always more” in the home page. I found it is very interesting to read through this because there are many attractive posts regarding e-learning and instructional designing. The most interesting one is “The 4 Passions of an Instructional Designer.” in this he has named The Passion for Embracing Constraints ,The Passion for Simplicity ,The Passion for Learning and The Passion for Excellence as four passions of an instructional designer Also there are very interesting posts like” Here are 6 Tips to make your Rapid E-learning a Success” “5 Tips to help you Plan your Next Presentation” etc. It is a good example of an engaging eLearning tutorial. Good post and beautiful pictures. He is trying to prove that even if you have the best tools, you may still fail to spread your massage if you don’t have a good design.
Elearning instructional design ideas - Making Change blog is the next site I was interested in and found informative for a new comer. You can connect to this blog site with blog. http://blog.cathy-moore.com/. In this blog, you'll find practical ideas that will help you create lively, powerful e-learning for adults. It's written by Cathy Moore. The useful post is the “How to design action-packed e-learning” in which a recording of a webinar is given to explain how to design lean, lively e-learning. And also there is a video on How to design e-learning that’s memorable and budget-friendly . The other posts are “The big mistake in e-learning” “E-learning example: Branching scenario” “Could animations hurt learning?” “Why you want to focus on actions, not learning objectives” and I found out this blog site having many e books related the field. And most interesting thing is it is having “e-learning blueprint’ to help anyone who wants start designing a course.
The first one which caught my eye was The rapid E learning Blog which can be linked through http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/instructional-design/ .The opening statement is mentioning that it is providing “Practical, real-world tips for e-learning success.” This is hosted by Tom Kuhlmann who has over 15 years of hands-on experience in the training industry. This site has the information on instructional designing in a sequential order and it is very helpful for a new comer to the field to learn about the field. At the beginning it also answers to the question “What is the role of the instructional designer? And how do I convey that to my clients and subject matter experts?” Posts in the site explore key elements of instructional design to help you think through how to build courses that truly help people learn. Some examples are “Create Engaging E-Learning Courses You Can Be Proud Of, “What Everybody Ought to Know about Instructional Design” etc. I found this site very useful also with the recourses Rapid E-Learning 101 ,Designing the Right Course ,Visual & Graphic Design ,Audio & Video Tips etc
Free as in freedom is the next blog site which I would like to share with you all .You can access it through http://www.learninggeneralist.com/ . It is hosted by Sumeet Moghe from India who has 9 years of experience in Training and Development. Which attracted me towards this site is the statement” If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got and there is always more” in the home page. I found it is very interesting to read through this because there are many attractive posts regarding e-learning and instructional designing. The most interesting one is “The 4 Passions of an Instructional Designer.” in this he has named The Passion for Embracing Constraints ,The Passion for Simplicity ,The Passion for Learning and The Passion for Excellence as four passions of an instructional designer Also there are very interesting posts like” Here are 6 Tips to make your Rapid E-learning a Success” “5 Tips to help you Plan your Next Presentation” etc. It is a good example of an engaging eLearning tutorial. Good post and beautiful pictures. He is trying to prove that even if you have the best tools, you may still fail to spread your massage if you don’t have a good design.
Elearning instructional design ideas - Making Change blog is the next site I was interested in and found informative for a new comer. You can connect to this blog site with blog. http://blog.cathy-moore.com/. In this blog, you'll find practical ideas that will help you create lively, powerful e-learning for adults. It's written by Cathy Moore. The useful post is the “How to design action-packed e-learning” in which a recording of a webinar is given to explain how to design lean, lively e-learning. And also there is a video on How to design e-learning that’s memorable and budget-friendly . The other posts are “The big mistake in e-learning” “E-learning example: Branching scenario” “Could animations hurt learning?” “Why you want to focus on actions, not learning objectives” and I found out this blog site having many e books related the field. And most interesting thing is it is having “e-learning blueprint’ to help anyone who wants start designing a course.
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