A new film announced at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival is offering viewers the chance to see life through the eyes of a 12-year-old Syrian refugee and what’s it like to live life inside one of the world’s largest…
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Microlearning – A Powerful Tool for your Learning Toolbox
Millennials and attention spans shorter than goldfish – these are typical justifications you hear as to why Microlearning is a valuable part of a modern learning plan. I think this is the wrong way to rationalize the value of Microlearning.…
Teach your customers
Recently, I met with my new financial adviser to review the performance of my investments. As he went through my portfolio I had to stop him many times and ask some pretty basic questions. My adviser did a good job answering…
A conference call in real life
Perhaps a little too close to reality. Watch this hilarious skit by Tripp and Tyler—A conference call in real life.
Six eLearning Trends for 2016
Christopher Pappas has listed his six top eLearning Trends for 2016. They include: Serious games Automated course authoring Wearable tech training Big data Responsive learning management systems Cloud-based systems Go to eLearning Industry to read the full article.
Scenario-Based eLearning
Anna Sabramowicz knows her stuff and she struts it in an engaging way on her own YouTube Channel. We’re linking to this one on ‪Effective Scenario-based e-Learning for Instructional Designers. Enjoy.
Learning Cities
Did you know there’s a UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities? You do now. It’s fascinating stuff and expands the idea of lifelong learning. Per their site, “Cities are the main engines of economic growth in the modern world, and…
Levels of Interactivity
Here’s a nifty resource we created on the three levels of interactivity. Go to the resource now.
Henri 2, Paw de Deux
Okay. I’m sorry, but I love the Henri the cat videos. Watch him on Vimeo as he works through an existential crisis in Henri 2, Paw de Deux. Sheer brilliance!