Consider Google Scholar for your eLearning articles
Do you write articles or you’ve published an eBook? Have you considered using Google Scholar to publish and get more exposure on your eLearning articles? All you need is a Google account and you’re set. Access your Profile at https://scholar.google.com/ While you’re there, go and check my profile out at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KjvETBYAAAAJ&hl=en or click on the […]
e-Learning Or eLearning? Confusion: It’s All In A Word
Original Article e-Learning Or eLearning? Confusion: It’s All In A Word – eLearning Industry by Greg Blackburn The funny thing about semantics is that a clarity can be defined. For those of us in corporate Learning and Development, defining ‘educational technology’ isn’t at all that easy. For example, what is e-learning and what should we […]
What do you need to become an eLearning Specialist?
I’ve often been asked what it takes to migrate into the world of eLearning and Instructional Design. It’s an emerging industry that is rapidly increasing in demand and popularity. Personally, I fell into when I wanted to combine my web / mobile development skills with training and facilitating, providing a perfect combination. This is not […]
Google Books now has Discovering Adult Learning with technology
It’s taken a little while, but my books are finally up on Google Books! Free as always, follow the links below to add them to your library, rate them or share – thank you! Discovering Adult Learning With Technology The Seven Year Education Itch
#H5P now has Passing Grades for Moodle
The recent release of the H5P plugin for Moodle (https://h5p.org/dec-2017-release-note) now allows for the integration of grading of H5P learning objects into Moodle. Another highly sought after feature that has been missing from the H5P plugin has been to make the ‘Passing grade’ option for H5Ps more available. We’ve taken inspiration from Moodle’s default Quiz […]
Embed #H5P in Moodle
The recent release of the H5P plugin for Moodle (https://h5p.org/dec-2017-release-note) now allows for the embedding of H5P into HTML within an iFrame. Many people in the Moodle community have been asking for the ability to embed H5P content in different parts of Moodle and I am pleased to announce it is now possible! With the […]
Using xAPI To Track The Effectiveness Of Your Responsive eLearning course
Another good article on the use of xAPI to collect learning analytics Experience API (or Tin Can/xAPI) is the new standard of tracking which takes elearning reporting to a whole new level, one which suits our current, always-on workforce. Read more Using xAPI To Track The Effectiveness Of Your Responsive eLearning course – eLearning Industry
H5P – New Content Type Image Slider and Accessibility Improvements – November 2017
H5P have released an updated to their plugins for Drupal 8, improved Accessibility with conformity to WCAG2.0 and new content types including an Image Slider. Below is H5P’s Image Slider example. If like me, your library doesn’t update or you can’t use the built-in updater, download the code from Github at https://github.com/falcon-git/h5p-image-slider. Unzip the file […]
The Essential Skills To Becoming A Learning And Development Professional
Over the years I’ve been asked how I got into eLearning and Instructional Designing. I’d always wanted to teach and when the opportunity presented itself some years ago, I jumped at the chance. It was only then that I realised that as much as I wanted to teach, my expertise lay in technology and eLearning. […]
Should Successful Instructional Designers Be Subject Matter Experts Too?
I came across this eLearning Industry recently and it grabbed my attention. For me, it’s always hard to find someone with both the system / product knowledge and the instructional design skills to match. Personally, I would engage someone with instructional design skills and experience over an SME. Have a read for yourself and see […]
