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144 Tips on Synchronous E-Learning
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The eLearning Guild
conducted a survey of its members, asking for their favorite
tips relating to strategies for effectively creating, managing,
and using synchronous e-Learning. Members could submit tips
relating to any or all of five different categories. As is usual
in their past surveys, the tips range in length from
one-sentence ideas all the way up to multi-page discourses.
May 2008 |
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Top 100
Tools for Learning: Summary Information PDF
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From the Centre for Learning & Performance
Technologies
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Top 100 Tools for Learning
Top 100 Tools list in order of number of mentions down to
two mentions
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Top 100 Tools for Learning
- by type of tool
Top 100 Tools
categorised according to different categories of tool - both
for personal learning and for creating learning for others
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25 Tools - Key free tools for learning
April 2008 |
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Handbook of eLearning Strategy
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From the eLearning Guild
"In many organizations, there is a need to better identify and
document a comprehensive learning strategy and to answer the
question, "What should we be doing in order to support improved
learning and performance?" This e-Book will help you make a
broad, fundamental connection between learning, e-Learning, and
your organization's mission, business objectives, and the bottom
line. Chapters address everything from crafting a focused
strategy, to keeping your strategy focused, to change
management. Refocus on e-Learning strategy and insure that your
e-Learning technology and methodology investments pay off and so
you can achieve your e-Learning goals!"
October 2007 |
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Engaging Interactions for eLearning
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By B J Schone
"I hate boring eLearning courses. I get
frustrated when I’m not intellectually engaged in a course and
when I feel like I’m wasting my time. I know many learners feel
this way, too. As an eLearning developer, I’ve had good luck
using engaging learning interactions in my courses. These
interactions break up the monotony and improve the learning
experience for the end-user. After covering new material in a
course, a learning interaction (or from here on, simply an
interaction) gives the learner a chance to actually do
something and (gasp!) apply their knowledge!"
September 2007 |
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The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro
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Written by Tom Kuhlmann of Articulate
"One of the great benefits of rapid e-learning is
the ability to create e-learning courses much faster and easier
than ever before. However, going faster and making your job
easier are not the only considerations. That’s where this free
46-page ebook by Tom Kuhlmann comes in."
August 2007
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Informal
Learning
Chapter 1
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Written by Jay Cross
Chapter 1 of Jay's book is now available from his
website.
You can buy the book in the
Centre's Bookshop
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Business & Management & Online MBAs
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Produced by GetEducated.com
"Free 120+-page guidebook details 170+ master's,
doctorates and post-BA certificates in business. Profiles 120
accredited distance MBAs as well as degrees in areas such as
project management, health care administration, accounting,
finance, and e-commerce. Includes lists of the Top 25 Online MBA
programs (USA) based on national cost surveys"
Free book as PDF
Other free Guidebooks to best online degrees
in US available |
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Guide to Online Education
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Produced by eLearners.com
"This 175-page guide
addresses what online education entails, what online learning
options exist, how to select the best online education for your
needs, how to succeed in your online courses, and much more."
Free book as PDF |
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834 Tips for Successful Online Instruction
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Produced by the eLearning Guild
"an amazing
collection of tips from 336 of your professional colleagues.
Nowhere will you find a more comprehensive set of tips that you
can use to improve your knowledge and skills in online
instruction.
Free book available as PDF |
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Using Wiki in Education
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By Stewart Mader Some
free chapters.
PDF available to purchase |
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Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks
to Turbocharge your day
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From Lifehacker
Redefine your personal productivity by tweaking, modifying,
mashing up, and repurposing Web apps, desktop software, and
common everyday objects. The 88 "life hacks" -- clever shortcuts
and lesser-known, faster ways to complete a task -- in this book
are some of the best in Lifehacker.com's online archive.
2006
All of its contents appear on the web site in
one form or another.
Index also available as PDF
Also available from
Amazon |
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Cappuccino U
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By Jerome Martin
Future of learning
2006
Available as a PDF |
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Knowing Knowledge
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By George Siemens
Learning and knowledge are cornerstones for society and
organizations. Knowing Knowledge is an exploration of the change
impacting both learning and knowledge, and recommends changes
required in order to align corporations and educational
institutions with developing trends
November 2006
Available in PDF to download for free.
For purchase from Amazon and
Lulu |
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Social Media or How I learned to stop worrying and love
communication |
By Trevor Cook and Lee Hopkins
An introductory guide to Web 2.0, blogs and
social media with useful tips on getting started with blogging
and podcasting
October 2006 |
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Coming of age:
an introduction to the
new world wide web
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By Terry Freedman
Describes the use of some of the newer emerging web technologies
such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, RSS and social tagging in
Education. It features case studies and how-to articles by
leading practitioners in the world of education.
Available as PDF
2006 |
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Educating the Net Generation
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An
Educause eBook
Edited by Diana OblingerThe
Net Generation has grown up with information technology.
The aptitudes, attitudes, expectations, and learning
styles of Net Gen students reflect the environment in
which they were raised—one that is decidedly different
from that which existed when faculty and administrators
were growing up.
This collection explores the Net
Gen and the implications for institutions in areas such
as teaching, service, learning space design, faculty
development, and curriculum. Contributions by educators
and students are included. |
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Moodle
E-Learning Course Development
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By William Rice This book is a complete guide to
successful learning using Moodle, focused on course development
and delivery and using the best educational practices. Moodle is
relatively easy to install and use, but the real challenge is to
develop a learning process that leverages its power and maps
effectively onto the content 55established learning situation.
This book guides you through meeting that challenge.
Free chapters and free samples available as
PDF |
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E-Learning Concepts & Techniques Book
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Collaborative
e-book project by Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's
Department of Instructional Technology
students and guest authors.
It was a project-based assignment
for the online class, E-Learning Concepts and Techniques Spring
2006 |
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Information & Communication Technologies in Schools: A Handbook
for Teachers
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From UNESCO
This handbook is designed for teachers and all
educators who are currently working with, or who would like to
know more about, information and communication technologies in
schools. The technologies involve much more than computers, and
so the abbreviation we use for information and communication
technologies - ICT - is a plural term to denote the whole range
of technologies associated with processing information on the
one hand and, on the other, with sending and receiving messages.
2005
Free book
available as
PDF |
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339 Tips on the Implementation of an LMS or LCMS
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Produced by the eLearning Guild
An amazing collection of tips from hundreds of
your professional colleagues. Nowhere will you find a more
comprehensive set of tips that you can use to improve your LMS
and LCMS implementation efforts.
Free book available in PDF |
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701 Free
E-Learning Tips
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Produced
by The Masie Center These tips are from
senior managers and training professionals from major
corporations around the world. We have edited and compiled 141
pages and 14 chapters covering the ABC’s of getting started to
global implementation strategies.
Summer 2004 Free book available as PDF |
