Providing poor children with high-quality early childhood education – from birth through age 5 –according to a new study that followed participants for 35 years, results in adults who are healthier, earning higher incomes and less involved in crime. The study showed that a positive impact especially on boys and their families. Described by the […]
Overview of Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality in eLearning
Welcome to the newest monthly column at Learning Solutions Magazine: a column dedicated to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed/modified/merged reality (MR), games, and gamification as they relate to eLearning, corporate training, education, and instructional design. In this first column, I’ll provide an overview of VR and MR within the eLearning industry. Future articles […]
Accessible eLearning Benefits All Learners
“Accessible eLearning Benefits All Learners” explores the reasons for creating accessible eLearning content. This Spotlight concludes a four-part series on how to remove different types of barriers that learners might face: “Accessibility from the Ground Up: Build Captions and Usable Design into All eLearning” describes accessibility for learners who are deaf or hard of hearing. […]
Catchting The Learners’ Attention with Multimodal eLearning
We’re bombarded with headlines and statistics about the growth of online and mobile video viewing; daily viewing of video—social media content, news, and advertising—continues to increase. Yet a recent Pew Research Center study found that younger adults are more likely to read news, albeit online, than to watch it, compared to those over age 50. […]
The Reason Why The Free Market Fai
Donald Trump has proposed that we just get rid of Obamacare and replace it with free market forces. This is as original as any of his policy ideas (i.e. not at all), but it’s still a bad idea because health care is like education in that the free market cannot possibly succeed in accomplishing what […]
ELearning and Reimagining the Virtual Classroom
It’s time to snap out of black-and-white thinking when it comes to eLearning and reimagine the virtual classroom. The concept of synchronous learning, where the instructor and learners are online simultaneously and interaction occurs in real time, is practically baked in to the definition of a virtual classroom. Why would you need a “classroom”—metaphoric or […]
Personas Place Developer Focus on Learners’ Needs
If someone offered you a tool that could increase learner engagement and make your eLearning more relevant, would you use it? Consider using learner personas. According to Lacey Jennings, a service delivery leader atXerox Learning Services, using personas “gives anyone who’s working on [the eLearning] deeper insight into what is motivating the learners.” Using personas […]
Testing for eLearning That Is Usable and Useful
The key to creating great eLearning is keeping the learners in mind. That sounds simple, but it can be devilishly difficult. One way to keep learners’ needs and abilities front-and-center is user testing. Learning architect and Guild Master Nick Floro, president of Sealworks Interactive Studios, swears by user testing at every stage. He starts a […]
Getting Names Right
The following article was excerpted with permission from To My Professor: Student Voices for Great College Teaching, a new book that brings together student experiences and opinions with advice from master educators and experts. The book was written by students at Michigan State University under the guidance of Joe Grimm, visiting editor in residence in […]
Nick Floro Talks About Learning Architects
Nick Floro, the president of Sealworks Interactive Studios, has more than two decades of experience developing eLearning solutions, applications, and web platforms. He sees himself as a “learning architect” who defines the vision of eLearning stakeholders and aligns it with the audience’s needs to provide an amazing eLearning experience. Nick’s long involvement with The eLearning […]