For parents struggling to find ways to encourage their kids to eat a healthy and balanced diet, gardening can be an important tool. Don’t let the idea overwhelm you. Gardening doesn’t require a perfectly level, large or sunny backyard. Try planting in a small raised bed or growing a few edibles in existing landscaping. Lean […]
Some helpful tips for beating the back-to-school blues.
There he was, our son, as sweet as a cinnamon bun, marching confidently into a new chapter of his life: his first day of preschool. We felt like celebrating—or at least doling out a healthy round of fist bumps watching him move into “big boy” status last fall. To be frankly, we were also relieved. […]
The Teacher Mixes Rap Songs Like ‘Bad And Boujee’ Into History Lessons
“You know, it’s your boy, honest Abe. Making this song to shut down the lames.” This is how middle school history teacher David Yancey began a lesson on the Civil War at Edwards Middle School in Conyers, Georgia. Yancey’s remake of Migos’ banger “Bad and Bougee” went viral on Sunday after a high school friend […]
How to Create a Literate Home Atmosphere
What exactly is a “literate home?” It is an environment that encourages children to learn to read and write and become lifelong readers and writers. It is simple and inexpensive to transform your home into a literate home. You need to consider what kinds of materials to have on hand and how to arrange materials […]
Designing Engaging, Interactive eLearning for the Virtual Classroom
Cindy Huggett advises eLearning practitioners on choosing and using virtual classroom technology. She is the author of The Virtual Training Guidebook: How to Design, Deliver, and Implement Live Online Learning. Her next book, due out in the summer, will discuss designing and facilitating engaging virtual-classroom training. Huggett is a frequent presenter at eLearning Guild events. […]
Developing an On-Demand eLearning Solution: Update the UK School Workforce
Within the UK, a record number of teachers are leaving the profession. In 2016, schools recorded a loss of 9.5 percent of staff, the highest level for more than ten years. In addition, the number of people choosing the teaching profession is in decline, with fewer people applying for teacher training schemes. The impact of […]
Skillsoft Targets Modern Learners with Content And Platform Redesign
The growing proportion of employees—and therefore learners—who are digital natives is transforming the face of eLearning. In February, Skillsoft will release new business-skills content for customers worldwide that embraces these changes. according to Apratim Purakayastha,it’s not only younger learners who expect a different approach to eLearning, executive vice president and chief technology officer at Skillsoft. […]
DEEP Puts New Spin on Beacon-Based eLearning
Museum field trips are about to get a lot more interesting—in a way that has important ramifications for corporate eLearning. Picture this: As a child or small group approaches a cool exhibit, a nearby iPad tablet comes to life, welcoming the museum-goers and offering fun, interesting, and grade-appropriate content and activities. The children read content, […]
Tips on Improving eLearning Design
Today’s instructional designers have the daunting task of designing an experience, not just a training program. Designing such experiences requires a deep understanding of the modern learner, the latest trends in technology and new media, and augmented and virtual reality tools, plus the ability to grasp and work with a lot of content. The eLearning […]
Turn Effective Instructor-led Training to Captivating eLearning
The Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California (USC-ICT) is a US Army university-affiliated research center. This center conducts research and development for training across multiple domains including simulations, games, artificial intelligence models, virtual and mixed realities, and more. This article is a case study of learning technology work my organization is […]