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If you are after images to use in learning and teaching the fear of copyright infringement can loom large. One way around this is to look for Creative Commons licensed resources. These are resources which someone has shared specifically for reuse with some rights reserved rather than the traditional 'all rights reserved' approach of copyright laws. Attribution is vital when it comes to using these in your work, but they're a brilliant source of images, music, video etc and can really add to the creativity of your curriculum. And we love a bit of creativity! 
I like to think of traditional training as a wedding cake: a rich mix of the right ingredients to make a delicious creation perfect for the traditional wedding. But it is costly to make, it takes time to bake and rest. The care and expertise is needed for the decoration, the tiny sugar flowers will take days to fashion and not everyone may like it. I like to think of blended learning like a collection of cup-cakes the more modern weddings have. They are bite-sized, can be a variety of different flavours and colours to match the event and the guests. They can even be personalised easily and added to quickly if more guests are attending. Via NLafferty 
Many people are stuck in the world of linear, click-and-read content. Sometimes it’s because that’s all the organization wants. And sometimes it’s because we’re not quite sure how to make something more interactive. It’s probably the subject I’m asked about the most. One of the most frequent questions I get. The cool thing is that regardless of the tools you use, you can still build interactive content. 
You don't have to present learning objectives as a list of bullet points. Here's an example which could be applied to medical education content. 
Screenr screencasts with tips on PowerPoint and Articulate. If you're creating virtual patient cases in your etutorial here's a helpful screencast showing how you can set these up to develop an interactive scenario that students can work through.
How to create simple, interactive scenarios for rapid elearning #PowerPoint #Articulate |
Cammy Bean writes:
"All that glitters is not gold." ~ William Shakespeare For a modern translation, and applicable to our industry: "All that is clicky-clicky bling-bling does not make for an effective learning experience." 
I have combed the web and compiled several e-learning, instructional design and web design checklists to create this ultimate e-learning checklist. Not every item on the entire list will apply ... Via NLafferty 
Elearning courses are mostly visual. When you build a course you have to have the right visual look to match your content. I like to think of it as creating a visually immersive experience where you’re trying to place the learner in the same space as the content. 
Screencast on how to create vertical menus in PowerPoint Articualte resoucres This screencast shows you how to embed YouTube videos into Articlate learning packages.
Easily add YouTube and external videos to Presenter 09 using Web Objects #screenr |
