LMS Disruption– Free Web 2.0 Tools Can Co-Exist with the Centralized LMS
[Question from a colleague] It appears that OpenClass has the same mission as Canvas – OpenClass: “disrupt technology for education”, Canvas: “disrupting the Learning...
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What’s Different Between the Life of a Classroom Teacher vs. Instructional Designer?
How is the day-to-day life of an Instructional Designer different than that of a K12 classroom teacher? Many classroom teachers are looking to make...
February 10, 2023
The “Attention Method” for Effective Presentation Decks – Updated
This is an update to my previous post, The “Attention Method” for Effective PowerPoint Presentations. My Attention Method™ of presentation design is a philosophy...
August 24, 2022
Microlearning is not a Platform, it’s a Design Choice
One frequent buzzword you’ll hear a lot in the eLearning world is “microlearning”. More often than not, it’s pushed by companies trying to sell...
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Secure Your Social Identity Across All Sites with NameChk.com
If you are trying to create a branded online identity, it helps to have a consistent username across all of the major sites. With...
Switch from Teaching Word Processing to Teaching Web Processing
If you’re like me, one of the first computer skills you were taught in school (in the early 1990s) is how to use a...
Take Dramatic 3D Screenshots of Websites with Firefox
If you do a lot of presentations or tutorials about technology, you probably have to take screenshots of websites to illustrate your ideas. I...
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Make a “Hard to Guess but Easy to Remember” Password for Greater Cloud Security
In my last post, I recommended using a password manager like LastPass to help you create strong, unique passwords for all of the different...
Good Security Practices Keep You Safe(r) from Hackers when Using Cloud Tools
Friends and colleagues have been expressing doubt about entrusting their data to “The Cloud”, especially in light of the recent high profile attacks on...
Free Tools, the Distorted Web, Privacy, and Your Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
Until I saw this TED talk, I didn’t care much that free Web 2.0 tools like Google and Facebook were collecting massive dossiers of...
Doit.im a Project-Based ToDo List App for Project-Based Learning #PBL
One of the great strengths of Project-Based Learning (PBL) is that students learn the skills they need to successfully see a job through all...
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