Open Source Video Subtitles for Accessibility with Amara.org
Amara, formerly Universal Subtitles (which I thought was a better name) is an open source tool to let your audience contribute subtitles...
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March 24, 2023
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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Robo-Grading Essays with EdX Discern: A Middle Path with Our New Robot Overlords
Recently MOOC provider EdX unveiled Discern, a tool for automatically grading written student work like essays and short answer questions. The NY Times article...
Saving Universities in the Era of MOOCs Part II: Supporting Educators to Support Students
In the previous post, Saving Universities in the Era of MOOCs, I discuss the value proposition of traditional universities, and how those values are...
Saving Universities in the Era of MOOCs: How Service-Oriented Schools can Add Value in the Online Learning Boom
This past year has brought a massive amount of attention to Massive Open Online Courses, and much speculation about what they mean for traditional...
MOOCs Can Save Students, Not Just Dollars
Response to The Trouble with Online College, NY Times I think this article is right on the money about the challenges of online learning—...
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