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Digital learning is real-world learning. That's why blended on-campus and online study is best

Digital learning is real-world learning. That's why blended on-campus and online study is best | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

Social distancing and lockdowns have disrupted university study for the past 18 months. Students are understandably stressed as shown by a dramatic drop in student satisfaction across Australia reported in the annual Student Experience Survey. Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge has drawn attention to this in calling for a “return” to on-campus study.

But the world is increasingly digital. Old notions of lecture halls will not help graduates to thrive in their careers. We need university study that supports students to succeed by preparing them for a digital future.

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Graphics in eLearning: 7 Reasons to Use Them for Effective Learning

Graphics in eLearning: 7 Reasons to Use Them for Effective Learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

Ruth Colvin Clark and Chopeta Lyons in their book “Graphics for Learning” look at a taxonomy of graphical elements by Carney and Levin that will help us plan visuals for eLearning courses based on their communication function. According to Clark and Lyons, the seven key communication functions of visuals are decorative, representational, mnemonic, organizational, relational, transformational and interpretive. Let’s have a look at each in detail..

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Synchronous Online Classes: 10 Tips for Engaging Students

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There’s a widely circulated YouTube video you may have seen called “A Conference Call in Real Life.” To spoof the strange, stilted dynamics of conference calls, it replicates them in a face-to-face setting. Participants stiffly announce their names at the door of a meeting room, are suddenly interrupted by bizarre background noises, and find themselves inexplicably locked out of a room they were just in.
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Top 8 eLearning Barriers That Inhibit Online Learners Engagement With eLearning Content - eLearning Industry

Top 8 eLearning Barriers That Inhibit Online Learners Engagement With eLearning Content - eLearning Industry | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
In a perfect eLearning world, everyone would have wide open schedules and endless attention spans. They would look forward to every eLearning module and activity, and intrinsic motivation would abound. Unfortunately, eLearning professionals have a variety of obstacles to contend with. But when we find the winning combination and jump over the hurdles, we can provide amazing eLearning experiences. Here are the top eLearning barriers that inhibit online learners engagement with the eLearning material and 8 tips to surmount them.
Marta Torán's curator insight, November 12, 2016 3:32 PM

Barreras ante el eLearning

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7 Tips To Support Online Learning Communities - eLearning Industry

7 Tips To Support Online Learning Communities - eLearning Industry | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
An online learning community is the backbone of any successful eLearning program. It gives your learners an online platform to share their thoughts, questions, and concerns, and to receive the feedback they need to achieve their goals. However, in order to cultivate a strong corporate learning culture, it’s imperative to support your online learning communities on a continual basis. This can be challenging, as you must allow them to speak their mind and share their opinions, while still ensuring that everyone's voice is being heard and respected. Fortunately, there are 7 tips that can help you maintain a thriving online learning community.
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Useful tips on how to provide the necessary support to keep online learning communities going strong.
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How To Apply Reflective Practice when Teaching Online

How To Apply Reflective Practice when Teaching Online | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
With online teaching, the only person to blame is yourself. That is what being objective means in this industry. An objective and reflective practitioner blames only himself or herself. If there is a problem, you need to consider ways to avoid it in the future by changing what you do and say, as well as how you act.

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Reflective practice useful not just for teaching, learning and or work but possibly a life skill.
Nik Peachey's curator insight, August 24, 2016 2:08 AM

Some useful techniques.

Becky Roehrs's curator insight, August 24, 2016 9:28 AM

Very interesting ways to self-evaluate your online teaching and issues you may encounter teaching online..

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10 Tips for Improving Retention with Online Learning

10 Tips for Improving Retention with Online Learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Improve knowledge retention in your training programme by actively engaging your learners and create learning that truly sticks!

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5 Tips For Keeping ELearning Interesting | LearnDash

5 Tips For Keeping ELearning Interesting | LearnDash | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Not every elearning course that you take is going to hold your attention. If the content is boring or delivered poorly then your mind will wander.
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6 Ways to Increase Student Engagement Online

6 Ways to Increase Student Engagement Online | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
One of the main challenges that instructors face when teaching an online course is student engagement. Traditional classrooms provide a space for student and instructor to engage face-to-face frequently and actively, the same level of interaction can not be replicated when instructor and students are separated by a computer screen. …

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Gautier Karine's curator insight, November 21, 2015 5:13 AM

Excellent tips for teaching an online course

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What makes a good online learning experience? | Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

What makes a good online learning experience? | Technology Enhanced Learning Blog | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
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A 5 Step-Plan to Create Your Own Scenario-based eLearning Course

A 5 Step-Plan to Create Your Own Scenario-based eLearning Course | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Here we will take over a simple and proven model to guide your planning of a scenario for your eLearning course.

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Thinking Horizontally and Vertically About Blended Learning

Thinking Horizontally and Vertically About Blended Learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Blended learning has gone from being an interesting new hybrid of traditional and online courses to being an expected part of American education. When the Sloan Consortium last studied blended learning in 2007, it found “a lot of room for growth” in the market for blended courses. It found “consumer preference for online and blended delivery far exceeds reported experience,” indicating that demand was ahead of supply at that point.
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Why and When Peer Grading is Effective for Open and Online Learning

Why and When Peer Grading is Effective for Open and Online Learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Is peer grading an effective assessment method for open and online learning? What about in MOOCs where student feedback may be the only means of determining a pass or fail in a course? This posts e...

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The Importance Of Social Interaction In Online Courses

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Student engagement is important, especially for online classes. Read on to discover why including social interaction in online courses is a must.

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Mateo Montilla Cifuentes's curator insight, March 7, 2020 1:59 PM
Communication has always been one of the most important needs for human kind, since the begining humans try to communicate and share their feelings and ideas with others. That is why we should as educators take advantage of nowadays social media and interactive social interaction apps in order to cmommunicate with our students and allow them to share the information with their peers. I believe that not using that would be a waste of time and that we would be missing some of the greates technological advancements in the history of human kind.
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A tale of two MOOCs: How student motivation and participation predict learning outcomes in different MOOCs | Brooker | Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

A tale of two MOOCs: How student motivation and participation predict learning outcomes in different MOOCs | Brooker | Australasian Journal of Educational Technology | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Recent scholarly discussions about massive open online courses (MOOCs) highlight pedagogical and practical issues that separate MOOCs from other learning settings, especially how theories of learning translate to MOOC students’ motivation, participation, and performance. What is missing from these discussions is the purpose of the MOOC. We report a comparative study of two MOOCs that differ in educational purpose, but are similar in design. Our sample consisted of 983 students in a professional development MOOC, and 648 students in a MOOC focused on general interest. We first report differences between the two MOOCs, in terms of student demographics, achievement motivation, and participation. For each MOOC, we ran a two-stage regression analysis to determine the extent to which motivation variables (stage 1) and participation variables (stage 2) predicted performance. Patterns in demographic background and motivation differed in ways that were consistent with the MOOCs' purposes. Motivation and participation predicted performance, but this relationship differed between the two MOOCs and reflected the patterns of participation. Professional development motivation contributed to final grade in the professional development MOOC, but not the general interest MOOC. The findings have implications for how MOOC designers think about their target audience, and for students who aim for high final grades.
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Study Strategies for Before, During, and After Class

Study Strategies for Before, During, and After Class | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
For 10 years, I’ve been teaching study skills to college students, both individually and in the classroom. The vantage from my office offers me a clear view of students devouring information during tutoring appointments and focusing intently on the strategies shared during study skills counseling sessions. The effort and time they pour into comprehending their course material is irrefutable. However, when I ask students what they know about the lecture’s content before arriving at class, the answer is almost always the same: “Nothing.”
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Focus on Adult Learning Principles For a Successful E-learning Course!

Focus on Adult Learning Principles For a Successful E-learning Course! | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

"Adults need to know how the course is relevant to them. They are inclined to learn only when they think the time and efforts they invest in learning is worth the outcome. E-learning courses that state initially what’s in it for the learner, best address the adult learning principle of communicating the course relevance."


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Carlos Fosca's curator insight, November 12, 2016 9:36 PM

Muchas veces diseñamos cursos o programas de formación para adultos pensando en ellos como si fueran estudiantes de pre-grado. 

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Stop the Dropouts! 12 Ways You're Driving Online Learners Away

Stop the Dropouts! 12 Ways You're Driving Online Learners Away | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Are workers dropping out your eLearning courses like the proverbial ‘hot potato?’ Are they finding them hard to finish? Giving them bad reviews?

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5 Essential Skills To Learn For Free Online - eLearning Industry

5 Essential Skills To Learn For Free Online - eLearning Industry | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
We all strive to be our best. Daily we encounter people or difficult situations where our talents or skills are put to the test. Life is something you have no way of studying for. We can however, do our best to be well prepared and ready for what gets thrown our way. Today I want to equip you with 5 essential skills to learn for free online; they are 5 of the most essential skills you need to learn to be successful.
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How To Weave Storytelling In eLearning

How To Weave Storytelling In eLearning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
How about online learning? Here are 3 tips on how to weave storytelling in eLearning and offer your learners a context which makes your modules relevant to them.
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Ready to Launch: Re-Envisioning the Preparation of Students for Online Learning

Ready to Launch: Re-Envisioning the Preparation of Students for Online Learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

"Online students have as much, if not more, need for an immersive orientation experience from their institution to familiarize them with the tools and processes of their coming academic venture, but such an experience is rarely offered."


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7 ideas to help you create effective blended learning

7 ideas to help you create effective blended learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Seven learning professionals share some great ideas on how to create effective blended learning.
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How to Teach Concepts (and Make Them Crystal Clear) in eLearning

How to Teach Concepts (and Make Them Crystal Clear) in eLearning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
As an instructional designer, you will have to teach concepts. Here’s a three-step process to help you teach concepts in eLearning.
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4 Interesting Ways to Give Feedback in eLearning

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This blog post shares some interesting ways to give feedback in eLearning.Read more ›
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Online And Distance Learning - Resources for students, teachers and researchers interested in online and distance education

Online And Distance Learning - Resources for students, teachers and researchers interested in online and distance education | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
About online and distance learning, for students looking for schools and programs, and also for teachers looking for ideas
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