Watching online video has gone from being a niche activity to mainstream. The implications of online video growth are huge for brands, organizations as well as learning. Yet watching a video is a passive experience. And often our minds jump to couch potato mode, conditioned by watching years of TV in passive mindsets. Tips To Increase Video Learning Effectiveness Here are several tips to help increase learning in a primarily passive experience—video watching. 1. Keep The Videos … [Read more...]
Do You Want Your Audience To View Your Video Or Learn From It?
Online videos seem to be the rampant trend right now. Online video sharing apps like YouTube, Vimeo, Netflix, Hulu, Instagram, TED Talks, Vine, Viddy, Vigi, Mobli, Lightt, Telly, TwitC, Socialcam, Klip, Tout and Bob.TV are all declaring it the decade of online video. Here's the fact many of these online video programs forget to tell you: All online videos have to compete with our attention and memory of the five-plus hours we spend daily watching TV, movies and other onscreen … [Read more...]
Understanding New Trends In Educational Technology [Infographic]
Trying to keep up with all of the new buzzwords in the booming educational technology sector can leave you feeling like a kindergartener in a calculus class. Here's a cheat sheet infographic created by Boundless that can help. How many of these education trends is your organization implementing? Which of these trends is your organization using? What trends are missing from the list? … [Read more...]
Six Incredibly Boring And Monstrous Mistakes In Digital Education
The majority of online education is poorly designed and extremely boring. We've all attended Webinars that make root canals seem more exciting! Six Big Online Education Mistakes University Professor Guillermo Ramirez, author of The Virtual Presenter, believes that online education is here to stay. Unfortunately, most organizations continue to deliver poor online education experiences. Here are six online education mistakes most organizations make. These are modified from Ramirez' recent … [Read more...]
Are Your Organization’s Learning Opportunities Outdated?
Is your organization offering learning opportunities that are based on an outdated model? Or have you positioned your organization to offer learning opportunities that are proven to be successful today and align with your participants' learning? No, I'm not just talking about the linear advancement of technology as applied to learning. Technology is a factor but it is not the primary driving trait. I'm talking about the shift in how culture and the context of a global economy affect our … [Read more...]
Are You Still Providing Education Opportunities Based On The Industrial Revolution Model?
Is your organization still trying to make revenue from didactic forms of education and instruction? Are you using a hierarchical, top-down, command and control delivery model? Are you providing content that seems out of context in today's every changing global market? If you are, you are showing your age. You are announcing to the world that you believe old methods succeed in today's volatile, disruptive markets. And they don't! The Three Stages Of Learning Through Time TRClark, ASTD Research, … [Read more...]
Are You Prepared For The Increased Expectations For Online Learning? [Infographic]
If more college students are embracing online learning, won't they have similar expectations when they start their professional careers? You be the judge. Via: Online PhD Programs Blog … [Read more...]
The Evolution Of eLearning [Infographic]
Distance learning, often called online or eLearning, has evolved dramatically from the 1700s to the Millennium. Many adults are seeking more education opportunities and degrees online. This inforgraphic from Rasmussen College illustrates how online learning technology has changed through the years. How has online learning affected your organization? Which do you prefer, online or face to face, learning and why? … [Read more...]
