Assignment 3 – GradHat
Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well. I’m sure like many of you the COVID-19 pandemic is constantly lingering in all the corners of my mind. I’ve been exploring some more of its recent implications on education and employment and trying to find creative solutions to some of these new world problems. This became the […]
Week 11: Microlearning OER Update
Image Source Consider our brave new world that moves at high speeds and requires fast reactions; our busy schedules and less free-time; our need and desire to learn new skills and acquire knowledge via concise information that is to the point, easy to digest, convenient and effective. Microlearning is a learning strategy that offers […]
Week 11: Microlearning OER
Hello Fellow ETEC’ers from Kendra, Michael, and Matthew! Welcome to Week 11 of the Opportunity Forecasts and our presentation on Microlearning! Winston Churchill once said “Personally, I am always ready to learn; although I don’t always like being taught”. In a world that moves at high speed and requires fast reactions, microlearning is a new […]
FreshGrade Analysis
I decided to do an analyst report on FreshGrade. I’ve heard of the name before, however I’ve never actually took the time to learn and understand it’s interface. I have to say I’m pretty impressed and decided to implement FreshGrade in my practice. It is everything I have been looking for. At an investor’s standpoint, […]
Microlearning
Microlearning offers a change from traditional teaching and learning methods. It provides learners creative, engaging, and most importantly, short, opportunities to learn something new, whether one is on the go, or in educational and professional settings. By utilizing microlearning, information is easily accessed, gained, and shared to better serve society across any and all learning […]
Microlearning to encourage maximum productivity!
Microlearing is not a new concept; however, the term microlearning is rather new. Current educational, professional, and social trends often encourage maximum productivity, yet provide less than optimal time frames for this achievement. Click here to learn more about how you can encourage maximum productivity through microlearning in K-12, Professional Training, and Higher Education contexts. In addition, […]
MicroLearning: Small Bites, Big Impact
Opportunity Forecast for MicroLearning – REVISIT JoAnna and Shannon thank everyone for the hearty participation, feedback and kind words you provided while using our site this week! Between the dates of February 11th and February 18th, the MicroLearning OER had 38 visits to the site with the highest number of views occurring on February 13th. […]
SketchUp Report
EVA to advise a school district about an investment decision regarding SketchUp. SketchUp is a drafting software product that is focused around being user friendly and easy-to-learn. Drafting software is an important interdisciplinary tool many instructors and students would benefit from having access to within their school. This tool can serve a wide variety of […]
Overview of the Student Engagement Platform (SEP) Opportunity
Student Engagement Platforms are of significant interest to me professionally, since I along with a talented team of people have been building one for several years now in response to teachers and students ongoing pilot feedback. So, what is a student engagement platform? Some call it a Personalised Learning System (PLS) or a Performance […]
Zain from Toronto
Hi everyone, Happy New Year! Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy and prosperous 2018! This is my 9th UBC course… I hope to complete the course by Spring, crossing my fingers. I have been working as an Instructional Designer for the last 15 years specializing in designing and developing eLearning courses for […]
Microlearning
Welcome to Week 9 and our introduction to the emerging market of Microlearning, hosted by Ali Hodroje and Scott Meech. Navigating through the site you will be able to engage in the following topics: What is Microlearning? Why Microlearning? Microlearning Apps (not complete list, just some good examples) Microlearning in the World As well as […]
Week 11: Experience Design (XD) – Activity Summaries
Hope everyone had a great week of exploring XD on our digital magazine. Just wanted to provide you with a summary of the activity results from the week. Activity 1: Designing for the 5 senses poll Activity 2: Personas Everyone really put on their thinking hats for this activity and we’ve […]
Nearpod: Analyst Report
Hello everyone! Below is my analyst report on the learning platform called Nearpod, something most of you experienced in Activity 2 on the Microlearning site. In this report, I reviewed why Nearpod may have higher earnings compared to its two main competitors, Top Hat and Pear Deck. I also looked at the newly added features and […]
Week 6: Microlearning
Welcome to week six and an introduction to a bited-sized teaching strategy called microlearning! We have three activities for you to complete while you explore this topic and the possible venture opportunities. The first two activities will be completed directly on our site, while the last one will bring you back to this forum to wrap up […]
Microlearning: Simple is Powerful
Hello All, I have put together my thoughts on why Microlearning is the next big shift in creating learning. Although not formally, microlearning has already crept into our lives by the way to youtube videos, facebook feeds, daily updates. Researches are going on if it can replace traditional methods. But replace or not, in my […]