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This article was referred by @rovybranon on Twitter. As we get deeper into designing for mobile content, mobile UX has to be taken into account. This is an excellent tutorial with tips on how to make that happen.
–techcommgeekmom
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An excellent article from my friend and technical communicating master/educator supreme, @sharonburton. Both she and I had the task of doing a big cleaning of our home offices for the new year, but the analogy she drew from her quest for a clean and organized office to clean and organized content is pure gold. Bravo, Sharon!
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You have seen QR codes in ads, but do they make sense for academics? This post discusses why, when and how you can use QR codes in research and teaching.
I have a cousin in the UK who has a Master’s in Educational Technology, and I remember us having a conversation several weeks ago about the use of QR codes. She said they were everywhere in Europe and very heavily used not only for advertisements, but also being highly touted in ed tech circles over there. I told her that I hadn’t seen it as much here, but I didn’t doubt that it could work.
Then, just yesterday during my first day of work at the new job, my new manager took me to the company’s "Innovation Center", which is like a small visitor’s center, to show some of the latest innovations of the company. And sure enough, since the entire Innovation Center is meant to be a highly interactive learning tool in a confined space, I saw the use of the QR codes there. Of course, the global headquarters of the company is based in Germany, so in that respect, I wasn’t surprised that the QR codes were being used based on what my cousin had told me. But I was pleased to see how they were effective in providing additional information. At certain stations in the room, there would be a tablet with a a built-in camera in front of a small stand up display of a photo with a QR code. To learn more about the particular product or process, the visitor would just take a photo of the QR code, and voila! Video and other interactive content would display on the tablet. It was actually very cool.
This article is really good because it’s a great primer for how to use QR codes effectively. This is a must read!
–techcommgeekmom
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Following on from a recent post The Pedagogies in Game Based Learning, this article will look at how Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction can be applied to game based learning.
Ah, good ol’ Gagné! His Nine Events of Instruction are one of the gold standards of instructional design, and for good reason. They make sense. This is a great article that shows how well-written gamification used for learning follows Gagné’s rules very well. It sure explains why my video-game addicted son learns so much as he plays! Excellent article.
–techcommgeekmom
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Online learning used to be synonymous with shady diploma mills that offered a questionable product. Now it suggests something much better and more technologically sophisticated.
Another excellent article about the future of MOOCs. It’s definitely a growing business, whether it’s internally in higher ed or going corporate. This article also stresses the challenges in providing the same quality content as the classroom experience. Definitely a must-read.
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