Recommended Reading 02/06/2013 (a.m.)

• Finding the Right Tech Tools Is Easy, If You Know Where to Look -- THE Journal

  Finding the Right Tech Tools Is Easy, If You Know Where to Look

  Tags: digital curriculum, tools

  • - By Michael Comins

• Take the Mobile Learning Plunge

  TAKE THE MOBILE LEARNING PLUNGE

  Tags: digital curriculum, mobile learning

  • - By Michael Comins
  • the transition to mobile learning is not an easy one for most companies to make.
  • Prior instructional design was developed for the PC, not iOS or Android devices, so animations and interactions that work well on a desktop computer do not carry the same functionality on a mobile platform. Additionally, learning management systems exist behind layers of security firewalls that make it difficult for users to access courses on their mobile devices.

• » Less Desktop; More Mobile… but Not That Fast » Bottom Line Performance

  Tags: digital curriculum, mobile, flipped classroom

• 10 Interaction Design Tips: The eLearning Coach

  10 Interaction Design Tips

  Tags: digital curriculum, blended learning, elearning

  • - By Michael Comins
  • 1. Sketch First
  • 2. Make it User-centered
  • 3. Keep Your Eye on the Goal
  • 4. Create a High-level Aid
  • 5. Build a Visual Hierarchy
  • 6. Consider the Aesthetics
  • 7. Accommodate Working Memory
  • 8. Accommodate Mental Models
  • 9. Use Affordances
  • 10. Provide Meaningful Feedback

• Learning Technology Trends in 2013

  LEARNING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN 2013

  Tags: digital curriculum, learning, technology, trends, blended learning, flipped classroom, textbook alternatives

  • - By Michael Comins

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