Martin Weller kicks off an interesting question, that honestly, would be an amazing session in an EdTech program (hint hint), what is the purpose of educational technology? Martin proposes: Improve learning performance: Educational technology aims to enhance learning outcomes as measured by assessments and tests, though long-term impacts on performance may vary. Making learning more…
Category: Educational Technology and Design
It’s Dangerous to go Alone – Preparing Learners
I’ve been thinking about self-paced learning a bit more lately than usual, the things we make, and the tools we use to make them. I’m a big fan of the contributors to the webcomic The New ID and found this gem, Click Continue Comic Strip, again the other day. It got me thinking about a…
Creating a CPR in Veterinary Medicine Scenario in H5P
Through the end of 2022 I had the privilege of working with Jen Loewen on a branching scenario about CPR in veterinary medicine. This was a really cool project and a perfect example of an approach to instructional design that started with design & prototyping and used iterative feedback to dial in the design and…
Reclaiming ProComOER
I’ve worked as an instructional designer (or very adjacent roles) in higher education for over ten years. Over that time, I’ve had the opportunity to work on hundreds of courses and projects involving staff training, knowledge bases, tutorials, etc. When I look back on the projects I’ve worked on in that time, the ProComOER is…
On missing flash and hitting pages
I bumped into this post via Pat Lockely on Linkedin and it made me reflect on a couple of things, including kicking me into gear to write a bit about a project from last year I’ve been meaning to write about, so thanks Pat! I’m doing a lot of work in articulate 360 or storyline…
Christmas came early from OTacke’s Lab
I’ve been waiting a few days to investigate new H5P content types from OTacke’s Lab (Oliver Tacke). Recently he attended an OERcamp and revealed new content types. Thank goodness for Twitter’s translate tweet feature because my German is mostly rust by now. So what is up first? We have a new content type called H5P.transcript.…
Choose Your Own Adventure Presentation – H5P Roadshow
The H5P roadshow slowed down a little bit in 2022, but I recently had the opportunity to talk with instructional designers, trainers, and other learning professionals at Saskatchewan Polytechnic about H5P. Now, I could have opened up old presentations directly, but why not try something new? This time around I took some inspiration from Alan…
Pressbooks sustainability question
Pressbooks sustainability question came in via Stephen’s Web ~ OLDaily . Original Post. If you were a Pressbooks.com user you are likely aware now that the service is changing over to Pressbooks.pub. That is not the only news that came with the announcement. The product is moving towards something more akin to what I’ve been…
2022 Top Tools for Learning
Via Stephen Downes It is time again for my top 10 list of learning tools for Jane Hart’s Annual Top Tools for Learning roundup. Submit your top tools by August 25th I see many friends and colleagues across Canada blogging their responses to this call. You can find Stephen’s list, D’Arcy Norman’s list, and Colin…
Personal Professional Development in Instructional Design
Recently, a colleague of mine mentioned they were starting to build up a bit of a home library of useful books that would help them develop professionally. They asked if there were any books that I would recommend for Instructional Designers. This is not going to be a definitive list of resources, but more just…
The H5P Roadshow Continues: It’s Alive! Creating Interactive Learning Experiences with H5P
I couldn’t resist the blooper. Kitten was meowing and scratching at the door but couldn’t quite work it out to have her present in the actual video. Next time. Ahhh conferencing from home. 2020 was the year of postponed and cancelled conferences, yet oddly, after a couple gap years for me there thankfully were some…
WordPress as eLearning Launchpad – H5P Roadshow 2021
Well, 2021 is shaping up to be a lot like 2020 as far as travel goes. Normally this time of year I’m getting ready to head to conferences in person. This year I’m participating in a few virtual conferences, and one of them I am I super excited to have been a part of is…