Open source authoring software
Getting you going for free!
Introduction to elearning standards
Standards help customers switch suppliers more easily - in theory
Moodle basic training curriculum
You've got your Moodle site setup and configured to meet your organisation's needs. So now it's time to introduce your team to it.
The future of SCORM?
Does SCORM even have a future in modern learning architectures?
Online learning without an LMS
Your organisation wants to get into online learning.
LTI - a missed opportunity?
If you work in a medium-to-large organisation, you’ve probably come across tactical, online learning Solution designed to meet a specific need at a specific moment in time.
Writing for the web checklist
A quick check to see if your materials will work for your audience
Introduction to Lean Learning
Lean thinking is a philosophy of continuous improvement that constantly tries to achieve a perfect state of customer-driven work with zero waste and maximum flow. Explore how it applies to learning in this introduction article.
Making content better
The processes I use in creating content have as much potential to trip me up as the content itself!
xAPI booklet now in Chinese
my booklet introducing xAPI to non-technical people has now been translated into Chinese.
Why you shouldn’t use click here
Organisations who use “click here” instructions in emails, web pages and elearning need to learn to think from the user’s perspective
Creating rich, portable learning experiences without SCORM
I discuss H5P, a new alternative to SCORM packaged HTML5 content which allows content to be created, edited and displayed in any H5P-enabled content management system, and then embedded just like a Youtube video.
Realising commercial benefits from open content
It is so easy for anyone to create, distribute and copy digital content that it brings into question a business model which is based on selling such content. In this post I explore an approach based on giving away generic, digital content and selling specific services.
Lean Learning design & delivery
During last week's Lean Learning Masterclass, I used a concept map to explore how lean principles might apply to the design and delivery of learning interventions. Feel free to download and use to aid your own conversations.
Getting learning back on track
A guest post from Sean Buckland
#xAPI barcamp at Learning Technologies 2015
In this short write-up of the xAPI barcamp, run by @learnpatch, I discuss some key ideas around implementing xAPI - particularly in the areas of designing and specifying the content of the xAPI statements
Flipping the classroom follow up
Slides and follow-up notes from my recent workshop on "flipping the classroom" at a university staff awayday.
Where’s the next button gone?
Does elearning always equate to a series of pages connected by next and previous buttons? In this post Craig Taylor explores alternative forms of elearning, without a next button in sight!
Does Tin Can mean the demise of SCORM?
In this article, first published in Training Journal (September 2013), I discuss the capabilities and potential of the new Experience API, and whether it means that SCORM is no longer needed.
5 reasons to use Open Source software
Doug Belshaw, as his contribution to the Elearning Network's event: "The Open Source revolution: low-cost, no cost - too good to be true?" has produced a short video which outlines 5 reasons to use Open Source software.
Introduction to “Responsive” design
Building online learning materials and applications that rely on a certain screen size is, with the plethora of available devices, now not an option. Responsive web design allows you to focus on content without worrying about screen size.
Open source software
In the learning &training world, open source software means more than just Moodle. There are many other open-source applications potentially useful for learning professionals - but how do you know that they will work for you?
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