In Chapter 5 of my book, Interface Design for Learning, I look at the art of communicating visually and allude to the glorious cartoon - an art form that can convey worlds of meaning and emotion in the simplest of lines. I have recently come across a number of web tools for creating visual narratives that I wanted to share - all of which can be used for free (some completely, some up to a point)
Monday, 18 November 2013
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Students' expectations of technology at university
Posted on 17:55 by Unknown
According to research, 80% of students expect lectures to be recorded but only 50% actually access the recordings. User expectations are important, but so are the stats on actual use. Aside from expectations about anywhere/anytime access, a recent University of Sydney student focus group revealed that student painpoints to do with learning technology came back to basics:
ensuring the
ensuring the
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Big History
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From the moving teasers to the gorgeous multimedia content within the course, the Big History Project has truly done something big for the learning of history. It's not only massively open and free (as in MOOC) but for anyone who thought history was boring, Big History puts you in the big picture, drawing on the essence of what it is to be human, to be earthling, and to be life in the
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Learning Technology Research Fest
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Who's up for a free and fun day of posters, roundtables, and silly prizes - all centered on cutting edge EdTech research? I know I am. If you're in Sydney, don't miss out on the 2013 Sydney Learning Technology Research Fest, hosted annually by the Centre for Research on Computer Supported Learning and Cognition. You can catch up with me at the poster session where I'll be answering questions
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Holograms - the future of Learning?
Posted on 19:13 by Unknown
Why skip class for a 3D game when you could be missing out on holograms back in the lecture hall? Doctors Kapil Sugand and Pedro Campos of St. George's Hospital and Imperial College in London, developed a technique to project 4 meter tall holographic urinary tract systems, skulls and other biological artifacts direct into the classroom. Their goal is to improve medical education through
Monday, 2 September 2013
Sharon Oviatt Seminar: Future Educational Interfaces
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Photo Credit: Anoto AB, Flickr
Can we learn and perform better if we use a digital pen instead of a tablet, or a tablet instead of a keyboard? Sharon Oviatt, leading researcher in educational interfaces will share her insights on how the unique affordances of various physical interfaces (digital pen, paper, multimodal, keyboard/mouse, etc.) impact how well people think, solve problems and
Thursday, 1 August 2013
The world of eLearning Interface Research
Posted on 15:13 by Unknown
Are you following eLearning Interface Design at Mendeley yet?
If not, here's a taste of the of books and new research findings people have posted to the group:
Spatial representations and imagery in learning
Designing Effective Visualizations for Elementary School Science
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
E-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for
If not, here's a taste of the of books and new research findings people have posted to the group:
Spatial representations and imagery in learning
Designing Effective Visualizations for Elementary School Science
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
E-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for
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