2011 bests

by nejron 

You don't need to tell anyone who works in learning the value of reflection, and the coming of a new year is the best possible excuse to start looking back.  And who can resist the superlative? Best lists are simply the bestest fun.

There's so much to learn from the ground breakers, game changers, success and failures in design, from incredible new approaches to user interfaces to

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Francotoile - language learning with video

FrancoToile is a showcase in presentation simplicity. It's a resource for French language learners, created  in Canada that leverages what web video has to offer to expose learners to the various sounds, dialects and slang of native French speakers from diverse communities across the globe.


The video library is a work in progress with new videos being addedand a great resource for language

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Learning Interface roundtable debrief

The 2011 Learning Technology Research Fest, held annually at the CoCo Research Centre in Sydney,  was as stimulating and spirited as last year, and this year's roundtable menu featured two sessions on learning interfaces.  These roundtables emphasized the general agreement that this area needs special attention and gave some glimpses into the future of learning interfaces...


The first

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Learning Environments for the 21st Century

Award winning classroom in Tokyo.
Credit: ScarletGreen 

"Learning environments for the 21st century",  chapter 2 in a new book on educational facilities released by the OECD gives you a few glimpses into the historical evolution of the classroom and looks at what education will need by way of learning space in the 21st century.  Although it's about physical space, author Christian Kühn makes

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Crowd-sourced filmmaking

It's not too late to join an amazing adventure:  CrowdTV, whose first project is a group-created documentary film that anyone can take part in by writing parts of the script, submitting ideas, graphics or audio, and then voting on the ideas you like best!  The concept and title have already been selected democratically.  If you earn enough contribution points you get an Assistant Producer credit!

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UX Mag on Learning Interface Design

The folks at UX Magazine have agreed it's the right time to put Learning Interface Design into the spotlight.  See the article "Say hello to Learning Interface Design".

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Roundtable on designing interfaces for learning

Join in the upcoming Learning Technology Research Fest - an energizing and informal free event in Sydney that brings together people at the cutting edge of learning technology research. There are two roundtables on learning interfaces this year, including one (which I will be chairing) called "Designing Interfaces for Learning: Towards best practice in the multimedia design of educational

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