My weekly learnings has turned into a monthly post – the last 4 weeks have been very busy, with a transition to full-time freelance instructional design work for me. Some tight deadlines for course design have meant little time to devote to other things, although I did create an entry for the Articulate e-Learning Heroes weekly challenge #76 which is where most of my learning links have come from. I’m hoping to eventually settle into a routine which will allow me time to share my learnings. Anyway, here are my links for the last month…
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Tour de France 2011: an interactive guide | Sport | theguardian.com
This is an amazing example of how you can make information interactive and engaging – well worth a look if you are designing for online learning.
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Interactive graphic: A wee bit of Scotland in Wisconsin – USATODAY.com
A really interesting way to use a slider in an interactive graphic design.
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How to Delightfully Trick Users With Animation – Designmodo
Some great tips – including Disney’s 12 Animation Principles.
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A site dedicated to helping rapid e-Learning developers, with lots of tools and resources.
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What is Animation? (with pictures)
In conjunction with creating a submission for the Articulate e-Learning Heroes weekly challenge on educational animations, I found this site which has some useful information on exactly what an animation is. Here’s my entry: Developmental Stages of Teams
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Flash Interactives and Illustrated Animations – Fusionspark Media Inc.
Some great examples of flash interactives and animations as educational tools.
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BigVisible Solutions Continuous Improvement: Thoughts on Tuckman and Teams
Useful information about the Tuckman model of team development – “Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing”.
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If you’re looking for examples of animations, this is a great site to visit.
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3 Secrets to Building a Network of People Who Will Help You Succeed
Interesting “secrets” – takeaways for me include “you have to get really good at building connections” and “it pays to be a giver rather than a taker”.
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Forming Storming Norming Performing | applyingyou
A good resource for the Tuckman Theory – I used this information in the design of my educational animation Developmental Stages of Teams.
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