Friday, January 27, 2017

Good Design



Creating Power Point cards is an art. It also requires good design to make effective eye-catching slides. Reducing the clutter is important for a presentation to have the impact we desire.

A few basic rules of graphic design can help you in the creation of slides, chart, or presentation boards. Read all about The Importance of White Space in E-Learning in this article.

Friday, January 20, 2017

Positive Psychology in the Classroom



Positive emotions are contagious, creating an inviting positive environment and context can help students enjoy and be more productive during class. These feeling can transcend outside the classroom.

Read all about it Toward a 'Positive U' written by Beverley Myatt, MA, and Lynne N. Kennette, PhD.

Friday, January 13, 2017

An Example Lesson

This is an excellent sample of a lesson created at Ted-Ed. This is How Playing and Instrument Benefits your Brain, created by Anita Collins, animation directed by Sharon Colman Graham, script edited by Alex Gendler.

Friday, January 6, 2017

About Public Domain in the USA




While other countries welcome copyright material into public domain on January first of every year, the laws in the United States make it really hard for any work produced after 1923 to become public domain.

In the article Public Domain Day 2017 by Duke Law School's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, we can read what is going on with public domain in the states.

Friday, December 16, 2016

Why Note-taking


The value of note-taking has to be more clear for students. Teachers can help students realize that taking better notes can help them improve learning. Maryellen Weimer, PhD has the insides for Tips for Developing Students' Note-taking Skills.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Essentials of a Good eLearning Course


Everyone has a different taste in how to make that online class more appealing, inviting, and effective. In this article Karla Gutierrez lists six eLearning must-haves.