Flashcards for Web Design

One of the tools I’ve been toying with while thinking about improving our Web Design course is FlashCardExchange. Sure, flashcards don’t necessarily provide deep processing of what we learn, but they can be pretty effective in helping us gauge our own understanding.

I’ve set up the card set Web Design Level 1 with 13 questions so far, . . . → Read More: Flashcards for Web Design

Crash course in Learning Theory…

Kathy Sierra has posted yet another pearler… I always come away thinking “there’s 10 things I want to focus on this year! The post is “Crash course in Learning Theory“, and summerises a lot of stuff from the Creating Passionate Users blog, bringing it all together in one focused entry!

I haven’t finished reading it yet, but . . . → Read More: Crash course in Learning Theory…

The Smackdown learning model

Forget social constructivism – even connectivism – Kathy Sierra of Creating Passionate Users has posted The Smackdown Learning model:

“Whether you’re writing user instructions, teaching a class, writing a non-fiction book, or giving a conference presentation, consider including at least some aspect of the smackdown model. It’s one of the most engaging ways to cause people’s brains . . . → Read More: The Smackdown learning model

Competing with the Network

As Duncan Rawlingson observes from Canada:
“I couldn’t help but notice how different my media consumption has been surrounding the terrorist attacks in London from September 11th. When my girlfriend came and hammered on my door on the morning of September 11th I turned on CNN and just watched. When I heard about the bombings in London . . . → Read More: Competing with the Network

Ten tips for new Trainers/Teachers

Every now-and-then you come across an article that is worth reading over and over… the kind of article that you want to come back to it in a months time to reflect on how you’ve changed since reading it… so it is for me with post Ten tips for new Trainers/Teachers on the Creating Passionate Users . . . → Read More: Ten tips for new Trainers/Teachers