The Hacks’ Guide to eLearning

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Some thoughts on cost effective ways to create engaging content for online learning. Focus in on work for career development practitioners.

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CDAA WebinarTuesday 15 July 2014Jason Brown & Linda Kearley

LINDA KEARLEY

Project Manager, Swinburne University

Member, CDAA National Learning & Development Committee

http://au.linkedin.com/in/lindakearley

SpeakersJASON BROWN

Career Development Manager, La Trobe University

Member, CDAA National Learning & Development Committee

http://au.linkedin.com/in/brownjasonl

Learning outcomes

Develop an understanding of how eLearning is defined

Develop ideas on how to use eLearning with clients

Discover four types of eLearning resources

Identify a number of low cost resources to create eLearning content

Definition of eLearning

‘learning facilitated and supported through the use of information and communications technology’ (JISC, n.d.)

How can we use eLearning?

Reach a larger audience

Reach a new audience

Better prepare clients for counselling

Provide a structured, self-paced program for career changers

Provide consistent, evidenced-based information

How can we use eLearning?

Use the chat box to share your ideas on other ways that careers practitioners could use eLearning

Types of eLearning content

VideoPodcastsWebinars

Learning objects

Webinars

Ideas for webinarsRecord your webinar for on demand learning

Upload to YouTube

Embed on your website or LMS (video playable on any device)

Webinar softwarePopular:

GoToWebinar; WebEx; Adobe Connect

Free or low cost:

Zoom; Google Hangouts; Skype

Podcast

•Some online learners like to listen to ‘lectures’ whilst travelling

•Easy to create and distribute•Don’t need any expensive equipment•Do need a quiet place to record the podcast

Podcast

RECORDING DEVICE: phone, digital recorder, tablet, computer

EDIT & RECORD: Garageband or Audacity

PUBLISH:website, blog, iTunes, Soundcloud

Video

Video is an engaging way to present

Aim for short videos: 3-5 minutes

Use phone or video camera to record

Incorporate text or still images

Edit using Windows Movie Maker or iMovie

How to make a video without videowww.zoom.us•Create your presentation slides•Start webinar meeting with presenters only

•Record the webinar•Edit the final video

Learning objects

‘A Learning Object is a modular resource, usually digital and web-based, that can be used and re-used to support learning activities.’(www.docebo.com)

Learning objects

Learning objects often contain:•Text, audio, and video content•Learning activities•Quizzes

Learning objects

•Learning object expensive to develop•Require specialist ($$$) software•Captivate & Articulate most popular•Usually need an LMS to publish learning object

Use PowerPoint + Mixto create learning objects

Office 365

Office Mix

Web cam Mic

Learn-ing

object

With Mix, you can:

• Create interactive learning objects

• Narrate your slides (audio / video)

• Insert quizzes to test learning

• Add polls to engage audience

• Embed videos

With Mix you can:

• Create a screen recording

• Export as video or upload to web

• Use analytics tool to see what your learners did and how they performed on quizzes

Watch instruction videos & download Office Mix http://mix.office.com

Curate online lessons

6 steps to create online lessons

1. Sign up to ed.ted.com

2. Find a TED talk or YouTube clip

3. Add some Quiz questions

4. Recommend articles to read

5. Start up a discussion thread

6. Share the lesson with your clients

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Publishing your eLearning contentiTunesU or iTunes

Wordpress blog

Your own website or LMS

ed.ted.com

Facebook page

Questions

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