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Quick image tricks and techniques in Captivate
A handful of random techniques on working on Captivate images that I took note as I work: pasting an image as a slide object from a selection in an image editor, replacing several instances of the same image at once, and pasting an image as a background.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 01 Dec 2019 under Tips, Tools
Basic typography for elearning design
Typography is an important consideration in designing and developing your elearning. Choose the right typeface and adjust the font size, font style, and spacing to make your text optimized for learning.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 23 Nov 2019 under Tips
Applying learning breaks in elearning
Ample time for learning activities such as studying the elearning materials is essential to acquire new knowledge and skills. On the other hand, an adequate amount of time when no learning activity is done is just as important to provide rest for the brain and to allow the new knowledge to settle.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 03 Aug 2019 under Theories, Tips
Spreadsheet problem generator: creating a basic word problem generator
Use spreadsheet applications to create a word problem for science, mathematics, economics or any other subject that uses word problems in some of its lessons. Then, create similar problems by simply altering certain cells in the spreadsheet without solving the new similar problem from scratch.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 10 May 2019 under Tips
Progressive disclosure in learning design
Progressive disclosure or gradual reveal is a useful technique and an integral part of the learning process. It prevents the students from being overwhelmed with information, facilitates the connection between learning, and may also trigger strong emotions.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 25 Feb 2019 under Tips
Essential elements of online citation
Properly citing the sources is important in academic research work, but online references can be difficult to cite due to a wider variety of format with the pieces of information you need being in different places.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 28 Dec 2018 under Tips
Determining the credibility of a website
The internet contains large amount of information but also misinformation. Identifying credible websites is very important in using the internet for research meant for thesis, term papers, scientific journal publication and other works of high scholastic value.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 01 Feb 2012 under Tips
Writing equations for your website
As the web becomes one of the fundamental resources for learning, science and math teachers are facing the challenge of producing equations for the web in the manner similar to those found in printed textbook. HTML formatting cannot reproduce all possible equations so teachers and instructional designers who maintain science and math websites must come-up with a way to produce them. One is by producing a linear string of text that looks like an instruction to a programming language. The other is by using images, which can produce the more familiar way of writing equations as seen in books and in the classroom.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 06 Jan 2012 under Tips
Setting-up a website to aid your lessons
Creating a lecture blog, wherein you write your lessons so that the students can review them anytime, will definitely help your students and reduce the time you need for consultations. You need not to spend your own money in creating lecture blogs as there are free and easy-to-use providers, some of which I will discuss in this article.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 05 Jan 2012 under Tips
Finding copyright-free images in Wikimedia
The websites Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons are excellent source of public domain images. However, as the websites that anyone can edit, it is plagued with incomplete and contradictory licensing statements that reduce your choices to either exclusively using public domain images or contacting the copyright holder. The first option is easier but you still need to weed them out from among the many copyrighted images and ensure that they are indeed copyright free.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 03 Jan 2012 under Tips
