Time is a precious asset. One of the greatest demands on a learning and development professional’s time is the need to design and develop educational materials and to provide support to learners. Time and resource constraints often mean professionals are caught in a delicate balance of producing high quality learning support in a tight window […]
Category: TECHNOLOGY
Strategies for Developing Effective Screencasts with Camtasia
Over the past decade, screencasting has become an invaluable tool in the educational technology tool belt for learning programs. A screencast, at its heart, is simply a file of a recording of a computer screen. Screencasts are often narrated with audio to provide information to learners about what is occurring on the screen. A screencast […]
Concept Mapping for Excellence in Learning Programs
Developing quality educational programs is a difficult task. No matter which instructional design methodology one adopts, it is vital to ensure that outcomes, assessments, instructional methods, and learning content are all in alignment to ensure an effective learning experience. Designing education is a complex task that requires organization and attention to detail. Missing one critical […]
The Advantages of Delivering Business Coaching Online
If anyone had told me twenty years ago that I would be working globally with my clients, using a video service that did not cost me anything, I would never have believed them. For those of you old enough to remember, once upon a time video conferencing cost a fortune, and was only used by […]
5 Steps To Creating A Successful Online Coaching Program
First of all, why online coaching over traditional coaching? Well, you can escape the ‘Time for Money’ trap, work from home OR anywhere in the world, monetize your passion, expertise and experience, make a difference in other people’s lives, get fast action results – from problem to promise, you can make lots of money as […]
BYOD to Training
According to eMarketer, around 92% of mobile Internet users in the Middle East have at least finished high school. They are in love with their mobile devices/tablets and would like to carry them to their corporate training sessions. Bringing Your Own Device (BYOD) to training is tempting, but the risks can be high. Organizations must […]
E-learning Brightens Middle East’s Business Horizons
The visionary decision of many of the Middle East’s governments to transform their respective states into diversified economies has enabled the region to emerge as a global icon of growth and progress. Educational and human capital development in particular has been a central theme in region-wide efforts to broaden the income base. Growing parallel to the […]
The Influence of Correspondence Courses on Modern Asynchronous Distance Learning
In a global, inter-connected world with increasing demands on individual’s time, the need for flexibility in learning programs continues to grow at a rapid rate. As a result, distance learning is on the rise. There are two broad categories of distance learning: synchronous (concurrent time and place) and asynchronous (flexible time and place) environments between […]
Social Bookmarking for Teaching and Learning
A bookmark: simple, elegant. A bookmark is a way to easily save a specific place in a text for quick access and reference in the future. A bookmark can be a plain sticky note or piece of paper, or an elaborately designed work of art. Social bookmarking is the digital version of the old stand-by: […]
The Power of Storytelling Digitally
Stories. The story is a cornerstone of humanity. Telling stories is a tradition that can be traced across our history. Over time, the art of storytelling has evolved as the tools and resources available with which to tell stories evolved. We have told stories orally in person, via the written word, through artwork and performance, […]