Why Learning From Videos is Difficult

We love watching videos. YouTube and other similar video sharing websites have made viewing and sharing videos as easy as possible. However when it comes to learning from videos, there is certainly a hitch. For example, consider I have to write a paper on Entrepreneurship and I am referring to some videos on the topic. [...]

“T-Bites” Say Good Bye to You!

I have not been very active in the blogging sphere this month. Reason – My laptop was in the service center for more than 2 weeks. I really felt crippled. I am glad I have my laptop back now and am writing this post, which I was supposed to write on 12th September. If you [...]

T-Bite: Interesting Videos on Augmented Reality

In 1990, Boeing researcher Tom Caudell first coined the term “augmented reality” to describe a digital display used by aircraft electricians that blended virtual graphics onto a physical reality. As for the computer science world’s definition of augmented reality (AR) though, it’s more detailed, but essentially the same: Augmented reality is the interaction of superimposed [...]

A Tribute to All Web Resources that Make Life Easy!

Consider this: You are trying to understand a technical concept/ a complex concept/ a complex technology. You are at your wits end and you think there is no way you will understand it and then you find an article, a blog post,  a video or a podcast that make things simple for you. How do [...]

How Reverse Engineering Helps You Gain Instructional Design Skills Faster

by ruparajgo | Create your own Cartoon at www.toondoo.com Have you seen a kid take a toy apart and fix the toy together again?  This might seem like a childish act of taking things apart just for fun. But then this childish act of taking things apart can also be a huge learning process.  Here is [...]

A “Hello World” Approach to Teaching Instructional Design

In India, there are very few training institutes or universities that offer certification courses in Instructional Design. When you look  at the courses that these training institutes offer, all these courses follow the classical approach to teaching  Instructional Design. In a classical approach, you start with the basic concepts, theories and then move on to [...]

How to Achieve Smooth Visual Effects in Videos Created Using Camtasia?

My post on how to increase call out lengths in Camtasia helped Tina Williams solve her problem. This feedback on my post prompted me to write this post with yet another useful tip When I was working on my tutorial videos using Camtasia, I noticed that after I produced the video in a shareable format [...]

Free Session on Learner Centric Methodology Used in E-learning on September 19, 2009 at 11:30 AM IST

The Instructional Designers Community of India  is hosting yet another free  learning session on September 19, 2009. This time the session is about Learner Centric Methodology used in E-learning. The session coverage would be: 1. What is LCM? 2. How does LCM help design effective learning? 3. What are the key principles of LCM? 4. How [...]

Top 4 Things That You Can Do to Get Started with Instructional Design

If you are an aspiring instructional designer, start thinking about instructional designing right now. Times are changing. Just like how a 2 year old kid is expected to know alphabets, some words and quite a few rhymes before he or she joins school, an aspiring instructional designer must have some basic idea about instructional designing [...]

Have You Thought of Character Driven Stories for Your E-learning?

I am sure you have seen or heard of Avatars in e-learning courses.  Avataars are characters used in e-learning as a substitute for a coach or an instructor. Avataars are usually used in e-learning to engage and guide the learners. Avataars could be static images of characters or animated characters. You also have virtual avataars these days [...]