Robert Squires

Instructional-Design-Live #7 2010-2-26: Learning in the Information Age

Sat, 2010-02-27 03:10 — Robert Squires

36:27 minutes (16.68 MB)

Professor Charles Reigeluth from Indiana University shares his thoughts on Instructional Theory for education in the Information Age. Charles and Allison Carr-Chellman recently co-edited Volume III of the seminal Instructional Design Theories and Models (The Green Book): http://www.amazon.com/Instructional-Design-Theories-Models-III-Knowledge/dp/0805864563

Instructional-Design-Live #6 2010-02-19 Interview with Cammy Bean

Sat, 2010-02-20 03:20 — Robert Squires

36:39 minutes (16.78 MB)

This week Cammy Bean, VP of Learning Design for Kineo and ID-live co-host, discusses what e-learning means from a corporate perspective. The discussion focusses on the following issues:

E-learning in the corporate environment
How corporate and academic instructional design intersect
How to design effective e-learning materials
Skills that are expected of today's Instructional Designers

Additional Resources:

Instructional-Design-Live#4 2010-02-05

Sat, 2010-02-06 03:03 — Robert Squires

33:10 minutes (15.18 MB)

This week, we discussed how to promote learning through asynchronous discussions, in many cases, the heart of online courses. Issues considered include: developing a sense of community, structuring discussions, setting expectations, assessment and strategies for facilitating quality interactions.

Resources mentioned:

Joanna Dunlap: Down and Dirty Guidelines for Effective Discussions in Online Courses

Instructional-Design-Live#3 2010-1-29

Sat, 2010-01-30 03:27 — Robert Squires

31:26 minutes (14.39 MB)

Today, Danielle Wozniak, Assistant Professor in the UM School of Social Work, discussed her thoughts on developing online community and utilizing online supplements in her graduate and undergraduate courses.

References: George Lakoff, Metaphors We Live By: http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/10/27_lakoff.shtml

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