Instructional-Design-Live #29: Fun with Online Learning

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Time to put a little fun into online learning--with good reason: 'Emotional arousal helps the brain learn'. Medina, Brain Rules (2008). Joni Dunlap leads the IDLive team in considering how to incorporate fun into the fabric of a course to provide a more stimulating learning experience.

 

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Sep 3, 2010 10:03:07 AM - IDL 29: CREATING ENGAGING ONLINE COURSES
 
 
05:07 - Robert 1
 
05:15 - Robert 1
Brain Rules link
 
05:30 - Mary 2
Thanks, Robert.
 
05:32 - Cammy
I've been slowly reading Brain Rules for the past few months!
 
07:48 - Mary 2
Welcome, Eleanor.
 
07:49 - Robert 1
Welcome Eleanor!
 
08:04 - Eleanor Rigby
Thanks! :)
 
09:01 - Robert 1
That reminds me of a scene from the office Cammy
 
09:42 - Robert 1
Great!
 
11:15 - Robert 1
I've tried Voxopop when it was called chinswing, but I like the idea of an audio message board: http://www.voxopop.com/ It doesn't have teh visual element, though
 
11:51 - Robert 1
This is a really good point.
 
12:50 - Robert 1
nice
 
14:05 - Mary 2
In your experience, Joni, do onliine students begin making connections with one another on their own (via email, chats, etc related to assignments), or is this sense of community something you need to facilitate throughout a course?
 
15:31 - Robert 1
I think Wallwisher would be nice tool to extend this activity--add to web-based board: http://www.wallwisher.com/
 
18:17 - Cammy
Social often equals "fun"
 
18:18 - Robert 1
Hi Suzanne
 
18:33 - Suzanne
Hi, sorry I'm late to the session
 
18:40 - Robert 1
np, welcome
 
18:41 - Cammy
Welcome, Suzanne
 
19:48 - Mary 2
Thanks, Joni.
 
20:04 - Robert 1
@Cammy I think it is fun to 'buddy' with a friend
 
20:51 - Robert 1
Love the photo!
 
21:56 - Robert 1
Hmm..Now where did I put that experiment? (my caption)
 
22:17 - Cammy
I'm am the monster of eLearning and you must complete my course or be eaten!
 
22:19 - Robert 1
Perhaps I don't understand attention well enough
 
24:40 - Robert 1
interesting
 
25:59 - Suzanne
Wonderful idea!
 
28:21 - Robert 1
Dreaming of an online education
 
28:25 - Mary 2
Gotta run.... a meeting awaits me. Thanks, Joni.
 
31:03 - Robert 1
absolutely!
 
32:45 - Robert 1
 
33:43 - Robert 1
oh, yes
 
36:07 - Cammy
I'm always in favor of interpretive dance!
 
36:20 - Robert 1
awesome1
 
36:49 - Robert 1
you bet
 
38:37 - Robert 1
yes, little surprises
 
39:03 - Robert 1
Good point!
 
40:03 - Joni
Thanks everyone!
 
40:08 - Suzanne
Thanks, Joni!