The escalator workflow I’m comfortable using the escalator metaphor to picture the e-learning course production journey. From planning to evaluation, this moving stairway moves a course development team from start to finish between floors using a gentle set of hydraulic steps. I’m the handrail, keeping the team riding safely riding along their vertical journey. Descent …
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Participants Pledge
Instructions for participants We, who are running the event, pledge to provide a meaningful experience for all participants. We will Identify and address barriers that might affect meaningful use of mobile devices Co-create a curriculum that will equip participants with skills and meet their expectations Freely share and distribute the toolkit as creative commons resources …
Take a Shelfie
Instructions for participants You are going to take out your mobile device and take a photo of yourself. But instead of simply taking a self-portrait, turn your “selfie” into a “shelfie”. In other words, make sure that your own portrait includes books or stories. If you have completed the application form, you will automatically receive …
mLiteracy Online Application
Instructions for the participant To join the two-day mLiteracy workshop, you will need to fill in an online application form. If possible, applications should be completed on a mobile device. For the facilitator The application form is an exercise to use before the workshop The collected information is useful for further communication and activities. If …
Mlibrarian Badges
Introductory comments Thank-you for the opportunity to present at OE4BW. I’m very sorry not to be there with you in person in Vipava. My family and I are on holiday in France this week. This has been a valuable mentorship experience. I’m grateful to Sandhya Gunness and Lance Eaton for working alongside with me. We …
mLiteracy Activity Book
Update: Apologies. The embedded link to the mliteracy booklet that I put together does not appear as expected. Mliteracy Activity Book Click to read this book, made with Book Creator https://read.bookcreator.com
Six Social Publishing Challenges
Getting books into the hands of children is vital if kids are to learn to read. But there are many significant challenges facing those who wish to build a nation of story-readers and story-tellers. Five of these challenges are: Affordability – the average storybook in a book shop is expensive and many caregivers / parents …
A 20 year celebration of Eiffelcorp
We toasted Eiffelcorp’s 20th birthday celebration at a function in Jo’burg. I particularly enjoyed the “fire-side” chat with Andre and Gwen van der Merwe. Among ed-techies like myself, Eiffelcorp is best known as the company behind Blackboard. I learned a bit more about the history of Eiffelcorp and its origins. This “mom and pop” start-up …
Blended learning enables…
It’s not always very clear why digital technology is adopted in an organization. But unless the rationale for adopting blended learning is widely shared, then it’s likely that the loudest voice will dominate and wide scale buy in to the digital vision will be limited. The purpose of this activity is to surface among internal …
“Open in order to…access and read”
To celebrate Open Access Week (October 23–29), I thought that I would shift my gaze from scholarly publishing (which normally gets most of the attention during this week) to social publishing Social Publishers (SP) are “Open Access” publishers. They create reading materials for neglected audiences. Rather than operate on a profit basis, social publishers are …