tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139866612024-03-15T05:50:07.572+11:00Interface Design for LearningUX, Interface & Multimedia Design for Learning ExperiencesDorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-43907747318307104442017-06-16T16:25:00.002+10:002017-06-16T17:10:56.837+10:00Creating a simple guide to ed tech for my organization.
Recently, my supervisor asked the inevitable question: "could you give us a list of all the technologies available for learning?" Naturally it's hard to respond with other than vague bewilderment. The question is at once both strangely naive and yet totally reasonable...
Forced to provide a solution, and knowing an actual "list" would be wholly inadequate - I hit Google Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-76160405165906081742017-05-05T16:42:00.000+10:002017-06-21T15:39:15.653+10:00Kiss myAsthma
Kiss myAsthma is an app designed with and for young people with asthma that we launched on World Asthma Day (2 May). It supports users in learning how to set smart goals via interactive dialogues with "monster assistants", and includes educational content in the form of "Daily tips" and resources.
Working with asthma experts, I facilitated participatory workshops with young people to Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-85764764680637011572016-09-19T16:58:00.000+10:002017-06-16T17:08:08.611+10:00Technology & Mindfulness Training
Mindfulness training is all the rage as a method for dealing with workplace stress. But can mindfulness and technology play well together? What do we need to know to design for mindfulness?
In a recent article for The Conversation Rafael Calvo and I share insights from a conversation with well-being psychologist, Richard Ryan, PhD and the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, director for the Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-14476440149353801902015-02-16T09:00:00.000+11:002015-02-16T10:58:14.335+11:00New 3D & Wearable Devices for Learning
In 2014 we saw an explosion of suddenly affordable cutting-edge devices hit the consumer market and some learning designers and researchers are already bringing them into real and virtual classrooms. If you missed out on some of these game-changing devices and what they might do for learning, check out the following 2-minute cheat sheet.
Note: Special thanks to Jim Cook & Jai Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-39637200910825458942015-02-10T12:20:00.001+11:002015-02-10T12:21:54.080+11:00Learning resilience
Who among us, including our learners, couldn't benefit from an added dose of resilience? After exploring the research on compassion, I discovered some ways that we as designers can contribute to our users' resilience...
In a recent article
I translate the research on empathy vs. compassion and what this
reveals about how we might design technologies that foster resilience.
A handful of Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-74689830545205702032014-09-18T14:05:00.001+10:002014-09-18T14:05:44.277+10:00Online Forum on Visual Design for LearningThis November, the ELearning Guild is putting visual design in the spotlight. The Online Forum "Making Learning Memorable with Graphics and Visual Design"will be held November 13-14th and feature 12 speakers from across the industry. Attendance is virtual (via Adobe
Connect) so come as you are.
I have been invited to do the closing session at the forum
and will present: "Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-4292721377114008772014-09-05T13:05:00.001+10:002014-09-05T13:09:10.040+10:00 Happiness, the MOOC Join me and 100,000 others in Berkeley's new online course on the "The Science of Happiness".
Taught by world leaders in positive psychology from Berkley's Greater good Science Center, there will be Q&A session with the likes of Dacher Keltner, Sonja Lyobimursky, and Barbara Fredrickson. This free MOOC is a unique opportunity to learn the fundamentals of positive psychology to Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-79163831366942963382014-06-19T13:10:00.002+10:002014-06-19T13:13:58.859+10:00Trello's Innovative Approach to the Newbie Learning Experience<!--?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?-->
The project management program Trello is simple, powerful, free and highly recommended. One of the secrets to their masterful design for both the user experience and the learning experience, is the fun and creative approach they take to progressive disclosure. The idea of progressive disclosure it that you release Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-8236989321838965152014-05-05T14:47:00.000+10:002014-05-14T11:13:00.179+10:00Learn Design from Don Norman
Don Norman, author of the classic The Design of Everyday Things and my personal favorite, Emotional Design: Why we Love (or Hate) Everyday Things (among many other books), has made his MOOC debut on Udacity. You can now learn from a short and accessible intro to his ideas in the form of a free online course made up of videos, reflection exercises, and design Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-65211659842340732072014-05-01T10:04:00.003+10:002014-05-01T10:21:44.606+10:00Learn Strategies for Better Interface Design for Learning
Eminent eLearning Coach, Connie Malamed is also a master of graphic design in the eLearning context. I had the honor of being invited onto her podcast to talk about how interface designs impact learning. Her show is a gift to the industry offering a wealth of insight from experts in a broad range of areas.
In my interview, we cover the user interface, video, social learning and community&Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-17982904605618958202014-02-07T11:54:00.001+11:002014-03-20T10:05:08.229+11:00Real Learning gains with iPads in Primary School
Photo from the onebillion project.
Three cheers for the onebillion project and EuroTalk Software whose carefully crafted math programs for students in Malawi have shown to triple math knowledge in 8 weeks compared to standard practice. Attention to instructional and interface design tailored to local needs has no doubt played a critical role. The University of Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-9946716171146448482014-01-27T14:11:00.002+11:002014-03-20T10:05:59.854+11:00ThoughtLeaders Webinar - Interface Design for LearningIf you're curious about the book, I'll be doing a ThoughtLeaders Webinar with the eLearning Guild this February 12 (Feb 13 in Australia). It's online and registration is free! See the event page for more info.
Update:
The webinar video is available for free download with E-Learning Guild membership (also free!) at: hhttttp://http://htinyurl.com/n8nl9j5
The webinar Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-37097996613440649112013-11-30T09:41:00.000+11:002013-11-30T09:42:31.087+11:00Life-saving eLearning now onlineThe folks at Thare Machi Education, a non-profit that makes life-saving eLearning available in dozens of the world's languages to bring health information to those who need it most, has just begun to transfer their DVD content online.
Check it out: http://www.tme.org.uk
TME is a case in extreme accessibility since their users are illiterate, speak multiple languages, and have no computer Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-49596258149902346152013-11-19T09:33:00.002+11:002013-11-19T09:33:17.618+11:00Visual StorytellingIn Chapter 5 of my book, Interface Design for Learning, I look at the art of communicating visually and allude to the glorious cartoon - an art form that can convey worlds of meaning and emotion in the simplest of lines. I have recently come across a number of web tools for creating visual narratives that I wanted to share - all of which can be used for free (some completely, some up to a Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-49775580194628649542013-11-14T12:55:00.000+11:002013-11-14T12:57:40.621+11:00Students' expectations of technology at universityAccording to research, 80% of students expect lectures to be recorded but only 50% actually access the recordings. User expectations are important, but so are the stats on actual use. Aside from expectations about anywhere/anytime access, a recent University of Sydney student focus group revealed that student painpoints to do with learning technology came back to basics:
ensuring theDorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-47668925934190334522013-11-13T16:59:00.002+11:002013-11-13T17:04:06.234+11:00Big History
From the moving teasers to the gorgeous multimedia content within the course, the Big History Project has truly done something big for the learning of history. It's not only massively open and free (as in MOOC) but for anyone who thought history was boring, Big History puts you in the big picture, drawing on the essence of what it is to be human, to be earthling, and to be life in Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-81461045946475509872013-10-31T16:09:00.002+11:002013-10-31T16:17:24.180+11:00Learning Technology Research FestWho's up for a free and fun day of posters, roundtables, and silly prizes - all centered on cutting edge EdTech research? I know I am. If you're in Sydney, don't miss out on the 2013 Sydney Learning Technology Research Fest, hosted annually by the Centre for Research on Computer Supported Learning and Cognition. You can catch up with me at the poster session where I'll be Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-54528504368453796842013-10-17T13:13:00.001+11:002013-10-29T08:54:23.389+11:00Holograms - the future of Learning?Why skip class for a 3D game when you could be missing out on holograms back in the lecture hall? Doctors Kapil Sugand and Pedro Campos of St. George's Hospital and Imperial College in London, developed a technique to project 4 meter tall holographic urinary tract systems, skulls and other biological artifacts direct into the classroom. Their goal is to improve medical education Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-27655167454973259992013-09-03T10:03:00.002+10:002013-09-03T10:08:24.843+10:00Sharon Oviatt Seminar: Future Educational Interfaces
Photo Credit: Anoto AB, Flickr
Can we learn and perform better if we use a digital pen instead of a tablet, or a tablet instead of a keyboard? Sharon Oviatt, leading researcher in educational interfaces will share her insights on how the unique affordances of various physical interfaces (digital pen, paper, multimodal, keyboard/mouse, etc.) impact how well people think, solve Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-40137604896141016352013-08-02T08:13:00.000+10:002013-08-29T11:41:53.807+10:00The world of eLearning Interface ResearchAre you following eLearning Interface Design at Mendeley yet?
If not, here's a taste of the of books and new research findings people have posted to the group:
Spatial representations and imagery in learning
Designing Effective Visualizations for Elementary School Science
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
E-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven GuidelinesDorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-28669239953831454092013-05-24T18:56:00.004+10:002013-05-24T19:11:51.247+10:00Crafting a Stellar Portfolio
Whether you're in the middle of a job hunt, day-dreaming, or just the consientious type who wants to be fired up when the time comes, check out these expert tips on creating a stellar portfolio...
Maintain a Portfolio Scrapbook
We tend to leave portfolio-making for job hunt time, but you'll save a whole lot of stress (and enjoy the self-love) if you document your achievements as you go. Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-50631118242679839832013-05-22T18:07:00.001+10:002013-05-22T18:10:48.391+10:00Europe's treasures at your fingertipsEuropeana is an astounding mega-library of cultural artefacts from VanGogh paintings, and Newton's laws of motion to sheet music, letters and historical photographs. What's really impressive is that these artifacts are nested in the knowledge and inspiring stories that surround them.
All in the public domain!
"Explore millions of items from a range of Europe's leading galleries, Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-50837792781446084862013-05-09T23:24:00.001+10:002013-05-09T23:26:56.295+10:00Gaming for scienceSupporting cancer research is undoubtedly important, but playing computer puzzle games is undoubtedly more fun. The makers of Foldit have literally managed to combine the two by building a game around the problem of deciphering protein structures, and then letting this scientific challenge loose on the world.
Fold-It takes crowdsourcing and educational gaming up a serious notch. Not Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-89471871879741697292013-04-18T23:26:00.000+10:002013-04-18T23:26:00.740+10:00Modern Art for Interface Designers
How can visual perspective be innovated to tell different stories? When does a coin make a bad icon? When does a bolt of lightening make a great artist? Alan Blackwell of Cambridge University takes us on an insightful tour of some of the suprising lessons that link computer interface design and modern art...
Check out the 14 min. video: Alan Blackwell's Introduction to Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986661.post-15903055342666537262013-04-16T02:48:00.003+10:002013-04-16T03:17:49.771+10:00UX London - 6 highlightsUX London saw the convergence of inspiring veterans and fresh new designers. Concepts as diverse as Big Data, humility, abundance and the "Internet of Things" were ever-present, and experience was described as an ecosystem of multiple events and touchpoints running across many devices, places and moments in time.
Here are just a few highlights from some of the UX leaders at Dorian Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11875754541814427197noreply@blogger.com