Oxford launches free interactive course book 26 March 2012Last updated at 09:45 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent Tablet computers are being used as a way of delivering digital textbooks to students Oxford University's Internet Institute has published its first digital, interactive textbook for students - which will also be free to the public. This is the latest step in the emergence of digital textbooks, driven by the growth in tablet computers. It is also an example of how institutions are able to publish their own specialist materials. Prof Viktor Mayer-Schonberger said this prototype book "will help to revolutionise learning tools". Oxford Internet Institute, part of Oxford University, has produced Geographies of the World's Knowledge, which uses text and graphics to map the spread of information in the digital era. It compares geographical concentrations of information - such as internet use, Wikipedia references, research activity and user content on Google. Global classroom Continue reading the main story
Pourquoi vos liens ne devraient jamais être « cliquez ici » via Ne vous êtes vous jamais demandé comment amener vos internautes à cliquer sur un lien sans savoir comment le faire ? Lorsque certains designers rencontrent le problème, ils ajoutent un lien « cliquez ici ». Ce qui est gênant avec cette pratique, c’est qu’elle altère l’expérience utilisateur. Si un lien doit être présent, il doit pouvoir être vu sans qu’on y place la mention « click here ». De plus, certains navigateurs considèrent qu’il s’agit d’une faute d’accessibilité puisqu’aucune raison ou qu’aucun motif ne justifie la mention « cliquez ici ». Déplacement du focus utilisateur En utilisant le verbe « cliquer », vous éloignez votre utilisateur de votre interface pour le ramener vers la souris qu’il a dans la main. En leur rappelant comment faire pour naviguer de lien en lien, vous les rabaissez et leurs démontrez qu’ils ne savent pas se servir de votre site / interface. La différence entre les deux actions est frappante : Le lien doit décrire l’étape suivante
~synthesis~: The audience matters most A good friend of mine, Jack Timmons, sent me this parable today: A disappointed Coca Cola salesman returns from his Middle East assignment. A friend asked, "Why weren't you successful with the Arabs?" The salesman explained: "When I got posted to the Middle East, I was very confident that I would make a good sales pitch as Cola is virtually unknown there. But, I had a problem I didn't know to speak Arabic. First poster: A man lying in the hot desert sand...totally exhausted and fainting.Second poster: The man is drinking our Cola.Third poster: Our man is now totally refreshed. And Then these posters were pasted all over the place. A powerful lesson for all of us :-). A public speaking coach once told me that great communication is not about you getting across what you wanted to. Marketing succeeds when the message resonates with your audience, not your management (who are often far from the target audience).
The eLearning Guild Publishes 2013 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation Report by Jennifer Neibert “In this report, we explore the trends in pay and look at how full- and part-time employment status, country, regional areas, gender, industry, company size, number of people managed, years of eLearning experience, years of education, and job focus influence salary calculations. It’s critical to note that there are many more variables than these that impact salaries, and that these factors don’t necessarily cause salaries to change.” The eLearning Guild has released the 2013 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation Report. Most of the respondents providing survey input for this report are full-time employees; almost 41% describe their roles as “practitioners.” Average salary by continent Figure 1: Average global salary by continent and region While the average salary within the eLearning industry varies quite dramatically around the world, with the range from $99,293 in Australia to $30,854 in India, pay is consistently higher for men than for women. Online Salary Calculator
Where to Upload PowerPoint Presentations On the Web couch mode print story Comparing The Tools for Getting your PowerPoint Presentation Online Zoho Show, SlideShare, Scribd, SlideAware and Splashcast are some of the most popular hosting services for uploading PowerPoint files on the web for others to watch the slideshows online or for you to embed the presentations inside web pages. Though we compared SlideShare and Zoho Show in the past, it's probably time to revisit the topic with the entry of some very good PowerPoint players like the one from SplashCast and Scribd.Scribd [review] - This may surprise some but Scribd is an excellent place for uploading PowerPoint files. The big advantage of using Scribd is that visitors can search inside the content of your PPT files right inside the viewer. Another feature unique to Scribd is Zoom which is not available in any of the other PowerPoint players. SlideShare [review] - The most popular PowerPoint hosting service is also the most convenient one. tech blog — how-to guides — video tutorials
The two elements of a great presenter 1. Respect (from the audience)2. Love (to the audience) There are no doubt important evolutionary reasons why this is true, but in my experience, every great presenter earns the respect of the audience (through her appearance, reputation, posture, voice, slides, introduction, etc.) and captures the attention of the audience by sending them love. Love takes many forms. Margaret Thatcher was a great presenter, even though she had none of the glib charisma people expect from someone with that title. In the famous interrogation scene in Basic Instinct (link not included so no one yells at me), Sharon Stone does a brilliant presentation. Tony Robbins is considered an astounding presenter for a similar reason. If you have love but no respect, you're a lounge singer. If you have respect, but no love, you're like one of the rare self-promotional talks at TED. Consider this clip from Patton. When you create a presentation, think about what your status will be as you begin the presentation.
Private colleges remain under the weather Some private colleges that managed to weather the recession are finding new troubles. So they are announcing layoffs, cutting programs and more. Almost all of these small to mid-sized privates are tuition-dependent and lack large endowments. National declines in the number of traditional college-age population mean students just aren't showing up to privates, which are facing competition from public colleges that are more stable now than a few years ago and the reality that privates cannot afford to indefinitely lure students by cutting prices with generous financial aid packages. And this could become a huge problem. College presidents, private college trade groups and higher ed consultants blame a confluence of long- and short-term trends for battering some private colleges, particularly the small to mid-sized privates that depend on tuition dollars because they don't have significant endowments. Some colleges are looking to work together in new ways, another sign of stress: St.
How to Deliver Effective Presentations Edit Article Small Group Events Edited by Kare Anderson, Webster, Chris Hadley, Kene and 30 others "O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters..."William Shakespeare: Hamlet - Act 3, Scene 2 Giving presentations to audiences, large or small, can be a daunting and anxiety-ridden task. Business presentations take many forms. Ad Steps 1Know your audience and understand its perspective. 13Exit the stage. Small Group Events The previous steps are oriented primarily towards more formal presentations. Remember adults are self-directed. Tips Confidence! Warnings Do not hand out the presentation in advance.
What's Your Major? 4 Decades Of College Degrees, In 1 Graph : Planet Money In honor of college graduation season, we made a graph. It answers a few questions we had: What is the mix of bachelor's degrees awarded today, and how has the mix changed over the past several decades? Hover over the graph to see how the popularity of each category changes over time. Click or tap to see a category individually. A few notes: The persistence of business. The decline of the education major. The rise of health professions. The data come from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Edward Tufte Presentation Tips Presentation Tips This collection of tips was transcribed from a seminar given in Seattle by Edward Tufte. He attributes these tips to another author (but I can't remember who it was). Show up early, and something good is bound to happen. Post scriptum October 18th, 1999: Amazing. October 24th, 1999: I guess the trend is catching. October 24th, 1999: Thanks to Shimon Schocken from Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya for pointing out a typo on this page. October 4th, 2001: Bernhard Reiter points out that the above links to Ted Romer's home page are now defunct. How to create a captivating presentation