Feb 11
April HaymanOpinion, Technology, instructional design edtech, higher ed, instructional design, twitter, youtube video
This YouTube video is making the rounds through Twitter and I thought I’d share it with you. While it pokes fun at higher education and the use of technology thereof, I don’t think it’s too far off the mark. What I did like was that the professor was flexible enough to listen to his students and make some changes. After you watch the video, I’ll walk you through some tips that I would give to the professor on redesigning with technology in mind. More
Dec 29
April HaymanMultimedia, e-Learning, instructional design declaration of human rights, elearning, elgg, instructional design, kinetic text, kinetic typography, motion text, social learning, social platform, youtube video
Ever seen the very cool YouTube video “The Machine is Us/ing Us“? If you have, you’ve already experienced kinetic typography. In general, kinetic typography is a mix of motion and text and can include music or voice overs. I know that when I watch this type of video I am more inclined to pay attention to the information or what the author has to say than if it is just music, just motion, or just text. I’m not sure if you could do an entire course this way, but wouldn’t it be interesting to use kinetic typography as a central theme?
I could certainly see it used as a way to engage students and then offer them directions in which to explore the topic at hand. And, if using a social platform like an Elgg installation, the learning could be social as well.
Here are a few examples: More
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