by admin_tony | Feb 21, 2021 | learning design, video lectures
How long should video lectures be? Shorter than six minutes, according to the largest ever study of engagement with online videos. So why is it that tutors continue to produce long video lectures? Last week, I had the opportunity to host a webinar with the fantastic...
by admin_tony | Aug 11, 2020 | engaging learners, learning design, meaningful relationships
A lot of people think that awesome online learning is all about using the latest whizzy technology. It isn’t. If someone talks at you for 30 minutes, you switch off – whether you’re online or face-to-face. A boring teacher is a boring teacher, whether they’re...
by admin_tony | Jul 30, 2020 | active learning, experiential learning, learning design
“The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge.” Seymour Papert High quality learning is active – in other words, it involves the learner doing something. But it’s all too easy for a...
