Category: technology

Soft­ware, hard­ware, desk­top, mobile, cloud, etc. used in elearn­ing.

assessment / strategy / technology

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The Helpdesk Paradox

(Time to Read: 2 mins.) Over the past three years we (VCC) have seen a steady reduc­tion in the total num­ber of tick­et requests sub­mit­ted to our eLearn­ing Sup­port helpdesk* by fac­ul­ty. At the same time, we have seen…

Based on “Théâtre d'Opéra Spatial” by Michael J. Allen (created with Midjourney), Sept. 5, 2022. (Public Domain)

strategy / technology

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AI Insight: Creation or Mechanization?

(Time to Read: 6 mins.) In this post, I’ll cov­er main ideas and issues that have both dri­ven me away from and pulled me towards using AI-based tools for con­tent cre­ation. (If you’re more inter­est­ed in prac­ti­cal uses than…

design / how-to / strategy / technology

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Frame by Frame: OPTA Videos, Part 3 — Editing and Distribution

(Time to Read: 5 mins.) This three-part series describes the ins and outs of design­ing edu­ca­tion­al videos for post-sec­ondary train­ing in the Occu­pa­tion­al and Phys­i­cal Ther­a­py Assis­tant pro­gram at Van­cou­ver Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege. In Part 3, we describe edit­ing, dis­tri­b­u­tion, and the appli­ca­tions of the fin­ished videos in OPTA’s elearn­ing projects.

design / strategy / technology

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Frame by Frame: OPTA Videos, Part 1 — Planning & Prep

(Time to Read: 5 mins.) This three-part series describes the ins and outs of design­ing edu­ca­tion­al videos for post-sec­ondary train­ing in the Occu­pa­tion­al and Phys­i­cal Ther­a­py Assis­tant pro­gram at Van­cou­ver Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege. In Part 1, the pre-pro­duc­tion plan­ning process is detailed.