Strange to tell, Microsoft has been at the forefront of producing popular, immersive learning environments for over 25 years. Sadly, it looks as though their involvement in this domain is about to end.
Is this goodbye, Microsoft Flight Simulator?
Microsoft has decided to close its ACES Studio, which developed the simulator series. The ACES Studio was [...]
Entries Tagged as 'usability guidelines'
A Virtual Learning Environment gets grounded
February 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: AICC · HCI · VLEs · constructivist learning environment · heuristics · microworlds · nielsen · principles of instruction · simulation · usability guidelines
My Top 25 blogs for 2008
December 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
As discussed in yesterday’s post, here are my Top 25 blogs for 2008. Hopefully there’s enough detail, laid out in a usable fashion, to encourage you to try out a few of the links.
Blog Name
Author
Description
Brain Rules
John Medina
12 Principles for Surviving at Work, Home, and School
Centre for [...]
Tags: UAT · instructional design · integrated develpment environment · my top 25 e-learning blogs · usability guidelines
Concerning EduBlogs’ Nominations, or How NOT to Win Friends…
December 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Earlier this week, I posted on the topic of the EduBlogs’ nominations for 2008. I indicated my surprise at the lack of the blogs that I would consider to be deserving nominees for the awards. Brandon Hall’s Gary Woodill took the time to comment on my post, and rightly highlighted that I had perhaps been [...]
Tags: Brandon Hall Research · Edublogs Awards · UAT · instructional design · integrated develpment environment · usability guidelines
Online Presentation Tools as a Knowledge-Sharing Channel 3: heuristic principles in evaluation
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Over the last couple of days I’ve been looking at the presentation-sharing channels authorSTREAM and SlideShare and how these two services enable the delivery of content via the Web. Both services rely on common read/write Web design and interaction patterns; like many other social sharing services, users are able to add tags, rate, comment, and [...]
Tags: assessment · authorstream · heuristics · nielsen · slideshare · usability guidelines
Online Presentation Tools as a Knowledge-Sharing Channel 3: heuristic principles in evaluation
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Over the last couple of days I’ve been looking at the presentation-sharing channels authorSTREAM and SlideShare and how these two services enable the delivery of content via the Web. Both services rely on common read/write Web design and interaction patterns; like many other social sharing services, users are able to add tags, rate, comment, and [...]
Tags: assessment · authorstream · heuristics · nielsen · slideshare · usability guidelines