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Category – Expert Insights
Storyboarding – the blueprint your course needs
Think of a house without a blueprint. How does it look? The blueprint lays out a map of your house and the design on which you can build your dream home. A storyboard does that...
Blended learning – a combination of the best instructional methods
Classrooms may have evolved but instructors’ biggest question remains the same – how can lectures be delivered to help students grasp concepts better? Earlier, face-to-face...
Learning to Realize Education’s Promise: An EdTech Commentary
World Bank recently published its World Development Report 2018 on 'Learning to Realize Education's Promise' - with a great assessment of the current education landscape, the...
Category – Instructional Design
Hello! You May Want to Address This
“In this course we will analyze the performance of financial statements and determine the financial health of a company in light of its industry and peer group.” “At the end of...
EXCUSE ME! Did you really mean ‘basically’?
So many of us begin our sentences with “basically.” “Basically, I wanted to wear my new shoes.” “Basically, I can’t come out this evening.” We unintentionally refer to everything...
Why Instructional Design?
Have you ever come across an online course and thought, “wow”? What contributes to that wow factor? The answer is great instructional design (or ID), which helps the audience...
Category – General
Why graphic design?
There’s more to graphic design than just aesthetics. It’s beyond creative concepts or colourful illustrations. It’s all about skillfully combining...
What to do on the day of the shoot
This the third post in our four-part series on video shooting etiquette (if you missed the previous posts, you can catch them here). Now, it’s time to start shooting your course...
Choosing the right location for your course video
This is the second blog post in a four-part series on creating great course videos. If you missed the first post, you can catch up here. In the...
Planning and creating great course videos
“The success of a production depends on the attention paid to detail.” - David O. Selznick This blog post is the first of a four-part series that discuss what you...
CTM and AWS
Certificate in Technology and Management (CTM) – a 10-month online programme offered by faculty from IIM Bangalore, IIT Madras and other IITs – is in its final leg of admissions....
Different shooting styles for your MOOCs
While videos play a major role in capturing learners’ attention, they may not always engage them like a real-life conversation. Since most MOOCs depend heavily on videos, it’s...