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SWLS 2018 Resources: Creativity within Constraints

Design Patterns

Pattern libraries

  • Boagworld
  • Mailchimp
  • Starbucks
  • Smashing Magazine
  • Kolibri style guide

Elearning for School Bus Drivers Activity

Activity Course

  • E-Learning For School Bus Drivers | Operation Lifesaver, Inc.

Activity Materials

  • Creativity within Constraints worksheet (PDF)
  • Five alive safety drill (page 3 of Operation Lifesaver Driver’s Guide) (PDF)
  • Creativity within Constraints elearning patterns (PDF)

Activity Resources

  • Additional information and safety tips for school bus drivers
  • Signs and signals regarding highway-rail grade crossings
  • Safety tips and facts about trucks and trains
  • Federal Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Resources for Simplified and Engaging Elearning

  • Cathy Moore, Map It: The Hands-On Guide to Strategic Training Design
  • Cathy Moore, Connect with Haji Kamal Home
  • Cathy Moore, Connect with Haji Kamal — Elearning example: Branching scenario for US Army
  • Julie Dirksen, Design for How People Learn (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter)
  • Ruth C. Clark and Richard E. Mayer, e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning
  • Nancy Duarte, Slide:ology

Sketch Your Ideas

  • Twine / An open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories
  • If you have an iPad and Apple Pencil, my latest favorite design tool is icon factory’s Linea Sketch – Drawing tools for your iPad
  • If you have a piece of paper and a #2 pencil, you’re good to go.

Accessibility

  • Kevin Gumienny, The Training Manager’s Guide to Accessible E-Learning
  • Kevin Gumienny, “E-Learning for All”—A TD Magazine Article | PDF Download
  • Kevin Gumienny, Using Pattern Libraries for Accessible Elearning: Insights from CSUN 2018
  • Kevin Gumienny, How Accessible Should My Digital Content Be? Understanding WCAG 2.0 Conformance Levels
  • NEW! Nov 2018, Kevin Gumienny: Creativity within Constraints: When Cost, Resource Scarcity, or Deadlines Make Effective Elearning Seem Out of Reach

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