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Happy New Year 2017
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Design links I love – Issue 5: 2017 trends

7 Technology Trends that Will Dominate 2017 : These include the Internet of things and smart home tech, augmented reality and virtual reality, machine learning, automation, humanized big data, physical-digital integrations, and everything on-demand.

Top 10 eLearning Trends to Watch in 2017 : These include contextualised learning, two-way conversations in eLearning, better use of data, video, microlearning, social eLearning, content curation, mobile learning, performance support, and the debate about what to call eLearning.

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Design links I love – Issue 3

Could Robots be Marking Your Homework? : New things to ponder about in terms of how artificial intelligence can affect education: creative robots, digital teachers. At Georgia Tech, there was already a robot teaching assistant in action. Students didn’t recognise she was a robot! The question is “Can the role of teacher be replicated by a robot?”

Infographic: Accessibility in E-Learning: what to know, what to avoid : Practical tips for design for accessibility.

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Design links I love – Issue 2

Buzzword Decoder: User-Center Design and Universal Design : To create valuable learning experiences for learners.

Le Corbusier’s Color Theories, Explained : We could use the Swiss architect’s colour concepts when designing for learning, e.g. when creating background graphics for a scenario-based eLearning course –  “using natural colors to create atmosphere, applying synthetic pigments for contrast, and deploying transparent synthetic pigments to alter surfaces without affecting how the eye perceives space”

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