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DIRTYWORD Issue 3
We’re back! Issue 3 has taken slightly longer to hit the virtual news stands this month as we’ve had to co-ordinate with the schedules of some exciting new contributors but I think you’ll agree, the wait has been worth it.
This issue we’re giving gamfication a grilling - it’s been touted as the next big thing in e-learning for long enough now and it’s time it started pulling its weight. I look at whether we even need gamification, whilst Jeff Campbell tells us we’ve been doing it wrong all this time.
And talking of next big things, Julien Ridden asks how we can ensure education authenticity, as AI invades our classrooms and takes a look at the best generative AI tools for educators.
Sooz Young tells us how she uses design thinking to scope and plan projects, Lewis Carr examines how we can build more secure learning platforms, Sam Harold is back with another Articulate Tutorial featuring a fortune-telling Zoltan machine and we feature more AI renditions of celebrities than you can shake a stick at.
All of this plus articles on xAPI, charging your worth, writing tenders, post-launch platform failure, project discovery, mobile apathy and using icons. Not to mention our regular comic, video game takeaway, Dr Carl and the news!
Phew...
Enjoy!
Mark
Contents
Meet the team
Comic Strip
News
Mark Gash asks, "Do we need gamification?"
The Great E-Learning Hype: xAPI
What happened to the SCORM slayer?
Clean Up Your Dirty E-Learning
Jeff Campbell talks gamification
Sooz Young explains her approach to project delivery
Charge your worth
Building Secure E-Learning Platforms
Lewis Carr breaks down security protocols and best practice
Got a problem? Dr. Carl solves it
Authenticity in An AI-Augmented Classroom
Julian Ridden uncovers the secret to AI success
Lewis explains the art of tender response writing
Mark wonders why projects die after development
Sam Harold talks iconography
Mark reveals the reality of the project discovery phase
Sam builds a Zoltan machine in Articulate
What can we learn from Goldeneye on the N64?
Lewis lifts the lid on mobile learning apathy
