Animation in eLearning

ANIMATION IN ELEARNING
To understand why we utilise animation in eLearning, we first need to ask a broader question: “What is Animation?”. There is a clinical answer:Animation is the illusion of simulating movement using successive images. Alternately, there is a preferred answer:Animation is breathing life, intent, and emotion, into real or unreal objects, people, creatures, and more. Something
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Engaging a Learner From the First Click

ENGAGING A LEARNER FROM THE FIRST CLICK.
When we think of learner engagement in learning activities, we often understand engagement as an activity being represented by good behavior (i.e., behavioral engagement), positive feelings (i.e. emotional engagement), and, above all, student thinking (i.e., cognitive engagement). Here are a few pointers I have picked up along the way that I believe will help captivate
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Alleviating the Cost of a Health System Crisis at the Coalface

South Africa’s healthcare industry finds itself at a crossroads. Ballooning medical legal claims coupled with increasing doctor and nursing shortages are placing tremendous strain on the health system. However steps can be taken at the coal face to alleviate the stresses existing in hospitals and clinics. The first of these is to address the medical
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Patient Safety and Reducing the Burden of Harm

Patient safety
According to the World Health Organisation, as many as four out of every 10 patients in the world are harmed in primary and outpatient health care. In low- to middle-income countries, that translates into a collective 2.6 million deaths a year. Medication errors are a leading cause of avoidable harm in health systems globally. It
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Training Vital if South African Companies Are to Compete in Lucrative Wellness Industry 

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the health and wellness industry significantly. Exponential advances in medical science, digital technologies, data access and analytics, and a movement from disease care to prevention and well-being, are also driving this change. Wellness is now not only only about fitness and eating well, but overall physical and mental wellbeing.  The
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