Useful Links
Language proficiency and education standards
Central European framework of reference. One of the global standards for language proficiency.
One of the US K-12 standards for language proficiency that is also used around the world.
Another US K-12 standard for language proficiency used globally.
Newly developed science education standards for young learners (US).
Common core standards that are shared between 40 of the 50 US states.
US gov’t standard for language proficiency.
Professional organizations
American association of applied linguistics. This conference connects me to a lot of the research I reference in designing digital interactions for more effective language acquisition.
Largest global organization for English language teaching.
A global research partnership with the goal of empowering people by giving them the evidence they need to make decisions about technology in education
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Organization focused on the ways we use technology to develop and revolutionize education.
Corpus linguistics
Corpus of Contemporary American English
British National Corpus
Multi-word-units that help speed up proficiency gains and are commonly used in academia.
A variety of research and corpus-based vocabulary lists to reference.
Database of CEFR-aligned grammar points for English learners. Descriptive, not prescriptive.
Database of CEFR-aligned vocabulary in English. Descriptive, not prescriptive.
Learning analytics and learning data
A global standard for collecting and processing learning data that makes it portable and universally readable for everyone using xAPI.
Free, asynchronous program for learning about and playing with xAPI.
The learning data standard that was used prior to popular adoption of xAPI.
Most installed learning record store on the market (an LRS is required for xAPI)
Measuring learning books
Measurement Demystified: Creating Your L&D Measurement, Analytics, and Reporting Strategy
Learning Analytics: Using Talent Data to Improve Business Outcomes
Learning content development
Product development
UX and user centered design resources
https://www.interaction-design.org
https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-centered-design.html
UX guidelines for young learners
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/childrens-websites-usability-issues/
https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2020/01/ux-design-for-kids-key-design-considerations.php
https://praxent.com/blog/ux-design-thinking-for-kids-guide/amp
https://www.lullabot.com/articles/ux-kids-personal-journey
Basics of wireframing
https://www.figma.com/blog/how-to-wireframe/
https://www.uxpin.com/studio/blog/creating-a-wireframe/
https://www.sketch.com/blog/how-to-create-a-wireframe/
Writing good user stories
https://www.atlassian.com/agile/project-management/user-stories