Anna Belyaev is founder and CEO of Type A Learning Agency. In addition to running Type A, Anna has founded several popular special-interest groups, think tanks, and online communities in the field of e-Learning. A recognized leader, she is frequently consulted about industry trends by parties as diverse as the Italian Trade Commission and the Canadian Department of Economic Development. Anna graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Lawrence University with a BA in Slavic Languages and Literature, and she earned an MA in Russian Literature and History from the University of Wiscon- sin — Madison. She has been actively involved in the development and application of learning technologies for over 15 years, having got her start at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), in the group that produced Telnet, Spyglass, and Netscape.

 

Articles by Anna Belyaev

E-Learning Goes Retro with the Scavenger Hunt — An Old Game Up to New Tricks

(11/28/05)
E-Learning designers frequently look for ways to make their productions more engaging through technology tricks, but in fact this isn’t always as effective as could be wished. Young audiences aren’t necessarily more attracted to computer use than they are to their real jobs, and almost every learner enjoys e-Learning more when the design contains an element of fun and competition.