Mon.Feb 18, 2013

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Learning Designers have 3 Choices Regarding Mobile Learning [#mLearning]

mLearning Revolution

'Last week Cisco published a research paper entitled “ Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2012–2017 ,” which included some staggering figures, as to the speed with which we are adopting internet-connected mobile devices around the world. Among the statistics provided in the report, one in particular stood out to me, namely: By the end of 2013, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of people on earth, and by 2017 there wi

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Resources from Training 2013 Conference and Expo #trg13

Kapp Notes

The presentation was a great deal of fun. We played “Fact or Fishy” Had a great audience and we had a great deal of fun. Team A got beaten fairly handidly so Team B gets accolades throughout the land. Here is a copy of my slides from the presentation. Games, Interactivity, Gamification for Learning: Creating Engaged Learners from Karl Kapp.

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Norman’s Design of Future Things

Clark Quinn

Donald Norman’s book, The Design of Everyday Things is a must-read for anyone who creates artifacts or interfaces for humans. This one goes forward in the same vein, but talking about how new tech in the roughly 20 years since that book came out, and the implications. There are some interesting thoughts, though few hints for learning. In the book, Don talks about how new technologies are increasingly smart, e.g. cars are almost self-driving (and since the book was published back in 2007,

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Why tablets will make the human race just… smarter.

eFront

The history of mankind has shown that information is the fundamental leverage factor for our mental development. The most profound moments throughout time have to do with changes in the way information was communicated, stored, processed. After inventing language and writing, the most important development was the modern communication networks. And now, the tablet.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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How the ‘Anchoring Effect’ Affects eLearning Scenario Development

Vignettes Learning

Synthesis: In eLearning scenario development,anchoring has two sides: it can be used to work for or work against the objectives of interactive storytelling. Although anchoring connotes a certain negativity, it also has good uses in eLearning development. __ Image source: [link] Anchoring is described as a bias in decision making. Anchoring or focalism is a term used in psychology to describe the common human tendency to rely too heavily or "anchor" on one trait or piece of information when makin

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Little Red Riding Hood 2.0: Creative Use of Scientific Data to Enhance Interactive Stories

Vignettes Learning

Synthesis: Scientific data is usually presented as raw boring information. However, creative eLearning developers can effectively use these to add impact to interactive storytelling. Learn how to use scientific data in story telling like ‘The Tech and Science Behind Little Red Riding Hood’ featured in the American Scientific. __ Watch the video ‘The Tech and Science Behind Little Red Riding Hood’.

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The Forge: Episode 26 with Dave Gray and Troy Stein

TechSmith Camtasia

The Forge, as a show concept, has been about trying and experimenting, even if it was minor changes and adjustments. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t… but we always hope to try new things. This month is no exception, the good news is that regardless of the changes, we’re working to bring you great information that helps you to become a better communicator, screencaster, and visual thinker.

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Business+MOOCs

Jay Cross

Business+MOOCs. Discuss. February 27, 9:30 am Pacific time. Join the Google+ Learning Community to stay in the loop. Expected: Jay Cross. George Siemens. Stephen Downes. Dave Cormier. Center for Creative Leadership. Invited: Daphe Koller, Coursera. Udacity. edX. Curt Bonk. Who else should be there? __. __. __. If you’re new here, be aware that I am on Walkabout.

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The Forge: Episode 26 with Dave Gray and Troy Stein

TechSmith Camtasia

The Forge, as a show concept, has been about trying and experimenting, even if it was minor changes and adjustments. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t… but we always hope to try new things. This month is no exception, the good news is that regardless of the changes, we’re working to bring you great information that helps you to become a better communicator, screencaster, and visual thinker.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Even Better eLearning Authoring Software with New Easygenerator Release!

easygenerator

'We have a new version of easygenerator released, it is rolled out to all free edition instances and all subscription instances in the past weeks to enable you to create even better eLearning courses. In this blog we will give you an overview off some of the new elearning authoring software functionalities. In the previous release all courses had an easygenerator watermark.

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ICAAP eLearning Portal for CME

Association eLearning

'Download the ICAAP Medical Learning Management System Case Study as a PDF. The Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) is an organization serving about 2,300 pediatricians in Illinois. Primary activities include advocacy on behalf of children, families, and health professionals in Illinois; providing continuing medical education (CME) and other resources for pediatricians, pediatric specialists, and other child health care providers; and collaboration with other state org

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Even better elearning authoring with new easygenerator release

easygenerator

New release rolled out. We have a new version of easygenerator released, it is rolled out to all free edition instances and all subscription instances in the past weeks to enable you to create even better eLearning courses. In this blog we will give you an overview off some of the new functionalities. Free edition: The look and feel of your e-Learning course.

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CAS eLearning Portal for CME

Association eLearning

'Download the CAS Medical Learning Management System Case Study as a PDF. The Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) enables anesthesiologists to excel in patient care through research, education and advocacy. In conjunction with the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (CJA), CAS has provided educational articles and case studies with corresponding assessments, which learners complete for continuing professional development (CPD) credits.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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ACOFP eLearning Portal for CME

Association eLearning

'Download the ACOFP Medical Learning Management System Case Study as a PDF. The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is a professional medical association that works to promote excellence in osteopathic family medicine through quality education, visionary leadership and responsible advocacy for its more than 20,000 members. For years ACOFP delivered educational sessions in conjunction with their scientific conventions and workshops, but as the importance of continuing medic