Mon.Feb 04, 2013

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Real mLearning

Clark Quinn

Too many times, at conference expos and advertisements, it appears that folks are trying to say that courses on a tablet (or phone) are mlearning. On the contrary, I’ll suggest that courses on a phone or a tablet are e learning. Then, what is mlearning? My argument is pretty simple: just because courses are on a different device, if they’re a traditional course – page turning with knowledge test, a virtual classroom, or even a simulation – if it’s only made touch-en

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How-To Adult Learning

KnowledgeStar

This show was developed in 2010 for an NGO in South Africa has been used all over the place since then. It contains some Nuggets of Truthiness that most people developing learning programs for adults Anywhere and Everywhere would be well advised to learn. Amazing how we miss the basics in our quest for faster, cheaper, mobile.

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Steve Wozniak #eli3 Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

The legendary Steve “The Woz” Wozniak was the opening keynote at the 3rd International Conference of e-Learning and Distance Learning. In a wide-ranging, engaging, and personal speech, Steve made a powerful plea for the value of the thoughtful learner and intrinsic motivation, project-based learning, social, and self-paced learning.

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When Social Biz Meets Superbowl

bozarthzone

I spend a lot of my time describing effective use of social media and the need for brands to have a real voice, to show that they are in touch with their customers, and to show that they are acting in real-time. Problems with auto-scheduling and then stepping away from social media content, or outsourcing social media tasks to inept firms, have time and again proven embarrassing (at best) for companies.

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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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Gaming, Story Learning and Feedback Loop

Vignettes Learning

Synthesis: The process of developing scenario-based lessons and interactive storytelling modalities require feedback mechanisms both from the participants and co-developers. For this blog, Ford Motors is our unlikely teacher on the importance of feedback in our work as eLearning professionals. __ Image Source: [link] The Planar Blog shares this interesting insight on gamification technology: “This past summer I got a new car, my first hybrid.

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TCEA Convention and Digital Learning Day

TechSmith Camtasia

Next week several TechSmithies will be traveling to Austin, Texas where TechSmith is exhibiting at TCEA 2013 , a convention for tech-loving and tech-learning educators. The convention brings together campus and district-level educators for a networking and learning experience that stimulates growth and innovation. Passionate teachers, campus and district leaders gather at this annual event to share the latest trends and best practices for creating engaging classrooms that excite today’s active a

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The Accidental Learner

Training Industry

“Incidental learning” is currently a hot topic. It is a method of learning by simply being there. The learner does not need to travel far or enroll in a virtual training class, but learns from seeing, asking questions, and maybe doing. Often people don’t even plan upon participating in incidental learning. It just happens. It is an accident. This reminds me of a movie that I saw many years ago, “The Accidental Tourist.

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Top 5 Courses to Prevent the Next Super Bowl Emergency

OpenSesame

'Last night during the Super Bowl, as the power outage reached the 20 minute mark, I could only wince thinking of the panicked stadium operations team hustling to get the lights back on. What worse time to experience a failure than when you’ve got thousands of people trapped in Superdome and another hundred million watching you on TV?

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10 Interaction Design Tips

The eLearning Coach

Make your interactions enjoyable and easy to use. Post from: The eLearning Coach 10 Interaction Design Tips.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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Top 5 Courses to Prevent the Next Super Bowl Emergency

OpenSesame

Last night during the Super Bowl, as the power outage reached the 20 minute mark, I could only wince thinking of the panicked stadium operations team hustling to get the lights back on. What worse time to experience a failure than when you’ve got thousands of people trapped in Superdome and another hundred million watching you on TV? . I filled the seemingly-interminable wait by mentally designing the training plan I would put in place if I were the Director of Operations at the Superdome.

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Being an A-list Company Pays

CLO Magazine

Learning leaders’ contributions to position their organizations as the Best Companies to Work For should not be underestimated. Wine bars, Botox injections and free food are just some of the benefits employees can expect at companies that make up Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. While these kinds of benefits get attention from the media, the contributions from learning leaders who position their organizations on this list should not be underestimated.

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Designing a PowerPoint Screencast Using Camtasia

TechSmith Camtasia

Guest post by Michael F. Ruffini, Ed.D. Screencasts are an effective teaching tool that offers instructors greater versatility in developing lesson plans. Their many instructional applications include step-by-step process, demonstrations, tutorials, and presentations. Students can watch a screencast video at their convenience, pausing and reviewing as often as needed. 1 Screencasts can be designed to let students personalize their learning and highlight important information as they proceed at t

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Jay’s Informal Learning Super Deck

Jay Cross

This deck is my starting point when I’m asked to do a presentation about informal learning. Some of these 350 slides are eight years old; most are less than 24 months. Flip through the slides. I guarantee you’ll end knowing more. about informal learning than you did on the way in. On my Walkabout I am experimenting with openness. I’m going to be much more open.

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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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#EDCMOOC week 1: utopias and dystopias

Good To Great

Last week, I enrolled on Edinburgh University’s Coursera MOOC called E-learning and Digital Cultures. I did this partly out of curiosity about MOOCs generally and partly because this particular course sounded like it might be interesting. There’s been a lot of debate on Twitter and elsewhere about the merits of this course – the organisation, the language used, the subjects up for discussion.

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Storytellers Become The Story: Obama and Hilary

Vignettes Learning

Synthesis: Results of a neuroscience study explain how storytelling builds empathy among people who collectively listen to it. If plain storytelling could already create impact, imagine what interactive narratives using state-of-the-art technologies could further achieve. eLearning developers must support storylines with the apt learning environment and communication tools. __ Image Source: [link] In 2008, the US Democratic Convention faced the dilemma of choosing between two great candidates wh

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#EDCMOOC: utopias & dystopias – looking to the past (part 1)

Good To Great

Last week, I enrolled on Edinburgh University’s Coursera MOOC called E-learning and Digital Cultures. I did this partly out of curiosity about MOOCs generally and partly because this particular course sounded like it might be interesting. There’s been a lot of debate on Twitter and elsewhere about the merits of this course – the organisation, the language used, the subjects up for discussion.

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