Dashe & Thomson
MARCH 22, 2011
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? by Paul on March 23, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Opening weekend of March Madness is over. Yes, it hurts just typing it. Although two weekends of mayhem remain, there’s nothing like that first weekend.
Performance Learning Productivity
MARCH 22, 2011
“we tell ourselves stories in order to live” Haruki Murakami Jerome Bruner (1915- ) is one of the greatest educational psychologists the world has ever produced. He has spent his long lifetime studying learning and the human mind.
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Upside Learning
MARCH 22, 2011
This time we decided to do our homework, pack our bags and take a trip down the school days. Yes, we have covered it all from QR codes in education to replacing smartboards with iPads. And if you are still caught in the traditional school approach, know why integrating technology in classrooms is not just the need for the hour but how can it benefit you.
Kapp Notes
MARCH 22, 2011
Looking through my old “Learning and Instruction:Theory into Practice&# book by Margaret Gredler, written in 1997, I came across an interesting comparison of novice vs. expert thinking (page 188). Novice. Knowledge structures are organized around the main phenomena in a domain. Expert. Knowledge structures of experts represent phenomena in the domain in relation to higher-order principles.
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mLearning Revolution
MARCH 22, 2011
'This week I am traveling in Orlando, FL. attending our fourth Adobe Learning Summit, and staying the rest of the week for the Learning Solutions 2011 conference. Our Adobe eLearning conference went very well and I’d like to thank everyone who spent their day here with us learning and sharing what they do with our software. Not surprising, one topic that stood out this year was Mobile Learning (aka mLearning).
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Mindflash
MARCH 22, 2011
Thousands of people in business today share the same title – ‘HR Mananger.’ But the similarities often end there. Here’s a look at the old-school ‘HR Lady Version Beta’ and her 21st- century counterpart, ‘HR Manager 2.0.’ Which one works for your company? >> More infographics about training and learning on the Mindflash blog. >> Sign up for a free 30-day trial of Mindflash.
Web Courseworks
MARCH 22, 2011
As you may already know, I have been writing blogs and articles about how to improve relationships and collaboration with SMEs for some time now. Over the past few years I have gained a lot of insight into keeping the momentum going with your eLearning projects by engaging your SMEs more effectively. With my session [.].
Rapid eLearning
MARCH 22, 2011
If you add characters to your elearning courses, odds are that you’re also adding some speech bubbles. PowerPoint comes with the ability to create your own text callouts, but I find that I like to use ones that look more organic than the PowerPoint shapes. I try to create my own. I created some speech bubbles for a recent project so I’m making them available for you to use as you wish.
Adobe Captivate
MARCH 22, 2011
Last week we conducted the fourth session in the Adobe Captivate Training series. The session was about Adding Interactivity to eLearning Courses with Adobe Captivate 5. In this training session, we demonstrated how to add various interactive and noninteractive objects to eLearning course and the best practices of using these objects in Adobe Captivate projects. [.].
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CLO Magazine
MARCH 22, 2011
Now that we have established a viable context of social learning, as provided in my introductory blog, What Do You Mean by Social Learning , let’s explore what it takes to make social learning successful beyond institutionalizing it based on hype, technology or imitation. To be a success, it is imperative that social learning hold to its foundation and ensure that employees have the knowledge and tools needed to do their jobs.
LearningGuild
MARCH 22, 2011
The Learning Solutions Conference and Expo 2011 opened today in Orlando, Florida, with a record number of participants in attendance. Here’s a quick look, including photos, at the pre-conference events and the opening morning.
OpenSesame
MARCH 22, 2011
Last week, I blogged about two of the broken systems in education – timing and testing – and established some possible roles for technology and game mechanics to improve them. It’s time to get serious about short term ways to improve learning systems for learners of all ages. At SXSW, Jillian Darwish of KnowledgeWorks shared her vision for the future of education: One where learning is a journey, where each learner’s experience is personal, customized and self-directed.
Saffron Interactive
MARCH 22, 2011
Earlier this year, Saffron and Heathrow Express won a bronze award in the Learning Technology Solution of the Year category at the IT Training Awards 2011. Our submission was a fire awareness e-learning course which demonstrates innovation and excellence, and which has had a very real and positive impact on the organisation. You can find out more about the Heathrow Express fire awareness course by downloading the submission.
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eLearning Weekly
MARCH 22, 2011
I was never really good in art class growing up. I’d immerse myself in the project of the day and be proud of what I’d made, only to look up at the end and discover that everyone else had glued their macaroni or painted their plate just a little better than I. I particularly liked collages, I think, because they offered the less talented more room for error — mistakes just look like creativity in a collage.
Vignettes Learning
MARCH 22, 2011
Synthesis: Scenario- based learning should take learners through a journey of discovery ; involving them in the events that take place at various points in your scenarios. It propels learners to think about the choices presented and not merely determining the right or wrong answers. Join me on a train ride to gain a better understanding of how to create a more engaging scenario for your next SBL challenge. __ I conducted an informal survey of 20 workshop participants asking them this question: H
OpenSesame
MARCH 22, 2011
'Last week, I blogged about two of the broken systems in education - timing and testing - and established some possible roles for technology and game mechanics to improve them. It’s time to get serious about short term ways to improve learning systems for learners of all ages.
Jay Cross
MARCH 22, 2011
Just out in the April electronic edition of Chief Learning Officer magazine: Unpredictability, volatility, and information glut are the new normal for twenty-first century CLOs. Grappling with blazing-fast change requires a new vocabulary. Here are a few phrases from a CLO survival guide you may find useful. Beta. Not ready for final release. Still buggy.
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Jane Hart
MARCH 22, 2011
LinkedIn have just announced they have reached 100 million members worldwide. – and also shared this infographic with key statistics.
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