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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors by Andrea on March 9, 2011 in LMS (Learning Management System) , blended learning , eLearning , feedback , social learning The other day, I ran across Clive Shepherd’s recent blog post The New Social Learning – a review and I was struck by an observation he made there.

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The Parable of the Monkeys

E-Learning Provocateur

I was pondering the notions of innovation and adaptability the other day – nerd alert! – when I remembered the Parable of the Monkeys. I’m not sure who invented this parable. I don’t think it’s a true story; at least I hope not (poor monkeys). Perhaps it’s a corruption of an ancient fable? If you can shed any light on it, please let me know.

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15 Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest – 16

Upside Learning

The second generation of the iPad is here. iPad 2, with its multitude of features and functionalities (a notch higher than its parent), is a boon for tech-hungry classrooms. 3 days away from the official ‘in stores’ date, it is already poised to revolutionize the education industry. But before you jump on the iPad bandwagon, it is imperative to lay the foundation for effective implementation at your school.

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The Social Learning Community

Jane Hart

Yesterday I launched the Social Learning Community – a new Community of Practice intended for those interested in the use of social media to work and learn smarter. This is a place where you can join discussions, ask questions, share links, experiences and events with others about social learning – whether it be in education or [.].

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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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Close to the Edge: The Radicalization of Training

Living in Learning

As I reflect on this title, I can imagine some rather extreme images springing forth in the minds of long-time training purists. I say this with confidence because the topic of facilitating learning at the edges of the ecosystem has freaked out both platform trainers and instructional design professionals before. Yeah, and yours truly was that source of disruption.

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Adapting 20th Century Training Models for the Future

Integrated Learnings

By Jay Lambert. The Technology Association of Georgia's (TAG) Workplace Learning Society tried an interesting experiment recently by holding a discussion-only meeting on the topic of "Adapting 20th Century Training Models for the Future: Technology's Impact?" Obviously this is a hot topic as probably close to 70 people attended to form a standing room only crowd.

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PowerPoint 2010: A RANDom Fact

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by AJ George. Trying to decide on a typeface but wish you could see what all the letters of the alphabet in that type face look like at the same time? Here's a trick: Type =RAND() into the text box and press [ Enter ]. Voila! "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" appears across your slide. From here you can scroll through the font list with this text selected and choose the perfect fit.

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Think Video Game:Create Multiple Levels of Entry into Your E-Learning

Kapp Notes

Playing a game that is too difficult is not fun. Playing a game that is too easy is not fun either. Therefore, the quandary for game developers is to create a game that is neither too hard nor too easy. But when developing a game for a broad audience of unknown skill sets, the task becomes even more daunting. How do you create a game that appropriately challenges players at multiple levels of expertise and experience?

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How's It Going, America?

The Performance Improvement Blog

Can we measure happiness ? Gallup, in collaboration with Healthways, developed a well-being index and,?? based on this index, they surveyed at least 1000 people every day for two years to chart the change in happiness across the United States over time. The survey includes questions in the following domains: Life Evaluation (overall view of life in the present and future).

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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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Camtasia for Mac meet the Mac App Store.

TechSmith Camtasia

Mac App Store meet Camtasia for Mac! I'm happy to announce that Camtasia for Mac is now available in Mac App Store ! One of the best things about purchasing through the Mac App Store is that whenever we update Camtasia for Mac, the Mac App Store will let you know when an update is available. That way you always have the latest version of Camtasia for Mac!

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The Big Question: how to assess informal learning

Clive on Learning

The Big Question on the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog is long enough to fill a post all by itself: How do you assess whether your informal learning, social learning, continuous learning, performance support initiatives have the desired impact or achieve the desired results? I think we can group this stuff together as all those forms of learning which are not formal, i.e. courses.

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Adobe Captivate Customer Road Show – Meet with Product Management

Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate, Presenter and eLearning Suite Product Management team will meet with customers in the US during the weeks of March 21 and March 28. These are amazing opportunities to participate in the development of your favorite eLearning tools. Adobe’s objective To better understand your eLearning needs, and tailor our future products to better meet [.].

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Consider Training As a Reward, Not a Requirement

Mindflash

Most savvy HR managers and trainers recognize the value of training programs as something beyond a mandatory best practice — they’re a critical element of business success, and the programs themselves should be engaging, challenging, and fun. Sharlyn Lauby at the popular HR Bartender takes the concept to an even higher plane in her recent dispatch, suggesting that managers consider offering training on a more exclusive basis — as an earned reward.

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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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From Film to Game to Training and Education: Is the Entertainment Model the eLearning Model?

Adobe Captivate

I suppose that if my former students had a conference to pick 3 catchphrases for me, they would list; Show, don’t tell. Don’t think, do. Rip and Redo. Today I want to focus on the first, “Show, don’t tell.&# I guess that we all imagine we have a unique perspective once we reach a [.].

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How to evaluate social and informal learning

Jay Cross

Dan Pontefract had a great post on TrainingWreck about the inadequacy of the Kirkpatrick model in a world where learning is increasingly collaborative and networked. Dan takes the logic further than I did last week in my post on how to assess learning initiatives. In brief, the Kirkpatrick levels are good for events, not processes. Increasingly, learning is migrating from events (think “workshop&# ) to processes (think “social learning&# ).

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NY Wired for Education: Skills Training for America's Unemployed by Brian Lee

LearningGuild

Online education and training has applications far beyond the students and employees who are the traditional focus of e-Learning. An increasingly important use is in the skilling of the unemployed, the disadvantaged, and the recently incarcerated. Here’s a spotlight on one such application, Metrix Learning.

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Great graphic captures many forms of learning

Jay Cross

Harold Jarche* has a great post today entitled Finding the time for networked learning. His graphic grabbed me because it synthesizes many concepts, e.g. 70-20-10, role of networked learning, and the framing of learning as independent, interdependent, & dependent. When I look at the graphic, I see the fingerprints of each member of the Internet Time Alliance.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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US Wired for Education: Skills Training for America's Unemployed by Brian Lee

LearningGuild

Online education and training has applications far beyond the students and employees who are the. traditional focus of e-Learning. An increasingly important use is in the skilling of the unemployed, the. disadvantaged, and the recently incarcerated. Here’s a spotlight on one such application, Metrix. Learning.

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"The Learning eXPLOSION"

Take an e-Learning Break

"The Learning eXPLOSION" by Matthew Murdoch and Treion Muller will help you with moving corporate training to the virtual classroom. It’s packed with lots of great tips, tips and links. If you are thinking about a blended learning approach or have been tasked with creating virtual classroom events, you will find this book a valuable resource. If you are already using virtual classrooms, I am sure you will still find good information including checklists to make your classrooms run smoother and m

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There’s No Crying in Basketball!

CLO Magazine

After a last-minute loss to the Chicago Bulls last Sunday, Miami Heat basketball coach Erik Spoelstra confessed to reporters that his players were deeply upset, some even in tears after the latest in a string of tough losses. If you’re a Bulls fan like me, or someone who witnessed with distaste last summer’s LeBron-apalooza, a months-long bidding war for the privilege to give NBA star LeBron James a multi-million dollar contract that culminated in “ The Decision ,” the overdramatically titled an

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There Is No Chalk - Untitled Article

There Is No Chalk

A great point about changing the old 1-2-3-4 paradigm: [link]

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Here’s a Simple Way to Save Time When Working with Graphics in PowerPoint

Rapid eLearning

PowerPoint’s Clip Organizer is one of those features in PowerPoint that’s been there for years and gets very little use. However, it’s also one of the most powerful time-saving features in PowerPoint, especially if you work with a lot of custom graphics. In today’s post, we’ll explore how to use the clip organizer. This comes in handy if you download and customize lots of clip art.