As the adage goes, “stories beget stories” A great example of storytelling affecting change in an external and positive light is via GlobalGiving, a charity organization that gives  social entrepreneurs and non-profits  from anywhere in the world a chance to raise the money that they need to improve their communities. Since 2002, GlobalGiving has raised $67,930,184 from 271,216 donors who have supported 5,829 projects. The Bible invented it.” ” And frankly, he has a point. Is it that simple? Right? engagement storytelling stories MORE >>

Being a Learning Technologist also means we are not limited to just playing a supporting role, but we involved in the “broad range of communication, information and related technologies that can be used to support learning, teaching, and assessment&# (Browne & Beetham, 2010, p6). 2002 Teaching and Learning in their Disciplinary Contexts: a conceptual analysis.  David Hopkins, Learning Technologist. Below are two links to my previous efforts in defining some of my thoughts: What is a Learning Technologist (Aug 2009). What is a Learning Technologist (part 2)? Oct 2010). MORE >>

Instead Matt pointed me to a book that he gave to all the instructional designers at Epic when he was head of design there - it's called e-Learning and the Science of Instruction , by Ruth Clark and Richard Mayer (Pfeiffer, 2002). Practice questions and worked examples Better learning results when practice questions are distributed throughout the learning, rather than all at the end. Questions that ask the learner to merely recognise or recall information previously provided in the training will not promote learning that trasfers to the job. Enough disclaimers. MORE >>

Add to this the rising inferno (and demand) of social media, informal learning, and anything to do with a 2.0 In a survey conducted by Accenture in 2002, 31 percent of all CLOs felt that “technology implementation” was the greatest challenge of the day. reformulate their learning strategy to become a combination of formal, informal, and social in nature. demonstrate by example that social learning can work and is important to the entire learning cycle. Originally posted to T+D Magazine, January 2011 Edition. Reprinted here with permission. original link here ). MORE >>

For example there have been over 60 new versions of the Blackberry since its launch in 2002, that’s one every 5 weeks. Keeping it short and focused: sales people who need product knowledge information work in challenging, fast paced and often noisy retail environments. Kineo will be holding a free webinar on creating effective product knowledge e-learning on July 16th, 2009. Product knowledge training creates major challenge for organizations, including: Keeping content up to date: products change rapidly. The learning has got to get to the point, quickly. MORE >>