The Information Architecture of Behavior Change Websites Brian G Danaher, PhD, 1 H Garth McKay, PhD, 1 and John R Seeley, PhD 1 Brian G Danaher, Oregon Research Institute, 1715 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, OR 97403, USA, Phone: +1 541 484 2123, Fax: +1 541 484 1108, Email: briand/at/ori.org. The information architecture (IA)—the structure of website information—is an important but often overlooked factor to consider when adapting behavioral strategies developed in office-based settings for Web delivery. 2003 Jul; 4 (3):278–87. 2003; 8 (1):55–62. MORE >>

My first contact with SharePoint (2003 version)was at U&I Learning. If you build it correctly, you can have a mixture of formal and informal learning. We often give the example of information about specific topic like Project Management. So if you don’t need that information, you really don’t need a learning management system. Do you want to facilitate “informal learning”? What would be your advice to someone looking at doing informal learning using SharePoint? Danny, what is your background? Is your main interest learning or IT or both? MORE >>

My first contact with SharePoint (2003 version)was at U&I Learning. If you build it correctly, you can have a mixture of formal and informal learning. We often give the example of information about specific topic like Project Management. So if you don’t need that information, you really don’t need a learning management system. Do you want to facilitate “informal learning”? What would be your advice to someone looking at doing informal learning using SharePoint? Danny, what is your background? Is your main interest learning or IT or both? MORE >>

Several people have attempted to answer that question in 2003 I gathered data and information about the times it takes to develop instruction and then my colleague Robyn Defelice and I explored the idea in 2009. You can find a table of our results in an article we wrote Time to Develop One Hour of Training for example we found that to create one hour of high interactivity; multiple animations within a template took between 136 and 324 hours (big range) those hours include everything from analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. Great detailed breakdown. MORE >>

Example : In the sample below, we are using a basketball metaphor to provide options for selection. For example, in a course on Information Security, we designed a course about protecting a gem from a thief. The game design did not have a strong focus on the message of information security, but in a subtle manner, the presence of a strong context reiterated that information assets are precious and must be protected. Example: In a course on quality, we designed a game to explain the definition of quality, which is meeting customer requirements. MORE >>