Tony Karrer

JULY 2, 2009

Just read an article in the Guardian The long tail of blogging is dying (Found via Donald Clark ). But recently – over the past six months – a new trend: fewer blogs with links, and fewer with any contextual comment. out of the 133m blogs it tracks had been updated in the past 120 days. Blogging definitely takes work.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 24, 2010

- Leveraging Learning , October 6, 2009 7 Creative Ways to Introduce Social Media to Your Team - Learning Putty , October 22, 2009 10 Tips to Get Started with Twitter - Learn and Lead , April 18, 2009 Coping with Twitter - Learning Conversations , February 26, 2010 Hashtags in Twitter and walls, fountains, ways to keep everyone's remarks in the picture (..)

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Twitter Yammer Social Media Adobe Captivate 278

Tony Karrer

JULY 13, 2010

- Experiencing eLearning , July 27, 2009 Wikis at Work - eLearning Technology , February 25, 2007 Control and Community: A Case Study of Enterprise Wiki Usage , May 4, 2009 Blog or Wiki? trainingwreck , January 23, 2010 Social Learning Strategies Checklist - Social Enterprise Blog , January 11, 2010 Extending elearning? How about math?

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Wiki Case Study Resources Social Networks 192

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 10, 2010

Community Roles: Manager, Moderator, and Administrator , January 8, 2008 was asked an interesting question last week about the best ways to divide the community manager role into separate manager, moderator , and administrator roles. Jon Garfunkle on the backchannel at conferences (from a blog post comment). Conference Back Channel.

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Conference Web Resources Social Networks 199

Tony Karrer

MAY 4, 2010

In a post on my CTO Blog , I talked about Match Performance Support ,the performance support that goes along with many matching solutions such as in eHarmony. Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs. Let’s check back in five years and see how I did?

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Performance Support Support Performance Cognitive 113

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 1, 2009

It’s interesting at the end of the year to go back through blog posts to see what my Best of 2009 is. I’ll also do a post similar to my post last year 2008 2009 that will look at my 12 eLearning Predictions for 2009. I’m including posts from December 2008. But for now, let me just focus on my Best of 2009. eLearning Technology.

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Long Tail SharePoint LMS Knowledge Worker 155

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 25, 2010

Data Driven - eLearning Technology , December 10, 2008 Will the retail sales training change behavior in ways that improve customer satisfaction? Tom Kuhler and his “Rapid e-learning&# blog once again bats 1000 by sharing tips for creating e-learning scenarios. Yes, I know haven’t posted anything interesting last few days.

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Blended Learning Sales Case Study Diversity Training 173

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Open Source life, LMSs beyond Moodle - Learning Rocks , December 18, 2008 The Right Way To Go About Open Source LMS - Upside Learning Blog , October 23, 2009 The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs.

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Open Source LMS Open Moodle 100

Tony Karrer

JULY 21, 2010

Business Casual , October 29, 2008 Making Intranet Discussion Groups Effective - eLearning Technology , June 15, 2006 Requirement to Social Learning Adoption #2 - Compatibility - Engaged Learning , February 24, 2009 The Holy Trinity: Leadership Framework, Learning 2.0 &

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Forum Social Networks Discussion Case Study 115

Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Introducing The Conversation Prism eLearning Trends 2007 and 2008 TechCrunch White Label Social Networking Platforms Chart How to Insert YouTube Videos in PowerPoint Presentations LinkedIn Tips and Tweaks: Do More with your LinkedIn Account Introduction to Wikis, Blogs, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking and RSS Corporate Policies on Web 2.0

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Social Networks Blended Learning Authoring Tools PLE 139

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 5, 2008

This month's big question - What Did You Learn about Learning 2008 is almost an annual tradition of asking people to look back on the year and provide some inkling of their aha moments. Themes of : Ken Allan - takes us through his evolution of thinking about blogging and what his readers want. But maybe that's wrong.

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Social Bookmarking Write Blog iPhone Summary 100

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2009

, 2009 Top Posts and Topics , Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009 and just running through my blog posts for the year. In June 2008, Work Literacy Launched. If you think about it, Twitter, Blog Comments, etc. was considered a hot term in 2007 and 2008, but not in 2009. 2009 has continued that effort. eLearning 2.0

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Diversity Training Scanning PWLE Case Study 109

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 25, 2009

in earnings compared to 2008. compared to the same period in 2008. Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs. Learning Tree reported a decline of 31.2% Operating expenses were down from $22 million to $14.6 million ($1.5 And overall operating profit was down by 40.7%

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Solution Wiki Ning Sun 107

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

I just took a look at my blog and wow, all of my images that I've been keeping on PBWiki for use on my personal Wiki and for use on my blog have randomly started having an image overlayed on top of my images with their logo. Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free [link] I don't think I received any kind of warning about this.

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PBwiki Images Wiki Trends 100

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 3, 2008

I'm happy to say that thanks to several fellow bloggers, this blog - eLearning Technology - is one of the finalists for the 2008 Edublog Awards under the category Best elearning / corporate education blog. What is Britannica's blog doing there? Great blog. Actually, Presentation Zen is a bit of a surprise too.

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Corporate eLearning Rapid eLearning Articulate Blogging 100

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

I would really like to be able to point attendees, blog readers, and realistically a lot of other folks to a set of resources that would help them on these topics. I definitely will post them to my blog. Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free [link] and another session on Learning 2.0.

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Social Networks Resources Wiki Scanning 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 22, 2010

My 12 eLearning Predictions for 2009 included Increase in Consumer/Education Social Learning Solutions 2008 was an interesting year that saw a myriad of new start-ups offering content through interesting new avenues. Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs.

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Online Market Music Predictions 111

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I received an inquiry from someone I know, and I'm hoping people who read this blog can make suggestions. Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free [link] I'm looking for vendors who supply off-the-shelf training for basic manager skills such as, time management and delegation. Any other providers that folks would recommend they look at?

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Tony Karrer

MAY 1, 2008

April 2008's Big Question was What would you like to do better as a Learning Professional? One of the beauties of blogging is that you can enlist the support of lots of other people who help you think through things and help make me better. Needing help to Make Me Better is a common issue. Oh crud, I don't know.

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Big Question Conference Social Issue 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 3, 2008

Quick update (1/5/2008) - I feel much better now - 3 people have searched and found me through the highly relevant search - incredibly cool elearning guy. Maybe I would have been in a better mood when I made my Ten Predictions for 2008. Of course, no one was kind enough to search on that term and then click on my blog).

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

This is the beginning of a community portal where the community will help to collect and organize the best content from blogs and web sites. The following blogs are helping me today to launch this and I've listed a few unsolicited comments on their experience so far. Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free [link].

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Wiki Social Networks eLearning Write Blog 102

Tony Karrer

MAY 17, 2010

I’ve predicted for a few years ( Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008 ) that we would see adoption by mainstream web conferencing / video conferencing tools of something I would call a 2.5D Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs. environment. eLearning Technology.

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Environment Second Life Virtual World Simulations 137

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free [link] It gives me a sense of the tools they talk about. I will likely also be asking for help with some curatorial / moderation kinds of activities in the future. If you are interested in participating that way, please let me know via email: akarrer @ techempower.

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Social Networks Wiki RSS Technorati 100

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Twitter, Yammer), wikis, blogs, discussion groups, etc. In 2008, I talked about how there would be "Continued Scattered Examples and Disappointment" In 2009, I said we would see "Mobile Learning Niche Growth." Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0 Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0

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Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

methods to see examples of where and how tools such as social networks, social bookmarking, wikis, blogs, and RSS readers fit into day-to-day knowledge work and larger learning solutions. Personal, collaborative, and informal learning methods are emerging that leverage tools such as blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, and RSS readers.

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TechKnowledge ASTD Wiki Social Networks 102

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Network Feedback. Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free [link] You might want to take a look at the question by way of background. The basic question is how do you reach out into the vast network of people to get help. Do they think of it as spam?

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Social Networks Help ASTD Social Network 100

Tony Karrer

APRIL 20, 2010

In 2008, I published some numbers from the eLearningGuild in Training Method Trends which shows a snapshot at that time. Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs. Question 3) Who is really using what in learning? What is the use level of simulations, gaming, and avatars?

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Simulations Trends Games Social 123

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 9, 2009

2008 was an interesting year that saw a myriad of new start-ups offering content through interesting new avenues. At the same time, the wild enthusiasm for mobile learning that was present in 2007 and died down a bit in 2008, will remain somewhat subdued. 2009 is going to be a big year for this issue. Grade: F eLearning Technology.

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Predictions Virtual Classroom Wiki eLearning 2.0 183

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 30, 2006

Update 2/6/2008 based on recent Top eLearning Posts It can be daunting to visit a blog for the first time. This is my attempt to help you get a sense of topics of my blog and find some of the more interesting past articles. Managing your RSS Feeds - If you are considering subscribing to this blog, you might want to read this.

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Social Networks Instructional Design Authoring Tools Guide 102

Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

I just saw a post by Chris - ASTD TechKnowledge 2008 Postmortem. I had my laptop out and was ready to blog about it. But I didn't find much to blog about. The conference organizers must love this - if they read blogs. :). and First Thoughts After ASTD Sessions. I would completely agree.

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Conference ASTD TechKnowledge iPhone 100

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

In the 2008 Horizon Report , they discuss various technology trends including. This address a critical problem that we face right now that I described in Social Networking Entrepreneurial Opportunities on my SoCal CTO Blog. Blogs are both content and a social network.

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Social Networks Social Network Network Social 100

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

As I describe on this page, the challenge that it tries to address is: It can be daunting to visit a blog for the first time. This is my attempt to help you get a sense of topics of my blog and find some of the more interesting past articles. And isn't a blog is best experienced through on-going reading over the course of time?

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eLearning 2.0 Write Blog Statistics Search 100

Tony Karrer

APRIL 20, 2009

Way back in Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008 , I predicted Virtual Classroom Tools - Meeting Tool + Second Life Lite A medium size Virtual Classroom / Meeting Tool will announce features in 2008 that are not 3D immersive, but that are more like Mii characters in a 2.5D They show a list of pictures.

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Social Social Networks Virtual Classroom Elluminate 102

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

with Wiki, Blog, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking, etc. I'll try to do it at 1:30 at my presentation. :) Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free [link]. Dell Ideastorm, Starbucks, Best Buy, SAP (Harmony), YattIt, BeingGirl (P&G) mentioned as examples. Allow people to share ideas. Social media in action. The lock in is data.

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Social Networks Wiki Wikipedia Social Bookmarking 100

Tony Karrer

JULY 20, 2009

For example, when I view my blog's content through the eLearning Learning lens , it shows me that relative to other sources of content in the system, I tend to talk about: eLearning 2.0 (130) Year by Topic You can also go the other way to see things like selecting Twitter and you can see that the associated years are: 2009 2020 2008 2020?

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Blended Learning Association Learning Management System Folksonomy eLearning Strategy 100

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

As a result of my recent change in my Approach to LinkedIn Connections , I've actually met quite a few people who read my blog, but I don't believe had ever commented. Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free [link] They were comfortable connecting with me via LinkedIn and since it offers mutual value it was worth the effort.

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Social Networks LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 100

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

Page update Mar 2008. I also updated the graphic that shows eLearning Tool Satisfaction at the bottom of the page - see also - Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool Satisfaction blog post. When the above graphic was taken, it shows the overall satisfaction reported by eLearningGuild members about various tools.

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