Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

percent of all search queries in October 2009.( Top US Search Providers October 2009 ) There are more than 85,000 active contributors working on more than 14,000,000 articles in more than 260 languages at Wikipedia. Here are some interesting Web 2.0 Statistics gathered from a number of different sources. An estimated 6.8

Statistics 198

Statistics Web Social Networks Technorati 198

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Small companies (10-999 employees) spent about 33 hours of training per employee in 2009. Midsized (1,000 to 9,999 employees) spent about 29 hours of training per employee in 2009. Large (10,000 or more employees) spent about 33 hours of training per employee in 2009. Here are some interesting statistics from TRAINING.

Statistics 140

Statistics Social Networks Industry Training 140

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 31, 2008

And this year we’re going to run the nominations for each category just the same as we did last year :) In order to nominate blogs for the 2009 Edublog Awards you have to link to them first! The Edublog Awards 2009 __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide

Wiki 100

Wiki Social Networks Write Blog Social Network 100

Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

There is a healthy discussion on the eLearning Guild’s LinkedIn group. Ke (2009) conducted a meta-analysis study that found the effects of learning within games was positive in 52% of the studies. It was sparked by Ruth Clark’s article “ Why Games Don’t Teach. ” Christy Tucker addresses the question in her post.

Teach 270

Teach Games Simulations Cognitive 270

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Students are on Facebook and Twitter with faculty and have discussions about how to use social media for learning within organizations. In Fall 2009 (this semester) we had over 10 companies on campus recruiting our students including RWD Technologies , Kodak , Tyco Electronics and Geisinger Health System.

Instructional Design 113

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 113

Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

There is a healthy discussion on the eLearning Guild’s LinkedIn group. Ke (2009) conducted a meta-analysis study that found the effects of learning within games was positive in 52% of the studies. It was sparked by Ruth Clark’s article “ Why Games Don’t Teach. ” Christy Tucker addresses the question in her post.

Teach 239

Teach Games Simulations Cognitive 239

Kapp Notes

APRIL 12, 2010

Facebook has more than 400 million active users and 50% of those active users log in every day and 35 million of those users update their status daily. Facebook Press Room. Average Facebook user has 130 friends and spends 55 minutes a day on Facebook and becomes a fan of 4 pages each month and is a member of 13 groups.

Statistics 100

Statistics Web Social Networks Yammer 100