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Instructional Design Portfolio Resources

Experiencing eLearning

Christopher Pappas provides another 7 reasons you need a portfolio , if you need more motivate. My post on 30+ ideas for portfolio samples can give you some inspiration if you need to create new artifacts. Tools for creating samples. Prospective employers expect to see a few samples using standard tools. What to include.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Sound of Silence by Jim on April 7, 2011 in eLearning At what point does narration really add anything to an eLearning module, and at what point is it simply being added because “it’s what’s expected?” And you’d be wrong.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. Take for example the Pakistani Sohaib Athar ( @ReallyVirtual ) who unknowingly tweeted about the US operation to kill Osama Bin Laden in Abottabad when he heard an explosion and firefight close to his home.

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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional by Jim on April 24, 2011 in Project Management/Project Delivery When we think of the concept of “success,” it often seems relatively straightforward.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

This month's LCBQ is What are your Predictions and Plans for 2011? Tony Bates - eLearning Outlook for 2011 1. We would welcome lots of discussion. Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0 Strategy" Fails Corollary: if you have SharePoint installed, you will be using SharePoint a lot more this year. The Future is Mobile 3.

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How many options in branching scenario decisions?

Experiencing eLearning

When you create branching scenarios, each decision point provides learners with multiple choices. How many options do you need to provide in a branching scenario? Reducing the number of options can help manage the complexity of branching scenarios, but reducing it too far may provide less realistic decision-making practice.

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Impressions of the Masie Learning 2011 Conference

Dashe & Thomson

Last week I was fortunate to attend the Learning 2011 conference, organized every year by Elliott Masie. For example: How do you provide a mobile learning experience without ensuring that your employees have access to the devices? Bill Clinton at Learning 2011 — at least, I think it was Bill Clinton.

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