Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Proceedings of PRESENCE 2006: The 9th Annual International Workshop on Presence. Simulations embedded in a program of instruction are better tools for learning than stand alone simulations.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 24, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD Mid-NJ chapter, lots of great questions and interactions. Proceedings of PRESENCE 2006: The 9th Annual International Workshop on Presence. Simulations embedded in a program of instruction are better tools for learning than stand alone simulations.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 8, 2009

Harold Jarche, Michele Martin and I are pleased to announce a new workshop offering that relates to the recent posts on Tool Set 2009 and to the issues of Work Literacy. Work Literacy Skills Workshop Was the last formal training you had on knowledge work skills the use of a card catalog and microfiche reader?

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Last week at ASTD TechKnowledge , I did a keynote on Work Literacy and eLearning 2.0, Tools for eLearning. Work Literacy eLearning 2.0 Are there any companies have done a good job in implementing the tools you described? Or do we have enough tools for now? Scenarios Preparing Workers for Web 2.0

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Kapp Notes

MAY 14, 2013

Proceedings of PRESENCE 2006: The 9th Annual International Workshop on Presence. Simulations embedded in a program of instruction are better tools for learning than stand alone simulations. Fall 2012 Training Industry Quarterly Article 5 Gaming Elements for elearning. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Reference: Sitzmann, T.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Proceedings of PRESENCE 2006: The 9th Annual International Workshop on Presence. Simulations embedded in a program of instruction are better tools for learning than stand alone simulations.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 1, 2014

The events already queued up include: ASTD’s TechKnowledge 2014 , January 22-24 in Las Vegas, where I’ll be talking on aligning L&D with organizational needs (hint hint). Training 2014 , in San Diego February 2 – 5, where I’ll be running a workshop on advanced instructional design, and talking on learning myths.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 16, 2008

Just wanted to announce that I'll be doing a full-day workshop in Cincinnati (actually in nearby Kentucky) for the Greater Cincinnati ASTD on July 15. I think this is going to be an interesting and fun workshop. Likely I (and others in Work Literacy ) will be doing similar workshops over the next few months. and his Ph.D.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 15, 2012

In a recent post I made this comment about rapid elearning tools: Rapid elearning played a role in the evolution of elearning mostly because it took course creation out of the hands of a few programmers and placed it into the hands of anyone who wanted to create a course. A Tool’s Just a Tool.

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mLearning Revolution

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

That is precisely that type of experience your learners would have if you simply convert your existing Flash-based courses to HTML5 using the latest version of your rapid eLearning tool. If you are looking for Speakers for your 2013 eLearning, mLearning and Mobile Events, please contact me [link].

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 17, 2012

If you build rapid elearning courses, they can save time. And if you’re challenged for ideas or graphic design skills they also help bring a consistent and clean look to your rapid elearning courses so that you avoid the Frankencourse. With that said, the use of templates in elearning is a reality. Got a favorite elearning tool?

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2012

To ease your burden, I put together a list of all of the posts from 2011 where I shared free elearning assets. Miscellaneous Free Tools. A Free Tool & Free Graphics to Simplify Your E-Learning Course Design. You May Already Own the Tools to Create Simple E-Learning Avatars. Louis (ASTD). Free Expert Advice.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 16, 2008

Just wanted to announce that I'll be doing a full-day workshop in Cincinnati (actually in nearby Kentucky) for the Greater Cincinnati ASTD on July 15. I think this is going to be an interesting and fun workshop. Likely I (and others in Work Literacy ) will be doing similar workshops over the next few months. and his Ph.D.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 1, 2012

One of my favorite parts of going to elearning conferences is meeting so many of the industry’s thought leaders. During my recent trip to the Learning Solution Conference in Orlando I ran into one of my mentors and a real elearning pioneer, Dr. Werner Oppelbaumer. Lots of elearning people are using Twitter. Upcoming Events.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

More specifically: From 2-3 Oct I’ll be running a two day elearning strategy workshop at Learning 3.0 I’m still not done, as I head later that week to DC to speak to the local ASTD chapter with a talk on mobile learning and a social learning workshop. in Chicago.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2012

I’m always asked what skills a rapid elearning designer should have. Because of this, an image editing application should be in your tool chest. But before we explore the free tools, a good budget-friendly option is Photoshop Elements. It’s relatively inexpensive and should be able to do what most people need for elearning.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2012

Aviary has a few image editing tools and offers a pretty complete solution for most of what you need to do. Aviary Feather is a basic image editing tool. I find it really easy to use and one of my favorites of the online tools. They also offer Pixlr Express , a streamlined editing tool. Simpler Tools. Louis (ASTD).

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 17, 2012

One of the topics we cover in the elearning workshops is how to quickly create templates to help move the elearning courses out of that PowerPoint look. At a previous workshop someone wanted to see how this was done so we created one quickly in class. Here’s a template we built in the workshop.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 28, 2012

This post on how to build an elearning template offers some good tips on where to look. I noted those areas that I could incorporate into an elearning course template. In the following image, you can see my mocked up screen and one way I could use it for an elearning course. August 30 : Honolulu, HI ( ASTD Hawaii ).

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Many of you keep your elearning project files on a network drive. It’s in the Systems Tools folder. Access Task Scheduler from windows: Start > Accessories folder > System Tools folder. Let’s review the process: Create a folder on your PC for elearning projects. Here are the rest of my workshops for 2012.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 20, 2012

In a recent post, I shared my recent webinar with the E-Learning Guild and some of the conversation we had around rapid elearning. When I first started with elearning we’d have a team of people working on projects. It’s important to understand how people learn and how to build good elearning experiences. Instructional design.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2011

3 Things You Can Only Learn from a Real E-Learning Expert : Learn to work with subject matter experts and the tech-savvy millennials; and get a definitive explanation of how to finally spell e-learning eLearning elearning leearning. 3 More Free Tools to Help Build Better E-Learning Courses : We’re all on a budget.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 26, 2011

With this tool you can make it much more interesting. If you’re working with a limited budget, a tool like this lets you add some creative flair to the assets you have access to as you build your elearning courses. 149 for the workshop and the conference seems to be a fair price. Click here to view the tutorial.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 30, 2011

Many elearning developers are working with limited resources. Most elearning courses I see are info-centric and just push content out. Now let’s go back to Urtak and discuss how we could use a free tool like this in elearning. This means you can easily add your survey to your elearning course.

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Blended Learning ASTD Rapid eLearning ISPI 81

Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 9, 2011

I get lots of questions from those who are just getting started with rapid elearning. They want to know what they can do to build good elearning. The same goes for elearning. You won’t necessarily build world-class elearning the first time you build an elearning course. Learn to use the tools.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

But the reality is that not all elearning courses need to be that way. This isn’t a defense of bad elearning (that often is linear). Instead of injecting our personal views on what elearning should be, we need to focus on the type of course that is most appropriate for the organization’s goals.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2011

At a recent session someone asked, “How do I measure the success of my elearning?”. While we may all use words like “elearning” we don’t always mean the same thing. On top of that, just because it’s built with an elearning tool doesn’t mean that the output is really an elearning course. Performance Improvement.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This makes sense because it’s the most popular elearning tool out there. And once you understand how to use it to build rapid elearning courses , the sky’s the limit. Be sure to take advantage of the free templates & assets in the elearning community , too. Rapid E-Learning Workshop: How to Create a Tabbed Notebook.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 2, 2009

Weekly Hot eLearning Hot List 5/22/09 - 5/29/09 Top Posts The following are the top posts from featured sources based on social signals. Clive on Learning , May 29, 2009 Text to Speech - eLearning Technology , May 28, 2009 Poll:What is your favourite eLearning software?

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 9, 2009

When I combined this with a common theme across a lot of my writing and on Work Literacy : Tool Set 2009 ASTD Follow-Up I'm more convinced all the time that there's a gap in awareness and skills among Concept Workers. eLearning Technology. Browse eLearning Content I describe this as the Tilde Effect. Skills Training?

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2011

PowerPoint’s designed as a presentation tool. While the application is versatile and great for elearning, many people still struggle to get past the PowerPoint look because the features are designed to encourage the use of the templates. They’re Just Tools That Build Multimedia. Vendors design tools with features.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2011

PowerPoint’s a great authoring environment for elearning. If you can step away from the “bullet point” mindset and all of the complaints, you’ll see that PowerPoint’s got a lot to offer those who build elearning courses. With a rapid elearning tool, you’re using PowerPoint’s easy authoring environment to create Flash movies.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

It’s really an issue with a lot of training and elearning programs. Recognize that elearning courses aren’t the objective. It’s easy to be seduced by solutions because these seem tangible and active, especially with the simple and quick authoring of rapid elearning tools. They allow you to easily create solutions.

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Learnnovators

MAY 29, 2014

That’s why the instigators of the Serious eLearning Manifesto banded together; too few people were applying good formal learning principles! That said, there are rich skill statements out of places like ASTD and LPI.” – Clark Quinn (in our interview with him). “ Courses/Programs/Tools. The industry and our clients move slowly.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

For the most part these characters can be created in PowerPoint so you don’t need other tools. I tried it myself at the workshop in Denver, which you can see below. Sketching doesn’t need to be perfect and the organic nature of it provides a novel contrast to what we usually see in our elearning courses. Sign up here.

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Mindflash

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

We are trying to use more eLearning because it is cost effective. We are looking for ways to convert many of our classroom workshops to online modules. Learning is measured through post-workshop surveys and tests. If you use social media, chances are there is a community you can connect within a tool you are already using.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The cool thing is that regardless of the tools you use, you can still build interactive content. This way you get some hands-on practice, which is a lot more valuable than reading about interactive elearning. The same can be done with elearning courses. Also added details for the elearning workshop in Hampton, VA on April 17.

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