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In Response: Signs of Authority-Important Presentation Traits

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The post, Signs of Authority-Important Presentation Traits , appealed to me at various levels, and the comment from Mr. Govindarajan raised a point that struck a chord. Watch Dan Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future , in this presentation that exemplifies all the key aspects discussed here.

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Who are Instructional Designers? The existential dilemma.

ID Reflections

Many organizations are investing in Authoring Tools like Articulate and Captivate and strongly feel that their SMEs who have in-depth knowledge of the subject can deliver the e-learning courses. Sometimes, turning the storyboards into functional modules using Authoring tools like Articulate.

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Unbooks, Informal Learning, and Collaboration: The Age of Questions

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In an earlier post, The Meaning is the Message , I quoted from Stephen Downes' presentation: Knowledge has many authors , knowledge has many facets, it looks different to each different person, and it changes moment to moment. Unbooks make room for readers as well as authors. Unbooks put the author back in control.

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Application Training Programs: What's the Big Deal?

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The client is sadly under the impression that capturing screenshots of the application using a Rapid e-Learning Authoring Tool like Captivate and putting those inside a UI is what goes by the name of sim training modules. Tags: Simulation Based Training Application Design Rapid Authoring Tools.

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I have seen a thousand faces.moments in life captured!

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You will see courage, fortitude, strain, laughter, love--all frozen by the camera and made meaningful by the author's comments. The human face has always been the teller of tales, and here you will see a beautiful rendition of that ageless story--the story of life. Go to the original post: I have seen a thousand faces.

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Book Review: Don't Hire the Best

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And personality is the defining factor in how successful or not an individual will be in a position of authority and power in an organization. Hogan Development Survey (HDS) lists 11 performance risks that can derail a person, his/her career and the organization if s/he in a position of power and authority.

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The Inimitable Jay Cross

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Apart from the fact that I was totally in awe and had to muster the courage to go and speak with him, I think I was expecting a serious individual, the distinguished author of many books who had coined the term “e-learning” and led the thinking in the field of learning.