So, this month, The Big Question is... PowerPoint - What is Appropriate, When and Why? Please answer this question by posting to your own blog or commenting on this post. (For further help in how to participate via blog posts, see the side bar.) Points to Consider: As you write your answer, please consider some of the following aspects: How should you use PowerPoint differently for different kinds of presentations? Are there times when PowerPoint (or slides in general) are just wrong to use... with lcbPowerPoint.

This month's ASTD Big Question relates to a person who graduated from a theory-only program in Instructional Design and was not provided with the experience of actually creating instruction using any of the latest tools. So the question is: What advice would you give to someone who has no experience with e-learning development tools? Where do you start? Particular tools you should explore? Resources you should read?

So, this month I wanted to ask a slightly different kind of question that hopefully can produce something of value. The Big Question is... Where are the Examples of eLearning? Please answer this question by posting to your own blog or commenting on this post. (For further help in how to participate via blog posts, see the side bar.) Points to Consider: Please point us to all sorts of examples. Good examples, bad examples are welcome.

The Big Question is a new monthly feature on Learning Circuits Blog. We want everyone in the LCB community to join in - from the comfort of your own blog. Each month we will pose a question we think is of interest to the learning community. For info on how it will work, please see the Sidebar. The Big Question for October is: Should All Learning Professionals be Blogging? Posts Discussing This So Far (26): Dave Lee - eelearning - did your great-great-great-great grandfather write a novel?

The ASTD Big question this month is What did you learn about learning in 2008? I learn so much all the time from students, clients and colleagues, it is hard to narrow it down to just two or three things, but I'll try... ...Tags: ASTD Big Question.

This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Social Networking and finding help and expertise if you have a question or a concern for which you need input and/or advice. The basic question is " If you need input from people, where's the best place to ask?" But, then the question breaks into sub-questions.

To answer the question at ASTD's Learning Circuits Blog , I am going to try to stick to Tony's initial thought of specific questions and dive very deep into the technique I use when consulting for a needs assessment or evaluation. I use a technique I call the 360 Needs Assessment. This process involves asking questions at several levels within an organization. The idea is to separate the facts from the opinions.

This month the Learning Circuits Blog Big Question is about PowerPoint. The question: PowerPoint: What is Appropriate? When and Why? I decided to create a demonstration showing good and bad uses of PowerPoint to make a particular point. You can watch the short presentation (less than 10 minutes) by clicking on this link to the presentation Avoiding Death by PowerPoint .

If you scroll down you can see simple interactions that can "spice up" your e-learning. Take a few minutes and browse the content. Clark Aldrich's blog entry for the big question has a great list of games and simulations that you need to check out. PowerPoint Based Here is a presentation I did called Parts of the Stove...This month the question is "Where are the Examples of eLearning?

Thanks a lot Tony. ;-) But seriously.... This month's Big Question from the Learning Circuits Blog asks, given the advent of all the 2.0 stuff: Should workplace learning professionals be leading the charge around these new work literacies? Shouldn't they be starting with themselves and helping to develop it throughout the organizations? And then shouldn't the learning organization become a driver for the organization? And like in the world of libraries don't we need to market ourselves in this capacity? Great question.