I also wrote  elearning 101 which provides an overview of e-learning adult learning and the foundation of human learning (theory, practice) If you like print books, one good one is Human Learning by Jeanne Ellis Ormrod.

Good tips and activities for synchronous training too. Browse or buy on Amazon here . My new favorite blogger - Brent Schlenker Posted by Kevin Kruse at 12:55:24 PM Brent is an e-learning guru over at Intel and a prophet for Learning2.0 (eg, Wikis) stuff. I met him at the eLearning DevCon conference... officially when during my keynote I asked if anyone was blogging in real time and he was the only one who was. He’s been blogging for a year already but his blog is "new" to me.

Bolding added.) What do you notice in there? The paragraph keeps mentioning the title “instructor.” I don’t know about you, but when I think of blended learning I think of combining ILT with a job aid with some online training with a podcast - or something like that.

Thinking e-learning is only __________. e-Learning is a breadth of training approaches. It is not just asynchronous online courses. e-Learning is also synchronous courses, blended learning, informal or social learning, etc. And within these there are many, many types of delivery mediums and approaches...A post on e-Learning Guild’s group on LinkedIn asked, “In What Ways Do Organizations Get eLearning Wrong?

It represents a shift in the profession. It takes time and effort to be successful at blended learning. Designing Games for E-Learning: A Framework By Purnima Valiathan and Puja Anand While everyone understands the concept of games, we see different interpretations when used in a learning context.... This month we take a look at free ROI calculators.

It represents a shift in the profession. It takes time and effort to be successful at blended learning. Designing Games for E-Learning: A Framework By Purnima Valiathan and Puja Anand While everyone understands the concept of games, we see different interpretations when used in a learning context.... This month we take a look at free ROI calculators.

Blended learning can integrate informal learning methods; it can also act as a bridge to true informal learning; well beyond the scope of the formalised training course, in that area of our lives where real work gets done. The partnership of blended and informal learning has to have a name, and so I’m going to call it Blended Learning 2.0. Groans all round, I know, but it has to be done.

Back in June, I posted about the Three Tiers in the Content Pyramid , a model I borrowed from Nick Shackleton-Jones of the BBC. The pyramid shows how high-end e-content can integrate with rapid content and user-generated content within an overall strategy working from both the bottom up and the top down: At the eLearning Network 's July Showcase, a presentation I attended by Nicola Foster of Information Transfer , made me question whether the boundaries between the three tiers of the pyramid are all that distinct....

It represents a shift in the profession. It takes time and effort to be successful at blended learning. Designing Games for E-Learning: A Framework By Purnima Valiathan and Puja Anand While everyone understands the concept of games, we see different interpretations when used in a learning context.... This month we take a look at free ROI calculators.

Try this trick at any training expo: (1) approach any booth that advertises expertise in blended learning, (2) tear off the sticker that contains the words 'blended learning', and (3) find the word 'e-learning' underneath.... It implies that all of the elements in a blend should be formal in nature, when great blends can act as a bridge to informal learning.