Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2016

I recently gave a presentation to the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals about blogging to build your business. This is specifically about what I have learned about blogging to build your reputation as a learning consultant over my 9+ years of blogging. Blogging Platforms. Mistakes I Made.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Developed a course on social networking for business. Will teach with blogs and a wiki. Use online library databases to research social networking. Provided a bunch of stats on social networking usage–I’m not taking notes on all that). Tools Used: Used Weblog.com to create the blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 9, 2024

When I talk to people about starting a blog, newsletter, LinkedIn posts, or other content marketing, they often confess that they’re worried they don’t have anything to write about. They ask how I come up with ideas, especially when I’ve been blogging so long. that’s another source of inspiration.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

The biggest shift for me is that more of my work now comes from networking and referrals rather than from my blog and portfolio. If I was starting over now, I’d register a domain right away and create my blog as part of my website and portfolio. In 2015, the primary way prospective clients found me was via my blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

I know many bloggers have an open connection policy, and that’s great for them, but I am generally more restrictive in who I connect with on LinkedIn. Feel free to send me a message here through LinkedIn. ” I generally accept invites from people whose names I recognize from Twitter, #lrnchat, blogs, etc.,

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I’m looking for ways to make that process more efficient, so I posted a question on LinkedIn. As a side note, I used Copilot (Microsoft’s AI LLM in Bing) to summarize the LinkedIn discussion and generate the list below. I got a ton of responses with suggestions for different closed caption tools.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. While this blog focuses more on education than workplace training, I think the idea of “high structure” versus “low structure” may be more useful as a framework in workplace training than the typical dichotomy between direct instruction and discovery learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2020

Someone asked me in last week’s eLearning Freelancer Bootcamp Q&A about how I maintain my blogging momentum. I’ve been blogging since late 2006, and I’m still publishing every week. Many people start blogging but struggle to get past the first handful of posts. That’s a lot of writing.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. An AI tool for writing a viral LinkedIn post–the kind with one sentence per paragraph and some vaguely inspirational advice that the LinkedIn algorithm loves. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Story design. Viral Post Generator.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 5, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Generate text with different fonts to paste in other places like LinkedIn. This is one way to make a large block of text easier to read by adding headings and dividers, like in your About Me section on LinkedIn. Workshop pricing. This might be a viable alternative.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 28, 2008

WebAIM: Blog - 508 and Higher Ed. Udutu has a beta system out called UdutuTeach and UdutuLearn to turn social networking sites like Facebook into an LMS. tags: lms , facebook , socialnetworking. An analysis of 100 web pages of higher ed institutions showed that only 3 of them met the Section 508 requirements.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Haven’t you see MySpace, facebook and blogs. Harold Jarche » Selecting Social Network Platforms. Describes several smaller social network platforms with some pluses and minuses, including Ning, Grou.ps, Buddy Press, and Elgg. Children don’t keep diaries any more – oh yeah! Learning 2.0 tags: skype.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

I attended the mini-conference in June live blogged my notes if you’re interested in seeing what types of conversations we had. Brief Intro to Social Networks. Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning. Beyond Networks. Join the Ning group and register on the conference event page.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If they are, this blog post probably doesn’t apply to you.) The conversation below with “Jacob” is fictionalized, but it’s based on several real discussions I have had on LinkedIn and other platforms. The illustration above was generated with Recraft.ai. They aren’t experts in learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 10, 2008

This article skims the surface of what might be possible if social networking tools, blogs, wikis, and more were used to construct courses and give students more control. tags: lms , socialnetworking , ple , blog , wiki , web2.0 , learnercontrol. What would that do to the pedagogy?

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2008

Dave's Whiteboard » Blog Archive » Think and do? You read a post on one of your regular blogs, then click a link (1). tags: blog , conversation , connection , lifelonglearning. Top News - Blogging helps encourage teen writing. tags: blog , writing , education , k-12. tags: blog , writing , education , k-12.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

These are my live blogged notes from Tony O’Driscoll’s LearnTrends session on The Immernet Singularity. knowledge discovery, blogs, wikis, tagging, RSS). 1+2 = People want networked virtual spaces that include 2D synch + knowledge sharing (1+2). 3+4 = 3D Social Networking. Virtual Worlds. has evolved.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

If I was starting over now, I’d register a domain right away and create my blog as part of my website and portfolio. Since I started this blog as a free WordPress site years before I decided to become a consultant, I didn’t think about the domain as a business need at the time. Social Media and Online Communities.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 26, 2014

LinkedIn , especially LinkedIn groups, is a source for many useful conversations and resources. WordPress is my blog host. People are sometimes amazed at how quickly I can find resources for various topics; Diigo is what lets me put my hands on links from my library in a hurry.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 12, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog: Privacy, Social Media and Learning. Businesses and organizations may worry about social media and Web 2.0 If people are going to share your secrets, they have plenty of other ways to do so besides social media–and those other ways are likely more effective. Registration required.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 28, 2022

Wendy has been posting these strategies on Twitter and LinkedIn , so you can follow her to get more details. Drips, Bots, and Blogs: A Non-Traditional Approach to Learning. For example, sharing fun and funny moments is a way to help people feel connected (and a strategy that works even when working remote).

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 9, 2009

Academic Networking. Social networks now are either about content (flickr, delicious) or people (Facebook, LinkedIn). Apparently content networks shun capital letters). Academic networking: friends isn’t enough. URLs are not so crazy–like a blog post with normal text.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 14, 2009

What was face-to-face, formal with limited interaction - Social networking has made instant, on-demand, informal, global and constant. Global collaboration can be very small; can just be one teacher and one class with blogs or Skype. With blogs, move students from passive lurking on a class blog –> blog comments first.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 23, 2011

WordPress.com is my blogging platform of choice and a great tool for personal reflection. Diigo is my social bookmarking option. I use Google Scholar search, blog search, or other advanced options as needed. LinkedIn is increasingly a place I find useful conversations and resources, especially in the groups.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 24, 2008

Dave's Whiteboard » Blog Archive » When you need incompetence fast - Annotated. Using technology with kindergarteners and first graders to support social constructivist learning. US Federal Government Public Domain Images - Primarily Photos. Databases of images from the US government–most are public domain. what NOT to do.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 4, 2008

iterating toward openness » Blog Archive » If Facebook Worked Like Blackboard. A short post, but very pointed–if Facebook worked like an LMS, no real community would ever develop. tags: facebook , education , e-learning , lms , blackboard , openaccess. Imagine if every fifteen weeks Facebook: Posted in

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 1, 2009

I’m not motivated to do any serious blogging today though, so it seems like a good time for this. If you didn’t like geeks, you probably weren’t reading this blog anyway. I play a bunch of games on Facebook, mostly word games. Posted in Blogging. Tags: Blogging. Red Dragon.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 30, 2015

This is still the most popular post on my blog, averaging about 100 views a day. This topic generated some great discussion on LinkedIn, so I’m hoping for more thoughtful comments here. I think one of the crucial things instructional designers can (and should!) It doesn’t immediately convey meaning. Your Thoughts?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2013

Chad Udell’s Learning Everywhere is a good book on this topic, and there’s lots of blogs you can read for free. In both cases, they were people who contacted me because of my blog, and not something I was seeking out. What has helped me grow the most has been my blog and interacting with other IDs.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

” Christina, a graduate student who critiqued my blog post said she wished that post went deeper and listed some unanswered questions. An informal poll in a LinkedIn group showed that most IDs and eLearning developers are already trying to represent diversity in race in the images in their courses. What about gender?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 7, 2022

What I earn in affiliate revenue helps cover the cost of hosting my blog and running my email list. You can follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, their blogs, and elsewhere. Other newsletters, blogs, and resources to follow. As a reminder, I use Amazon affiliate links for books. How I learn about learning science.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 18, 2008

This idea was mentioned on Problogger as a way to promote your blog, find out what content is actually relevant to your readers, and improve interaction and community. I think anyone who is looking for a job should be on LinkedIn. It lets you build your network and see how you’re connected to companies you might like to work for.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 5, 2024

I also spent about 15 minutes moderating my LinkedIn group ( eLearning Global Network ) and accepting LinkedIn invites. Throughout the day during transitions between projects, I do other social media (Slack, reddit, LinkedIn). I often do some social media and email right after lunch as well.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 12, 2024

One-to-many interactions include: Writing blog posts Podcast interviews Free webinars Low-cost webinars (like local ATD chapters) LinkedIn and other social media Local ATD chapters sometimes charge a little bit for webinars and special events, or it’s covered by their member fees. .

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I have all these global conversations via Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and so on all the time, but I hope all these connections never stop being remarkable. I also am struck by how amazing it is that we can have a real-time meeting with people in three US states, Canada, England, and the Netherlands. Conversation.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 9, 2012

These are my live blogged notes from the webinar Training Online: Creating Visual Stories That Resonate by Nancy Duarte. Answer: Several favorites: Cheryl Sandberg (COO Facebook) is one. My side comments are in italics. Any errors, typos, and incomplete thoughts are mine, not Nancy’s. Check out Cammy Bean’s notes too.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This came up in a discussion on LinkedIn about whether visual appeal leads to better learning outcomes. (h/t As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Research summary: How stories improve learning. ” h/t Judy Katz. Jakob’s Law | Laws of UX.

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