"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” – Albert Einstein Firstly, you might get annoyed with the term 'World Class' and I would perhaps, too. Think of 'World Class' in this context as delivering exceptional or inspiring lectures, talks, presentations, etc. Or perhaps ask them at the end of the class to write on a piece of paper the things they learned, or liked about the lecture, or things they didn't understand, or areas that could be further improved. But at least it got you to this sentence, so it is working (until now!). Why wait? Record it!) MORE >>

The first class we once again ran into some technical difficulties. The class had a chance to visit a virtual “green&# house and saw how instruction can be embedded into an environment. The class also learned about navigating in Second Life and building in Second Life and how to use the camera controls, talk to other. Class Meeting in Second Life. What were your impressions of the class? Second Life is being strange on our one island, it keeps throwing visitors into a perpetual teleport. This is really getting frustrating. MORE >>

As virtual classes rapidly become de rigueur , the need for an effective virtual facilitation framework accelerates. Inform your participants very early that the virtual class will be happening, when and where. Encourage the participants to enter the virtual class 30 minutes early so they can iron out any technical glitches. On the motivation side, it’s a good idea to explain to the participants up front why they should attend the class. This is where the “serious&# class begins. Tags: virtual classes e-learning instructional design MORE >>

I’ve written previously on using mobile devices in class, and have made reference to quite a few excellent resources in my re-Tweets on Twitter. thought I’d bring some of the best together in one post as I often find myself forgetting where I put them. Screen-grab For those times when you want to display what is [.]. mLearning Echo360 eLearning iPod iTunes Presentation Technology Web 2.0 MORE >>

I admit it. love when people seek my opinion. That happened a lot in Denver, at ASTD 2012. am soon entering or have recently entered the field. What do I do to make a success of it? Let’s pretend that somebody asked me to deliver a commencement speech in response to that question, preferably on a lush, ivy covered campus, near amiable watering holes. Thank you for inviting me to share this wonderful occasion with the workforce learning graduates of 2012. Let me begin by congratulating you on your career choice. What do I mean by right? think this is a bountiful time to be in our field. Mobile? MORE >>