Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Walmart announced last week (April 18, 2011) that it is – … buying Mountain View-based Kosmix , a heavily funded social media technology provider that has built a platform that enables users to filter and organize content in social networks, in order to connect people with information that matters to them, in real-time. Properly d.

Social Media 124

Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Network 124

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

MARCH 26, 2009

So is a scenario simulation where you can easily change the content, learner actions and their consequences - building multiple scenarios without coding. When working with pre-built IMs, your focus is on selecting the right IM, customizing it using your content, and finally adding it to your course.

Interactive 104

Interactive IM IMS Create 104

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Retweeting also expands your role as a content curator. I think of Retweets as blog comments. It’s a reaction to a piece of information you find that makes others aware of your presence. Back again to my last blog post, retweeting is an act performed most often by Mavens. Properly d.

Social Networks 163

Social Networks Twitter Social Learning Blended Learning 163

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 Learning Visions Im Cammy Bean and this is my little corner of the world where I talk about instructional design and topics somewhat related to eLearning. Im @cammybean. Take the Survey! Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

Second Life 100

Second Life Instructional Design Moodle eLearning Guild 100

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2012

The RCAT (rapid content authoring tool) market continues to be healthy with nothing to slow it down – uh, except maybe one thing (more on that later). Assessment/Survey/Polls – If your product doesn’t have it – you need it. I absolutely hate this – as it has damaged the content authoring tool space.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

But, I could quickly link to the sites to find out more and finally recommended that they should look at: Articulate Quizmaker allows you to easily create Flash-based quizzes, surveys, and assessments. Questions and items can also be imported from MS Word, IMS QTI, Respondus, rich-text, and other formats.

Flash Quiz 184

Flash Quiz Flash Quiz Respondus 184

Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2009

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 When the Content is Really Boring. So youve got some great ideas on how to make your content more engaging , how to get the learner into the flow. But what do you do when the content itself is just plain boring? Admit to the learner upfront that the content may be dry. wait, Im getting verbose.

Content 100

Content Instructional Design Moodle eLearning Guild 100

Learning Visions

JANUARY 8, 2008

In the survey Ive been running, Instructional Designers: Do You Have an Advanced Degree? Im guessing youre designing online distance learning courses. Im in the weird place of for-profit education, which really has characteristics of both market sectors. about 30% of respondents have graduate degrees in instructional design.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Market 100

Enyota Learning

JUNE 20, 2019

L&D Benchmarking Survey 2018. According to the survey, the firms that experienced growth in the past year embraced technology and made it a crucial part of the L&D strategy. They can create and distribute eLearning content that is customized for each department within the organization. This is proven by the U.S

Metrics 40

Metrics Organization IM IMS 40

Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009 Market Differences in eLearning Im a fan of the number 42. Microsoft in India, just hires content development managers, whose core skill sets is ID, but their role turns out to be that of a vendor manager and content reviewer, as Microsoft (in India) outsources elearning work to 3rd parties.

Market 100

Market Corporate eLearning eLearning Consultant eLearning Strategy 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 4, 2007

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 Off-the-Shelf Content: Help! Ive always been about custom content. So -- how does off-the-shelf content work? If so, is the vendor able to track usage or do they just sell the content for a flat fee based on LMS seat size? Take the Survey! at least point me in the right direction.

SkillSoft 100

SkillSoft eLearning Guild Content Help 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 e-Learning Content & Version Control Earlier this week, Janet Clarey wrote about the " Preservation of e-Learning Content." She raised the question about e-Learning content and how well companies keep track of content updates. Can you prove when and how your e-Learning content has changed?

Version 100

Version Content Second Life Rapid eLearning 100

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Im curious what other folks experiences has been. So heres a little survey to help us go deeper: [link] (Click on the link to view the survey.) Initial survey results have been posted here. And the survey numbers keep changing. Im so happy to see you post this up. Im struggling with this right now.

Instructional Design 133

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Diversity Training 133

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Monday, November 05, 2007 Instructional Design Inspiration As I mentioned last week , Im in the midst of designing my first custom eLearning course in quite awhile. Now that Ive been actually doing some writing, Im having to put it all to work. Ideally, Im trying to figure out how to make this a bit interactive. Take the Survey!

Instructional Design 125

Instructional Design Custom eLearning Development Instructional Instruction 125

Learning Visions

APRIL 3, 2007

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 eLearning Guild Event -- My Sessions As Ive mentioned here before, Im extremely excited about attending the upcoming eLearning Guild event here in Boston. Im excited to go to as many sessions as I can. Im excited to pick peoples brains. And Im wondering if Im missing something really cool.

eLearning Guild 100

eLearning Guild IM IMS Corporate eLearning 100

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Over the past year, Ive been focused on sales and marketing activities, project management, and content conversions -- "No ID needed, thank you." I havent worked with a SME and thought about appropriate learning activities and chunked out the content. Im excited. Im nervous. Take the Survey!

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

" This adage works for me most of the time as Im designing eLearning courses. Right now, Im feeling like just getting to good would be an achievement. Right now, Im proofing a storyboard thats full of endless text bullets and boring software demos with no interactivity -- and theres really nothing I can do about it.

IM 100

IM IMS Moodle Instructional Design 100

Tony Karrer

APRIL 15, 2009

In this, Eric suggests the following minimum measures: Networking patterns - the relationship between people and content categories, the network make up or profile (business unit, job, level, etc), key brokers and influencers by content category, and the degree of networking across silos. eLearning Solutions Enterprise 2.0

Blended Learning 105

Blended Learning Social Learning Social Technology 105

ProProfs

JUNE 15, 2017

What kind of content (basically the complexity level) that needs to be developed with the LMS? It is obvious that the content will vary vastly and so will be the teaching approach. In-built course/content creation ability. Creating training content for your employees from the scratch isn’t an easy task.

LMS 78

LMS Authoring Tools Blended Learning Open Source 78

Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

Im looking for some input: good examples of software product training. Im working on a pitch to a software company -- technical audience (think database guys). Im not looking to work with another vendor, Im just looking to see good examples of software training to make sure Im not behind the times! Take the Survey!

Examples 100

Examples Wiki IM IMS 100

Learning Visions

JANUARY 14, 2009

Im curious, have you had a chance to listen to yours or any of the others? Im happy with how they turned out. Currently Im playing the role of a learning consultant, taking care of solutions and operations for learning services. Im new to blogging and had done a RSS feed on your blogs last year. Take the Survey!

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 25, 2007

Monday, June 25, 2007 Getting Pysched for FaceBook Im definitely feeling out-of-my element in this whole FaceBook thing. Im trying to get into it and discover its potential professional uses. Im just scratching the surface, I suppose. Im feeling lonely and really nerdy. Id like to push this somehow, but Im not sure.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Facebook Blended Learning Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

Nevertheless, Im trying to keep up. Then again, Im not trying to stay on top of hundreds of comments a day. Day 20: Survey Your Readers Ask em what they want to read from you or what would be more helpful. Im not going to bother with a full-blown survey. Take the Survey! Its at least half the fun.

IM 100

IM IMS Second Life Moodle 100

WhatFix

MARCH 27, 2020

This is especially true considering body language cues (and sometimes even tone) are missed out; during phone calls, texts, IMs, and emails; which make for 93% of personal communication effectiveness (as seen in the pie chart below on elements of personal communication). Source: Buffer Survey.

Management 52

Management Instant Messaging Enterprise Collaboration 52

Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

For various reasons, Im not going to go back to school to get a Masters Degree in instructional design. But I firmly believe that this journey Im on is giving me the experience and educational equivalent (if not better) than a formal M.Ed. Even though Ive been doing this ("instructional design") for over ten years, Im starting over.

Informal 100

Informal IM IMS Cognitive 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 22, 2007

Im no Facebook super-user and I havent experienced a huge time suck from it, but I suppose its possible. Cammy, Im just a "lite" Facebook user, but I have seen profile pages that list their workplaces with commentary about how horrible their company is, or how much they hate their job. And Im in complete agreement.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Facebook Companies IM 124

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 18, 2007

That SME wants more content, wants more explanation, wants more jargon. You ARE a geek! :-) Whats lighting up my life this week is "Beyond Bullet Points" which Im using to structure the PPT that Im going to use for my webinar on time management next month. Take the Survey! But here it is. Lets go with your Less is More."

IM 100

IM IMS Instructional Design Moodle 100

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Look at our survey results. Im wondering if we should be talking about tiers of instructional design. Today Im feeling more like a hazy purple. Im wondering if in the carpentry example if a master carpenter would agree with you? But Im sure there are plenty of self-educated carpenters who could do fine work.

Big Question 100

Big Question Instructional Design Instructional Instruction 100

Petra Mayer

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Agile learning model dives directly into a project and produces small content pieces swiftly. The Authoring Tool is software that helps create the content for online training and learning programs. An authoring tool is a software package for the eLearning course content. COD (Content On Demand). Authoring Tool.

Authoring Tools 52

Authoring Tools Blended Learning Develop LMS 52

Learning Visions

AUGUST 16, 2007

Im losing my steam, but trying to stay somewhat on target. So go ahead and "Email or IM another blogger in your niche to introduce yourself and your blog". I want to share as much as I can about projects Im working on. Im not sure Ill bother with that. Im not sure if it does much for a site with minimal traffic.

IM 100

IM IMS Second Life Moodle 100

Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2007

So, what do I do if Im not doing that? The content, not the graphics. Im not such an anal person, so this isnt my favorite thing in the world. And Im really excited about the project Im working on. Im on the fence if I want to get into Instructional Design or be an Eduction Advisor. Take the Survey!

Job 113

Job IM IMS Cognitive 113

Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2008

What instructional strategies do you use to make your content more memorable and engaging? Im not just thinking about the gadgets and the gizmos that you use or the instructional design "method" behind the process (e.g., Strategies that help learners connect with and remember the content. I dont know if Ive ever done that.

Instructional 100

Instructional Instruction eLearning Strategy Strategy 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 2, 2007

Im not blogging for the money or the fame, but I am in it for the community, networking and learning opportunities. Im already behind. So Im thinking Ill finally join Jay Crosss Internet Time Community. Dont worry--Im sure Ill be falling behind soon, as I have a grant due at the end of the month. Take the Survey!

Blogging 100

Blogging Authoring Tools IM IMS 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 3, 2009

Friday, April 03, 2009 On Reflective Learning I clipped this a year ago, with the intention (I suppose) of writing more on the subject in order to become more engaged with the content and thus more capable. I didnt do it anything with it then and Im not going to do much with it now, except share it with all of you: Steve Hargadon Web 2.0

Moodle 100

Moodle Brandon Hall Case Study Wiki 100

Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

This manufacturing process training course was originally delivered as a four hour plus death-by-PowerPoint classroom session (if you could see the original PPT source content, youd begin glazing over within a few slides). SMEs felt a bit threatened by this fun take on their sacred content. Im glad youre on board with my ducks!

IM 113

IM IMS Case Study Instructional Design 113

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Im still a really hands-on person. Or maybe Im just too lazy and poor. Now, Im not linking to John just because he is full of praise of me (which is nice and somewhat embarrassing, I must admit.), If one were to construct an informal, self-paced, DIY instructional design curriculum, what content would you include?

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Theory Instructional Instruction 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. Ive been exploring the use of Second Life for a client for whom Im developing an e-Learning strategy. Theirs is an audience comprised only of women and Im not convinced Second Life will feel appropriate to them. Take the Survey! Dont invest any money.

Second Life 100

Second Life IM IMS Gartner 100