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CLIVE ON LEARNING MARCH 15, 2011 50 tips for better presentations In conducting some research on design for visual aids I came across this set of tips which I developed with my wife Sue some eight years ago now. Rather than see them gather dust, I decided to share them with you. In some respect presentations have moved on – we didn’t have Twitter back then – but most of these guidelines still hold true: Nervousness 1. Don’t be concerned if you’re a little nervous Practically all presenters are nervous to a degree, many seriously so. Control your nerves by being prepared The best way to keep your nerves under control is to be prepared. Getting started 6. | | I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED MARCH 15, 2011 Adobe Captivate: When It Comes to Images, Choose Your Quality by Kevin Siegel. As a Captivate developer, you are constantly striving to offer the nicest-looking published file, at the smallest possible size. One thing you can do to lower the size of your published video is control the quality of your slides. Captivate offers four image quality levels you can specify. You can apply the settings to individual slides, or for all of the project slides. | JAY CROSS MARCH 15, 2011 Where innovation comes from To stay ahead in business, a firm must continually re-invent itself. In the twentieth century, firms could compete on execution. Winners were those who played the game well. No longer. Today’s standouts are game changers. They continually re-write the rule books. They are edgy. They invent new business models. In sum, they innovate. He explains what nurtures innovation. ecosystems. species. | | | | | | | | | -
UPSIDE LEARNING BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 16 Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest – 17 The Internet is going ga ga about it; the mobile lovers can’t seem to get enough of it; the Apple fanboys have already bought it; while the rest have been writing about it. So what is the deal with iPad 2 that had led to a mania of sorts? We give you the lowdown on this new tab – find all that you need to know before spending your dollars on it. More on tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of your iPad, digital story telling and the future of the tablet. Speaking of the iPad, the growth of mobile devices has led to an increase in social and informal learning. Know how. MORE >> -
LEARNING ROCKS | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 Things I'm fed up of doing in the 2010s These are some productivity (for which read "Windows/Office") activities for which the case against was clear and present 5 years ago, or longer, and yet which persist. They're a mixture of training related and general points. Dealing with email. Need I go on? Irritating inbox limits, lost communications, spam, single line throw away comments, documents mailed to a dozen people on the same network. despise email. Responding to people setting up meetings via internal email to tell them to send a freakin' invite. Fixing PowerPoint slides. think it was within a month of getting a training job. MORE >> -
LEARNING DEVELOPMENTS | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 ADDIE, Beware of the Video! Getting other departments in my organization to get on board with e-learning is a goal of mine. It’s been a little over a month since my organization has been providing web based training through our new LMS. Being the training developer, I have naturally become one of the leading advocates for getting the organization's training content online and available to employees. The new LMS has become a great working model that departments can look at to get ideas about what they can do with web based training. First batch of interest - videos. They use tools like Jing and Camtasia to create videos. MORE >> -
ZAIDLEARN | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 My #CCK11 Talk - Sharing to Connect, Interact and Learn! My #CCK11 Talk - Sharing to Connect, Interact and Learn! View more presentations from Zaid Alsagoff I will be giving a (free) live online talk on the 16th March (Midnight Malaysian time, meaning 17th March here) as a guest speaker for the ’Connectivism & Connective Knowledge 2011 (CCK11)’ course facilitated by Stephen Downes and George Siemens. Details: Wednesday: Live Session: Location: Elluminate Zaid Ali Alsagoff: Sharing to Connect, Interact and Learn Time: 8:00 p.m. Moscow ; 5:00 p.m. London ; 12 noon New York ; 9:00 a.m. Otherwise, I am really looking forward to it! MORE >> -
ECAMPUS BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 The role of learning management systems (LMS) in organisations. Alison Bickford, e-coach for the Connect Thinking E-Learning Academy presents this excellent introduction to Learning Management Systems. You can also check out Alison’s excelent youtube channel at: [link]. MORE >>
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