Tony Karrer

MAY 16, 2006

Background Over the past six weeks, I've been leading a course: Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 / eLearning 2.0 Approaches Course Description: The purpose of this course is to give you an opportunity to learn about collaborative learning by participating in collaborative learning. This course is designed to teach how to design and build collaborative learning experiences using Web 2.0 / eLearning 2.0 approaches.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2006

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, May 31, 2006 The Daily Sucker Learning how to design good web pages by looking at web pages that suck: [link] Posted by Cammy Bean at 10:46 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Cammy Bean Greater Boston, MA, United States View my complete profile About This Blog Subscribe in a reader Subscribe via email Are you an Instructional Designe

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Moodle Journal

MAY 30, 2006

On the subject of all things e-learning, not just VLE’s. As part of my lecturing I teach Java to BTEC level 3 students and once we have arrived at the point where they can competently produce small GUI applications, I introduce them to Robocode, developed by Mathew Nelson, a software engineer at IBM. It’s a free battle simulation API that really helps them to develop their understanding for some of those more bazaar Java OOP issues, while writing a game based around small battle tanks, really go

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Clark Quinn

MAY 12, 2006

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The Learning Circuits

MAY 31, 2006

mods Mini-programs that change aspects of a commercial off the shelf computer game. Mods can add or change levels, skins and models, tools for avatars, cheats, special effects, interface options, and game balancing. Mods cannot change the underlying game genre. Short for custom modification , mods can increase the value of a computer game, and are often encourage by the game developer and distributor.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 25, 2006

Just when you've made the transition from the prior generation of CBT authoring tools (e.g., Authorware , Toolbook ) to the new generation of WBT authoring tools (e.g., Captivate , Lectora ), it looks like things are slowly shifting again. The shift I'm seeing is away from the design of pure "courseware" solutions and much more to "reference hybrid" solutions.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2006

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, May 31, 2006 TIPP Learning Styles Last week, all of the instructors at the school where I teach had to take an online test to assess our learning styles. This was a new model for me, called TIPP (Traditional, Ideational, Playful, Personal). The idea is that as learners, all of us have elements of these styles when we learn, although some will be stronger than others.

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Moodle Journal

MAY 28, 2006

Following my presentation at an HE event the other week it seems we qualify as the lead college in a JISC bid proposal, and that really seems to have focused hearts and minds here. I am hoping to center the proposal on using the VLE to transform teaching and learning, but the details are yet to be published. I have received some requests for the Moodle Quiz course and that will run after this half term and even more encouraging are questions from some staff as to how they can extend their Moodle

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Vignettes Learning

MAY 22, 2006

A recent issue of the Newsweek Magazine (April 3, 2006) featured an article on the second internet boom, referring to the new ways people are living in this knowledge-interactive age, enjoying the growth of opportunities of personal computing, mobility, connectivity, and work productivity like never before. In another article, “Web 2.0,” written by Paul Boutin , who contributes to magazines like Business Week and Wired, detailed mention had been made about many applications and devices “cr

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The Learning Circuits

MAY 28, 2006

I wrote in an column called "Measuring Success," that unless a training group was earning increased funding and promotions, all other metrics were fairly irrelevant. With that idea firmly in place, it is worth discussing a slightly less Machiavellian point. Using hard "excel-able" metrics to measure increases in [fill in blank] that came as a direct result of formal learning programs are great, but always difficult, especially as when dealing with Big Skills.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 10, 2006

I will be presenting this tale of blogs, wikis, podcasts and learning at the Institute of IT Training's National Trainers Conference to be held in Warwick on 16th May. If you can't get there, don't get anxious, it's here in PDF format: BarbarasTennisHoliday.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 25, 2006

In a previous post Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids , I talked about the shift from Courseware towards other kinds of Blended Learning solutions with a greater emphasis in information sources. As an example from the software training world, what we are seeing more an more is a melding of Training and Support materials.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2006

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, May 31, 2006 e-Learning Success in Manufacturing This article is kind of old (from 2002), but provides insight into the successes achieved by one manufacturing organization. It made me think of a proposed project we have with a major auto manufacturing firm.

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Moodle Journal

MAY 20, 2006

If you have been following the Moodle Journal blog, then you will be aware that we are running the DSpace content repository here at bromley and the other day I made it along to the first official meeting of the UK & Ireland DSpace user group that was hosted by BioMed Central in London. The topics covered at the meeting included: IRRA talk and discussion, DSpace 2 - vision and issues, JISC funding and potential collaboration.

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Vignettes Learning

MAY 22, 2006

A recent issue of the Newsweek Magazine (April 3, 2006) featured an article on the second internet boom, referring to the new ways people are living in this knowledge-interactive age, enjoying the growth of opportunities of personal computing, mobility, connectivity, and work productivity like never before. In another article, "Web 2.0,” written by Paul Boutin, who contributes to magazines like Business Week and Wired, detailed mention had been made about many applications and devices "creatin

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The Learning Circuits

MAY 26, 2006

This week in a delightful discussion group called Business Creativity (an international but essentially Indian Yahoo group focused on Human Resources), the moderator challenged the list with a multiple choice question in the form of a human resource case study problem (essentially, whether or not to grant paid leave to Don, an employee seeking to further his education on company time).

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Clive on Learning

MAY 1, 2006

I got my first iPod at Xmas 2004 and was completely happy with it. That's until the new ones arrived with colour screens and video capability. I wanted one, but found it hard to justify to myself and others with a vested interest in our finances that I should ditch the old one after no more than 15 months and spend close to £300 on the new one. It's a good job Apple products are so unreliable.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 19, 2006

Brent and I have been having a nice blog discussion. Our previous posts discuss what should be measured: Intermediate Factors in Learning , Intermediate Factors - Impact Many Measure One. And we finally seem to be agreeing with one exception. And this exception relates closely to my earlier concern eLearning Technology: Informal Learning is Too Important to Leave to Chance.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2006

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, May 31, 2006 E-Learning Guild Content Authoring Research Report Research report by the e-Learning Guild. Results of a survey from 2005. Provides interesting statistics about authoring tools and use within corporate training depts. [link] Posted by Cammy Bean at 1:52 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Cammy Bean Greater Boston, MA, Un

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Moodle Journal

MAY 7, 2006

My Moodle training programme is going well at the College. I ran the first Quiz training, though with hours reduced from 3 to 2, I have had to devise a strategy of core and optional activities for the candidates, but judging from the feedback reviews it went extremely well. For the first time this week I actually found myself having to turn candidates away for the ‘Intro to Moodle’ training course, as the number of applicants actually exceeded the number of available places!!

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Breakthrough eLearning

MAY 31, 2006

Breakthrough eLearning Reflections on how to break through some of the barriers that prevent the achievement of excellence in eLearning.The 5-E Framework: Establish Value / Effect Change / Engage Stakeholders & Learners / Experiment / Evaluate Results Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Engage Learners Graphically I have talked a lot lately about the wisdom of "in-sourcing" the competencies needed to produce good eLearning - competencies and expertise that you may not have on hand.

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The Learning Circuits

MAY 26, 2006

I have suggested that there are Big Skills out there, the most important skills for all of us. (The inability of traditional formal learning programs to spread these big skills should be considered a canary in the coal mine both for educators and trainers, but that is a different issue.) Big skills share a lot of interesting properties. One is that they are simultaneously relevant for individuals, work groups, organizations, even industries, states, and countries.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 1, 2006

I had cause recently to work jointly with one of my clients on a design document. I'd heard it was possible to develop documents online collaboratively using a sit called JotLive. It looks nice, has that Web 2.0 ethic and image, so it was irresistable to give it a go. Both my client and I typed in new material and pasted in existing stuff from Word documents.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 31, 2006

I read an interesting article over on Learning Circuits entitled HCM Maturity Model. Two years ago, I might have simply nodded my head and moved on, but now I think that something very different is happening. First, their model is presented as: Their definition of the "Knowledge Targeting Stage" includes: By enabling line-of-business managers to collaborate with HR and training departments to tailor learning to their people, real business value begins to emerge as employees extend their knowledg

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Learning Visions

MAY 18, 2006

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, May 18, 2006 A General Theory of Love An article in National Geographic about the chemistry of love sparked a conversation with my friend Bob. He sent me a book, " A General Theory of Love." Its keeping me up late at night. Not because Im trying to figure out the mysteries of love (although that would be nice, too) -- but because it turns out Im extremely fascinated by the brain and how it

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Big Dog, Little Dog

MAY 30, 2006

CNET's AllYouCanUpload Is Disruptive - TechCrunch. CNET very quietly launched a simple new photo uploading site called AllYouCanUpload last week. At first glance it doesn't appear to be very special or disruptive. But it is. Don't Try This at Home - Wired. The lure of do-it-yourself chemistry has always been the most potent recruiting tool science has to offer.

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Breakthrough eLearning

MAY 26, 2006

Breakthrough eLearning Reflections on how to break through some of the barriers that prevent the achievement of excellence in eLearning.The 5-E Framework: Establish Value / Effect Change / Engage Stakeholders & Learners / Experiment / Evaluate Results Friday, May 26, 2006 The 70 / 30 Rule? We ran another webinar yesterday in our on-going series. It was titled How to Build a High Performance Team for Effective eLearning.

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The Learning Circuits

MAY 24, 2006

Nothing is more boring than playing a computer game "perfectly," i.e. never failing. There are big failures, that can only be recovered using a "start-over" or "load game" option, and little failure, that require small a series of small corrections. Game designers need to spend a whole lot of time thinking about failure. What are different types of failures?

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