Recently, we had a client request us to storyboard on Microsoft Word. Whenever I hear this request, I cringe as I recollect my previous experiences of storyboard on Word. Word is a 'text-centered' tool. Word encourages me to write long descriptions of what will happen in each screen. Using drawing tools in Word is a pain. am a more visual person (or so I have been told). Typically, Word storyboards have tables with screen number, OST, Audio, graphic description, and so on. The first time, it acts perfect. By the second review, the text and/or images will start disappearing. Why did we use Word? MORE >>

Download Moodle Tool Guide Joyce Seitzinger published this really useful Moodle tool guide more than one year ago, but it is certainly still useful. If you missed it and use Moodle at your institution, I am confident that this one-page excellent quick reference tool guide could be really helpful. was planning to develop something similar, but when I discovered it at David Hopkins 's blog, his blog title reminded me why I should not waste my time on reinventing it (which probably would have turned out worse, too!). And of course learning from it! Thanks :). Moodle MORE >>

Epic have begun their Summer 2011 debate. The motion this year is: “This house believes that as social learning increases, so the requirement for traditional training departments shrinks”. am speaking against the motion. Arguing against social media is like asking for support for Cruella De Vil in her quest to make a nice new coat from those cuddly dalmations. And taking an opposite stance to Jane Hart, a long-standing colleague and everyone's favourite spokesperson for social media, makes things even harder. Not that I had any choice. Jane, it seems, chose to support the motion. MORE >>

ADDIE is often maligned in our industry these days, and often for good cause. I’m not going to delve into criticisms here; rather, I’m just writing to introduce a series of short posts I will make over the next few days, highlighting instructional design models that have had profound impacts on my work — specifically those that: speak to the creative process of creating learning experiences, and. have originated in the practice of creating corporate learning (rather than in academic theory). Please stay tuned and feel free to share your own inspirations, as well! MORE >>

Last year I was lucky enough to obtain one of the few tickets that were available for the 2010 Future of Technology in Education Conference organised by ULCC: [link]. Since the time is rapidly approaching when this year’s tickets will be made available I was interested in seeing this infographic on details and statistics from the 2009 and 2010 conferences. Enjoy, and I hope to see you there again this year ( October 7th ). Click to view on Flickr). Related posts: Infographic: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs & the Social Media that Fulfill ‘Em. MORE >>