Experiencing eLearning
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
A few weeks ago, Dave Ferguson shared Anne Derryberry’s interactive storyboard created with xtranormal. Dave was looking at this as a tool for instructional designers to create storyboards with more pop, but I’ve been thinking about this tool as a way for students to create content. One of the courses I’m currently working on is about project-based learning with multimedia.
Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
Some thoughts on the advantages of 3D environments (virtual worlds) for learning. Advantages of 3D Immersive Learning Learner cues on visual, auditory and spatial elements of 3D environment which leads to better recall and application of learning. Learner rehearses on-the-job behavior in an environment as close to job environment as possible. (Realistic learning environment) Allows learners at a distance to be in the same place to practice behaviors (not just online at the same time).
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Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
What is Good Writing? Rubrics and Good Writing One of my favorite conversation topics is always looking at how school has changed from when I went through. When I was going through school, I often felt that my writing assignments were judged arbitrarily. Teachers would give you a B with little or no explanation. I still believe that content was relatively unimportant.
Clark Quinn
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
First Post in the Series. This is one in a series of thoughts on some broken areas of ID that I’m posting for Mondays. The intention is to provide insight into many ways much of instructional design fails, and some pointers to avoid the problems. The point is not to say ‘bad designer’, but instead to point out how to do better design. One of the first things learners see is the introduction to the content; it’s the first place that they can be disappointed, and all too often they are.
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Learning Visions
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, February 13, 2009 Currently Working On. A momentary pause in the madness. This is the kind of work pace I like. Plenty to do, but not in a frantic way. Right on. Heres a taste of whats on my plate right now: Lots of Software Trai ning Finishing up a big project update for a large financial institution.
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Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Hat tip to Donald Clark for pointer to a Science Daily article - Improving Brain Processing Speed Helps Memory : Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy, older adults who participated in a computer-based training program to improve the speed and accuracy of brain processing showed twice the improvement in certain aspects of memory, compared to a control group.
E-Learning Provocateur
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
Today I watched this 6-minute video clip from MyRaganTV , in which Jim Davis, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of SAS , talks about that company’s approach to Web 2.0. I think Jim maintains a refreshing perspective of Web 2.0 in the corporate sector. SAS doesn’t just talk about transparency, integrity and collaboration: they breathe life into these principles through their application and approach to internal blogs, customer blogs and external social media.
Learning Visions
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
A momentary pause in the madness. This is the kind of work pace I like. Plenty to do, but not in a frantic way. Right on. Here's a taste of what's on my plate right now: Lots of Software Trai ning Finishing up a big project update for a large financial institution. Updating 19 courses (which I wrote last year). Little design work. Much juggling. Wrapping up software training for another client.
Clark Quinn
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Well, this spring is shaping up differently than I expected. Instead of the doing the familiar talks or workshops in the usual places: Training’s Conference , eLearning Guild’s Annual Gathering , and ASTD’s TechKnowledge and International Conference , I’m doing new things in old and new places. Not that I don’t like those conferences, in fact I recommend them, it’s just that life takes funny turns (and I like challenging myself).
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Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
I received an inquiry about the need for a low cost LMS solution and I've not had time to help this person with answers. I'm hoping folks can chime in with suggestions and resources. I'll try to aggregate them together. Situation description: I have talked to several vendors and have received quotes at the 6-8k (per year) range for the licensing. We have roughly 500 learners and would use the LMS for mainly tracking and registration of ILT courses, communication (possibly through message boards)
Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
As part of a National Science Foundation grant with a team consisting of members from Hofstra University , Santa Barbara City College (working with Jim Kiggens and his team), Bloomsburg University , SUNY Buffalo and a independent company called Whitebox Learning I am involved with creating a game to teach middle school student math and engineering concepts and ideas.
Learning Visions
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, February 12, 2009 My Blogs Personality Type Well, it isnt very glamorous or creative sounding. But I suppose this is an appropriate description of my blogs personality? ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers The responsible and hardworking type. They are especially attuned to the details of life and are careful about getting the facts right.
Clark Quinn
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
We recently finished watching a video series called Kamichu (we like anime ). It’s a remarkably cute series about a middle school girl who finds out she’s a god (apparently the Shinto belief system). There are some subtle digs at cultural artifacts like politicians, sweet explorations of the difficulties of romance, and funny running gags. I recommend it, but the thoughts it prompted are what I’m talking about here.
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Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
At the end of our Learn Trends conference last year, one of the comments was that we needed to do smaller versions in an on-going basis. Well we are going to start exactly that. (And this also helps me work on making my eLearning Prediction #11 - Micro Virtual Conferences come true.) We will be starting with the topic: SharePoint in Corporate Learning Live Sessions: Tuesday March 10, 8 - 10 AM Pacific Thursday March 12 from 8 - 9 AM Pacific Community discussion will occur in between.
Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
Think about it, the internet is just over 5500 days old. When we pause to consider this fact it is almost impossible to imagine how much change this technology has brought to Society, Business and Learning and how much more it will bring. Similarly, as we enter the age of the immersive internet, or 3D internet, it is equally impossible to underestimate the impact the 3D web will have on learning, business and society.
Learning Visions
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Well, it isn't very glamorous or creative sounding. But I suppose this is an appropriate description of my blog's personality? ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers The responsible and hardworking type. They are especially attuned to the details of life and are careful about getting the facts right. Conservative by nature they are often reluctant to take any risks whatsoever.
From the Coleface
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
Elliott Masie drew my attention to this splendid website that analyses websites and decides what Myers Briggs Type Inverntory (MBTI) type they are www.typealyzer.com. Aside from the scepticism about how it actually works, I was tickled that my blog come up the same as my personal MBTI type. Based on the narrative I feel extra “charming and trend savvy” – although often on this blog I wonder just how grumpy I sound.
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Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
When I do sessions on eLearning 2.0 , I often will ask for the audience to provide a list of barriers or risks. Often the audience is quite good at identifying all the things that may go wrong or that will prevent them from doing any of this. And quite often one of the first concerns listed is content quality. If I allow people to edit a wiki, how will I know it's good quality?
eLearning Cyclops
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
I am a big advocate for user control. In my opinion, there are too many e-learning courses that do not allow users to navigate through the content as they wish or need. Lack of user control is contrary to many principles of adult learning theory. Allowing user control provides self-directed learning and allows users to determine their learning needs and what is relevant to their needs, all of which are important concepts in adult learning theory.
bozarthzone
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
I get lots of requests for list of "best practices".in e-learning, in the virtual classroom, in instructional design, in classroom presentation. Here's the deal: there's no such thing. A "best practice" is best only in the precise, specific context in which it exists. I don't recall who first offered this analogy, but think of it this way: what works in my marriage won't necessarily work in -- and may even damage -- yours.
Rapid eLearning
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
I’ve gotten a lot of emails about the template I used in the Dump the Drone demo. So I’m going to show you how I built it (all inside PowerPoint) and then I’ll show you some tricks that will make it easier for you to build your own elearning courses. How Much Graphics Editing Do You Need? Here’s a secret. I have Photoshop, Fireworks, GIMP, and a few other graphics applications on my PC.
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Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
I saw a post by Dan Roddy - Do you have a blogging policy? As part of an interview for a new job, he got into a discussion with his potential new employer of their policy was around blogging. Their response was; if it helps you and you don't give away any secrets, and don't do it in company time, then that would be okay. The part I find interesting is "don't do it on company time".
Learning with e's
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
Readers of this blog will know that most schools throughout the UK and in many other countries have a long standing ban on the use of cell/mobile phones within school grounds. This is due in part to a number of distressing incidents involving phone cameras that have been used to record and glamourize so-called ' happy slapping ' and other aggressive, anti-social acts.
Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
In today’s new green (and red ink) economy, businesses all over the world are working hard to reduce operational expenses, restructure their workforce, and transform themselves into sustainable business models. I think one of the most exciting examples of a company going through this transition is Vestas Wind Systems , the global leader in wind.
Clive on Learning
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Rob Chapman caused quite a stir yesterday when his article The elearning diet: Not recommended for long term results was published on TrainingZone. Here's how the synopsis reads: "Like the Atkins diet, numerous boy bands and the dot com bubble, is elearning no more than just a passing fad? Rob Chapman pulls no punches in this outspoken opinion piece about the fate of the elearning industry.
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Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
I recently engaged in a conversation with someone who suggested I was way behind the curve in adopting a better notetaking tool. They picked up on my comments in Better Memory about still using notepad for taking notes in lots of cases. There are a lot of tools out there in this space. I've looked at EverNote and OneNote quite a bit, but I'm not convinced yet that they fit well enough for me to adopt.
Learning with e's
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
Well, I finally managed yesterday to get some time to complete a proposal for a workshop at ALT-C 2009. I co-authored the abstract with Tara Alexander, who is in the Faculty of Health and Social Work here at the University of Plymouth. I won't spill the beans on the workshop topic just yet, but it is ironic that, if it is accepted, and we both travel for several hours all the way up to the University of Manchester to present it, that most of it could be done remotely without us, or any participa
Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
In today’s new green (and red ink) economy, businesses all over the world are working hard to reduce operational expenses, restructure their workforce, and transform themselves into sustainable business models. I think one of the most exciting examples of a company going through this transition is Vestas Wind Systems , the global leader in wind.
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