Here a quick list that I came up with: ID Theory and Concept: Understand and apply ID concepts, theories and models based on relevance. ADDIE Process: Understand and implement the ADDIE process. Business Requirement and Problem: Understand the business requirement that led to the demand for the training, and the business problem that the training is intended to be solved. Suggest appropriate Training Solutions: Suggest appropriate training solutions based on the requirements and audience needs. The focus while writing objectives should be to write something that can be measured. MORE >>

Saw a blog post from Alan Cann over at the University of Leicester this evening which got me thinking. His post was entitled ' Twitter drives traffic to blogs and social networks ', and in it he claims that Twitter is the semantic web. He has a great poem on his site called ' The Semantic Web will not be Televised ' which expresses this idea perfectly. Although the Semantic Web (Web 3.0?) is still somewhat ill-defined and there are disagreements over exactly what it is, or what it looks like, most people agree that elements of it at least, have been with us for some time. MORE >>

John Medina's excellent book Brain Rules has received quite a bit of attention already (see my original post based on the videos and online information I explored first on John's website , as well as Donald Clark's recent review ), but I've only just got round to reading it properly and I want to take a look at each of the twelve rules in a bit more detail. Whether I sustain this remains to be seen. John is a developmental molecular biologist (whatever that means) and serious about distinguishing brain myths from brain facts, so I've got some confidence in his work. MORE >>

I’m in Orlando this week at the eLearning Guild’s Annual Gathering. If you happen to be there swing by the Articulate booth and say hello. On Wednesday, I’ll be facilitating a session on rapid elearning at the ID Zone. In fact, here’s a link to a resource page for that session. It has a bunch of examples of rapid elearning courses including our recent Articulate Guru Award winners. Many of the emails I get ask about information that I’ve gotten in previous posts. So today’s post is going to review 10 posts that each offer 5 tips and tricks. Ways Web 2.0 MORE >>

Over the last year or so, Peter Tittenberger and I have been working on a Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning. We’re done with version #1. The wiki is now available (will continue to be updated), and if you prefer to read paper, a.pdf version of the handbook is also available. Questions, comments, and reactions are most welcome MORE >>