Sat.Mar 07, 2009 - Fri.Mar 13, 2009

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Informal Learning About Accessibility

Experiencing eLearning

Two weeks ago, I posted a poll that asked How Do You Learn About Accessibility? The poll is still open, so you can still vote, but I wanted to share the results so far. This is an extremely small sample size, so please don’t consider this scientific research. I had 76 votes total but that counts the number of votes, not people. If you checked three choices, that’s three votes.

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Skills Training

Tony Karrer

Skills Gap There's a great post by Catherine Lombardozzi - Learning 2.0 that discusses the skills that "many employees … well beyond school … could use help in developing … skills are different." She goes on to list out the skills and I think it's quite a good list. When I combined this with a common theme across a lot of my writing and on Work Literacy : Tool Set 2009 ASTD Follow-Up I'm more convinced all the time that there's a gap in awareness and skills among Concept Workers.

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Creds to the Classroom Trainers

eLearning Cyclops

Since the announcement of my bank's acquisition my e-learning projects have been cancelled. So, I have returned to the classroom to teach online professional networking, which has a focus on using LinkedIn. I am not new to teaching face-to-face classes, but I have not done it on a consistent basis since 2002. Here are some of the great things about being in the classroom that either we do not have the advantage of in asynchronous e-learning or are at least a challenge for the e-learning designe

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elearning, strategically

Clark Quinn

While I’ve lots more to say, I put a short version of my vision of elearning strategy in Michael Allen’s 2009 e-Learning Annual. It’s about both getting the individual elements right, and establishing the connections between the elements to achieve synergy, not irrelevance (or worse). This doesn’t include assessments, action plans, or more (I’m planning that for my pre-conference workshop on strategy at ASTD’s International Conference & Exposition ), but

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Deja Vue All Over Again. More Lawsuits

Kapp Notes

Remember a few years ago when Blackboard claimed to have invented e-learning. ( Who invented e-learning? A patent dispute shakes up academic computing ) and when Al Gore claimed to have invented the Internet. In that spirt of "hey I invented." another crazy is claiming to have invented virtual worlds and is suing everyone to prove they are right (you know it's the principle not the money.

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Skimming and Learning Design

Tony Karrer

One of the common themes on my blog is the world we live in with availability of trillions of web pages, millions of people, and thousands of tools, has meant a significant and continuous change in our work literacy. It also has an impact on Learning Design and Learning Organizations … more on this below. Read the Whole Thing ? A little bit ago I was skimming through a presentation that asked the audience whether people read the whole thing.

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A wee bit o’ experience…

Clark Quinn

A personal reflection, read if you’d like a little insight into what I do, why and what I’ve done. Reading an article in Game Developer about some of the Bay Area history of the video game industry has made me reflective. As an undergrad (back before there really were programs in instructional technology) I saw the link between computers and learning, and it’s been my life ever since.

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Tentative 3D Book Outline--Based on Your Input

Kapp Notes

A few weeks ago, I posted a request for feedback on a book I am working on with Tony O'Driscoll tentatively called Learning in 3D asking what was needed in such a book. The post called Book on 3D Learning Environments: What Do You Want From It? got some awesome responses from Guy W. Wallace , Carol, Catherine Lombardozzi , Jacob Everist , Geeta Bose , Rachel , and Dave Ferguson.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Flashback: DIY vs. Formal Learning

Learning Visions

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, March 09, 2009 Flashback: DIY vs. Formal Learning I was looking through my blog recently, finding some old nuggets from my early days (which was all of two years ago!) This post stood out: DIY vs. Formal Learning. So whats changed in the past two years with the rise of social media tools?

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Questions Before You Ask

Tony Karrer

I need some help with appropriate way to handle a somewhat common situation. Let me set this up a bit … I've said many times in presentations and on this blog that I really like to get questions. To me, that's the fun part. It's so much fun that I spend time on posts like Social Grid Follow-up just going through and answering the questions that came up during the presentation.

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Tips for facilitators in Ning

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I've been exploring Ning a little further than I did and compared it to other forums like socialgo, collectivex and grou.ps. Gro.ups is open source, has a lot of similar functionalities to ning (and more- you can upload files easily) and is also without advertisements (for free!). The advantage of ning is that it is slightly more attractive in look and feel.

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Survey Says.

Kapp Notes

One article that I wrote seems to get more attention than any other, it is called How Long Does it Take? Estimation Methods for Developing E-Learning and while the formulas and ideas in the article are up-to-date (written in 2003), one section really needs to be updated. That is the section on Industry Standards. I have a feeling some of those numbers may have changed but I'd like to seek confirmation.

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Flashback: DIY vs. Formal Learning

Learning Visions

I was looking through my blog recently, finding some old nuggets from my early days (which was all of two years ago!) This post stood out: DIY vs. Formal Learning. So what's changed in the past two years with the rise of social media tools? Are more people doing it themselves? Is the economy pushing that change? Tags: formal DIY informal learning.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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We Need You! To Beta Test Camtasia for the Mac

TechSmith Camtasia

One of the steps in software development is to beta test the software. And, we could use 50 - 100 beta testers for Camtasia for the Mac. Interested? Just fill out this shortly survey here. Troy Stein and the Camtasia team will review the submissions shortly. And, if you're accepted to beta test, you'll hear from them shortly. Thanks for your help in the development of Camtasia for the Mac!

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Grown up digital

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I read the book 'Grown up digital' by Don Tapscott. I was curious to understand more about the generational differences. I've definitely not grown up digital; I almost missed the introduction of digital technologies because I was living in a village in Mali that did not even have telephone or electricity. Often when I mention generational differences, people start whiping the issue under the carpet by refering to their grandma who is 86 and skypes with her daughter in Australia.

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50 Practical Tips & Tricks to Build Better E-Learning

Rapid eLearning

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.

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Is Twitter the Semantic Web?

Learning with e's

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.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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single-source learning content development…

Xyleme

Home About Podcasts Videos Xyleme Inc. Home > Instructional Design , Single Source > Single-Source Learning Content Development… Single-Source Learning Content Development… March 13th, 2009 Goto comments Leave a comment If the number of people in my recent conference sessions are any indication more and more organizations are seeing the promise of single-source learning content development.

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Brain rules #1

Clive on Learning

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.

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Make your own cartoons online

E-Learning Acupuncture

Ever wanted to be a cartoonist, but can't draw? Welcome to my world. Anyway, I came across ToonDoo.com today and this website is letting me live my dream (free of charge!). I can now easy make cartoons by simply dragging and dropping backgrounds, characters, and props, etc. Try it. You'll like it. Here's a sample 3 panel cartoon that I made - it took me about 10 mins.

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What you see is what you get

Learning with e's

Human perception has been explained in many ways, from Decartes , through to the 'top-down' experiments of Richard Gregory , then J.J. Gibson 's ecological 'bottom-up' model and a host of other theorists. Each clamours for our attention, attempting to explain the way we represent our version of reality inside our heads. The plain fact remains: What you see is what you get.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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"Social Networks that Matter: Twitter Under the Microscope" (Huberman & Romero)

Mark Oehlert

Abstract : " Scholars, advertisers and political activists see massive online social networks as a representation of social interactions that can be used to study the propagation of ideas, social bond dynamics and viral marketing, among others. But the linked structures of social networks do not reveal actual interactions among people. Scarcity of attention and the daily rythms of life and work makes people default to interacting with those few that matter and that reciprocate their attention.

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Lectora Score to LMS Basics

Learning Developments

I have completed developing my first course in Lectora and it is ready to run inside the LMS. The LMS I am using is Saba. This is important to note because each LMS handles SCORM content slightly differently and some SCORM related settings must be adjusted appropriately. For this course, I am not requiring a passing score for an assessment. Instead, I am requiring the learner to have simply completed a series of simulations and a non-binding assessment at the end.

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single-source learning content development…

Xyleme

Home About Podcasts Videos Xyleme Inc. Home > Instructional Design , Single Source > Single-Source Learning Content Development… Single-Source Learning Content Development… March 13th, 2009 Goto comments Leave a comment If the number of people in my recent conference sessions are any indication more and more organizations are seeing the promise of single-source learning content development.

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Online Math Game Lets Kids Learn at Their Own Pace

Take an e-Learning Break

This program uses a "recommendation engine" to watch how a child plays math games and provide new content according to what's observed. The recommendation engine, patented as GuideRight technology, watches every motion the child makes while playing the game, and then adjusts on the fly to present kids with a math curriculum that is most appropriate for them.

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.

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I’m a Food Renegade

Marcia Conner

I didn't intend to be a food renegade. Here I am, though. In full disclosure, I don't consider myself a foodie. I eat food grown outside my local area (although we do try to grow as much produce as we can in the spring and summer). I eat for texture.

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Lectora Score to LMS Basics

Learning Developments

I have completed developing my first course in Lectora and it is ready to run inside the LMS. The LMS I am using is Saba. This is important to note because each LMS handles SCORM content slightly differently and some SCORM related settings must be adjusted appropriately. For this course, I am not requiring a passing score for an assessment. Instead, I am requiring the learner to have simply completed a series of simulations and a non-binding assessment at the end.

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Whewww!

There Is No Chalk

So the last two weeks have been quite action-packed for me. Finishing up this quarter's Masters project proved more time consuming than initially expected, and I'm glad I started it a couple weeks early! I had to prepare elearning and classroom instruction modules that complemented each other for a new software application put in place by my client.