Tony Karrer
OCTOBER 13, 2010
I was just asked about trends in open source for eLearning and particularly open source eLearning tools. Probably one of the better sources on this is Jane Hart’s Instructional Tools Directory. You can find a long list of tools broken into authoring tools, games/simulations, quiz/test tools, social media, delivery platforms, tracking and whether they support mobile.
Dashe & Thomson
OCTOBER 15, 2010
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena by Jim on October 15, 2010 in Reviews , eLearning Most of the eLearning modules we design here at Dashe & Thomson are aimed at the corporate audience. We train our clients’ employees on new systems, processes, and ideas, with the intention of helping them maximize their productivity while simultaneously minimizing disruption.
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Upside Learning
OCTOBER 15, 2010
Welcome to our new look blog! If you have been a regular reader of our blog, you would have noticed that we’ve changed our identity! As a dynamic and innovative organization, we have always kept pace with the changing times, evolving with technology, and customer requirements. Today, we have changed our corporate identity to reflect our ‘you-centric’ approach and our focus on growth.
Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 12, 2010
Here are the links and resources from my presentation at the “Learning in Different Worlds&# conference in Lahti, Findland and a small recap which will be expanded later. The trip started off without a hitch and soon I was in London and then off to the Helsinki Airport and a bus ride to my final destination, Lahti, Finland. Soon I was out to dinner with our wonderful hosts Georges Segura, Teemu Moilanen, Iikka Kukkonen, Hannu Heinonen, Maria Muinonen and Sannakaisa Raatikainen.
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E-Learning Provocateur
OCTOBER 9, 2010
Today I read about the Twitter misadventure at H&R Block whereby a call centre employee assuming the name “Kid Fury&# urged all his followers to phone in and ask for him. It was his final day of work with that employer, so he thought it a harmless last hurrah. That was until it went viral and H&R Block call centres across the country were jammed with fools asking for Kid Fury.
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Tony Karrer
OCTOBER 11, 2010
This month’s big question is Examples of Big Impact from Technology and I’ve taken it as an opportunity to go back and look at the elements of different projects that I’ve worked on over the years that have had a big impact. In this post, I’m going to focus on a common model that has been part of several of the highest impact projects. At it’s core, the model is pretty simple: Guide through setting meaningful personal goals Teach how you can hold yourself accountable to those goals Help the user
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
OCTOBER 14, 2010
by AJ George. Over the last two weeks I've introduced PowerPoint 2010's Shape Union and Shape Subtract tools. Now I'd like to give a quick example of how you could incorporate this into your eLearning projects made with PowerPoint. Your end result would look something like this: Using what you've previously learned about the Shape Union tool , construct a few puzzle pieces.
The Performance Improvement Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2010
Company executives have a “blindspot” for the language of learning. They don’t see the point. Given this blindspot, Clark Quinn asks the critical question that all trainers and learning specialists should be asking themselves. He writes in his blog : The problem, then, is where do you come in? What is the fog-penetrating terminology that will help??
Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 15, 2010
If you are a local, state or even national government official interested in virtual worlds, you can get your own piece of digital realestate at GovGrid. A virtual immersive environment constructed strictly for governments. As the site says: GovGrid is a 3D, multi-user virtual world created to connect government and engage citizens. Built on OpenSim software, GovGrid offers those working in or for government the opportunity to explore virtual worlds in a safe and familiar environment.
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ID Reflections
OCTOBER 10, 2010
My first attempt at writing a post using my iPod. While not as optimal as the bigger laptop screen, there's a lot that can be said in favor of the mobility. I can see the advantages of this when 1. Waiting at an airport, 2. Caught in traffic (a frequent phenomenon), 3. When doing a quick, short update.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
OCTOBER 12, 2010
by Kevin Siegel During a recent RoboHelp class , I was teaching the group about numbered and bulleted lists. It was time to select the list and alter it in some way. The exact alteration we were going for isn't important here. What mattered was that to make the alteration to the list, the entire list needed to be selected. So what's the best way to select a list?
Moodle Journal
OCTOBER 13, 2010
One of the VLE training courses that I run here at the college, Moodle Web 2.0, introduces those features that are part of the standard build such as Chat, Forums, Glossaries, Blogs and RSS. With regard to the Blog feature and the way in which we have it installed, I always emphasise the need to post a blog as 'Publish to yourself (as Draft)'. The reason for this is two fold.
Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 13, 2010
Here are links to some research which indicates that moving through a computer generated interface as an avatar provides powerful learning stimulus. Here are the slides: Why 3D Immersive Environments. View more presentations from Karl Kapp. Here are some points from an article titled Promoting motivation with virtual agents and avatars: role of visual presence and appearance by Amy Baylor. 1) An experience as an avatar can change a person’s real life perceptions.
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eLearning Brothers
OCTOBER 11, 2010
We’re always looking for ways to improve our eLearning content. I came across a post on eLearningWeekly about “ 5 Ways to Improve Bad eLearning &# that I wanted to share. Here are his main points and my comments on how to improve bad eLearning: 1. Open up the Navigation. I like the idea of letting the users control their own navigation. There are many times when we should just let the learn get what they want and get out.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
OCTOBER 12, 2010
by Kevin Siegel. When inserting images into a Captivate project, you have two choices via the Insert menu: Image and Image Slide. Unfortunately for many new Captivate developers, the two commands are commonly confused, which can lead to a bit of stress during the development process. For most developers looking to simply insert an image on a slide, choosing Insert > Image and then opening the desired image is a common process, one that doesn't need a great deal of afterthought.
eLearning Cyclops
OCTOBER 11, 2010
If you are looking for music for your e-learning or educational games, I have a resource for you - mOsno. The right music can add great depth and emotion to e-learning and especially games. Just as any good instructional designer uses or creates graphics that support the learning, use of music and audio should do the same. However, it is not always easy to find the right music, or musician to create music, that will support the learning and design.
Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 14, 2010
Last night I presented at the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of ASTD and ran into a bunch of old friends and made some new ones. The planning for the meeting started some time ago and the innovative learning in 3D folks practiced what we preached and had our planning meetings in 3D virtual spaces. One such meeting is shown below. Meeting to prepare for our presentation.
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Mindflash
OCTOBER 15, 2010
News flash: The organizations that training professionals serve are moving faster than ever to respond to customer needs. Big shock, right? What will be a huge shock is that training directors, trainers, and instructional designers must develop new skills in order to stay relevant in 21st century business. You may have seen this quote many times, but it’s one of my favorites: “If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.&#. – General Eric Sh
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
OCTOBER 14, 2010
by Jennie Ruby. Technical terms, program names, proper names, and acronyms can light up your Word or PowerPoint screen with red zigzag underlines, causing not only annoyance but also a risk that you will overlook an actual misspelled word. Too often we accept the annoyance and just try to be careful. But the Custom dictionary, which Word and PowerPoint share, can actually help clean up the mess. Without getting into the nitty-gritty of creating your own custom dictionary from a text-only
eLearning Cyclops
OCTOBER 9, 2010
My next big venture is training for an upgrade to Windows 7 and Office 2010. I have good grasp of my audience, how they use their software, and access to the new OS and Office 2010. This provides me with a solid start to identifying the training needs. I have also casually talked to a few people who use Windows 7 and Office 2010 and they shared valuable information about their transition and what they found easy and what was challenging.
Learning with e's
OCTOBER 12, 2010
I have presented a few workshops now on how to use Twitter as a learning and teaching tool. One of my most viewed blog posts was entitled Teaching with Twitter so there is a lot of interest in the topic - how can we harness the potential of this tool in a teaching and learning context? There has been a spectrum of reactions to the workshops I have presented, from the sceptical throught to the enthusiastic, and all of the questions that have been asked are valid and representative of the concerns
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Mindflash
OCTOBER 12, 2010
When was the last time you asked your training audience where they get more of their training from? Do they learn more about their job from formal training (classroom, online, etc.) or do they learn more informally (from peers, managers, etc.)? You should find out, and here’s why: Informal learning accounts for over 75% of the learning taking place in organizations today.
The eLearning Coach
OCTOBER 14, 2010
Does your audience reject dense or obscure information? Here's why. Post from: The eLearning Coach How Visual Clarity Affects Learning. Tags: COGNITION GRAPHICS MEDIA processing fluency visuals visuals for learning.
eLearning 24-7
OCTOBER 15, 2010
You have probably been bombarded with lots of social learning surveys over the past few weeks. It is a big topic and everyone wants to pull your insight and tell you what they have found. Data here, data there. It is overload at a mega level. But to understand the topic, you first have to understand the basics – social media. Because without it, you cannot have social learning.
Learning with e's
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Learning how to use Twitter as a tool to develop your personal learning network is not always simple, and as with any other social networking tools, there is an unwritten protocol. There is quite an art to getting the best out of it. When the Internet and e-mail was first emerging as a major communication tool set, several people proposed an Internet ettiquette, or 'Netiquette', which involved guidelines such as using UPPER CASE letters only if you were shouting.
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TechSmith Camtasia
OCTOBER 12, 2010
One of my favorite quotes is, "We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.". And, we've been busy at TechSmith listening to your feedback. I'm happy to share the good news that all products in the Camtasia family are getting upgrades! This includes Camtasia Studio (Windows), Camtasia for Mac and Camtasia Relay (server-based).
LearningGuild
OCTOBER 12, 2010
Love it or hate it, social media and its compression of expression is here to stay. Marc presents the pros and the cons, and asks the critical question: What are we going to do about it? Tags: Social Media.
Adobe Captivate
OCTOBER 14, 2010
We are doing a Captivate/eLearning Roadshow in the week of Oct 25-29 and Nov 1-2, 2010. Locations – US East Coast (NYC, DC, …) and Bay Area (SF, San Jose, …). Do let us know if you are not in these areas, we will try and accommodate a slot to visit you. Our Agenda for the [.]. Tags: Conferences and events Adobe Adobe Captivate Captivate 5 eLearning Suite 2 Events Roadshow.
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