Experiencing eLearning
APRIL 9, 2008
Read The Words. Free text-to-speech application that creates mp3s of content from multiple formats. Audio can be shared on a blog as a podcast but not sold commercially. Originally designed to help students with learning disabilities access text more easily. tags: audio , text-to-speech , podcast.
Learning Visions
APRIL 11, 2008
Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, April 11, 2008 Instructional Designers Poll: Market Sector and Advanced Degrees My original survey on Instructional Designers and Advanced Degrees had some holes in it. For awhile now Ive been wondering about Market Sector differences in ID. I want to know if theres a difference in the ratio of working instructional designers with advanced degrees in the corporate and academic sectors.
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Moodle Journal
APRIL 11, 2008
As a supplement to my lectures and notes for 2006-7, I decided to begin making some specific MP3 recordings at certain strategic points during the delivery, which resulted in about four or five recordings with each lasting somewhere between 3 to 4 minutes per session. While I used the MP3’s in audio form, I also decided to tryout driving an avatar with the audio and so give them all something to look at while listening, basically duplicating the material.
Kapp Notes
APRIL 10, 2008
I really enjoyed my talk the other night with the Women of the Web 2.0. I had a great time and it is a great group of people to work with. We discussed games and how they can be used in the classroom. And we discussed a number of great web sites from all over so here are a few of the sites we discussed. Here are some sites where teachers can create their own online games and/or 3D environments.
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Experiencing eLearning
APRIL 8, 2008
University of Houston Study: Hybrid Courses More Effective for Students Annotated. tags: hybrid , e-learning , highered , research. Research comparing traditional and hybrid methods of teaching a college course. Students in the hybrid course with access to materials online scored 10% higher in the course. A technical report from a University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance researcher finds that students in a hybrid class that incorporated instructional technology with in-cl
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Learning with e's
APRIL 11, 2008
There is more interest in my 5-stage wiki activities model (Left) - this time from Holland. A few days ago Wilfred Rubens (Utrecht) posted a brief commentary and now Paulo Moekotte (Enschede) has posted an image of the model alongside Gilly Salmon's 5-step e-moderation model. He argues that 'students would probably need some kind of e-moderating' (alongside the wiki activity).
Kapp Notes
APRIL 7, 2008
Tomorrow night at I will be joining a group of distinguish web personalities in a live talk show called Women of Web 2.0. It will be show number 70 and we will be covering a range of topics from games for educators to the need for textbook editors to provide more engaging content to teachers. If you would like to listen to the show live, (it's free) you can go to EdTechTalk and click on Women of Web 2.0 and hear my discussion with Cheryl, Sharon, Jennifer and Vicki ( Cool Cat Teacher ).
Experiencing eLearning
APRIL 7, 2008
Google Earth Lessons. tags: education , lessonplans , google , tutorials , science. Lesson plans using Google Earth. Includes basic tutorials on Google Earth as well as lesson plans divided by subject. Boolify: PubLearn’s Boolean Search Tool. tags: search , visualization , education , k-12 , lessonplans. Visual tool for creating Boolean searches–shows search criteria as puzzle pieces.
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Vignettes Learning
APRIL 11, 2008
I have been doing my blog primarily for personal learning and sharing. I rarely asked if people read my blogs. Curiosity got to me so I tried three Web 2.0 tools that provide a feel on the type of audience I am reaching. It is interesting how Web 2.0 tools make tracking easy and sexy. 1. [link] One will see how your social networking site compares with others and you can follow links. 2.
Clive on Learning
APRIL 11, 2008
I recently received this reply from someone called Eve (sorry, no more info) to a posting I made back in February called So learners prefer the classroom. Are you sure? We've experimented with online discussions with our 9yr olds at school and found that many more children actively participate than in the classroom. They ask more questions, support each other through comments and lead the discussion.
Experiencing eLearning
APRIL 5, 2008
TravelinEdMan: Job Searching in Educational Technology and Instructional Systems Technology?: Hold Your Head Up High! tags: career , instructionaldesign. Collection of sites for finding jobs in ed tech and related fields. (I’m not looking, but I get requests from other people who are looking sometimes.). Social Bookmarking Soulmates at WRT: Writer Response Theory. tags: diigo , socialbookmarking , education.
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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
APRIL 10, 2008
As we prepare for our annual research conference IMPACT 2008: The Business of Talent® , I want to mention an important topic which has come up frequently in the last few weeks: the critical importance of managing innovation. All organizations in all industries must continuously deal with change. Our research continues to show that one. Read more» The post Managing Innovation: Google and the “Learning Culture” appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.
Learning with e's
APRIL 10, 2008
I have had a lot of interest about the Wiki Activities 5 Stages Model I presented recently in Plymouth, Bristol, and Utrecht, Holland. By popular demand then, I have posted up the PowerPoint presentation I used at the JISC Higher Education Conference in Bristol on Tuesday which has graphic illustrations of all of the stages with some examples and a hyperlink to one of the live wikis.
Clive on Learning
APRIL 10, 2008
I was reading yet another account of the generation gap in the UK's Management Today magazine - see My Generation. I got the distinct impression that, as a boomer, I should be just a little bit intimidated by the outrageous demands of Gen Y (born 1978 - 1994) and adapting my approach accordingly. These are just some of the words that the article uses to characterise Gen Y: 'disruptive', 'divas', 'high maintenance', 'out for themselves', 'lacking in loyalty', 'thinking only of the short term and
E-Learning Acupuncture
APRIL 8, 2008
In the same vein as my ‘Life by Powerpoint’ blog post from last year, I have stumbled across another excellent demonstration of useful ways to make PowerPoint presentations less boring for students. Alvin Trusty, Director of Educational Technology at The University of Findlay in Ohio has provided his recorded presentation from the eTechOhio conference of 2008.
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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
APRIL 10, 2008
As we prepare for our annual research conference IMPACT 2008: The Business of Talent® , I want to mention an important topic which has come up frequently in the last few weeks: the critical importance of managing innovation. All organizations in all industries must continuously deal with change. Our research continues to show that one. Read more» The post Managing Innovation: Google and the “Learning Culture” appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.
Learning with e's
APRIL 9, 2008
No, this is not a hair salon advert. There is some really useful commentary and reflection from Richard Hall (De Montfort University) on the highlights of the recent Plymouth e-Learning Conference, held on April 4th. Richard says: "I had a really nice time last Friday, at the Plymouth e-Learning conference. Okay, it helped that the weather was great and that I was by the seaside, and that I love the train journey past the Cotswolds, through Bristol and along the coast beyond Exeter.
Vignettes Learning
APRIL 7, 2008
"What is the compelling urgency of the machine that it can so intrude itself into the very stuff out of which man builds his world?" In Nick Carr's blog, he expressed appreciation for Joseph Weizenbaum, who recently died, the inventor of Eliza. Weizenbaum wrote the software Eliza to simulate a person. Many people found conversations with Eliza so realistic that they were convinced that "Eliza had a capacity for emphathy.
Clive on Learning
APRIL 7, 2008
What do learning and development professionals need to know to prosper in a new world of workplace learning? That's what I was asked in a telephone interview with Nige Howarth of e-Skills UK, available now as a series of two podcasts: 1st podcast 2nd podcast Listening back to these I have to feel some sympathy for Nige, who tried in vain at times to get a word in edgeways.
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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
APRIL 6, 2008
This week we talked with five top Chief Learning Officers representing training leadership at EMC, Extra Space Storage, MetLife, Textron, and Trinity Health. This group of learning leaders will be discussing their L&D strategies and solutions at our upcoming research conference. One of the biggest topics we discussed was how to build a corporate.
Learning with e's
APRIL 8, 2008
Enjoyed an interesting and profitable day at the JISC South West Regional (Higher Education) e-Learning conference in Bristol today. Travelled up under blue skies. a good omen. The venue (At Bristol, left) was high quality, and apart from occasional 'noises off' from the exhibition downstairs, a most excellent place to hold a conference. Food was good - company was good.
Vignettes Learning
APRIL 6, 2008
Another one of Michael Wesch's short video presentations. A wonderful way of summarizing what profound impacts digital technology has on the way we live, learn and play. An interesting way to understand the value of social networking. Ray Jimenez, PhD www.vignettestraining.com "Helping Learners Learn Their Way" Ray Jimenez, PhD Author "3-Minute e-Learning" www.vignettestraining.
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development
APRIL 7, 2008
Daniel Pink releases is latest book on the challenges of our changing world of work. The Adventures of Johnny Bunko - The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need One of the great things about this book is that it is done in comic style - manga-style to be exact. Learn more about why the comic style is great for learning by reading some of the research done by Neil Cohn.
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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
APRIL 6, 2008
This week we talked with five top Chief Learning Officers representing training leadership at EMC, Extra Space Storage, MetLife, Textron, and Trinity Health. This group of learning leaders will be discussing their L&D strategies and solutions at our upcoming research conference. One of the biggest topics we discussed was how to build a corporate.
Learning with e's
APRIL 7, 2008
Tomorrow I'm in Bristol on the invitation of the JISC to present two papers reporting on recent research we have been doing on social software at their regional support centre conference. One of my papers will detail my wiki activities 5 stage model. I have tried to develop a model which describes how students are gradually drawn into deeper cognitive engagement with learning whilst at the same time they are gradually developing their collaborative strengths.
Vignettes Learning
APRIL 5, 2008
The two videos provide you an overview of Lotus Connections. This is helpful for those who wish to have an inside look on how social networking is applied in Enterprise 2.0 applications. To see the full view of the presentation, click the top right corner and expand to show the full screen. To return to original screen size, repeat the process. Profile Activities Ray Jimenez, PhD www.vignettestraining.com "Helping Learners Learn Their Way" Ray Jimenez, PhD Author "3-Minute e-Learning" www.vignet
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