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The Accidental Instructional Designer: A Learning Solutions Workshop!

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From the workshop description: Most of us working as instructional designers got here by accident, by showing an aptitude for training or expertise in a particular subject matter area. On March 19, I'll be leading a one day workshop in Orlando as part of the pre-conference program for the eLearning Guild's 2012 Learning Solutions conference.

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Ethan Edwards: 5 Most Important Analysis Questions You’ll Ever Ask #devlearn

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The purpose of elearning can’t be to create expertise. Expertise takes years to develop. Need to tell people when it’s a bad idea. The Five Questions 1. what do learners expect to do after completing the course that they can’t do now? Instead we should be aiming to create minimal competence. Ask why is this important?

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Book Review: Love is the Killer App

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Lots of books in your area of expertise. So Tim Sanders’ 2002 treasure, “ Love is the Killer App : How to Win Business and Influence Friends”, resonates with me in a big way. The basic premise: Share your knowledge, share your network, share your compassion. Share your knowledge Read. Write book reviews (hey, like this one!).

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ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk

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The teacher no longer needs to be the full source of expertise – teacher can be learning subject with students instead of teaching students. Marlene argues that teacher needs to have some expertise in subject matter.) Teacher as guide on the side is no longer the subject matter expert.

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Name That Tool

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But that's not really my expertise. I'm sure I could do a better job describing this, so let me know if I've been clear. To me, this sounds like competence management as handled by an LMS. What tool do you think he's looking for? Can you name any names?

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How to Combat Cognitive Overload with Connie Malamed #ASTDTK12

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Use analogies: “a database is like a file drawer system…” The expertise reversal effect: (avoid redundancy for experts) – if you treat an expert like a novice, it taxes their working memory. This increases working memory capacity. And if they can connect it existing schemas, it will help them retrieve it later more easily.

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As eLearning Ripens on The Vine

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Are we seeing a real shift from just information and declarative knowledge to real expertise development? Or has this complexity been there all along and I was just skating along in a parallel universe? Are the expectations for eLearning actually getting more demanding? I guess the obvious answer is yes. We must be. We have to be.

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