ID Reflections

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Pecha Kucha: My brief take on this presentation format

ID Reflections

Pecha Kucha as a presentation tool Pecha Kucha as a learning tool Pecha Kucha as a presentation tool As a presentation format, it is the next best thing to slice bread (not my line but I liked it.) ! In it's almost Zen-like simplicity of 20 slides of 20 seconds each, it is an extremely powerful vehicle.

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Who are Instructional Designers? The existential dilemma.

ID Reflections

And I have not even ventured into the depths of design thinking that an ID should understand to be able to effectively represent the content in a multimedia format. I had to write it down to visualize the span. In short then, an ID’s functions involve BA to understanding the concepts of storyboarding during a PLC.

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MOOCs in Workplace Learning - Part 5: Skills Learners Need Today

ID Reflections

The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices. The MOOC format is primarily learner-driven and learner-directed.

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3 Benefits of MOOCs in the Workplace

ID Reflections

While the cMOOC or the Connectivist MOOC started out with the vision of leveraging the power of networks in learning, xMOOCs took the more conventional classroom-learning format and brought it online. From the amalgamation of these two is emerging a new breed of MOOCs—the corporate MOOCs.

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MOOCs in Performance Support

ID Reflections

Apart from enabling the formation of cohorts, this aspect ensures that a MOOC offers PS by allowing learners to reach out to their communities at the point-of-need, learn from others’ experiences and share their own unique experiences.

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What Makes a MOOC a MOOC?

ID Reflections

Most organizations (hopefully) have accepted that learning is crucial to their strategy for growth and performance, and if done right, has a direct impact on the bottom line.

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ThoughtWorks: Day 1--Induction with a difference.

ID Reflections

A power point is projected on a large screen (the size can vary from org to org, the format usually doesn't). (Experienced folks prefer to sit at the back and prepare for nap time.) The area around the podium is lit.

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