E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Despite their pedagogical flaws, however, MOOCs provide unprecedented access to quality content for millions of learners. And isn’t content sourced from some of the world’s best providers a giant leap in that direction? Universities will finally accept they are service providers.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 16, 2009

Whether in a classroom setting, via an online course or otherwise, the resident subject matter expert (SME) within the organisation typically provides the learner with a programmed sequence of knowledge, carefully scaffolding their learning and – to adopt a cognitivist view – construct a basic framework of knowledge in the learner’s mind.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

An online discussion forum? My point is, under the right circumstances, video can provide effective instruction. In cases where the content is more complex and follow-up is necessary, why not combine the video with formative exercises? A buddy program? Again, you probably don’t need to drag everyone into a classroom.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Given a learning objective, we consider whether a course or a resource may be suitable; whether a social forum might be of use; if matching mentees with mentors would be worthwhile. Perhaps it would be helpful to develop some reference content, or provide a job aid.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 18, 2016

Instead, how about a customer education strategy that teaches the public the fundamentals of insurance, providing a clear explanation of the concept, untangling its mind-boggling options and variations, ultimately helping regular folks like you and me make better decisions about our finances.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Book the time out in their calendar, and let them know that they will be receiving an email to provide them with the access details. Provide them with any documents they will need beforehand. Perhaps other courses, websites, discussion forums, podcasts, blogs etc. Real-life examples should be used wherever possible.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 11, 2016

To help your audience remember, why not provide them with reference content in a central location, such as on the corporate intranet or in a wiki. Set up a community of practice forum in which the trainee can ask questions in the moment. The buddy can act as a role model and provide feedback to the trainee.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 1, 2010

The best service providers around the world make it really easy for customers to lodge complaints. If a particular demographic of your customer base is hooked on social media, why not provide a Twitter presence or a Facebook page or a discussion forum in which to attract, contain and manage the discourse? A complaint is a gift.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 29, 2013

Having said that, I believe there is much more scope for MOOC providers to cover corporate-relevant topics. Whether it be via the online discussion forum, on one of the associated social media groups, or at a local meetup, suddenly you are introduced to a world of people who are passionate and knowledgeable about the topic. Networking.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Nothing you say in this forum will change our minds. Nevertheless, I hope they provide some semblance of order that will extract the most out of our corporate communities. Be mindful of what we did – and more importantly, what we did not – say. Thou shalt steer clear of politics and religion. We’re busy people.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 20, 2012

Whenever a development intervention is being considered, the primary objective of the L&D professional should be to provide all the necessary learning resources to the target audience in an open, structured format. Whatever is required to make the learning experience authentic and effective.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 13, 2016

Whether it’s worth the greater investment will depend on your needs, but the following advantages that it holds over Cardboard may influence your opinion: The Gear VR headset is sturdier than its Cardboard counterpart, provides a snugger fit, and is more comfortable to wear.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 1, 2010

Consider the following examples: Providing an online module as a primer to a face-to-face session. Combining a wiki for self-directed exploration with a discussion forum to enable question asking. This approach treats each mode of delivery as a connected resource, dependent on the others. or a POV camera.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

and several highly regarded social media strategists recounted their work in mining Twitter and other online forums leading up to the Australian election. I provided five response options on a Likert scale: Very Left, Left, Center, Right or Very Right. The topic was How can social media analysis help predict results?

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

With upwards of 20 million Twitter users around the world, companies should at the very least be scanning this massive public forum to keep tabs on what people are saying about them. But you have to be very careful to provide value. By “external&# , I mean your company playing in the real world, beyond its office walls.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 17, 2009

I read a news article today about the announcement by the Queensland Government to provide wireless internet access to commuters on its Citytrain network. Participate in discussion forums. For example, San Francisco cancelled its plans for free municipal wi-fi when the service provider refused to fund the construction of the network.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

An online discussion forum? My point is, under the right circumstances, video can provide effective instruction. In cases where the content is more complex and follow-up is necessary, why not combine the video with formative exercises? A buddy program? Again, you probably don’t need to drag everyone into a classroom.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 17, 2015

This is principally achieved via job aids, and perhaps a social forum to facilitate ad hoc Q&A. Leverage this opportunity by providing a mechanism by which anyone can contribute better content. Support me. This content jumps the knowing-doing gap by helping the learner apply the concepts back on the job.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Even in Chrome I received the following error: Please provide valid Photo Sphere JPEG image. Thankfully I stumbled upon this discussion thread in the Google Photos Forum about a different problem, for which Russ Buchmann refers to the Photosphere XMP Tagger app (not a Google app). Alas, that’s where it stayed. Umm…?

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Nothing you say in this forum will change our minds. Nevertheless, I hope they provide some semblance of order that will extract the most out of our corporate communities. Be mindful of what we did – and more importantly, what we did not – say. Thou shalt steer clear of politics and religion. We’re busy people.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 12, 2011

Its principles have been applied to video games , online forums and the semantic web , for instance. An initial clue is provided – perhaps descriptions and photos of several plants typically found in a rainforest. What’s this got to do with e-learning? Of course, ecological psychology isn’t new to edtech.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Information comes and goes, but the source of the information will always provide you with the latest and greatest. Recommend news feeds, podcasts, blogs and discussion forums. Provide case studies illustrating how new information has affected existing situations in the real world. That’s the idea, anyway.).

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I see the future of universities as service providers, plain and simple. As we embrace informal learning, we will rely less on e-learning modules in favour of alternatives such as social forums, job aids, games, and indeed, interactive videos. Yes, deregulation may prompt the $100,000 degree… but who will buy it? Informal first.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 5, 2009

His point is: if you aren’t interacting with other people through media such as mailing lists, blogs, Twitter, discussion forums etc, then you are not developing professionally and you will eventually stagnate. In fact, Stephen considers it so important, he elegantly expresses it as: “Interaction is breathing for the brain&#.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 19, 2010

While the 4 pillars provide a useful framework for blogging, please don’t take them too seriously. In contrast, it’s a forum for free thought – something very rare in this fast paced, time poor, ultra standardised world. Then distill that into a 1-liner. You might even use it as your opening line. Let it flow.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

• Provide plenty of questions for practice. Provide an epitome of the domain initially, then elaborate. • Provide rich feedback. • Provide your learners with a forum to ask questions and to learn from one another. The forum may be synchronous or asynchronous, or both.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 7, 2010

Not to mention blogs, wikis, discussion forums and social bookmarks. The facilitator should provide a learning plan for novice learners which defines a sequence of study, identifying specific resources among the potentially overwhelming array of options. Unlike a VLE, an ILE is strictly informal. The sky’s the limit.

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