joined ASTD, ISPI, e-Learning Guild, went to Masie lab. ASTD ’s Learning Circuits Blog has a monthly ‘Big Question.” 8221; This month it’s: I’m interested in [the field of] eLearning. What should I do first?

Based on the post He Had a Bad Day , Mark Oehlert , Heidi Fisk and I have had an email conversation that raises an interesting broader questions around the role, voice and communication norms of people who are the leaders / organizers of groups like the eLearningGuild. Should they try to stay behind the scenes and put members out in front? Should they have a strong voice and opinion that champions approaches or direction for the members? Do they need to remain neutral? How can they avoid abusing high profile, influential positions? When they have valuable resources that are free,

But here are a few podcast appetizers to engage us into learning mode: Social Networking Demo - A Captivate presentation by Elliott Masie (and Sarah the connector). In this presentation, he illustrates visually (with screenshots) and discusses how they will use a social networking software to connect effectively and creatively the Learning 2007 participants. Dan Pink Keynote and Podcast - Here is a 10 minute audio PodCast interview of Dan Pink by Elliott Masie, focused on design, personalization and "A Whole New Mind". Learning Changes! Learning 2007 LearningWiki 2007 WHAT?

By playing their games, youre training computers to solve problems for humans all over the world. WFP Foodforce Understand world hunger and efforts to alleviate it. Virtual U Is a management education game, a simulation of a university, in which the user takes the role of a university administrator. Find out now in this challenging role playing game in which you take responsibility for a family of five in rural Haiti. skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, May 15

The part that really catches my eye is that several of the sessions that I attended at Elliott Masie's Learning 2009 event had similar themes about the changing makeup of the learning organization. from Sumeet's summary of the David Mallon preso] New Roles in the learning organisation: * Performance Consultants * Instructional Designers o Work out in the biz, teaching others to structure knowledge; o Supervise SMEs o Add additional disciplines to create environments o Be masters of the business o Measure approaches

She moderates the Mobile Learning Content Community and is a fantastic speaker on all things mobile learning. Bob Mosher Bob has been an active and influential leader in the learning and training industry for over 23 years and is renowned worldwide for his pioneering role in e-learning and performance support. He is an influential voice in the IT training industry, speaking at conferences and participating within industry associations such as CLO Magazine, CompTIA, ASTD, The E-learning Guild and The Masie Centre. Tony Karrer Dr. On May 21, LearnTrends will be hosting an eLearning Tour Event .

Chiara Succi is a good friend of mine that I met while she was interning at the Masie Center. Research Abstract: ELearning Acceptance within Organizations: the Role of Communication In this research we would like to understand the importance of the context surrounding eLearning experiences. In order to do this we identified four categories of variables playing an important role in the preparation phase: before launching/releasing an eLearning activity. Chiara is also a Ph.D candidate at the University of Lugano in Lugano, Switzerland.

An e-Journal of Learning Innovation ISSN 1448-2673 Think piece: Defining the ‘e’ in e-learning In this think piece, Elliott Masie, who co-invented the term ‘e-learning’, argues the need to change the ‘e’s definition from ‘electronic’ to ‘excellent’. In doing so, he explores how both teachers and learners require new skill sets, roles and adaptations. Elliott Masie Elliott Masie is an internationally recognized futurist, analyst and researcher in the areas of workforce learning, business

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Hockey Team Negotiation Sim: [link] Negotiation at the North Pole: [link] Sunday, November 19, 2006 New Book: 90 World-Class Activities by 90 World-Class Trainers Posted by Kevin Kruse at 1:14:20 PM Several years ago, Elliott Masie and I were on a leadership panel in Rome, Italy. Documenting pilot in South African school system and use of phones to access audio encyclopedia. iPod Stethoscope Training for Docs Posted by Kevin Kruse at 11:38:26 AM Time Mag article describes Temple doc’s use of iPod audio clips to train medical students how