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Modeling mental models

Clark Quinn

Wikipedia defines them as “an internal representation of external reality” Really, it’s an explanation of how a small part of the world works. Find, refine, and present the models via examples. It’s worth taking some time and modeling mental models in use. To start with, what are mental models? And, succeeding!

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Should SMEs Create eLearning Courses?

Upside Learning

Experts suffer from what’s known as the ‘curse of knowledge (aka ‘curse of expertise’) – Wikipedia Link Learning Designers, in contrast, are (or should be) skilled to unpack the models SMEs hold and present the same more appropriately to novice learners.

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ChatGPT-3 Has Everyone Talking

Learningtogo

First, Open AI used the largest training dataset, combining a database containing much of the internet, a huge library of books, and Wikipedia. Because its training included unvalidated sources like the internet and Wikipedia, some of the content it produces must be corrected. Think of it as a crowd-sourced training effort.

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eLearning Glossary Part 2: More Commonly Used Terms

Association eLearning

Instructional Designer (ID)- Taken from Wikipedia , an instructional designer is one who creates “instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing. They’re the same old chores, but that added promise of reward makes people more willing to do them.

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How Wikipedia Works and Wikis in the Enterprise - HBS

Tony Karrer

Great article - How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn't) that looks at Andrew McAfee's experiences around the " Enterprise 2.0 " article and Wikipedia 's Articles for Deletion process. It's an interesting discussion of the net impact of Wikipedia's process - which can be frustrating, especially to casual users.

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My Personal Knowledge Management Approach

Clark Quinn

Here I typically use DuckDuckGo as my search engine, and often end up at Wikipedia. To share, I do things like blog, do presentations and workshop, and write books. Most seeking is two-fold, and mine’s no exception. First of all there’s the ‘as needed’ searches for specific information.

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How to Reduce Your Course Development Costs By 90+ Per Cent

Absorb LMS

Learners today are presented with a wealth of choices and opportunities for learning. Articles from Wikipedia and other online encyclopedia. Slideshare and Prezi presentations. Absorb LMS course created with content from Wikipedia, YouTube, and Slideshare. A existing Prezi presentation. to find learning content.