Experiencing eLearning

JULY 22, 2008

Technorati Tags: CBT , LMS , tracking. Has anyone done anything like this before? I’m really not sure what’s available for this, so I’m hoping someone out there in the blogosphere will. Any ideas would be appreciated.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 21, 2008

Technorati Tags: comment08 , comment+challenge , analysis , rss , AideRSS , conversation. If you know of another way to get a quick and dirty analysis like this (without installing Google Analytics or something similar), let me know. I’d love to hear about it!

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , social+bookmarking , research , community. Certainly there’s a place for having a starting point created for students, like I my list for Building Online Collaborative Environments. But I’d want students to use that themselves.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2008

Technorati Tags: interactivity , multimedia , usability , navigation , coursedesign , tcc08. This is all stuff we’re already working on with PLS courses–nice to see that we’re on the right track. Visual test with maps–created in WebCT, can be done elsewhere too. Zip files for Blackboard course available on blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Technorati Tags: socialnetworking , business , tcc08 , web20. Some good discussion about differences in social networking along racial and class lines and the opportunities for networking in the Hispanic community. Image: ‘ My social network ‘ [link].

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 31, 2008

Technorati Tags: Diigo , delicious , socialbookmarking , Vicki+Davis , community. Seriously, I know I sound like I’m doing marketing for them, but I promise I’m not on their payroll. I just was really excited by this discovery today and wanted to share. Free Subscription.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 4, 2008

Technorati Tags: interactivity , goal , Learning+Circuits , LCBQ , Captivate , Flash. Not a big philosophical goal, I know, but this question seemed to lend itself to the practical goal and how I’m hoping to work to improve. What do you want to do better as a learning professional?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , education , religion , community , web20. Learned about philosophical and practical aspects of online practice. Questions: Most people in the online communities were part of other face-to-face Christian communities. Audio might be better for people who have trouble typing.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Technorati Tags: liveblog , tcc08 , Wendy+Wickham , Natalie+Kilkenny , synergy. She and I haven’t attended all the same sessions, so you can get information on some other presentations. Image: ‘ keyboard ~ blur ‘ www.flickr.com/photos/34427466731@N01/1629269.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2008

Technorati Tags: diversity , online+education , culture. IM can be useful for building relationships b/c the expectations for spelling and language aren’t so formal. Reach out to the students, celebrate them. Be open to learning from them.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 2, 2008

Technorati Tags: comment08 , conversation , blogging , comments. More than anything else, what I’m hoping to get out of this challenge is just becoming more aware of my commenting. Much of it just happens out of habit for me, so I hope that a bit of self-examination will help me be more deliberate and thoughtful of what I’m doing.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 23, 2008

Technorati Tags: astroturf , e-learning , marketing. I’m curious–did anyone else get comments about this group recently, from sockpuppets or under a real name? Image: ‘ diagonal and manhole cover ‘ www.flickr.com/photos/44124412272@N01/312835504. Per his request, I have removed his name from the post.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , accessibility , online+learning , universal+design. Question: If you could only do 1 or 2 of these tips, which would have the most impact? Answer: Captioning videos–even people who don’t have hearing disabilities may use it. Electronic text–give people ability to access it.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , wiki , blog , diigo , privacy , education , writing. Privacy issues: Edublogs may be better than Blogger, or do it on your own servers to control information. Image: ‘ Dorothy and Toto ‘ www.flickr.com/photos/99136715@N00/20262055.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2008

Technorati Tags: secondlife , education , avatar , identity , teaching , cynthia+calongne. She has “stuff&# available in world so you can contact her and ask (Lyr Lobo in SL). Her slides are available on Slideshare. Image: Lyr Lobo at TCC2008 Preview Event by WI Burt.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Technorati Tags: WebCT , Sakai , LMS , faculty , changemanagement. Q: Who will do the fixes? At the community college resources may not be available to do the fixes for open source. A: It will be at the system level through IT when enough people ask for changes.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 28, 2008

Technorati Tags: opensource , synergy , productivity. If the documentation there isn’t enough, try these links for more info: Engadget has a how-to article on Synergy for Windows, Mac, or Unix-like systems.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 18, 2008

Technorati Tags: instructionaldesign , telecommute , career , job. I know my list is fairly US-centric; I’m just not at all familiar with what else is out there in the world. What have your experiences been finding instructional design jobs where telecommuting is an option?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 29, 2008

Technorati Tags: synergy , workflow , liveblog , Stephen+Downes , productivity. Just writing up the process has made me rethink how I’m doing things. I might try doing some things differently in the future. It’s a little haphazard right now, and I wonder if a different workflow would be smoother.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 17, 2008

Technorati Tags: comment08 , Comment+Challenge , Michele+Martin , Tony+Karrer , conversation , learning. It does occasionally flag things as spam that aren’t, usually because a comment has too many links. I do ask for email addresses, but I use those to contact new commenters.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2008

Technorati Tags: GoogleApps , GoogleDocs , education , online+learning , faculty. You, and you alone, own your content.&#. Examples of Use. Some students use Google Docs in combination with other tools to collaborate for group projects. Course development (like how we use it).

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 19, 2008

Technorati Tags: comment08 , comment+challenge , Cammy+Bean. The topics that I’m passionate about are more likely to be interesting reads and therefore generate more comments. Do you see a pattern in what generates good conversation, either on your own blog or here? What makes you not just comment once, but come back to comment again?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Technorati Tags: TCC08 , hedgehog+principle , mission. People at all levels of the organization need to have buy-in, but management ultimately has to be responsible. Mission can’t be subjective–you need to know how you’re going to measure it. Image: ‘ baby hedgehog - iriqi ‘ [link].

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 8, 2008

Technorati Tags: workliteracy , learning+circuits , leadership , changemanagement. If you had to focus on one skill for this leading by example, what would it be? What’s the underlying skill that supports all the rest, the one where you will concentrate your efforts first?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 10, 2008

Technorati Tags: PBwiki , productivity , changemanagement. Being able to find out guideline changes for loans. Needs to be fast enough to do the research while you’re on the phone with a client so they can answer customer questions immediately.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Technorati Tags: tcc08 , socialnetworking , third+place , communication , web20 , twitter , second+life , network , connections. Larry said that virtual worlds have been very helpful for autistic individuals–can help to have different sensory experience than the ones that may cause problems in physical relationships.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , secondlife , education. Just like when online learning started, you share the quality examples. Sometimes you have to wait for those administrators to retire though. Image: ‘ The Teach ‘ [link].

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 11, 2008

Technorati Tags: usability , testing , design , interface. Even just watching one or two newbies walk through your system for the first time can be really beneficial. If you’ve done usability testing for an LMS or any e-learning before, I’d love to hear about your experiences. What did you learn about the process?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 29, 2008

Technorati Tags: socialbookmarking , tag , Diigo , Delicious , Vicki+Davis , Brenda+Muench , Liz+Davis , Maggie+Tsai. There’s forums and discussion areas for support from other users. So what do you think? What’s the easiest tool for my mom and other beginners to start with? Free Subscription.

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