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Meet Tom Crawford April 21 on The Forge

TechSmith Camtasia

Here's more about Tom: Tom Crawford is the Owner and Principal of VizNetwork , providing education and hands-on experiences for leaders who need to solve problems and communicate more effectively. With an extensive background in technology, 2007 was Tom's 20th year as a professional programmer.

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Learning in 30 Seconds-Learning ala The Matrix Style

Vignettes Learning

In the words of Elliott Masie , President of The Masie Center and the director of the Learning Consortium, "I am a nano-learner. It has been effectively used in various scenarios to empower organizations. No need to bore them with details, just deliver the meat of your topic in a creative and effective way. "We

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Reflections from Adaptive Paths UX Week 2007

Mark Oehlert

Then we extend the idea ofmanipulative materials to the idea that learning is most effective whenpart of an activity the learner experiences as constructing ameaningful product." From constructivisttheories of psychology we take a view of learning as a reconstructionrather than as a transmission of knowledge.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Dissertation: The Effective Integration of Digital Games and Learning Content by M.P.J. Habgood

Mark Oehlert

» November 20, 2007 Dissertation: The Effective Integration of Digital Games and Learning Content by M.P.J. However, this thesis proposes an alternative viewpoint that identifies gameplay mechanisms or game mechanics as more critical to effective integration than fantasy.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Virtual Currency for Your Email

Mark Oehlert

What I find even more intriguing is the secondary effect of being able to track the flow of value within your organizations communication structure. I like both the game element here and the effect of focusing the senders attention on how badly they really need an answer. Now that is powerful.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Happy July 4th - Independence Day In the U.S.

Mark Oehlert

» July 04, 2007 Happy July 4th - Independence Day In the U.S. " July 04, 2007 | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Happy July 4th - Independence Day In the U.S. via Boing Boing) | Main | Nothing to do with learning.but Transformers ROCKS!

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): The Argument for Casual Games in the Corporate World

Mark Oehlert

Moving to games modeled on triple-A console titles might not be the most effective way of reaching large groups in need of training." The reality today is that a significant portion of workers needing training are not video game literate. T2 Subscribe to e-Clippings (a division of blogoehlert) gapingvoid Understanding Comics Quoth he.

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