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Is technology killing the art of conversation?

Learning with e's

I spend a lot of my time on public transport, and one of my favourite pastimes is eavesdropping on other people's conversations. It not only passes the time, but I also learn new things from listening in, even if the conversations are sometimes ill-informed. She replied: 'I was hoping for a conversation with these two.'

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Contest - Win a Free Copy of Digital Habitats via LearnTrends 2009

Tony Karrer

And while I know they all have a deep understanding of CoPs I tend to ask Etienne the theory questions, Nancy the technology questions and John the group dynamics questions. Nancy White and John Smith will be doing a session at LearnTrends 2009 (a free online conference – you should definitely go register).

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: eLearning Guild 2009 Salary Report

Learning Visions

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 eLearning Guild 2009 Salary Report Check out the 2009 salary report from the eLearning Guild. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Brent Schlenker asks, " Are you making over $78k as an elearning professional?"

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: My Top Ten Tools for 2009

Learning Visions

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 My Top Ten Tools for 2009 Cammys Top 10 Tools of 2009 These are my favorite tools in support of my own learning adventures. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Google Reader Its how I stay informed on the latest blog posts and news.

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Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009

eLearning Learning Posts

This also contributed to the Hot Topics and eLearning Trends for 2009. Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009. Actually from December 1, 2008 to November 30, 2009. Google Wave in education - Dont Waste Your Time , November 16, 2009. 12 eLearning Predictions for 2009 - eLearning Technology , January 26, 2009.

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How to Start Creating Conversation-Driven eLearning

Experiencing eLearning

What is conversation-driven elearning? One strategy for creating a story for learning is delivering content with two narrators having a conversation. As you may already know, a conversational tone is better for elearning. This is the Personalization Principle for multimedia learning theory (Mayer, 2009).

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Debunker Club Works to Dispel the Corrupted Cone of Learning

Experiencing eLearning

Will Thalheimer’s post from 2009 debunking these claims is where I learned it was incorrect. Although this post cites a great debunking article ( Tales of the Undead…Learning Theories: The Learning Pyramid ), the blog author only says that he “appreciate what it conveys.”

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