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As part of the blog book tour, Tony and Karl wrote an article for ASTD Learning Circuit s called Lessons Learned from Conducting 3D Virtual World Learning Experiences Here are some of those lessons, go to the article to see more detail and the "missing" lessons. Lesson 1: Solve a real business need with the implementation of the virtual immersive environment. Lesson 3: Allow learners time alone with their avatar. MORE
Karl Kapp and I had a fantastic workshop last week at ASTD ICE. Professor Snerpus delivers periodic lessons on grammar rules. These lessons don’t necessarily line up with your next grading activity, which is a weakness that could easily be overcome with a design adjustment. MORE
Yet dot-com mania’s article of faith was that the technologies of the Internet essentially made human beings irrelevant. So the worker checks Google or SlashDot or other resources on the web to see who’s got books or articles or blogs or case studies on her topic. MORE
Know the mind, know the learner.” — ASTD Research. We raised several questions this year, expect more brain-focus articles in the coming year. Adult learners want to take control of their lessons, to choose. MORE
All these articles talk about the importance of usability testing, learnability testing for e-learning courses. Best of eLearning Learning. July 2010. Great stuff again this month. The following are the top items based on social signals. MORE
When we started, we found lots of books and articles on game design – but not much on learning game design. Here is a summary of six lessons we’ve learned. This lesson is a critical one. Visit Us at ASTD Techknowledge! MORE
ASTD). 75% of respondents were more likely to check out video lessons than reading the usual documents, emails, and web articles. 9) On-demand learning yields 50% higher net sales per employee (ASTD). Sales reps are able to pull up lessons on their iPads or laptops at their convenience—so they get answers right when they need them. 1) There is a $1 TRILLION global spend on sales training. Bureau of labor Statistics). MORE
Lessons in Navigating Global Growth From the Experiences of Former Avon CEO Andrea Jung by Deborrah Himsel. atd2015: Writing Blogs, Articles, and Books to Boost Your Career – Cathy Fyock by Stan Skrabut. Curated Backchannels ASTD ATD backchannel Conference MORE
The ASTD Big question this month is What did you learn about learning in 2008? Here are a few of the lessons I have learned. Mobile Learning Via Audio Lesson One: If you want to find out how to create effective mobile learning, purchase a Nintendo DS and some educational games. MORE
Here is an end-of-the-year roundup of eLearning and related articles you might find helpful, interesting or enjoyable. These eight articles by Donald Clark extrapolate describe an approach for agile learning and training design. MORE
T+D publishes an article, " One for the Ages " and Janet writes that it gives the, "wrong type of advice for dealing with multiple generations in the classroom." E-Lessons Learned - Patti Shank in Training Magazine. Talent Management Defined: - ASTD. MORE
When I registered for the ASTD International Conference & Expo 2012 over a month ago, I planned to write a recap post for two reasons: First, it’s a chance to share what I learned so people who couldn’t attend might learn something from my experience. MORE
She has spoken at numerous conferences—including ASTD, ISPI, and SALT on the topics of learning design and game design. He is the editor of the popular Lessons on Learning and Learning Game Design blogs. MORE
His previous data – from his March 2007 post – on this gives us the following ratios for different type of learning: 34:1 Instructor-Led Training (ILT), including design, lesson plans, handouts, PowerPoint slides, etc. Last year I had written about this (read it here ) with reference to an ASTD article where some of the numbers were a bit out of synch or so appeared to me. MORE
Interesting article about online learning and budgets - for example, according to the ASTD's latest Learning Executives Confidence Index , released in July, nearly 60 percent of professionals within the learning industry expect an increased shift toward online learning and virtual delivery of lessons in the near future. MORE
On October 9th at 1:00PM Eastern/11:00AM Pacific , we’re holding a free webinar “ Extend the Shelf Life of Your Training: Lessons You Can Implement from the Flipped Classroom. Join us for a free webinar about using ideas from the flipped classroom model in businesses and training. MORE
The gradebook module uses a formula to convert scores for activities to an aggregated lesson score at a range from 1 and 100 - and subsequently to a grade (e.g, As a professor now we have to activate the gradebook module for lessons. MORE
News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 8/24/2010 From version 3.6 to version 3.6.6 MORE
In the previous article, Reality eLearning , you can find some ways to get a sense of your audience’s workplace reality through interviews and observations.&#. eLearning Development: Instructional Design Lessons from a Sales Trainer - Upside Learning Blog , July 11, 2009. The Disciplines of Modern Enterprise Learning - The ASTD BIG QUESTION for July’09 , July 15, 2009. eLearning Learning Hot List. July 10, 2009 to July 17, 2009. Top Posts. MORE
Regular readers of the Lessons on Learning blog have become familiar with our #TalkTech chat over the last 2 years. It was our way of coming together once a week, curating the best learning technology articles from around the web, and holding a thirty minute discussion on Twitter. MORE
The blended learning model allows for some lessons to be delivered online instead of in a classroom lecture. Look again at what the ASTD describes the industry as: the “ knowledge-delivery” industry. For more Daily Mindflash articles on Learning and Development, click here. MORE
My live blogged notes…ASTD TechKnowledge 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. Recap of her recent article for ASTD: e-Learning – What’s Old is New Again When you say you’re doing elearning what are you doing? Don’t ask ‘what do you think of article?’, Tags: astd allison rossett Allison Rossett is a Professor of Educational Technology at University of San Diego and noted author. MORE
Introduction to Social Networking - Learning and Working on the Web , June 21, 2010 As our Work Literacy Ning site (2008) is in danger of getting bumped off the Net due to Ning’s new pricing policy , I will post some of the key articles here so we don’t lose them. Tomi Ahonen: Mobile in Learning: lessons from around the world - Ignatia Webs , June 15, 2010 First key speaker at mLearncon Tuesday 15 june 2010. You’re tasked with outlining an eLearning lesson. MORE
The book builds on the 4C/ID model described in the 2002 article that John Curry linked to. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f. MORE
1) You can issue commands directly from the search box Many people dont know that you can use the search box to issue commands for e.g., editing a user or changing a lesson. MORE
These two resources came to mind: For more on the spacing effect, be sure to read this 2006 article by Lars Hyland: Less Learning More Often. Dan Roddy recently shared a link to a great article on tips for writing in a more conversational tone. MORE
I’m not new to Flash or HTML, but Dave’s article along with supporting Screenr screencasts inspired me to give it a try. Leave a Reply Feed Recent Why I entered the 2010 Articulate Guru Awards Lesson II, Part I: Making your own Custom Articulate Player What Tools Should We Learn? MORE
The issue of transfer is tackled by reminders and abbreviated lessons and examples there at the moment of need. ASTD’s 2011 Annual State of the Industry (SOIR) Report found even punier use of mobile for learning and support, with reliance on mobile technology used for not even 1 percent of available learning hours. Gina Yusypchuk and I looked at the question of mobile apps for leader development in an article published in CLO Magazine. MORE
By gauging an assessing the impact of a lesson, the instructor is able to connect with students and guide them toward meaningful and successful results. For more articles on online training, click here.]. I’ll admit it: When it comes to teaching, classroom programs are my favorite. MORE
See the article in the New York Times: Online Schooling Grows, Setting Off a Debate Despite enthusiastic support from parents, the schools have met with opposition from some educators, who say elementary students may be too young for Internet learning, and from teachers, unions and school boards, partly because they divert state payments from the online student’s home district. All the projects provided standalone, asynchronous lessons. MORE
Next week, I'll be presenting a pre-conference workshop at ASTD's Techknowledge Conference & Exposition on February 25, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. You will gain hands on experience creating a mini-lesson in a 3D space and then presenting that lesson to others. This great article, Hospitality Training Takes on Virtual Feel at Hilton. As the article states, the game is designed based on scenarios that could play out at an actual Hilton Garden Inn hotel. MORE
On Friday the Daily Mindflash once again hosted a Twitter chat with contributor David Kelly, in which we discussed his latest article, “ What Angry Birds Can Teach Us About Instructional Design.” The Daily Mindflash : What lessons can trainers take away from a successful game like #AngryBirds? MORE
which has just been released by the way) introduces a shift from a Lesson-centric to a Course-centric eFront. A Course-instance can share the same lessons with its father, have unique instances of the lessons or have a different set of lessons all together. MORE
In an extensive study of more than 2,500 companies, The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) found that companies that offer comprehensive training have a 24% higher profit margin than those who don’t. As you walk around the office, give micro-lessons in relevant spots. MORE
Overall, I thought this article was a good read, although I found the title a little misleading. This article focused more on what instructional designers should not be (lone gunmen). And I promise to go back and read your original article again!) MORE
Ruth Clark posted at ASTD an article titled “ Why Games Don’t Teach.” Students who played the Crystal Island game learned less and rated the lesson more difficult than students who viewed a slide presentation without any game narrative or hands on activities. Without seeing the full article, I can’t tell. ” James Paul Gee has published a number of articles on games and learning. MORE
Knowledge Guru
MAY 29, 2013
Karl Kapp and I had a fantastic workshop last week at ASTD ICE. Professor Snerpus delivers periodic lessons on grammar rules. These lessons don’t necessarily line up with your next grading activity, which is a weakness that could easily be overcome with a design adjustment.
Bottom-Line Performance
JANUARY 20, 2014
When we started, we found lots of books and articles on game design – but not much on learning game design. Here is a summary of six lessons we’ve learned. This lesson is a critical one. Visit Us at ASTD Techknowledge!
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Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
As part of the blog book tour, Tony and Karl wrote an article for ASTD Learning Circuit s called Lessons Learned from Conducting 3D Virtual World Learning Experiences Here are some of those lessons, go to the article to see more detail and the "missing" lessons. Lesson 1: Solve a real business need with the implementation of the virtual immersive environment. Lesson 3: Allow learners time alone with their avatar.
Mindflash
MAY 16, 2012
When I registered for the ASTD International Conference & Expo 2012 over a month ago, I planned to write a recap post for two reasons: First, it’s a chance to share what I learned so people who couldn’t attend might learn something from my experience.
Kapp Notes
DECEMBER 26, 2008
The ASTD Big question this month is What did you learn about learning in 2008? Here are a few of the lessons I have learned. Mobile Learning Via Audio Lesson One: If you want to find out how to create effective mobile learning, purchase a Nintendo DS and some educational games.
Mindflash
MARCH 20, 2012
The blended learning model allows for some lessons to be delivered online instead of in a classroom lecture. Look again at what the ASTD describes the industry as: the “ knowledge-delivery” industry. For more Daily Mindflash articles on Learning and Development, click here.
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eFront
JUNE 1, 2010
which has just been released by the way) introduces a shift from a Lesson-centric to a Course-centric eFront. A Course-instance can share the same lessons with its father, have unique instances of the lessons or have a different set of lessons all together.
Learning Visions
JANUARY 28, 2010
My live blogged notes…ASTD TechKnowledge 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. Recap of her recent article for ASTD: e-Learning – What’s Old is New Again When you say you’re doing elearning what are you doing? Don’t ask ‘what do you think of article?’, Tags: astd allison rossett Allison Rossett is a Professor of Educational Technology at University of San Diego and noted author.
NuggetHead
MAY 17, 2010
I’m not new to Flash or HTML, but Dave’s article along with supporting Screenr screencasts inspired me to give it a try. Leave a Reply Feed Recent Why I entered the 2010 Articulate Guru Awards Lesson II, Part I: Making your own Custom Articulate Player What Tools Should We Learn?
David Kelly
MAY 14, 2015
Lessons in Navigating Global Growth From the Experiences of Former Avon CEO Andrea Jung by Deborrah Himsel. atd2015: Writing Blogs, Articles, and Books to Boost Your Career – Cathy Fyock by Stan Skrabut. Curated Backchannels ASTD ATD backchannel Conference
Upside Learning
AUGUST 6, 2010
His previous data – from his March 2007 post – on this gives us the following ratios for different type of learning: 34:1 Instructor-Led Training (ILT), including design, lesson plans, handouts, PowerPoint slides, etc. Last year I had written about this (read it here ) with reference to an ASTD article where some of the numbers were a bit out of synch or so appeared to me.
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Knowledge Guru
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
She has spoken at numerous conferences—including ASTD, ISPI, and SALT on the topics of learning design and game design. He is the editor of the popular Lessons on Learning and Learning Game Design blogs.
The eLearning Coach
DECEMBER 28, 2009
Here is an end-of-the-year roundup of eLearning and related articles you might find helpful, interesting or enjoyable. These eight articles by Donald Clark extrapolate describe an approach for agile learning and training design.
Take an e-Learning Break
OCTOBER 14, 2009
Interesting article about online learning and budgets - for example, according to the ASTD's latest Learning Executives Confidence Index , released in July, nearly 60 percent of professionals within the learning industry expect an increased shift toward online learning and virtual delivery of lessons in the near future.
Experiencing eLearning
MAY 8, 2012
Ruth Clark posted at ASTD an article titled “ Why Games Don’t Teach.” Students who played the Crystal Island game learned less and rated the lesson more difficult than students who viewed a slide presentation without any game narrative or hands on activities. Without seeing the full article, I can’t tell. ” James Paul Gee has published a number of articles on games and learning.
Bottom-Line Performance
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
Regular readers of the Lessons on Learning blog have become familiar with our #TalkTech chat over the last 2 years. It was our way of coming together once a week, curating the best learning technology articles from around the web, and holding a thirty minute discussion on Twitter.
TechSmith Camtasia
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
On October 9th at 1:00PM Eastern/11:00AM Pacific , we’re holding a free webinar “ Extend the Shelf Life of Your Training: Lessons You Can Implement from the Flipped Classroom. Join us for a free webinar about using ideas from the flipped classroom model in businesses and training.
Allison Rossett
APRIL 9, 2013
The issue of transfer is tackled by reminders and abbreviated lessons and examples there at the moment of need. ASTD’s 2011 Annual State of the Industry (SOIR) Report found even punier use of mobile for learning and support, with reliance on mobile technology used for not even 1 percent of available learning hours. Gina Yusypchuk and I looked at the question of mobile apps for leader development in an article published in CLO Magazine.
KZO Innovations
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
ASTD). 75% of respondents were more likely to check out video lessons than reading the usual documents, emails, and web articles. 9) On-demand learning yields 50% higher net sales per employee (ASTD). Sales reps are able to pull up lessons on their iPads or laptops at their convenience—so they get answers right when they need them. 1) There is a $1 TRILLION global spend on sales training. Bureau of labor Statistics).
Mindflash
APRIL 20, 2012
On Friday the Daily Mindflash once again hosted a Twitter chat with contributor David Kelly, in which we discussed his latest article, “ What Angry Birds Can Teach Us About Instructional Design.” The Daily Mindflash : What lessons can trainers take away from a successful game like #AngryBirds?
Mindflash
MARCH 7, 2012
By gauging an assessing the impact of a lesson, the instructor is able to connect with students and guide them toward meaningful and successful results. For more articles on online training, click here.]. I’ll admit it: When it comes to teaching, classroom programs are my favorite.
Big Dog, Little Dog
MAY 22, 2009
T+D publishes an article, " One for the Ages " and Janet writes that it gives the, "wrong type of advice for dealing with multiple generations in the classroom." E-Lessons Learned - Patti Shank in Training Magazine. Talent Management Defined: - ASTD.
Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 18, 2008
Next week, I'll be presenting a pre-conference workshop at ASTD's Techknowledge Conference & Exposition on February 25, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. You will gain hands on experience creating a mini-lesson in a 3D space and then presenting that lesson to others. This great article, Hospitality Training Takes on Virtual Feel at Hilton. As the article states, the game is designed based on scenarios that could play out at an actual Hilton Garden Inn hotel.
Impart!
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
In an extensive study of more than 2,500 companies, The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) found that companies that offer comprehensive training have a 24% higher profit margin than those who don’t. As you walk around the office, give micro-lessons in relevant spots.
eFront
JULY 23, 2010
The gradebook module uses a formula to convert scores for activities to an aggregated lesson score at a range from 1 and 100 - and subsequently to a grade (e.g, As a professor now we have to activate the gradebook module for lessons.
SHIFT eLearning
DECEMBER 26, 2013
Know the mind, know the learner.” — ASTD Research. We raised several questions this year, expect more brain-focus articles in the coming year. Adult learners want to take control of their lessons, to choose.
Learning Visions
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
The book builds on the 4C/ID model described in the 2002 article that John Curry linked to. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.
Learning Visions
JANUARY 16, 2008
These two resources came to mind: For more on the spacing effect, be sure to read this 2006 article by Lars Hyland: Less Learning More Often. Dan Roddy recently shared a link to a great article on tips for writing in a more conversational tone.
Learning Visions
FEBRUARY 1, 2008
See the article in the New York Times: Online Schooling Grows, Setting Off a Debate Despite enthusiastic support from parents, the schools have met with opposition from some educators, who say elementary students may be too young for Internet learning, and from teachers, unions and school boards, partly because they divert state payments from the online student’s home district. All the projects provided standalone, asynchronous lessons.
eFront
AUGUST 24, 2010
News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 8/24/2010 From version 3.6 to version 3.6.6
eFront
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
1) You can issue commands directly from the search box Many people dont know that you can use the search box to issue commands for e.g., editing a user or changing a lesson.
Learning Visions
JANUARY 7, 2008
Overall, I thought this article was a good read, although I found the title a little misleading. This article focused more on what instructional designers should not be (lone gunmen). And I promise to go back and read your original article again!)
eLearning Learning Posts
JULY 21, 2009
In the previous article, Reality eLearning , you can find some ways to get a sense of your audience’s workplace reality through interviews and observations.&#. eLearning Development: Instructional Design Lessons from a Sales Trainer - Upside Learning Blog , July 11, 2009. The Disciplines of Modern Enterprise Learning - The ASTD BIG QUESTION for July’09 , July 15, 2009. eLearning Learning Hot List. July 10, 2009 to July 17, 2009. Top Posts.
Jay Cross
APRIL 16, 2013
Yet dot-com mania’s article of faith was that the technologies of the Internet essentially made human beings irrelevant. So the worker checks Google or SlashDot or other resources on the web to see who’s got books or articles or blogs or case studies on her topic.
eLearning Learning Posts
JULY 7, 2010
Introduction to Social Networking - Learning and Working on the Web , June 21, 2010 As our Work Literacy Ning site (2008) is in danger of getting bumped off the Net due to Ning’s new pricing policy , I will post some of the key articles here so we don’t lose them. Tomi Ahonen: Mobile in Learning: lessons from around the world - Ignatia Webs , June 15, 2010 First key speaker at mLearncon Tuesday 15 june 2010. You’re tasked with outlining an eLearning lesson.
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