Online learning and training have become an essential part of every online business. Creating and selling online courses can be quite profitable, with many professionals achieving 6- and 7-figure incomes. How can I choose the right course topic? MORE

There are an abundance of models; ADDIE, MPI, SAM , Bloom’s Taxonomy to name a few. Each one aims to make the acquisition of knowledge and skills more efficient, effective, and appealing. Operating in the real world, you try to maximize your training budget to meet objectives. What are your learning needs to meet this goal? Who requires this training? If it is training content, was it effective? The SAM Instructional Design Model. MORE

It’s the final question in a high-stakes trivia game and if the girls can’t remember, they lose their apartment. Of course, she’s wrong – there’s no such thing as a transponster – and Chandler (an IT procurement manager) and Joey win the game and the bigger apartment. MORE

The Lectora 2017 Users Conference promises to be an exciting and engaging event. Here are the slides from my keynote (but no peaking until it’s over). As indicated in the keynote, all of the topics were not covered but, they are all covered here. Online]. MORE

I love this definition of MOOCs by Ignatia Inge deWaard in her e-book, MOOC Yourself: “A MOOC is a non-defined pedagogical format to organize learning /teaching/training on a specific topic in an informal, online, and collaborative way.” This captures the key essence of a MOOC highlighting the key differentiators between a MOOC and an online course. Hence, it is essential to identify the key aspects of what makes a MOOC a MOOC. MORE

Best of eLearning Learning. The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. The Org Structure of Enterprise 2.0 - trainingwreck , April 18, 2010 I’m lucky to be a member of the 2.0 Key Social Learning Roles - Daretoshare , April 4, 2010 Premise : Learning communities or networks thrive because its members possess certain skills and capabilities. While it may have been the title that (shocked) interested. MORE

Best of eLearning Learning. Once again, I found myself falling behind in getting through all the great eLearning content that gets brought together by eLearning Learning. And I was happy to see that my Twitter for Learning post got the top spot for the second half of the month. Adoption - trainingwreck , March 25, 2010 There is a dilemma that exists in the 90-9-1 phenomenon. The links are swf (Flash) files. MORE

Have you ever considered how strange it is we deliver on-demand training to adult learners in basically the same way as elementary students? Materials are prepared and delivered before an audience who sits back and absorbs the lesson. How should the adult learning experience factor into the equation? The Theory of Andragogy. The study of adult learning goes back a long time. Learning should pull from life and job experience. MORE

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. I come from an old-school approach: I sort of understand the technology, but I leave the graphics and programming expertise to others. Laura.thanks for the comments. MORE

The one constant in the universe is change. Or so the great philosophers say. Given the possibility that this is true, it makes sense for all of us to be better prepared to acknowledge the inevitable nature of change, prepare for it, and learn to benefit from it when possible. MORE