The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 23, 2014

In the first of a series of blog posts that Ralph Jacobson and I wrote for the ASTD Workforce Development Blog, we argue that strategic leaders need strategic tools. Leadership Organizational Learning ASTD Daniel Kahneman Ralph Jacobson'

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 30, 2013

Okay, the first day of ASTD TK13 has wrapped up – at least from the expo side of the house. Excuse any strange text breaks – writing from the WordPress iOS app. Thursday: Recap day two of the ASTD TK13 show, including expo. – another blog post. Let’s jump right in for the game action. TOUCHDOWN.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

One of my discoveries was Jane Bozarth , who writes a monthly column called “Nuts and Bolts” in Learning Solutions Magazine. Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Last week at ASTD TechKnowledge , I did a keynote on Work Literacy and eLearning 2.0, For example, we still teach Cursive Writing instead of Touch Typing to kids. Review the post - Information Radar - and use the information there to set up your radar and start a new blog. New Hire Blog - I love the idea of a new hire blog.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 26, 2008

The ASTD Big question this month is What did you learn about learning in 2008? Those are a few of the lessons I've learning and I am sure there are so many more as I learning through blogging, writing articles, speaking with others, reading and being part of the overall learning and development community.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 2, 2013

The year started off with me wrapping up my stint as the planning committee chairperson for ASTD TechKnowledge 12. I helped facilitate two ASTD Learn Now Conferences -- one in April and the other in July -- where we focused on real application of social, mobile, and performance support. Hoping to write more, more, more.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 28, 2008

I'm on the flight back from ASTD TechKnowledge and thought I should try to capture some initial thoughts from the conference and sessions while it was still fresh and before life clouds my memory. I always appreciate written comments thanks to the people who spent the time to write something. Only 2 people said they read my blog.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 11, 2007

Here is a picture of the great folks from the ASTD Mid-NJ chapter. Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to the Mid-NJ Chapter of ASTD on one of my favorite topics “Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning.” It was a great event. The photo is taken from the presenter's perspective.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Social Networking and finding help and expertise if you have a question or a concern for which you need input and/or advice. I invest a small amount of time writing the question, copy and paste it into the proper location in the social media spaces and SHAZAM!

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 16, 2012

We have just started an exciting blog book tour as ASTD and I venture on a 25 stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store. April 16: Learning Circuits Blog.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 6, 2007

The ASTD Big question this month is What did you learn about learning in 2007? My blog book tour was a huge success for me both emotionally and from a sales perspective. See Recap of Blog Book Tour for Gadgets, Games and Gizmos. What really amazed me was how far the blog book tour travelled. Lessons Learned.

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Unboxed

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Even this blog is classified as a form of eLearning! At the same time you’re reading this content, you’re probably also writing an email, responding to a Slack from a coworker, prepping for a meeting, mentally responding to new text messages, and thinking about lunch. Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT).

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 30, 2012

TODAY”S BLOG STOP: April 30: Enid Crystal New York ASTD Chapter Blog. The blog book tour has been a lot of fun, with interesting comments and exciting dialogues and some in-person stops. May 1: Jeanette Brooks Word of Mouth blog. I also did webinar for the Houston Chapter of ASTD arranged by Debbie.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

well just write a design treatment or script. That way your potential employers can see how you write and how you approach design challenges. Learn Some Tools Most employers these days want to hire IDs that know it all: instructional design and adult learning theory, graphics, script writing and authoring tools.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

These are my live blogged notes from Thursday’s keynote at ASTD TK11 with Karen Wickre (Global Communications Team) and Ann Farmer from Google. Writing by individuals not execs. Corporate Comms oversees the internal process for blogs, etc. This wasn’t a session to easily live-blog. snappy or straightforward?,

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

I'm thankful for all the industry smarty pants who write books and articles and blog posts that expand my thinking and move me in new directions. I'm thankful for the opportunities I've had to speak and write this year with organizations like the Elearning Guild, ASTD, HR.com, PMI and Elearn Magazine.

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Challenge to Learn

APRIL 7, 2012

When I started my blog in December 2009 I was curious what it would be like to blog and I wanted to improve my English (I’m still working on that). My blog now has an average of almost a 100 views per day. I use my blog to try out ideas. Writing on demand. I write posts too for easygenerators company blog.

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Challenge to Learn

MAY 3, 2013

I will write some future posts on this, trying to make the translation from best practices and techniques in agile software development to Agile e-Learning development. A post that I wrote for the ASTD’s big question blog on agile development. There is a lot more that can be used. Print edition ISBN: 978-1-56286-711-9.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 30, 2012

TODAY”S BLOG STOP: May 4: UL EduNeering Online Compliance Training Blog. The blog book tour has been a lot of fun, with interesting comments and exciting dialogues and some in-person stops. April 30: Enid Crystal ASTD New York Chapter Blog. May 1: Jeanette Brooks Word of Mouth blog. Play the game.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 31, 2010

Day Eleven: Randy Hinrichs at his 2b3D's blog. Had an entry titled Welcome to 2b3d 3D Learning Blog Time where he talked about the fact that "3D virtual learning is about the experience" and not about the technology. Take a few moments to view the video at A Blog Book Tour, Thinking Outside the Box. Here is the re-cap.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 26, 2007

I left a comment on Tony Karrer's blog about creating a "Design Day" so that everyone in the blogosphere adds a comment about the importance of instructional design as opposed to focusing on technology. And then Dennis Coxe over at Sailing by Sound picked up on my comment and posted an entry called "I Declare 'Design Day'".

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Allison Rossett

MAY 10, 2012

That happened a lot in Denver, at ASTD 2012. The course devoted itself to teaching them Instructional Design 101, with half of the first day spent writing letter-perfect, four-part objectives. < more > Thus commences my guest blog at ASTD’s Learning Circuits. I admit it. I love when people seek my opinion.

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Allison Rossett

MAY 10, 2012

That happened a lot in Denver, at ASTD 2012. The course devoted itself to teaching them Instructional Design 101, with half of the first day spent writing letter-perfect, four-part objectives. < more > Thus commences my guest blog at ASTD’s Learning Circuits. Tweet I admit it. I am entering the field.

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The Learning Circuits

APRIL 16, 2012

The blog book tour has started as ASTD and I kick-off a 25 stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store. April 16: Learning Circuits Blog.

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Challenge to Learn

MAY 30, 2011

In the mean time I have added other social media like this blog (WordPress), Facebook and Twitter. I also take part in some special interest communities (e-Learning guild, ASTD, LinkedIn group about learning). At easygenerator we use a blog, twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook too, we even have our own youtube channel.

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 31, 2010

I’ll also be giving some webinars to promote the book to a variety of audiences, including the always great eLearning Guild, ASTD, and Training Industry Quarterly. Stay tuned to your usual channels, which includes the Quinnovation News page (which always points to what I’m up to).

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Challenge to Learn

JUNE 17, 2014

I will probably not have any time to blog before the conference starts. I will be blogging from the conference on all the sessions I attend. This will be my fourth major eLearning conference of 2014 (Learning Technology London, Learning Solutions Orlando, ASTD ICE Washington, and now Mlearncon in San Diego). Follow MLearnCon.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 6, 2009

ASTD's Big Question for January is, again, a series of questions. I am writing a book this year called "Learning in 3D" about using virtual worlds for learning, that will be a challenge as all of my books have been. I even have great research, just need to write it up.) To write the book, "Learning in 3D."

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 30, 2013

I spend the semester teaching students how to write a proposal, how to think about the business of instructional technology and how to craft a persuasive argument of why their “company” should win the business. Blogging Around Town. The RFP idea is based on an actual idea issued by DOE/DARPA as a SBIR RFP.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 17, 2013

By allowing your staff to share their own blogs and media (photos/videos), you are allowing each one of them to ignite a thought. We had written about the unharnessed potential of LMS Wikis sometime back on our blog. ASTD ICE 2013 | May 19 – 22 | Dallas, TX, USA | Stand #839. Sharing & Rating. Upcoming Events.

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Upside Learning

JULY 5, 2012

Also contrast with a list of myths we posted on this blog a couple of years ago. With newer phones the screen size is getting bigger, and the ’small screen’ myth is being demolished as I write this. These myths are holding back widespread adoption of mobile learning in the workplace. It’s just elearning on the phone.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Kineo Top Tips Although my blogging volume may be down, my writing volume certainly is not. Amidst client projects and presentations I think Im actually writing more than ever. Thanks for sharing :) I have spread the news further here: [link] Through my new swoosh delicious blog (whatever!).

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Mobile Coach

AUGUST 3, 2021

Practice writing scripts for a chatbot. Drips, Bots, and Blogs – Oh My! For nearly 80 years, the Association for Talent Development (formerly ASTD) has hosted conferences to educate and inspire professionals in the talent development field. Explore the most common use cases for using chatbots for learning.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 2, 2010

Not to mention tons of blogs that regularly write about elearning, learning and technology. eLearnMagazine Contains articles on technology, business, culture as well as blogs, a rich archive and great opinion pieces. And of course ASTD's T&D Magazine contains good information about learning and development as well.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

During my presentation last Thursday that was an introduction to eLearning 2.0 as part of an online event for the eLearningGuild, I mentioned a few common ways that I've seen eLearning 2.0 approaches.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The blog book tour for The Gamification of Learning and Instruction has come to an end. On the Forbes blog, Jeanne Meister ( Future Workplace ) provides examples of companies using games for learning in her article Gamification: Three Ways To Use Gaming For Recruiting, Training, and Health & Wellness.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 21, 2012

The first week of the blog book tour has ended and it has been a fantastic week with informative blog posts, information and opinions about gamification and even a bit of controversy. I admit my error and will make the whitepaper available freely to anyone (of course I have to write it first—it will be available end of May).

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