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Elements of a Virtual World/Metaverse

Kapp Notes

The first software element that makes up a virtual world is a synchronous learning tool similar to WebEx or Adobe Connect or Saba’s Centra. capabilities of wikis or blogs where changes, updates and additions are easily made to web sites without the contributor needing to know HTML or any programming language.

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8 Scary and Uncomfortable Reasons for the Growth of Virtual Worlds

Kapp Notes

Technology as the Solution In some cases, the learning and development professionals of the organization don't want to take a hard look at the effectiveness of their programs. Virtual Classrooms are Really Boring We've all multi-tasked while attending a WebEx, Centra Session or an Adobe Connect presentation.

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Help, I have an Instructional Design Master's Degree and I Can't Create E-Learning

Kapp Notes

This month's ASTD Big Question relates to a person who graduated from a theory-only program in Instructional Design and was not provided with the experience of actually creating instruction using any of the latest tools. 57.584 Online Course Design -teaches Blackboard, Centra, Captivate, Adobe Presenter, Snag-It and Hot Potatoes.

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Tools for Freelance Instructional Designers

OpenSesame

Elluminate , WebEx , Centra , LiveMeeting , Project Management. Audacity , Levelator. Soundbooth. WordPress , Moodle , Drupal. Blackboard. Synchronous Communication. Skype , DimDim , Oovoo , Google Talk/Voice. OpenWorkbench , Evernote. Gantto , MSProject , LotusLive. Business Operations.

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Why an Instructional Design Degree from Bloomsburg University ROCKS!

Kapp Notes

Full disclosure--I am a professor in the department and might be biased in my opinions but I am going to try to stay neutral* First, Cammy said, "maybe ID programs need to come out of business schools instead of education schools." The Bloomsburg program is not out of the business school but it is not in the School of Education either.

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Stress Training, Training Development Time, Social Media, Imitation, & Consciousness

Big Dog, Little Dog

the Army's chief of staff, said the $117 million program was an effort to transform a military culture that has generally considered talk of emotions to be so much hand-holding, a sign of weakness. The Army wants to train 1,500 sergeants by next summer to teach the techniques. In an interview, Gen. In 2009, the low estimate is 49 and 89.both

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: e-Learning Guild Synchronous Learning Systems

Learning Visions

Cost Per Learner: Saba Centra Live was the highest followed by Adobe Acrobat Connect GoToMeeting comes in at the low end Do you believe you got a good ROI? A participant noted that Pharma doesnt use Chat because "it is unfiltered."