Upside Learning
JULY 29, 2010
We have been interacting with a number of clients, understanding their requirements and discussing possible learning solutions, and one thing that stands out in these discussions is the surge in the demand for mLearning solutions. The use of mobiles and other related digital media as an alternative source of information is increasingly gaining ground in the learning environment.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
JULY 27, 2010
by Kevin Siegel. Beginning with Adobe Captivate 4, and continuing in Captivate 5, you can create a link to a PowerPoint presentation during the import process by simply selecting the Link option on the Convert PowerPoint Presentations dialog box. Anybody who has had to update the linked PowerPoint presentation at any point after the import process will appreciate the workflow. simply choose Edit > Edit with Microsoft PowerPoint > Edit Presentation.
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Integrated Learnings
JULY 27, 2010
By Shelley A. Gable. Regardless of the extent of your background in instructional design, I think just about everyone can agree that capturing learners’ attention at the start of an eLearning course (and engaging interest throughout) is critical. Anyone who has taken an introductory public speaking class can appreciate this principle. In the spirit of sharing some basic ideas while keeping this simple, below are seven techniques designers can use to capture learners’ attention at the start of an
Clark Quinn
JULY 28, 2010
On twitter today a brief conversation ensued about best practices versus best principles. I’ve gone off on this before ( I think Dilbert sums it up nicely), and my tweet today captures my belief: “please, *not* best practices; abstract best principles and recontextualize!&#. However, I want to go further. Several times recently I’ve had people ask for research that justifies a particular position.
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Upside Learning
JULY 27, 2010
Am I glad to hear this; it was high time India jumped on the low-cost tablet and its happened! Kapil Sibal announced it, and described it as a dream project. The tablet is intended for children from the primary to university level. With a package pricing approaching 35 USD, and finally to cost even less, it seems economical as well. In a tablet form-factor and using an unspecified variant of Linux (that some have said might be Android), the cost should remain low while offering a wide range of f
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The Performance Improvement Blog
JULY 28, 2010
There might be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are hundreds of ways to enhance employee engagement. These are listed in a new book edited by David Zinger for The Employee Engagement Network. The book is titled The Top Tens of Employee Engagement and can be downloaded at the Network' site. I have the honor of being author of the chapter on measuring the impact of employee engagement interventions.
Clark Quinn
JULY 27, 2010
It’s been quite a while since I’ve blogged, and it’s not that there haven’t been learnings, it’s just that my dance card was too too full. What with conferences, a week of radical fever, the mobile book manuscript coming due, and a week off in the woods, not to mention a full load of client work, it’s just been crazy here around the Quinnstitute.
Upside Learning
JULY 28, 2010
Adobe, recently announced moving their open-source development to Sourceforge. Looks like a desire to speed up their open-source development around the Flash platform. The new portal called Open@Adobe will hold Adobe’s open source projects in coming days. We advocate the need of openness at Adobe especially for their Flash runtimes. Adobe has some great development tools like Flash Builder, Flash CS5 which target the runtimes – Flash Player and Adobe AIR.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
JULY 29, 2010
by AJ George. In last week's article , I pitted dynamic images and static images against each other and made the generalization that images work best when there is a blend of both static and dynamic. In one study the point was made that moving animations involving more schematic images were most successful when it comes to learning--and even more successful when static images were added to the mix.
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Kapp Notes
JULY 26, 2010
Check out this video showing how researchers used Tweats to determine the mood of the country and individual states. A few highlights from the research: The "early morning and late evening" have the "highest level of happiness." The West coast is "significantly happier" than the East coast Weekends are "much happier" than weekdays. Check out the article on the Huffington Post __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide.
Tony Karrer
JULY 26, 2010
A colleague just asked me if I knew anyone who was using Augmented Reality for learning. I’m not and I gave him the standard advice about looking through LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers , LinkedIn for Finding Expertise , and Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers. He did that, but didn’t find particular people. Probably I need to update my posts because there have to be lots of people who would be involved in training and augmented reality found via LinkedIn.
Upside Learning
JULY 30, 2010
Found this at Smashing Magazine – a list of 25 User Experience Videos that as the magazine puts it, ‘are worth your time’. It’s a bit dated, back from January. Not much to say – make the time to watch the videos. They are filled with fascinating insights about the design of the user experience, from the very people who are at the forefront of UX.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
JULY 28, 2010
by Jennie Ruby. I had a student from one of my Editing with Word classes write to me in desperation. It seems that he had sent out a document for review. He had carefully followed the procedure for protecting the document for tracked changes, and he had sent it to four people. When the copies came back, every change was marked as coming from "Author.
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KnowledgeStar
JULY 29, 2010
Here’s two from me now it’s your turn … The Oxford English Dictionary defines knowledge as (i) expertise and skills acquired by a person through experience or education or (ii) the awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. Another definition is “learning is the ability to adopt and adapt what you [.].
Tony Karrer
JULY 27, 2010
This is third post in a series on Text-to-Speech for eLearning written by Dr. Joel Harband and edited by me (which turns out to be a great way to learn). In the first two posts, Text-to-Speech Overview and NLP Quality and Digital Signal Processor and Text-to-Speech , we introduced the text to speech voice and discussed issues of quality related to its components: the natural language processor (NLP) and the digital signal processor (DSP).
Upside Learning
JULY 26, 2010
Tags: Humor eLearning Course Delivery Dates UL Fun Cartoon UL Fun e toons.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
JULY 26, 2010
by David R. Mankin You have two PDF files. Both are named very similarly, and you recognize them as being from the same project. But you don't remember what the differences are between the two. You changed the name a while ago, but you don't remember why. If these two documents were printed, you'd place them on your desk and flip through them to see if you could spot something that makes them different.
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KnowledgeStar
JULY 27, 2010
… then you need to watch this every day until you have memorized the content. Forget Learning 3.0, I am always amazed at how many people are in the business of transferring knowledge to adults who do not even know the basics, the very foundation, upon which they should be standing. Let alone being able [.].
TechSmith Camtasia
JULY 26, 2010
I may have a new addiction. I'm pretty smitten with my iPad. I even bought a new purse that the iPad would fit in so I can carry it around with me all the time. :-) Yes, I have a weakness for gadgets. One of the reasons I got the iPad was so I could watch and show Camtasia videos on it - the larger 9.7 inch screen is perfect for viewing screencasts.
Adobe Captivate
JULY 28, 2010
The Captivate twitter widget is now live on Captivate exchange ! This widget provides a great opportunity for Captivate users to foray into collaborative learning and social learning. You can see a quick demo of the twitter widget in a previous post here: [link]. The demo shows how an eLearning course has been integrated with Twitter to enable collaborative learning.
Learning with e's
JULY 24, 2010
Academic publishing is changing. Has to, because the old model of academic publishing is sadly outmoded. As Brian Lamb said recently at the Open Educational Resources Symposium, it seems perverse to hoard knowledge in any form, particularly in the light of the current economic crisis. Why should knowledge be a commodity? Why should publishers charge so much money for access to important great ideas, new findings and vital knowledge that can make the difference in people's lives?
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Saffron Interactive
JULY 27, 2010
Social Learning on a shoestring. Hanif Sazen. Earlier this year, many of you may have seen David Carroll’s humorous tirade against United Airlines. Carroll, a Canadian musician, had his guitar damaged by United and although this was upsetting, the customer service he received in the following nine months drove him to distraction – United just refused to accept any liability.
TechSmith Camtasia
JULY 25, 2010
Winters can be very long in Michigan. One bright spot when we're knee deep in snow is when the seed and plant catalogs start arriving. That's when I start planning for spring and plotting my garden beds. And, being a techie, I like doing this on the computer. I recently heard from GrowVeg.com about a series of screencasts they made with Camtasia for Mac.
Adobe Captivate
JULY 25, 2010
‘ Record Application with Adobe Captivate ‘ is a new feature in Flash CS5, which provides the functionality of capturing the screen with the capabilities of Adobe Captivate and getting all the content in Flash CS5, without leaving Flash CS5 at all. To capture from Flash, go to Commands Menu and choose ‘Record Application’ If Adobe Captivate is already running, it will immediately show the recording dialog.
Rapid eLearning
JULY 27, 2010
Many of you are either working alone or on very small teams with limited resources. With some creativity, you can do quite a bit. In fact, many of my tips and tricks came from working in a similar situation. It’s amazing what can be done do with a computer and a little duct tape. With that said, working solo has some drawbacks. One of the biggest is not having peers (or a more experienced person) who can help you brainstorm and think through the process of building a course.
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Clive on Learning
JULY 27, 2010
The secret of a good debate is to choose a motion controversial enough to attract along a sizeable audience, but with enough subtleties and ambiguities that top quality speakers can explore without resort to dogmatism or play acting. After last year’s clasically contentious “This house believes that the e-learning of today is essential for the important skills of tomorrow" (90 for, 144 against), it was always going to be hard for Epic , the organisers of The E-Learning Debate, to come up wi
TechSmith Camtasia
JULY 28, 2010
I'm a DIY kinda person. In my spare time, I'm knitting, crafting, cooking. making something. anything! That's why I'm so excited that this weekend, Maker Faire is coming to Detroit, Michigan! Maker Faire is described as the ultimate DIY festival - "It's county fair meets science fair meets farmers market meets burning man for families! ". And, that got me thinking about how screencaptures and screencasts bring Maker projects to life by not just telling people about a project, but also showing.
Adobe Captivate
JULY 27, 2010
Some captions and parts of images might have a dark background when published in CP5 with slide quality set as JPEG. The same project seems to work fine when published with CP4 with the same setting. This is because the mechanism to publish images has changed significantly from CP4 to CP5. In this two part blog series we look at information that you can use in Adobe Captivate 5 to parallel decide the quality of an image and the SWF file size and bring forth the differences between the publishing
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