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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

In addition to the use of video games for recruitment purposes, which have been available for some time, the Department of Defense has begun embracing the use of combat simulators, culture-based eLearning , avatars, and even cell phone apps, all designed specifically for military use.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

This movie should be required viewing for anyone in the learning industry – it demonstrates all the ingredients for effective learning. Weber also points out how effectively additional techniques demonstrated in the movie – like music, movement, and humor – open the mind to learning. I’ll be seeing it again! Properly d.

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How to Boost eLearning Productivity with 10 EdTech Online Tools

eLearning Brothers

The eLearning industry offers endless opportunities for everyone who is willing to learn. Are you ready to start getting maximum effects through your eLearning efforts? The following tools will help you boost your productivity. Organizing tools. You can access your email, SMS, and IM reminders from one place.

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Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning

eFront

eFront News from the e-learning frontier 10/17/2010 Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning As an e-Learning consultant I always was fun of open source software. In this post I am not going to talk about open source learning management systems such as eFront [1] but rather dedicated open source "authoring tools".

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Who's Building the Social Learning Roads? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Without throwing him completely under the bus, I’ll describe him as being late to the social media party but definitely ahead of the curve when it comes to openness to using informal learning elements like social media in his undergraduate courses. But, in the end, they’re just ideas. The webinar hosts didn’t have an answer.

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Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange.

Dashe & Thomson

Since I became an active Twitter user a few months ago, the application has grown on me to the point where it’s now far-and-away my favorite social media tool. And I use the word ‘tool’ for a reason. This is a tool you use to react to something you see, hear or do and an opportunity to create a voice.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Im Mrs. Dalloway

Learning Visions

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Im Mrs. Dalloway Im just back from vacation and still trying to make the transition back into work mode. Im disturbed to report that Im The Poisonwood Bible. The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew!

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