Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale). Remember going to an event in Second Life, only to be subjected to a slide show? In the right place and time, they can be effective tools. However, do so at low cost, with low stakes, at first.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale). Remember going to an event in Second Life, only to be subjected to a slide show? In the right place and time, they can be effective tools. However, do so at low cost, with low stakes, at first.

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Ed App

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In a competitive world, organizations need to implement effective training strategies for their employees to stay ahead of the curve. Online virtual platforms, such as Second Life, can bring a human element into the e-learning environment. The approach of using passive learning is no longer relevant.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The availability of cost-effective resources to facilitate wide collaboration (including open source software that enables wikis, discussion groups, chat and even web conferencing) presents the chance for organizations to reconsider the effectiveness of the performance support being offered to their people. Here's what came up.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 5, 2007

I also stumbled on this interview by Karl Kapp with Jane Bozarth over at e-Learning guru.com that had some good nuggets on basic instructional design and using low cost tools (like PowerPoint) to build effective e-Learning. Ive always pooh-poohed PowerPoint as an e-Learning tool.but its all in how you look at, I suppose.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 26, 2009

A ‘low-cost’ LMS starts at an average of $58K. That’s the low price. Our customers benefit from low-cost and self-management with no technical knowledge required. John -- by "bottled pilot" are you thinking more of a tactical implementation -- low point entry to LMS to test the waters?

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Learnnovators

JANUARY 4, 2016

Learnnovators: You believe that it is possible to provide engaging, relevant, and authentic learning experiences by creating low cost videos with our smart phones. What would be your advice for producing such low cost and effective learning solutions for today’s learners? They don’t expect a masterpiece.

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