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Using #Characters in eLearning, Part 1

eLearning Cyclops

Starting with this post, I am going to begin a series of posts sharing examples of how I have used characters in learning. When I refer to learning I am not simply referring to only web-based training (WBT), but also job aids, informal learning and marketing learning events.

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Fractals, holograms and learning

Learning with e's

Image from Pixabay I'm intrigued by esoteric theories, and one is the simulated universe hypothesis - you know, the idea that we might all be living in a simulated universe, similar to the Matrix movies. Unlike normal photographs, every part of a hologram contains all the information possessed by the whole.

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Five Must-Have Skills for Learning Professionals: An Update

Mindflash

In a series of blog posts, I plan to provide further detail on each of the five critical skills that co-author Mitchell Levy and I believe learning professionals can put to use right away. I could have taken people to the movies, if it meant they’d be able to help customers. Software developers think in versions.

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Send large files with WeTransfer

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

gig movie to a colleague. YouSendIt said I’d need to sign up for the pro version to send a file that big. For several years, I’ve used YouSendIt to send large files over the net for free. Yesterday I tried to send a 1.25 I clicked the okay button and was charged $110 for a year’s service. So far so good.

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Making Sense Of The iPad For Online Learning

The eLearning Coach

For a variety of reasons that probably only insiders understand, both the iPad and the iPhone do not play Flash movies. The iPad is well-equipped for delivering movies (sans Flash), music, narration, graphics and text. In my mind, connectivity is part of the informal learning paradigm. Delivering Content. Tweet This!

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Global digital tribe

Learning with e's

The Facebook clan (a sub-set of the global digital tribe) attracts in excess of one billion tribal members, many of whom are busy telling their stories, celebrating success, sharing images and videos, showing their allegiance to their idols (liking a pop star page or a movie premier), playing social games and engaging in frivolous behaviour.

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JOE GANCI – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

In this context, how do you think the existing ‘design model’ of the e-learning authoring tools need to evolve to adapt to these changes? Joe: I’m a firm believer that both formal and informal learning are necessary. The formal learning, whether classroom-based or eLearning-based, helps to set a foundation for further learning.