Personally, I dont like to hide things from learners and play guessing games, so I am an advocate of letting the learner know, up front, what they will be expected to do at the conclusion of the course, lesson, or whatever. How do you try to think like a learner? MORE

A high level overview for learning and development types who dont actually use the tools, but want to know whats out there, when you might use it, and some of the pros and cons. Do you know of another tool besides adobe connect for creating an on demand module that has the webcam/video locked in the upper corner while having a ppt. FYI anyone that has any questions whatsoever in regards to webex, training center I am an exteme expert. United States License. MORE

Thursday, June 28, 2007 Emerging Technologies in e-Learning I sat in on a lunchtime WebEx presentation with Gary Woodill -- Director, Research and Analysis, Brandon Hall Research. In the 90s there were one or two ways to do e-Learning: CDRoms and then the web. Anytime a new thing comes out its described as "revolutionary" - its going to change the way we do things. Just like a vending machine, you do it by yourself. Some issues with WebEx. United States License. MORE

Why do companies continue to pay huge dollars for products that are now being offered for free? Web conferencing services like DimDim now offer the equivalent of WebEx. Because it’s open source, there are no licensing costs. That means your IT department has to know how to do all the code. Do you think were at a tipping point? or course I don't know that for sure.it's a hunch). I do know that reporting is crucial. MORE

I’m not really sure what it is, but I know it is popular, so we must have it” B: “Okay, what should I look for?” “I don’t know how to do it”, “Ugh, this will take a long time to write”, “Where do we go to find it?” ” Before you start to panic about an e-learning strategy, know this: You can build and design an e-learning strategy without writing the next James Joyce novel. The Conversation. MORE

Surveys -- Steve had four different survey questions to kick things off in an interactive way: What will you be doing during this webinar? What do you want to explore today? Which tools do you primarily use? cross all industries) WebEx 19% Adobe Acrobat Connect (Pro/Breeze) 10.5% MORE

Can take a lot of resources, but even small companies can do this with right expertise. Industry Data Adobe and Microsoft most widely used for course development tools Online Meetings (20% dont use, 28% WebEx; 19% LiveMeeting, Adobe Connect (6.5%) Trend of these companies partnering with LMS systems (e.g., Saba and Centra) WebEx is partnering with an LMS provider as will Adobe [link] Rapid Development Trend How do you expect the % of informal usage to change over 2 years?" MORE