Speaking about engagement, the pinnacle of pinning your attention down have always been stories. Since the beginning of time a door has always been a door. It is the symbol of transition, of change, of a new beginning. MORE

The point is that the climb often requires a distinct, unyielding philosophy, while setting up shop on the pinnacle requires something else entirely, like the ability to absorb some punishment. What can we learn from Toyota’s fall from grace? This company, that for the past two decades has been the benchmark for quality, has suddenly had severe damage done to its worldwide reputation and probably to its market share. Toyota seemed to be doing everything right in terms of high performance. MORE

Maslow was interested in how people are motivated, and why they reach to achieve the pinnacle of human experience which he called self actualization. This is number 26 in my series on learning theories. MORE

Pinnacle Studio. I have a love/hate relationship with training videos. On the one hand I love how engaging video can be for demonstrating complex concepts or processes. On the other, I hate the cringe-worthy corporate training videos we’ve all endured in the past. MORE

Only the most academically adept are likely to reach the pinnacle.”. At CDSM, we draw on a range of theories – from the past and the present – to form the method and practice behind our award-winning e-learning. This is known as our ‘ pedagogy ’. MORE

Pinnacle Studio: This is a cheapy video editor. Jane Hart asked me to come up with a list of my top ten tools. Jane has already persuaded Jay Cross to do his (and very interesting it is too, see here ) and now it's my turn. Here goes: Office 07: Unlike many of my colleagues I have never been a Microsoft hater. I use Office so much that it has to be on the list. I really like the 07 suite with its new interface and wouldn't swap it for any cheaper alternative. MORE

We haven’t seen the pinnacle of microlearning yet. The limitations of human memory are an eternal conundrum for learning designers – how exactly do you create meaningful learning experiences for learners who have a shorter attention span than a goldfish? MORE

Apple products that show the pinnacle of this kind of thinking are great--the iPhone is designed to "know" whether you are holding it up to your ear or have brought it down to look at the screen, and it shows you what you need to see in order to click, hang up, enter numbers, or whatever. by Jennie Ruby    Right now design is all the rage. Companies are promoting designers to the CEO level (design-e-o's?), MORE

Bridgewater Associates, LP, one of the world’s largest and most successful hedge funds, stood out to me as the pinnacle of the bunch. Edward D. Hess explains what successful learning organizations do right and offers plenty of strategies to help any group learn and thrive. MORE

The recent introduction of gamification is what I believe to be the pinnacle of design and creativity to enhance the user experience within a simulated environment. Forrester Research ( [link] ) recently released a new study that highlights the fact that companies just don’t understand the concept of gamification well enough in order to make it work to their advantage. MORE

Leaders are the pinnacle of the software available for a specific market — offering the highest average value and capability in their niche. TalentLMS (and Epignosis in general) is no stranger to industry awards. MORE

A PLN represents the pinnacle of informal learning. For the past year or so, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been busy upending all kinds of assumptions about education: content is king, quality education is expensive, and instructor-led training is the gold standard, to name just a few. But some subtler shifts are also taking place. MORE

Catalyst, 3M Leadership Way’s pinnacle program, is a yearlong, externally focused development journey with a great deal of commitment from top leadership. MORE

It’s the pinnacle of individuality. At one point or another, we all love to play the rebel. There’s something invigorating about throwing caution to the wind and playing by your own rules. It’s the reason we love characters like Robin Hood, Tom Sawyer, and Han Solo. MORE

Our eLearning Game Templates represent the library’s pinnacle of design and interactivity, barreled down the infobahn to desktops, tablets, and other mobile devices the world over. MORE

The Engagement Pyramid (Adapted from Altimeter Group) The pinnacle of engagement is clearly the ability to generate one''s own content and then add value to it for others. MORE

I edited the video using Pinnacle Studio, adding in dozens of stills, and exported to two DVDs which we duplicated and distributed to all family members. This January saw the cebration of my mother's 90th birthday (which, you must be thinking, means she must have had me when she was about 60). MORE

Mastery by game is the pinnacle and most complex aspect of gamification. Gamification and gamified elements have been a hot topic for the last year or two. However, too much of the conversation stays at the superficial level of how to make learning fun, without delving into the real reasons gamification works to change behavior. We see fun as a means to encourage, support and change critical behaviors. So why is gamification now a critical part of our tool box? MORE

This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina. Scorching radiation and fast winds (streams of charged particles) from super-hot newborn stars in the nebula are shaping and compressing the pillar, causing new stars to form within it. Streamers […]. Managing Minds MORE

This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina. Scorching radiation and fast winds (streams of charged particles) from super-hot newborn stars in the nebula are shaping and compressing the pillar, causing new stars to form within it. Streamers […]. Managing Minds MORE

At the very pinnacle of opportunity, with a palette of stunning colors from which to create a rainbow of courses there’s no renaissance in the offing. MORE

To do that, McNevin worked with Vermilyea to create Pinnacle, a clinical career ladder for CNAs that will help keep them engaged with the company and improve their skills through training and development to increase their earning potential. MORE

Video Conferences Bringing video, audio and multiple people/places together at one time, video conferencing is the pinnacle of synchronous e-learning. MORE

The online trainer functions have been the pinnacle of debate for the past two decades. Trainers have several roles and responsibilities in the eLearning environment. When a course is launched, its success and popularity depends on the input and involvement of a trainer. MORE

It replaces evaluation as the pinnacle in this revised model, but many have wondered why Anderson and Krathwohl suggested it in the first place. What can we learn from digital curation of content? MORE

8 Pinnacle Performance Systems Inc., Source: Pinnacle Performance Systems Inc Cohort Executive Coaching aims to provide leaders with access to executive coaching by combining coaching, mentoring and cohort group work into a structured development process. Minneapolis — Oct. a professional coaching firm, announced the launch of “Cohort Executive Coaching.” MORE

  Peak  can be a verb or a noun, and always indicates a pinnacle or high point. by Jennie Ruby    This week's confusing words pop up often in writing about training, creating a minefield of potential spelling errors. First, let's look at  lead  versus  led.    Lead  is a toxic element formerly found in gasoline and other products. It is also the common term for the graphite in pencils. MORE

” It’s the pinnacle of pressure and competition. There is no better words in sports than “Game 7.” Tonight is Game 7 of the Major League Baseball World Series. While it might not be currently but there is no arguing that baseball is America’s favorite pastime. MORE

That’s got to stop, for schooling is an increasingly obsolete exercise in rote learning and the world is getting way too complicated to rely on schools and school models (think instructors, courses, schedules, tests, lectures) as the pinnacle learning. MORE

Eventually they reach the pinnacle of their development and are crowned ‘Superheroes’ on the platform! On 1st November, ‘oohs’, ‘ahhs’ and ‘we want more’, rung out of Windsor’s historic Guildhall. No, it wasn’t an early indoor firework display! MORE

Using various social signals we came up with the following as being the hot items during February 2009 via eLearning Learning. You can find a bit more on this capability in the post Hot List. Enjoy. Top Posts and other Items The ‘Least Assistance’ Principle eLearning is not the answer Multi-Generational Learning in the Workplace Here’s How I Built That PowerPoint E-Learning Template Informal learning - what is it? What Goes in the LMS? MORE

What’s all the hype about “supply chain management?” ” And with all the buzz about it, how do you stay ahead of competitors? MORE

Throughout the ages, humankind has sought to reach the pinnacle of these colossal mounds of stone, and the metaphor for climbing mountains teaches us about leadership, overcoming adversity, respect of the elements outside of our control, and how we seek to do only what is within our power. MORE

Performance questions are the pinnacle of training programs and are usually based on the performance context. Performance questions are those ultimate questions that require your eLearners to perform actual work. MORE

The idea that courses are the pinnacle of eLearning is as archaic as the idea of getting news only from the morning paper. Learning is about access to information. The more information people have available to them, the more likely they are to learn. Sounds pretty obvious, right? After all, Google has turned into the greatest job support/learning tool ever created because it gives us instant access to the information we need, when we need it. MORE

Back in my Baltimore cubicle, I prepared for this pinnacle. Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.” ” Several years ago, I collected several e-learning horror stories for a now-inactive group blog. I took a bit of artistic license with this, but this is based on a true story shared by Jeff Goldman. Jeff’s was by far the best (or worst!) story people shared with me, and I’m grateful that he inspired me to this creativity. MORE

Mobile eLearning templates represent the pinnacle of user control. The past decade has seen an explosion in mobile technology. MORE

The pinnacle event was a fireside chat that opened the floor to questions from participants. The following is an excerpt from ATD Research’s latest case study, Accenture: Delivering High Touch Learning With High Tech Tools. MORE

Random photos - like this one of rock star David Lee Roth (but no pictures have him in his heyday, long haired pinnacle of rock stardom, like the one in the Fast Company article). Image via Wikipedia. I have found a new tool (hopefully it’s not just a shiny object?), MORE

Bridgewater Associates, LP, one of the world’s largest and most successful hedge funds, stood out to me as the pinnacle of the bunch. Edward D. Hess explains what successful learning organizations do right and offers plenty of strategies to help any group learn and thrive. MORE