Upside Learning
JUNE 17, 2010
After a few years of hype, mobile learning has now started flourishing; the advent of new generation of mobile devices, high-speed network access, powerful mobile browsers and better native apps are all contributing to this. There is still a lack of standardization across devices and amongst networks across geographical areas resulting in mlearning content development being somewhat constrained.
Experiencing eLearning
JUNE 13, 2010
Daniel Pink shared this animated whiteboard video explaining some of the research and ideas from his book Drive. Pink’s ideas have been applied to learning by others, but the basic idea is that for all but the simplest tasks, people aren’t motivated well by big monetary rewards. What rewards people is autonomy, mastery, and purpose. This, of course, has implications for instructional design.
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Making Change
JUNE 9, 2010
Need to design lean, lively elearning? You might get ideas from this recording of a webinar that I gave today for the Baton Rouge ASTD. It’s about 45 minutes long and shows how to use action mapping to quickly identify which content and activities will be most useful. The webinar shows how to: Choose a goal that leads to a measurable business improvement.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
JUNE 16, 2010
by AJ George I've previously written about how to effectively use fonts to convey ideas and emotions in your eLearning courses. Effective use of color is equally important and is often overlooked and under utilized. What is the purpose of your eLearning course? Are you presenting somber, factual material? Are you welcoming new employees? Maybe you are passing along important factual information that will need to memorized?
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Learning Visions
JUNE 28, 2010
Trying to figure out what eLearning authoring tools to use? Not sure where to get started? Check out this collaborative eLearning Authoring tools Mindmap. I started it a year ago and my has it grown! Tags: authoring tools.
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Upside Learning
JUNE 30, 2010
I came across this mind map by Cammy Bean which covers nearly all the tools available for creating/authoring eLearning content. She tries to find answers to three simple questions regarding each tools mentioned in the mind map –. - When do I use it? - What do I like about it? - What do I not like about it? For many tools, the answers are as expected.
Experiencing eLearning
JUNE 6, 2010
Button Maker. Change the colors and options to create CSS3 buttons. tags : webdesign , css. Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Filed under: Bookmarks. Tags: Bookmarks.
Integrated Learnings
JUNE 24, 2010
By Shelley A. Gable. You’re tasked with outlining an eLearning lesson. You’ve analyzed your content and audience, and you have a clear understanding of what learners need to be able to do by the end of the lesson. But how do you avoid designing a lesson that’s little more than a basic info dump? How do you truly engage learning? A handful of instructional design models offer formulas for assembling training in a way that captures learners’ attention, conveys content, and provides learners with a
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
JUNE 17, 2010
by Jennie Ruby. How many times have you heard someone say "If I was you"? In some regions of the country, you might hear it every day. This popular expression, however, is grammatically wrong. The correct grammar is "If I were you." The correct use of were in this expression is an example of the subjunctive: the use of an unusual verb form to indicate that there is something iffy about what is being said.
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Kapp Notes
JUNE 29, 2010
Constantly I am asked this question about 3D that really make me crazy. Here is my short rant. 1) Where is the empirical data about the effectiveness of 3D learning? We can't do anything until we see the evidence of its effectiveness for learning. Seems valid. Let's see, I must have the evidence of the effectiveness of 3D learning under my pile of reports on the effectiveness of classroom instruction.
Learning Visions
JUNE 18, 2010
These are my live blogged notes from this week’s Instructional Design Live show on EdTech Taclk with Helen Barrett, Ph.D. An article by Helen Barrett: Balancing the Two Faces of ePortfolios The conceptual model of an online portfolio - multiple purposes: 1) learning & reflection – main activity around learning and collaboration 2) showcase achievement/accountability [link] These two activities need to work together.
Upside Learning
JUNE 3, 2010
Previously when I discussed freeform and template-based rapid content authoring tools, I kept software simulation tools aside. The main reason was that such simulation tools are not always used for developing just any type of learning but focused on training content creation for a specific software application or system. The software simulation in turn, can be divided into screen capturing tools and interactive simulation development tools.
Experiencing eLearning
JUNE 27, 2010
Instructional Design Programs: The eLearning Coach. A list of Masters degree and certificate programs in instructional design and technology. tags : instructionaldesign , highered. Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Filed under: Bookmarks. Tags: Bookmarks.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.
The Performance Improvement Blog
JUNE 14, 2010
Much of evaluation in organizations is focused on making incremental change in programs when what is needed might be redesign of the program and the organization as a whole. The current economic crisis presents an opportunity for all organizations to re-examine what they are doing and how they do it. William A. Schambra, director of the Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, in speaking about nonprofit organizations said this in a speech to the annual meeting o
Clark Quinn
JUNE 22, 2010
The program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout Online Professional Development’s Instructional Design program regularly asks someone to answer a series of questions from their students. I think these sorts of efforts are worthwhile to see a variety of different ideas, and consequently I agreed. Here’re the questions and my answers as presented to the students: Learning Design Evangelist Clark Quinn Answers Questions.
Kapp Notes
JUNE 28, 2010
Conceptual Orienteering is a learning archetype where learners are given activities or situations in which they are presented with examples and non-examples of environmental or situational conditions for the purpose of discrimination and creating an understanding of key concepts. Orienting a learner to concept of how to properly lift weights without injury and for maximum benefit.
Web Courseworks
JUNE 11, 2010
First Lady, Michelle Obama’s interest in obesity prevention has put this topic on many educators’ radar screens. My company, Web Courseworks, has assisted the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin’s (CHW) efforts to teach healthy behaviors to children via eLearning since 2002. Now that I have made my disclaimer, I would like to introduce Dr. Richard Schafer of the CHW’s Children’s Education Center.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Upside Learning
JUNE 16, 2010
The LMS has been a hot discussion topic for some time now. There have been posts discussing its survival and a few posts before that discussing its future – Jane Hart posted what is the future of the lms reviewing useful of LMS, followed up by a similar post by Harold Jarche suggesting LMS is no longer the centre of the universe. Clark Quinn brought in a little balance by highlighting what the LMS could be used for and to what extent in his post – a case for the LMS.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
JUNE 21, 2010
by AJ George. Last week I went over how colors affect mood and how implementing certain color stories into your learning courses can encourage (or discourage) participation. This week I am going to shift away from how color affects mood and focus on how color affects retention and learning. How Color Affects Learning Studies have shown that the use of color can greatly impact learning and retention.
Learning Visions
JUNE 15, 2010
Check out this cool little widget ! As a nice little follow up to the ranting we’ve been doing about the eLearning Salary Gender Gap , Travis Smith took the bull by the horns and created a little salary calculator based on all of the variables reported on by the eLearning Guild in their latest salary report. If you're not sure about the variables Travis used in the calculator, be sure to review the report which looks at survey results from eLearning Guild members.
Clark Quinn
JUNE 28, 2010
Was on a call with my Internet Time Alliance colleagues, and we were talking about how to help organizations make the transition from delivering courses to supporting the full performance ecosystem. Jane Hart has had a recent series on what she calls ‘ performance consulting ‘, and its a good way to look at things from a broader perspective.
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Kapp Notes
JUNE 24, 2010
One creative element of 3D Virtual Immersive Environments that many people tend to forget is the power to create machinima. "Machinima is the use of real-time graphics rendering engines, mostly three-dimensional (3-D), to generate computer animation. The term also refers to works that incorporate this animation technique." Wikipedia Definition. Recently, Ariella Furman a Machinimatographer at Framedin3D emailed me to explain that with machinima, you can increase learning and collaboration on alm
Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning
JUNE 14, 2010
Last year we've experimented with various social media to improve a sharing event for about 100 participants (for more details see my older blogpost ). This is not too difficult when all your participants are social media adepts, you announce your hashtags and off they go. However, in this case the majority wasn't actively using social media. So how can you still use social media?
Upside Learning
JUNE 11, 2010
The future of elearning is mobile. Even with the present challenges mobile learning of non-standard screens, operating systems, browser support there is no real doubt that mobile learning is fast becoming widely accepted to deliver and help manage activities around learning delivery. As mobile learning gains ground there will be (and already is) a growing need to look beyond notifications for users and quick-follow-up assessments through mobile devices.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
JUNE 3, 2010
by AJ George Over the last two weeks I've shown you how to insert YouTube Videos into PowerPoint 2007 when presenting both with and without an internet connection. This week I'm going to show you how to do the same thing, but in PowerPoint 2008 for the Mac. Find the YouTube video you would like to insert into your PowerPoint presentation.
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Integrated Learnings
JUNE 14, 2010
By Jay Lambert. As you likely know, Amazon 's software is amazing. Whenever I sign on to the site (which is fairly often), they suggest a variety of things for me to purchase that are typically right on target. I see books on instructional design and eLearning, books and music that my kids will like, travel guides for my wife, the list goes on and on.
Clark Quinn
JUNE 2, 2010
Today, one of my heroes, Alan Kay, gave a keynote to the Innovations in eLearning conference. The mindmap can’t convey the broad range, but to get it out there… Tags: design technology.
Kapp Notes
JUNE 25, 2010
Agenda for the Global Learning Forum Last night I had the privileged of presenting to the U.S. Air Force’s Global Learning Forum (GLF) group in Second Life at Huffman Prairie Chi. It was a great event. GLF represents a collaborative group of educators from across government and private universities and organizations exploring and prototyping the use of open 3D worlds in support of learning.
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