Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 16, 2009
I've been asked several times a similar question so I thought I would throw it out to see what readers here will recommend for doing basic video-based elearning authoring. The situation is that they have five, two-hour training videos (10 hours total). It's currently used as a watch and then answer these questions experience. The topic almost doesn't matter, but assume it's Safety Training.
Experiencing eLearning
FEBRUARY 1, 2009
Kylemore Abbey Garden. One of the features of Sakai that our team was looking for in a new LMS is a blogging tool. I admit some significant improvements in usability are possible in this tool. However, it does give us the option of blogging within the system. Previously, we’ve used tools like Wikispaces and Edublogs, but we’ve had a number of requests for internal tools that don’t require a separate login and location.
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Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
Some thoughts on the advantages of 3D environments (virtual worlds) for learning. Advantages of 3D Immersive Learning Learner cues on visual, auditory and spatial elements of 3D environment which leads to better recall and application of learning. Learner rehearses on-the-job behavior in an environment as close to job environment as possible. (Realistic learning environment) Allows learners at a distance to be in the same place to practice behaviors (not just online at the same time).
Clark Quinn
FEBRUARY 28, 2009
Another way to think about what I was talking about yesterday in revisiting the training department is taking a broader view. I was thinking about it as Learning Design, a view that incorporates instructional design, information design and experience design. I’m leery of the term instructional design, as that label has been tarnished with too many cookie cutter examples and rote approaches to make me feel comfortable (see my Broken ID series ).
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Lars is Learning
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
ReadWriteWeb and New Scientist picked up on a preliminary piece of research that suggests better retention and learning is achieved through using an audio podcast of a lecture than actually attending it.To find out how much students really can learn from podcast lectures alone - mimicking a missed class - McKinney's team presented 64 students with a single lecture on visual perception, from an.
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Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
What is Good Writing? Rubrics and Good Writing One of my favorite conversation topics is always looking at how school has changed from when I went through. When I was going through school, I often felt that my writing assignments were judged arbitrarily. Teachers would give you a B with little or no explanation. I still believe that content was relatively unimportant.
Experiencing eLearning
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
A few weeks ago, Dave Ferguson shared Anne Derryberry’s interactive storyboard created with xtranormal. Dave was looking at this as a tool for instructional designers to create storyboards with more pop, but I’ve been thinking about this tool as a way for students to create content. One of the courses I’m currently working on is about project-based learning with multimedia.
eLearning Cyclops
FEBRUARY 28, 2009
I have been considering buying a netbook. They are very reasonable, but they have their limitations. Will it be worth buying? Here are the pluses and minuses. Plus - It's highly mobile. Instead of schlepping my laptop around this will be a lot easier. And it still has a large enough screen size to demo my courses. My courses are never larger than 800 x 600 resolution, which is the common denominator for my e-learning audience's screens.
Clark Quinn
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
Previous Series Post. This is one in a series of thoughts on some broken areas of ID that I’m posting for Mondays. The intention is to provide insight into many ways much of instructional design fails, and some pointers to avoid the problems. The point is not to say ‘bad designer’, but instead to point out how to do better design. At some point (typically, after the introduction ) we need to present the concept.
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Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
Visiting with alumni Carl and Jen at AXIOM. It is always good to get out and about and visit old friends and meet new ones. Yesterday I presented on the topic of "Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning" at AXIOM Professional Health Learning. There I caught up with a couple of alumni and got to see some interesting and fascinating projects they are developing.
Learning Visions
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Multi Generational Learning in the Workplace My notes may be spotty here.eating and twittering. Brandon Hall: Multi-Generational Learning in the Workplace webinar with Janet Clarey. [Update: Janets own post with her summary is surely more worthwhile reading than my notes.
Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
Jay Cross - father of the Informal Learning Flow has been doing some great writing recently that look at the future of corporate training. His recent posts make me really think (that's good) but also make me wonder. How many people really have the opportunity to pursue the Future of Corporate Training? More on this below. But first some context. Courseware and Broader eLearning Jay's post eLearning is not the Answer : Corporations are flocking to eLearning for all the wrong reasons.
Experiencing eLearning
FEBRUARY 7, 2009
Keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts for Firefox. tags : firefox , productivity. Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Posted in 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.
eLearning Cyclops
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
Thus far, I have conducted five face-to-face online professional networking classes, which focuses on leveraging Linked In for finding business opportunities and professional development opportunities. Class participants are bankers and/or staff from the bank’s support areas and most are very new to social media. I will highlight what has generated the most interest and discussion among the participants.
Clark Quinn
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
First Post in the Series. This is one in a series of thoughts on some broken areas of ID that I’m posting for Mondays. The intention is to provide insight into many ways much of instructional design fails, and some pointers to avoid the problems. The point is not to say ‘bad designer’, but instead to point out how to do better design. One of the first things learners see is the introduction to the content; it’s the first place that they can be disappointed, and all too often they are.
Making Change
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
U.S. Department of Justice staff are just like you and me—their retirement plan took a hit in the economic downturn. So when they got an email saying they might qualify for bailout money, some of them responded. Unfortunately, the response required them to enter their account information at a fake website. Fortunately, the site was set up by their own employer.
Learning Visions
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
My notes may be spotty here.eating and twittering. Brandon Hall: Multi-Generational Learning in the Workplace webinar with Janet Clarey. Janet's Bias: Went to K-12 in US (New York) in the 1970s. Teacher with chalkboard, film strips. College in the 80s = profs, textbook, some hands on (Comm major). Corporate learning = instructor led training, then in 2000 got into eLearning (1.0).
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.
Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Hat tip to Donald Clark for pointer to a Science Daily article - Improving Brain Processing Speed Helps Memory : Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy, older adults who participated in a computer-based training program to improve the speed and accuracy of brain processing showed twice the improvement in certain aspects of memory, compared to a control group.
Experiencing eLearning
FEBRUARY 28, 2009
Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Resources for Creating Cartoons and Comics. Online applications for creating comics and cartoons. Lots of possibilities for digital storytelling here. tags : digitalstorytelling , education , k-12 , images. Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Orchestrating the Media Collage. Guidelines for teachers for supporting multimedia and digital literacy. tags : multimedia , 21stcenturyskills , MEGA , education , k-12 , literacy , digitalliteracy , storytelling.
Lars is Learning
FEBRUARY 22, 2009
I have a lot of time for Sir Ken Robinson. Here he is essentially promoting his new book The Element which champions the notion that education should first and foremost be about self discovery and self development, actively supporting us as individuals to discover our talents and passionate interests. He does so with wit and with a quiet persuasion that really needs a wider audience if the.
Clark Quinn
FEBRUARY 1, 2009
This is the first in a series of posts on some broken areas of ID that I will be posting on Mondays. The intention is to provide insight into many ways much of instructional design fails, and some pointers to avoid the problems. The point is not to say ‘bad designer’, but instead to point out how to do better design. The way I’ve seen many learning solutions go awry is right at the beginning, focusing on the wrong objective.
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Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
Within the last few years many higher education institutions and systems have invested heavily in technology and have raised the bar in student expectations for online student services and online learning opportunities. Why? Because systems and schools that fail to offer state-of-the-art online learning opportunities and accompanying services over the next decade will lose students who routinely use commercial applications such as Amazon.com, PayPal and Facebook to browse catalogs, pay bills and
eLearning Cyclops
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
I have seen a lot of estimates out there regarding development times per hour of e-learning content. It baffles me how some designers, not all, can rattle off "150 hours to develop an hour long course." There may be times where we are pushed in a corner and we need to quickly estimate development time without all the information we require, but to get a realistic estimate I suggest we consider the following: The complexity of the content.
Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
I received an inquiry about the need for a low cost LMS solution and I've not had time to help this person with answers. I'm hoping folks can chime in with suggestions and resources. I'll try to aggregate them together. Situation description: I have talked to several vendors and have received quotes at the 6-8k (per year) range for the licensing. We have roughly 500 learners and would use the LMS for mainly tracking and registration of ILT courses, communication (possibly through message boards)
Experiencing eLearning
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know. If you’re using Facebook, especially if you use it with multiple groups of people (friends, family, professional contacts, bloggers), friend lists are highly recommended. This is also a good article to pass along to people who are resistant. To some extent, I figure all the privacy is illusory; people can still share what they know, after all.
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From the Coleface
FEBRUARY 16, 2009
Today it is official…I can tell everyone that I am a Redtray employee now. Redtray has acquired Academy Internet and here’s the press release. Big picture, it’s part of the inevitable consolidation in the e-learning industry which looks set to continue throughout 2009. The AI team will also benefit from having a bigger balance sheet behind it when it comes to pitching for larger contracts, and being part of a company that has the capability to deliver a wide range of blended le
Clark Quinn
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
Harold Jarche and Jay Cross have been talking about rethinking the training department, and I have to agree. In principle, if there is a ‘training’ department, it needs to be coupled with a ‘performance’ department and a ‘social learning’ department, all under an organizational learning & performance umbrella. What’s wrong with a training department?
Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
As recently announced by Bersin & Associates , in the United States, corporate learning and development (L&D) expenditures dropped by more than 11 % in 2008. It seems likely that the cuts are will continue in 2009. The organization continues to report that the spending has fallen from $1,202 per learner in 2007 to $1,075 per learner in 2008. Training staff resources are also dropping: Companies overall averaged 3.4 training staffers per 1,000 learners, down from 5.1 per 1,000 in 2007.
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