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Here is an interesting discussion about how we can encourage learning professionals to blog. The Learning Circuits Blog: The Big Follow-up Question
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Leave a Comment (0) →How do we get learning professionals to blog? This is the new question at the ASTD Learning Circuits’ blog. My thoughts: For the Pre-Learning Professional:As a professor of instructional technology…I have a leg up. I can have a direct impact on providing soon-to-be learning professionals with an opportunity to learn how to blog. I can, […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a post by Mark Oehlert summarizing a discussion of games as effective teaching tools.See the summary. Mark has a great blog, filled with great information. Additionally, he is a great guy and excellent technical reviewer. He provided awesome insight and ideas for my Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning book and pointed me […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Today, I found a question on the Bloomsburg University Institute for Interactive Technologies alumni listserv. [ Looking for] Evaluation forms… but not from the student stand point for an instructor, but something that an instructor can give to a briefer in the class to let them know how they did and what they could work […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Whether we think about it regularly or not, attitude and employee morale play a large part in the success of any organization (and any learning progarm). High morale and enthusiastic employees are a plus in any organization. As Malcolm Gladwell points out in his work The Tipping Point…”it only takes one or two disenchanted employees […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are a few items that are discussed in my upcoming book Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning: Tools for Transfering Know-How from the Boomers to the Gamers by Pfeiffer in April 2007. Transfering know-how to the gamer (nex-ter, Gen-Y) generation. •Focus on using games to teach basic but essential knowledge such as facts, concept […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Often I am asked if soft skills: negotiation, leadership, etc can be taught online. To some extent the answer is “yes.” While I do not believe one can ever truly become a leader or expert negotiator just from online courses, I do believe that soft skill courses in those subject areas can reduce the overall […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →On October 23-25, just a few weeks away, I will be serving at the Training Solutions 2006 Conference as what they call a “guide-on-the-side.” I will be meeting with a group of colleagues who are interested in exploring the concept of buying decisions and how to effectively make those decisions. I am excited about the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a great summary of the blog discussion that occured over at the Learning Circuits Blog by Tony Karrer eLearning Technology: Top Ten Reasons To Blog and Top Ten Not to Blog
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Leave a Comment (0) →Get involved in this lively conversation about whether or not all learning professionals should blog. The Learning Circuits Blog: The Big Question for October: Should All Learning Professionals Be Blogging?
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