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Last year (seems like a long time ago), I was named one of 2007’s Most Influential Training professionals by TrainingIndustry Inc. which was nice but, in no way compares to the honor of being “named”, The Iron Chef of ID by Robyn and Brandy at Dishing Design: Making Great Recipes for Learning. The site is […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →From time to time, I evaluate workshops designed for faculty members to share best practices and ideas with each other. Here is a list of general recommendations I’ve gathered through the years. I think these recommendations can enhance any face-to-face workshop or conference. Provide targeted, technical presentations. There is a group of attendees who enjoy […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A few weeks ago, I was interviewed along with a number of other folks for an online article about the corporate implications of virtual worlds. The resulting article is titled Online Communities Go Corporate:What Can Virtual Worlds Do For Your SME? The article, appearing in the online publication Processor, describes how different organizations are replicating, […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Tony Karrer at eLearning Technology posted a very funny video about a “helpdesk before computers” in his post Technology Adoption Issues. You should check it out. So, after I finished watching the video posted by Tony, I viewed a couple of the recommended videos by YouTube and came across this Star Wars Help Desk video. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The problem:Many middle school students in the United States decide, during middle school, that they don’t want a career in manufacturing. Yes, they decide that early (as many studies show.) Then, years later companies who manufacture products in the US (yes, there are many) have trouble finding qualified college graduates because career choices made in […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Yet, another great use for video games. This time the Wii console is used for helping to re-hab from injury…so much more fun than swimming lap after lap in a pool. Check out the article Break a leg? Try ‘Wiihabilitation’ As the article states: [Use of the Wii] is fast becoming a craze in rehab […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →It doesn’t always make sense to teach people. Sometimes it is better to automate the process and eliminate the need for training. Training is time consuming, expensive and not always effective. In fact, many software training programs, classes and manuals are necessary because the designers of the software did not take the time to think […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →A few days ago at the Kaplan-EduNeering Life Sciences Knowledge Exchange that well known advocate of Generation Y, Nadira Hira gave an awesome presentation highlighting what organizations need to consider when recruiting, retaining and assimilating Generation Y folks into their organization. Nadira making a point about Generation Y. For anyone who may not know, Nadira […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →No, I am not “Client Number 10” from the infamous Eliot Spitzer scandal. My stay was perfectly above board. Last year I was a speaker at the Kaplan-EduNeering Knowledge Summit. I spoke on the topic of Games and the Gamer Generation to over 100 people and had a chance to do a book signing. During […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →ASTD’s Big Question this month (March) is actually two questions and since I helped Tony Karrer tweak the question a bit, I feel I must offer some type of answer (plus I aways enjoy the discussion around the Big Question.) So, here is the big question for this month: Do educational institutions and corporate learning […]
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