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Here is an article brought to my attention by one of my students Jason Kojtek. The article, The Second Life Census provides a link to a spreadsheet showing some interesting SL numbers. For example, the number of non-repeat credit card accounts is 2 million and the number of people online at any time is between […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →This weekend, do some high-tech homework. Especially if you are not really comfortable with all this Web 2.0 stuff. You can read the assignment at my post This Weekend Go High Tech at the TrainingDay Blog. Even if you are high-tech, there are some neat things to see.__ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (0) →One of the most important elements of good instructional design is creating good questions, even if you are doing rapid e-learning. One rapid e-learning package that I have been introduced to recently is Flashform by a company called Rapid Intake. They have a package that allows the designer to quickly create instruction and to add […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →To answer the question at ASTD’s Learning Circuits Blog, I am going to try to stick to Tony’s initial thought of specific questions and dive very deep into the technique I use when consulting for a needs assessment or evaluation. I use a technique I call the 360 Needs Assessment. This process involves asking questions […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Compliance training is seen by many organizations as a “necessary evil.” Training that is mandated. Well, yes it might be mandated but that doesn’t mean it needs to be “death by powerpoint” Or “PDF on a stick” (that is a PDF document that a learner reads and signs off on to indicate they’ve been trained). […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Last night I attended my first meeting in Second Life. It was sponsored by the International Society for Technology in Education better known as ISTE. (that’s me in the hat with the blue and black striped shirt.) It was facilitated by Kittygloom Cassady. She did a great job! I kept the bubbles over everyone’s head […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →There should be a place where kids can join a metaverse and just hangout, kids under the age of 14 that is…and of course Nickelodeon has done it in the form of Nicktropolis. Now kids can create their own room, play games, watch videos and connect with friends and Nick characters. The metaverse has pre-written […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →In this month’s T&D Magazine published by ASTD, I have a number of quotes in the Need for Speed article by Michael Laff. In the article, I (and others) talk about the drivers of rapid e-learning and how the design aspect of rapid e-learning should not be compromised. I discuss non-traditional inspirations for creating rapid […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →How are workplace learning professionals going to react to online learning environments, are we going to be on the cutting edge or play catch up. See my post: New Environments, New Challenges at the TrainingDay Blog. __ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is an instructional design methodology that is worth investigating. It is called “Informed Design.” Informed Design, is a design pedagogy developed and validated through several National Science Foundation (NSF) projects conducted by the Hofstra Center for Technological Literacy. Informed design prompts research, inquiry, and analysis; fosters student and teacher discourse; and cultivates language proficiency. […]
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