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Recently, I was tagged for the 5 Things Meme by Susan Smith Nash, aka, the E-Learning Queen. Thanks Susan. Susan writes interesting pieces and I think you should check her site out. I really liked her En Media Res piece (not the real title of her piece but what I took away.) Now I am […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A while back I posted a definition of a gamer. Someone who has grown up with video games and gadgets. In fact, I frequently write about this generation and think of myself as fairly knowledgeable and aware of what they are doing, heck, I’ve written a bookon how tech-savvy and connected this generation is as […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Last night I gave a presentation to the Seattle Captivate User’s group 7:00 PST, 10:00 my time. A late night but a fun presentation, thank you to Mark Chrisman for the opportunity. The presentation got me thinking about teaching soft skills online (although we mostly taked about teaching software online) I have posted my thoughts […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →During my recent conference in San Francisco (shown above), Gordon Snyder, Jr. the Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the National Center for Telecommunication Technologies (NCTT) gave a great presentation on MMORPGS and how they can be used in community colleges and training programs. He mentioned a number of uses of Second Life and how […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Most of the time a Hidden Agenda is a bad thing. In this case, however, it is a good thing. Enter Hidden Agenda Games. This is an organization that encourages, through contests, the creation of games to help middle school kids (like my oldest son) learn difficult subjects that might not always “stick.” The Liemandts […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Just returned from a conference sponsored by the National Center for Telecommunication Technologies (NCTT) held in San Francisco, CA. The organization is a National Science Foundation (NFS) center that is focused on providing technology education to faculty of community colleges in the area of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). I serve as the external evaluator […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Every year Lisa Neal over at eLearn Magazine collects predictions of more than a dozen thought leaders throughout the learning community. Check out this year’s predictions and see if you agree. If you do, let me know, if not, what are your predictions? Predictions for 2007__ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (0) →I am now posting on a weekly basis over at VNU’s Training Day blog (every Friday). My first posting is called Technology/Learning and the Year Ahead. Check it out and feel free to comment. __ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (0) →Over at Wired Blogs, they have posted predications for 2007 for business and industry as well as providing an opportunity for others to add their predictions, it is worth a read to see what is on the minds of non-learning and development folks and to read what they think about the future of technology and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →This month the Big Question on the Learning Circuit’s blog has to do with rapid e-learning. “What are the trade offs between quality learning programs and rapid e-learning and how do you decide?” I have done some previous writing on the topic of rapid e-learning: Learning at Byte SpeedSpeed is King: Rapid Creation and Deployment […]
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