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Yesterday a few students and myself sat for an interview with some folks from ProtonMedia to discuss virtual immersive environments for learning and collaboration. The finished piece will be posted in a while on the blog over at ProtonMedia but, in the meantime, I wanted to post some behind the scene images of the interviewers […]
Continue Reading →This Friday I will be presenting a webinar about different techniques for teaching when different generations are in the classroom. The webinar is called Reaching and Teaching Across Generations and will be held at 10:00 a.m. MST on Friday, December 11, 2009. Here is the description of the webinar. Today’s classrooms can contain up to […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Here is a quick overview of the exciting content in Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning in case you were wondering whether or not it would make a great Holiday gift for that certain someone. See the entire informercial and see if Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning is right for you. If you liked […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →The discussion that Cammy Bean and I have gotten into concerning “Accidental Instructional Designers” and When “Accidental Instructional Designers become Intentional” has brought about a number of interesting discussions about the skills of ID people and what ID programs should look like and I realized that: People who haven’t been in Bloomsburg’s ID program don’t […]
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Leave a Comment (31) →The ASTD Big question this month is an annual question: What did you learn about learning in 2009?So one of the tasks I will do to answer this question is to see what posts were the Best of 2009 from several different sources. First from eLearning Learning, Here are my top posts. Online Games for […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Perhaps this is the annual right of passage in the field when Cammy Bean and I get into a “degree vs non-degree” in instructional design discussion. She (and many others) feel that a degree is not really necessary to practice instructional design and some even assert that a non-degreed instructional designer is, by definition, better […]
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Leave a Comment (16) →As you may know in January 2010 (around the 19th or so) my new book co-authored with Tony O’Driscoll is being published. The book, Learning in 3D: Adding a New Dimension to Enterprise Learning and Collaboration is about using 3D virtual immersive environments for learning and collaboration. Learn more about the book here. Leveraging the […]
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Leave a Comment (5) →There are often times when learning interventions (training classes or modules) are designed and implemented but are not really needed. This happens with traditional classroom instruction and with newer technologies like Virtual Immersive Environments. Why does this happen? Let’s look at some things. Suppose for a moment, a person or persons can perform a job […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Learn about sustainability issues at the Sustainability Institute. A major issue within organizations today is sustainability. The ability to do the right thing in terms of the environment and in terms of conservation of energy, natural resources and our planet. In an effort to increase awareness and learning in the area of sustainability, Kaplan-Eduneering in […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Over at Money there is a great article titled The Great iPhone Death Watch which contains great quotes predicting the failure of the iPhone and how it will not be successful from some really informed and smart people. It just shows that one cannot predict the future with much certainty. Here are a couple of favorites: […]
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