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It doesn’t always make sense to teach or educate people. Sometimes it is better to automate the process and eliminate the need for training. Training is time consuming, expensive and not always effective. As an example, many software and/or hardware training programs, classes and manuals are necessary because the designers of the software or hardware […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →What is the definition of the world “Quality“? There are five ways to consider “quality” in terms of e-learning, virtual worlds or mobile learning: Functionality. The first and most basic form of quality is “does it work.” This is a baseline of quality. Do the links work properly, do the SCORM elements transfer to the […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →ASTD, recently released their State of the Industry Report. Here are a few highlights. US organizations spent $134.07 billion on employee learning and development in 2008. $88.59 billion was spent on the internal learning function $45.48 billion was allocated to external services Average annual expenditure per employee fell 3.8% from 2007 to $1,068 The figure […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The definition of an economic bubble is, according to Wikipedia, “trade in high volumes at prices that are considerably at variance with intrinsic values”.(Another way to describe it is: trade in products or assets with inflated values.) Universities and colleges have inflated values disproportionate to their value. A number of signs of the stock market bubble, technology […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Some interesting things are going on with the folks over at Linden Labs, the developers of the virtual immersive environment of Second Life. Second Life is going corporate. First, they are sponsoring a contest called The 2010 Linden Prize. As described: The Linden Prize will award one Second Life Resident or team with $10,000 USD for an innovative […]
Continue Reading →This month’s ASTD Learning Circuit’s Blog Big Question is “How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organization?”Here are several ways to help sell Social Media in an organization. Address a Business NeedThe most important element in communicating the value of Social Media is to solve a pressing […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Audio is a powerful and impactful tool, but it is often used incorrectly within e-learning courses. I recently had a discussion with Dan Bliton in his role at the Metro DC ASTD chapter about this topic, here is a small part of the interview. A common question is “Should we have audio in the e-learning […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →One of my favorite shows on TV is CSI because I like the mystery and putting together the clues to solve the crime. You can recreate those feelings with a couple of online games. The first is called Fraud Scene Investigator (FSI). This game is created in a comic book style with stylized images and […]
Continue Reading →The other day, I wrote on the topic of teacher performance and school reform in Bill Gates Puts his 2 Cents in the Pot (ok, a little more than 2 cents) then Clark Quinn of Learnlets posted a related comment and then expanded it in a really thoughtful post called Teacher preparation, and more, I […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is an educational public service announcement about a topic that is rarely discussed but the knowledge contained in this short video could save your life. Also, here are some interesting monster tweets…Thanks Heather!__ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and GadgetsRecommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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