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There are video game based learning tools for a variety of topics including Algebra and Spanish. Here is one for multiplication tools. Timez Attack is a new video game instructionally designed exclusively for learning multiplication tables. The game uses drill and practice disguised as a video game (as we know Drill and practice is an […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →There is a blog entry titled Biases that eLearning 2.0 Faces (or What are we Up Against) over on Tony Karrer’s eLearning Technology blog. Tony quotes a post by a person who raises some concerns about eLearning 2.0. Like… how can you prevent garbage from being posted on blogs, do companies need to hire professional […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →If you want to know more about Second Life, you can jump into the world and attend classes sponsored by NETg. I found this billboard as I was walking around looking for educational institutions and experiences. If you already know about Second Life, they are looking for instructors as this sign shows.As the online economy […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Dave Lee’s post, let’s continue…present challenges. future predications. Got me thinking about some statistics I ran across concerning the brain drain of baby boomer aged executives and leaders retiring over the next few years. Sometimes the concept is thought of as an issue in the United States but the impact is world wide. In Europe, […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A project worked on by two alumni Nick Pastore and Kat Siedlecki both of involved with online learning at Booz Allen Hamilton just won an award from the U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA)—the nation’s premier distance learning organization. The award and information about the award is featured on the front page of Booz Allen’s website. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →When you visit a web page, wouldn’t it be nice to see if any of your fellow co-workers or students were at the site and then have a chat with them? Imaging having an online team meeting and having everyone visit a specific web site. A site called Zweitgeist has developed a technology that allows […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The Learning Circuits Blog Question for December has been posted. The questions this month are: What will you remember most about 2006?What are the biggest challenges for you/us as head into 2007?What are your predictions for 2007? These are not easy questions to answer. However, here is my best shot. (taking my lead from Tony […]
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Leave a Comment (5) →There is an interest question on the Learning Circuits blog that asks whether or not it is appropriate to write a book about informal learning. The argument goes “if informal learning is so important, why use a formal structure, like a book, to describe its value?” Just because learning is intended to be used in […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →There are a number of alternatives to the ADDIE instructional design model which are not considered or given much due in the “main stream” ID press. However, I think more than a process for creating instruction; it is the application of instructional strategies that really is the heart of designing effective learning interventions. It is […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →We all know that games can be motivational, but how do you work a game into the regular work-a-day routine of most employees? Well, the company Snowfly has found a way to create games that “drive workplace performance.” Check out the web site and an interesting article titled Goof off at work, get a bonus […]
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