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There always seems to be a debate about whether or not an organization should host a Learning Management System (LMS) application internally or externally. There are arguments on both sides. An informed client needs to consider costs as well as some questions about the ability to host internally. I have to admit, I lean toward […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Click on the link if you’d rather listen to the podcast of this post, Beyond iPoding, you can find it here. (don’t need an iPod to listen, just your computer. Moving Beyond Music or Voice As with any new technology, at first there is unbridled enthusiasm or irrational exuberance quickly followed by fear and loathing […]
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Leave a Comment (4) →Often I am asked to comment on how business is conducted in the e-learning field. How do new companies (or even existing companies) bid on new business? How should I structure the Request for Proposal process? What are the steps in this process? Here is an outline of a process called the E-learning Business Acquisition […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →I talk to many clients who wonder how they can afford to develop and deliver e-learning when budgets are being cut, staffs are being reduced and the cost of e-learning development software keeps rising. One answer is the work done by Jane Bozarth. She has written a book titled E-Learning on a Shoestringwhich describes how […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →It is official, Second Life (which I have written about in two previous posts, Get a “Second Life” and More Second Life) has just created its first virtual millionaire (actually, it has created its first real world millionaire with virutal assets equal to real world assets of a million dollars.) Check out the press release–Anshe […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →An interesting article over at Wired talks about a new real time strategy game developed by the US Army called Future Force Company Commander. The game is based on the US Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) Networked Weapons. The article, Army Game Proves US Can’t Lose describes how the US Army is using games as […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here is a whitepaper I wrote about informal learning. It explains some thoughts I have about informal learning as it relates to wikis, blogs, IM and RSS. You can read it here.__ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (1) →Basically Second Life is the Matrix, as in, “Wake Up Neo, the Matrix has you.” You can learn a little more by checking out my previous entry on the subject, Get a “Second Life.” Second Life is a virtual world in which people can act, react and function as if they were in the actual […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a link to an ebook that was created by Pam Berman of Bloomsburg University, one of my colleagues. She had a great idea for an online collaboration effort and made it work with a great bunch of students. Checkout the reactions in the blogosphere, great job Pam. eLearning Technology: Great Example of Group […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →In addition to being in Algebra (see Algebra Game), my 12 year old son is also in a Spanish Class. A gentleman named David Dunlap has spearheaded an incredible effort to create a game which immerses the learner in the Spanish language by virtually dropping him or her into a Spanish speaking town and letting […]
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