Yesterday, I learned that I have been voted by TrainingIndustry, Inc. as one of 2007’s Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals. Thank you. I really think the award belongs to the alumni and students of Bloomsburg University’s Instructional Technology program where I teach. These are the people who are influencing the field on a daily […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Our instructional technology department has purchased a private island called “MSIT Island.” I am using it for my class this semester and for one I will be teaching this summer. Currently two student teams are building educational environments on the island in accordance to an Request for Proposal created for my class. I just had […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The Learning Circuit’s Blog question for this month is “ILT and Off-The-Shelf Vendors, What Should they Do?” I am going to answer that question by recanting a story from Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning. In high school, I literally had a lesson on how to fold a map. The lesson was part of a […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →This week over at TrainingDay, my post is titled Create a Mystery…and in that spirit, I won’t tell you what it is about…it’s a __ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (0) →So for my 40th Birthday (yes, I look 20 in my profile photo…). My wife surprises our family with a cruise. So we all headed to the Caribbean. Therefore, posts on this blog have been delayed and I might still be a little intermittent in the near future, I haven’t been able to get the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →This week over at TrainingDay, my post Today’s Toys, Tomorrow’s Tools is a little bit of a rant. But I think it is important to continually remind ourselves that the upcoming gamers are going to learn differently than us digital immigrants and we need to adapt as well as help them adapt…we can’t dictate terms […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →As Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning nears it release day of April 14, 2007. A number of book related developments are occuring. First, Training Consultant Steve Woodruff’s on his blog Impactiviti has done a nice and thoughtful review of the book (scroll down to see it.) Here are some quotes (positive): A very helpful […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →When I was in graduate school many moons ago, the big thing was virtual reality. The concept was that the learner would immerse him or herself into an environment and then interact with the environment. It was really over-hyped and never went anywhere. It appears to me from recent events that virtual reality is back…in […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →With a few modifications, this video could be used to teach about computer viruses, 3D authoring systems, desktop icons and other elements of the basic desktop envrionment all through the use of an interesting video and unusual perspective. Sure beats traditional software training. This short video takes the learner inside the interface and allows them […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →If you have some time on Friday, April 20, 2007…join me for an Adobe Luminary eSeminar Series: eLearning, Sales & Marketing from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM US/Pacific. My topic will be Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning: Transferring Knowledge to the Gamers Here is the description: Learn how the incoming, techno-savvy gamer generation will […]
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