Learning to spell in elementary school can be a drag, it is all rote memorization. Writing the words over and over again so you can learn them for the test. A web-site named Spelling Time has developed a fun an interactive method to teach kids in grades 1-5 spelling in an engaging manner. The process […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →One of the goals of Web 2.0 and other technologies is to foster collaboration. But, there seems to be an issue with how many people actually collaborate. According to many sources, less than 1% of the people who visit blogs or wikis actually contribute or collaborate with the author of the wiki or blog. This […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →One important thing we need to remember as designers of instruction or people who create “learner experiences” is to consider how to create an engaging user interface. Most interfaces are un-intuitive, unimaginative and confusing (thus the reason for so much software training…press the submit button to…) Designers often end up creating page-turning e-learning and not […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Online collaboration does not just occur in a wiki or with Web 2.0 products, one exciting, and sometimes forgotten, method of online collaboration is within a virtual classroom envrionment. Recently I conducted a session online in a virtual classroom using breakout rooms. It was fun and educational. You can read about it on my post […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Thank you to everyone who attended ASTD’s Rapid E-Learning Seminar. The desire to learn more about rapid e-learning is obvious, we had the largest ASTD Webinar attendance to date, over 650 individuals. Allison Rossett did a wonderful job of talking about the Big Tent of e-learning and how we need to expand our thinking beyond […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →In case you haven’t noticed, I have been having a great discussion with Barton Pursel and Brent Schlenker about the value or lack of value of instructional designers. I think they have value, others are not so sure. Check out the the comments section of my post Value of Instructional Designers, please chip in your […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Ryan recently graduated from the Instructional Technology program at Bloomsburg University where I had the pleasure of having him as a student. While at Bloomsburg, he created a neat game to help kids learn the capitals of the United States. The game was great but had one or two gliches. When he graduated he said […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I just received a message in my email today. I was simultaneous, shocked, surprised and honored: On behalf of Training Industry, Inc., please accept our congratulations for your recent nomination to the Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals Award! Our Nominations Committee reviewed many nominations and have selected you as one who is notable and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Just because you are creating Rapid E-Learning, that doesn’t mean it needs to be boring e-learing. Follow these tips to increase the “applicability” of your rapid e-learning to the learner’s job. Specifically point out how the learning will impact the learner’s job (if you don’t know this, don’t create the instruction.) Show the learner the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →As the blog community continues to grow… more and more interesting people are joining the conversation every day and adding interesting perspectives. Two people who have recently joined will make it especially interesting First a welcome to Tony O’Driscoll who leads Performance Architecture Analysis and Design for IBM Sales Learning. He already has a great […]
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