Tower Bridge in London which is right outside of our hotel here in London. I am in London this week to present at a client summit for Kaplan EduNeering. My keynote/workshop is titled Connecting Content with Your End Users which focuses on instructional strategies for learning development. The presentation will cover different types of content […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Some more information about Learning in 3D–The Book written with my friend Tony O’Driscoll. Final Book Cover Immersive learning environments are gaining more and more attention but there are few guidelines to inform the development and encouragement of productive learning (formal or informal) within these environments. Questions like how should these environments be designed to […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I conducted a class the other day “Wow!That’s PowerPoint:Avoiding Death by PowerPoint” and told the attendees I would post some helpful resources on my blog so here are the resources. Some are free and some for fee. Here are some resources that can be of assistance. Books: So, Interactivity by Design is an older book […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Working on a number of projects (including the newest book) but am also creating a mini-course with my good friends at Kaplan EduNeering. I’ve written a number of whitepapers and done a number of projects with their Chief Learning Officer and now she and I have teamed up with the folks from the 8:45 Club […]
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Leave a Comment (4) →I want my MTV…Virtual MTV. So I was around and in the “prime music age” (read teen) when MTV launched. I remember staying up all night to watch awesome music videos. We thought it was just awesome. And now in its alpha version you can check out a “sorta” 3D virtual MTV as the station […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I’ve always enjoyed Common Craft videos and as of a few months ago, they’ve created a new business model in which educators (and others) can purchase a high quality versions of the videos and either post them on the web or download for use in classroom or training room. Seems like a great business model […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Image from introductory video. If you want to find out some possibilities of virtual worlds for interactive learning, check out the introductory video by Virtual Learning Curve. It gives a good overview of some of the possibilities of Virtual Immersive Environments (VIEs). For even more interesting and engaging videos go to the Scenes to Watch […]
Continue Reading →Well, even as I secure the last of permissions and put the finishing touches on the accompanying instructor guide, Learning in 3D can now be pre-ordered. So, if you want to be one of the first to read the book that Tony O’Driscoll and I have put together on the subject, check the link below: […]
Continue Reading →Are students the only ones who ever learn in the classroom? Most teachers will say that they didn’t really know the material until they teach it. Therefore, instructors, trainers and teachers should encourage a “Teaching to Learn” atmosphere in their virtual or face-to-face classrooms. This method asks learners to teach what they are learning to […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →It’s Friday, you’ve been scratching your head all week to think of how to get the boss to adopt social media. He or she isn’t using it at home and doesn’t see the value at work either. Well, perhaps you are not positioning the use of social media correctly, try using the argument presented in […]
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