To answer the question at ASTD's Learning Circuits Blog , I am going to try to stick to Tony's initial thought of specific questions and dive very deep into the technique I use when consulting for a needs assessment or evaluation. I use a technique I call the 360 Needs Assessment. This process involves asking questions at several levels within an organization. The idea is to separate the facts from the opinions. If I can triangulate information, I know that I have a ... ? Are their incentives that drive you away from the desired goal? Is the environment conducive to your obtaining ...

Today I am presenting on the topic of Designing Problem-Based Learning Environments in a 3D On Line Virtual World at the 19th International Conference on Teaching and Learning . And I am receiving an Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching,Learning and Technology (I was nominated by Bloomsburg University for the award, I am honored.) More impotantly, here is the MSIT Second Life Wiki which ontains the paper for the conference and a ton of useful resources. Here are some resources I mentioned concerning other Second Life presentations I've done. Here are the slides from an ASTD ...

I left a comment on Tony Karrer's blog about creating a "Design Day" so that everyone in the blogosphere adds a comment about the importance of instructional design as opposed to focusing on technology. And then Dennis Coxe over at Sailing by Sound picked up on my comment and posted an entry called "I Declare 'Design Day'" . It is a great entry outlining 3 elements of good design. Around the same time, the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog had the July "Big Question ... domain, use video or immersive 3D environments. If you want to teach jargon or acronyms, choose a design that ...

Here is a link to an article I wrote called Defining and Understanding Virtual Worlds for ASTD's Learning Circuits. And here is a good companion piece if you haven't read it already, check out Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning at eLearn Magazine . One of the authors of that article is Tony O'Driscoll who I am workign wth on an article about 3D synchronous learning environments for the E-Learning Guild . Tony has a great concept called "The Seven Sensibilities of 3D Spaces." Read his post Virtual Worlds Going Mainstream . Here is a snap shot of me and ...

Here is this Month's ASTD Big Question: Second Life Training? More specifically: In what situations, do you believe it makes sense to develop a learning experience that will be delivered within Second Life? If you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would you consider essential for teaching? Just as there are considerable differences in blended learning and virtual classroom training, what are some of the major differences (surprises) in training within virtual worlds? First I am going to answer the question with two ...

... other in this virtual world. The world itself is not a training environment but training events and situations can be created in this environment. For example, you can fly around the solar system to learn about planets and their orbits. You ... . Over on ASTD's Learning Circuits there are a number of discussions on the topic and Tony Karrer's eLearning ...

Just yesterday, I posted about Conference Preparation and I'm preparing for a couple of conferences so I definitely looked back at: Be an Insanely Great Professional Conference Attendee . One of the questions I often ask attendees - especially as we are discussing virtual classroom tools and virtual environments (e.g., Second Life) - is: Why did we come ... electronic-only contact. In Las Vegas (at ASTD TechKnowledge), I met up with bloggers who I really only knew online. In ... (eLearningGuild) or Atlanta (ASTD). If you are, please drop me a note.

LinkedIn group/network for professionals working in the (E-)learning industry and informal learning industry. ASTD National - ASTD's LinkedIn group. Lots of members and discussion. Courseware Development - Smaller LinkedIn group ... designers, developers, learning environment engineers, learning officers and classroom trainers. Fairly active. The ... education. ASTD Discussion Forums - Fairly active discussion forums on wide variety of topics such as ...

That's Latin for "To be, rather than to seem." It's the state motto of North Carolina, and that's the only way I know that, for I left my Latin studies behind long ago. If you work for a business, be a business person. T+D (formerly called Training & Development) is the magazine of ASTD (formerly known as the American Society for Training & Development). The cover story of the last issue tells WLP (workplace learning and performance) professionals that Business ... , not to train people or design learning environments: those are but the means to an end. Make yourself profitable.

Preston providing instruction and answering questions in Second Life. So the second week of the summer Learning in 3D class was exciting. We have an impromptu guest speaker...Preston Straaf aka Matt Monahan. Matt and I have teamed up at several conferences as co-presenters (see ASTD TechKnowledge 2008, Lots of Fun and Second Life Training Presentation for more details on our presentations) so it was great to team up with him again. He does a great job of ... Second Life environment. Currently we are exploring how to build small houses and shelters on our land.

... information to create realistic training environments. In actuality, augmented and mixed reality is just a subset of embedded ... about augmented reality. Just a few to wet the appetite... ASTD Article - written in 2004, but still has ...

Next week, I'll be presenting a pre-conference workshop at ASTD's Techknowledge Conference & Exposition on February 25, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. Once again, I will be presenting with Matthew Monahan (see Second Life Training ... twice to gain some initial comfort with the environment. During the workshop, you will become an avatar within Second ... Hunts, Conceptual Orienteering environments, Operational Applications, Role Plays, Critical incidents and other forms of ... environment where real-world hotel staff can further enhance their training and guest interaction. In the environment, ...

For IDs and non-IDs Alike. (Hint: "ID" = "Instructional Designer".) Below is a list. I asked for help recently from the community for recommendations of online training resources. I was helping out a colleague who was preparing a presentation about learning environments. I was surprised not to have been able to find much on the ASTD web site. That is, without having to pay for every effen item or having the site freeze up when I clicked-through a link. (Personal note: Give feedback to ASTD national.) What I really wanted were some online references that were ...

... have seen for informal vs. formal learning in a work environment normally runs about 70 to 80 percent for informal ... resources than others as this study was underwritten by the U.S. Department of Labour and conducted by ASTD. Of course it ...

... are done to some degree. For example, ASTD has done a sizable amount of work in creating the Certified Professional in ... to design a learning environment just because they worked in the domain and sat through similar training is a ...

Jane Hart, and myself will be talking about our thinking behind it.  We’ll also be running a learnscape environment ... as of now is ASTD’s International Conference and Exposition .  I’ll be running a one day ...

21 Personal Learning Knowledge Work Environment 1,199 3 23 Course ... 1,140 9 43 eLearning 2.0 Presentation - ASTD OC 972 1 6 ... 9 24 Personal Learning Knowledge Work Environment 1,199 3 23 Web ... 6 eLearning 2.0 Presentation - ASTD OC 972 1 6 Risk of Identity ...

Why isn't it happening elsewhere? Theoretically, ASTD's Learning Circuits or the eLearningGuild should do it ... that in many corporate environments, they have become a means for people throughout the organization to easily contribute content. In a controlled environment, Wikis are a fantastic tool. After my presentations at DevLearn - I'll have ...

... technology futurism, more. Zines Learning Circuits , ASTDs free zine on digital ... features on news, career, eLearning 101, conferences, and (for ASTD members only) product reviews. LiNE ... standards, and lots of other interesting things from Marcia Conner and Wayne Hodgins. ASTD ... , Systems and Environments." Great pointers to articles, conferences, vendors, and more. CIO eLearning ... Solutions ASTD -- generally broad but shallow. Gerrit Visser (Europe) HR Executive Work ...

... integrating e-l w. value chains knowledgenet astd 2001 conferenc knowledgenet whitepapers ... edit + 2001 astd buyers guide adding video to e-learning ... international considerations f.e isopia case study bell nexxia learning in virtual environments ... am i suited for e-learning? are hr-departments ready f. e-hr astd learn.techn.98 report back ... -learning beyond t. workplace e-learning glossary astd e-learning guru e-learning guru ...

At the ASTD keynote by Patrick Lencioni - Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Quick search and I found some good notes on different web sites so I don't have to type so much. Here's a good one . He used an interesting thing in order to get questions - gave free copies of his book to people with questions. He got a lot of questions right away - not sure it works all that well with an audience of 5,000. The Five Dysfunctions of Teams are: Absence of Trust: Trust is the ... confrontational events. Inattention to Results: Failure to hold one another accountable creates an environment where ...

... sharing on wiki online reference for patient care using podcasts for our ASTD chapter to introduce upcoming speakers wikis, blogs, jing to capture best practices, conduct training and elearning resources virtual learning environment ...

... to the tour even starting, I did a presentation at the NJ chapter of ASTD. You can read about the presentation at Training the "Gamer" Generation. Then Steve Woodruff, who invited me to ASTD presentation, then did a review of the book ... the dimension of applying the concepts of the book to an academic environment. On day thirteen, Gordon Snyder ...

... in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.--Eliel Saarinen ... . Match Student Skills and Course Level 4. Create a Supportive Environment 5. Create Order Through Rules 6 ... Apps Aerobic Learning Work as Video Game Oracle and Macromedia, Sitting in a Tree The Blogosphere ASTD ... PlaNetwork LIVE ASTD 2004 Leftovers Googlism Worker Effectiveness Improvement, not KM Upcoming Events eLearning Effectiveness? Jays Talk at ASTD Mintzberg & Cooperider Lest ye forget ASTD ...

... oles / vles: ONLINE / VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ... ASTD ... ) Standards ©   List of standards that ASTD ... and Implementing Web-based Learning Environments Online Certificate Program ... Society for Training and Development (ASTD) ...

... raised that I remember: What's a learning professional? (ASTD - that's an ouch given that's how you define your ... Clarke) What is the role of a professional should be in a networked environment? (Stephen Downes) What and how ...

... this month's Big Question . Finally, today I was on a call with Andrew Paradise from ASTD Research today as they are ... the work environment surfaces a deficiency in their ability to add value or get their job done. At least ...

Twitter started as an experiment for me. In addition to the buzz surrounding the growth of its user base, I got into it, too, because of conversation in one of the ASTD forums I frequent about how Twitter might be used as a learning support tool . As much as I am a fan of Twitter and the benefits I've derived from my contacts there, I'll admit the jury's still out on examples for robust uses of Twitter in a learning environment. But one thing's clear, I have increased my knowledge of the world around me as a result of things I've picked up directly from ...

... profession. Go to an ASTD conference and ask about this stuff. You won't find many who even are aware of any of this ... expert, and giving them a coherent support environment. To do this, you need to know what's available. And, consequently, ...

... that environment...you bet! But I wouldn't want that person as my doctor. Can someone become a tax accountant through self ... goal of instructional design (and this part addresses ASTD's January Big Question ) is to change behavior or ...