The ASTD Big question this month is What did you learn about learning in 2007? I learn so much all the time from students, clients and colleagues, it is hard to narrow it down to just one or two things, but I'll try. Here are a ... both emotionally and from a sales perspective. See Recap of Blog Book Tour for Gadgets, Games and Gizmos . What really ... distribute content that is open and accessible to as many learners as possible. Look forward to next month's question. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

... the party? That's the question I want answers too. (My apologies to Ruth Clark for this. I am a big fan and highly ... What Questions Should We Be Asking? Well...here we go again! Everybody says all of the really great things ... . Oehlert's unique perspective and you'll also get links to the other smart people. Me? Well, I think the biggest question is ... learning...how it should be done...who should create it...and how should others consume it? Maybe the question is "Do we ... ...and see game developers to understand simulation...and on...and on...and on.

This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Social Networking and finding help and expertise if you have a question or a concern for which you need input and/or advice. The basic question is " If you need input from people, where's the best place to ask?" But, then the question breaks into sub-questions. -How to reach out and find expertise -How to use Social Media to Find Answers to Questions -How to Learn through Conversation And then the questions are even broken down further into more sub-questions which you can read for yourself at the original ...

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 six week class on how to read and use maps. I vividly remember the lesson because it confounded me how re-folding a simple piece of paper could be so darn frustrating. I ... automatically make change...vendors need to work on the same type of concept. __ Recommended Games and ...

This month's ASTD Big Question is, again, a series of questions. Apparently one BIG question is not enough for the learning and development community. We aim to exceed expectations. If you have a to-learn list and are willing to ... type of 2D game platform (Targeted) To program in ALICE (Targeted) More about the PA Energy Industry (targeted) As ... magazine Meet with students Invoice clients Conduct training needs analysis Create game treatment I have to learn some ... " list is important.) __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets ...

This month, I worked with Tony Karrer to help create the ASTD Big Question (which always seems to be multiple questions under one big theme.) The main question is Learning design differences for Digital Natives? Of course I have ... scholarly approach...The sub-questions for this month's big question are: Do you believe that we have to design, develop and ... designed for these digital natives. Thanks to Tony for the question. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and ... interactive learning experiences, more games and more technology...not for the sake of technology but for the sake of ...

This month's ASTD Big Question relates to a person who graduated from a theory-only program in Instructional ... question is: What advice would you give to someone who has no experience with e-learning development tools? Where do you ... your "To Learn List" look like? Holding myself back, I will calmly answer the question as per Tony's request to not ... much the better. Now I have to go clean up the blood dripping down my chin... __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

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 ... minority opinion. So, I first ask questions of the stakeholders: Why do you think this is a problem? Have you every tried to ... stakeholders (usually management) know what is going on in the trenches (hint, they rarely do).I use similar questions but ...

Tony Karrer is moderating "The Big Question" on the Learning Circuits blog . The question for December is "What did you learn about learning in 2007?" Obviously, there were many things I learned in 2007 (I think most people can ... importance of informal learning. Take for example games...no one tells you the rules in advance and most people never bother to read the instruction manual before playing the game (at I/ ITSEC , I was in a session with Mark Oehlert where they asked the question, "Who reads the instruction manual before playing a game", and one person (out of ~100) actually ...

The Big Question on the Learning Circuits Blog for May 2008 is whether or not there are or should be learning ... reflection, I think there are some underlying issues that make these questions premature (at best) and irrelevant (at worst) . Some of the sub-questions to the "Big Question" include: Do you believe that we have to design, develop and deliver ... learning (whether you are talking games, simulations, virtual worlds, etc.) have been shown to be useful for all age groups. I would hate to see people come away from this question assuming that Digital Natives should receive the ...

The Learning Circuits Blog Big Question for July is 'how should e-learning developers choose their authoring tools given the proliferation of tools on the market?' Well, I posted on this subject just last week (see Confused of ... should address the Big Question in a more measured way than in last week's rant, so here goes ... The answer to the question, of course, is that it depends on what you are trying to create. If it's an e-learning tutorial that you're after ... , then: for simple HTML content I'd use whatever tool comes with the LMS or content management system; for 2D games ...

I am a big fan of big questions. I think that sessions like the Game Design Challenge and its "imitation ... to ask questions about what we can do. I love the Learning Circuits Blog Big Question of the Month (BQOTM) and ... that the BQOTM has a big brother out there and it asks REALLY big questions. The Edge describes it's purpose ... , and if you doubt the bigness of their questions, past ones have included; What is your dangerous idea?, What's you law ... room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves." The main way that Edge ...

After returning from a nice, long Christmas/New Year vacation, I've been playing catch-up on emails and blogs (thank goodness for Google Reader ). One of the interesting posts was Tony Karrer's "Big Question" for January . The question is "What are your predictions for Learning in 2008?" Back in October, I did a short post on the numerous amount of ... , the field will be held accountable for the claims we are making (i.e. Games will increase X; allowing employees to blog ... on tasks. These have been in the R&D stage for a few years (specifically for controlling video games, but ...

... with a Dell XPS, the iMac simply ROCKS! Stay tuned for my response to Part II and III of THE BIG QUESTION ... What will you remember most about 2006? I've been planning my year in review post and just noticed THE BIG QUESTION .  Cool! 2006 has been a GREAT year!  I have several events to be remembered but most importantly 2006 ... Firefox , and so many others. '06 was also the year of Games, Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs), and the metaverse.  After meeting Mark Oehlert at Learning2005 we partnered up to present at the Serious Games conference ...

... networks, and user-generated content.  But the biggest surprise to many of the big players will be the introduction of new startups with extremely POWERFUL webservices and OPEN APIs at a FRACTION of the cost of the big boys.  (I will ... which is built on their engine.) 2.  Epistemology and Epistemic Games :  A great book by David Williamson Shaffer hits the shelves very soon.  I believe it will begin to move Games into the learning world as a legitimate ... virtual environments are going to make a big move into the Learning world in 2007.  Efforts like SLOODLE which ...

April Big Question - Content Vendor Value : eLearning Technology ... jump on this months Big Question from LCB - ILT and Off-the-Shelf Vendors - What Should They Do? Ill be curious to see what kinds of responses come out around this topic. Theres really a lot at stake in this question in that it goes far ...   0 comments links to April Big Question - Content Vendor Value Permalink: April Big Question - Content Vendor Value Bookmark this page ...

... month's Big Question from LCB - ILT and Off-the-Shelf Vendors - What Should They Do? I'll be curious to see what kinds of responses come out around this topic. There's really a lot at stake in this question in that it goes far beyond the question. The reality is that all providers of content are competing in a flat world, with easy access to virtually ... makes all of the O'Reilly books fully searchable). One of the most important questions is: What's the added value ... barriers. I know that I'm probably not helping define a specific enough game plan for any vendor and maybe this ...

In the Learning Circuits Blog , Tony Karrer poses a whole series of  questions related to the role of learning and development professionals in promoting informal learning / social learning / learning 2.0 within ... appropriate to the organisation, and this is open to question when you're looking beyond knowledge workers. Assuming it ... process risk becoming ever more peripheral to the big issues, as the emphasis on formal learning interventions gradually ... developing all sorts of dictatorial policies. This is a game in which everyone must feel like a participant.

This month the Learning Circuits Blog Big Question is about PowerPoint. The question: PowerPoint: What is Appropriate? When and Why? I decided to create a demonstration showing good and bad uses of PowerPoint to make a particular point. You can watch the short presentation (less than 10 minutes) by clicking on this link to the presentation Avoiding Death by PowerPoint . The presentation shows animated examples and how I converted some traditional slides ... . __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

... for PA DEP . On the left click on Interactive Course Tutorial . Games and Simulations Here is a link to a number of casual games, simulation software and general learning games. It is on the Games and Simulations page of the web site for my book Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning . If you scroll down you can see simple interactions that can "spice up" your e-learning. Take a few minutes and browse the content. Clark Aldrich's blog entry for the big question ... This month the question is "Where are the Examples of eLearning?" and we are supposed to consider both good ...

The Learning Circuits big question for January asks "What are the trade offs between quality learning programs and rapid e-learning and how do you decide?" Well, there's an assumption underlying this and I'm questioning it. Who says e-learning materials that take a long time to produce are necessarily high quality, let alone relevant or effective ... -innovative, game-based videodisc for pharmaceutical reps, that used all sorts of fab video effects (including a nevigatable ... of its application. I know some development takes time, especially games, simulations and scenarios, and anything ...

... outlining 3 elements of good design. Around the same time, the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog had the July "Big Question" which was "Choosing Tools" which is actually a series of questions: How does the eLearning design process need to change ... "Big Question" How does the eLearning design process need to change to accommodate such a wide variety of tools? The ... that point, the next question is "Can certain attributes of different media be leverage for learning?" For example, you ... repetition and rehearsal, maybe a simple game to encourage repetition. How does the tool selection process need ...

Aldrichs blog entry for the big question has a great list of games and simulations that you need to check out ... Examples! ASTD Big Question for June This month the question is "Where are the Examples of eLearning?" and we ... -learning modules. E-Learning Tutorial for PA DEP . On the left click on Interactive Course Tutorial . Games and Simulations Here is a link to a number of casual games, simulation software and general learning games. It is on the Games and Simulations page of the web site for my book Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning . If you scroll down ...

I have been having a great discussion with Mark Oehlert in his post If You Believe It's Broken - How Do You Change Our Industry/Models/etc? He also has a follow up post titled Neuroleadership and Birth Announcement that hits the nail on the head in terms of what is needed for the field--a multi-disciplinary approach that brings together great minds from seamingly totally unrelated disciplines. Check out this lively and semi-heated discussion on the problems with the field. And feel free to chime in...we certainly don't have all the answers. __ Recommended Games and ...

In addressing this month's question on the Learning Circuits Blog , I was tempted by an observation made by Stephen Downes in his review of last year's eLearn Magazine predictions : ... there are two major types of predictions: one, which identifies a current trend, and says it will continue; and the other, that identifies something novel or unexpected. It seems clear that the former predictions are easy and safe and not especially useful. The latter ... use of serious games and simulations, but progress may be hindered here by tighter budgets in some sectors.

The latest Big Question for the Learning Circuits Blog is: For a given project, how do you determine if, when ... question is..." it depends ". There are so many variables that play into a performance problem that will change the answers to the if/when/how much questions. How much should you use a developer? Well, it depends on what you're building ... . All that said...the answer to the "when" question should be "early"...even for the initial analysis because a quality ... implications in a game based environment. In 2001, Marc Prensky wrote a popular book " Digital Game Based Learning " where ...

... answer all 12 of The Big Questions in 2007 - how disappointing. Well your first chance to redeem yourself comes in the form of January's The Big Question: What are the trade offs between quality learning programs and rapid e-learning ... ? Has there been fat that could be cut without risking quality? Name Blog The Big Question Response Tom Haskins growing changing learning creating The politics of quality Tony Karrer eLearning Tech Big Question for January - Quality ... Shepherd Clive on Learning The big question for January: quality v speed Howard Cronin e-Training in the ...

... spanned from The Learning Circuits Blog: February Big Question: What Questions? So join in the discussion. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

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 ... major differences (surprises) in training within virtual worlds? First I am going to answer the question with two videos ... second was created by my colleague Tony O'Driscoll. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

Karl Kapp helped me with the May 2008 Big Question which is: Learning design differences for Digital ... Big Question: Are there learning design differences for Digital Natives? Jack Pierce - The Wall Between Digital ... really sure where I stand on it. So, some background reading: Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning Book Digital ... Hanley - Learning design differences for Digital Natives? A Game-changer Kevin Jones - Engaged Learning: Learning ... attach an ethnicity tag to learning? Wendy Wickham - For what it's worth. Taruna Goel - Interesting question. But ...