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 ... social network for Learning Management System questions and, perhaps another, for a question about learning strategies ...

This month's ASTD Big Question is, again, a series of questions. Apparently one BIG question is not enough for ... -learn list includes: More about 3D Worlds (Wandering) Capabilities of Unity 3D (Targeted) Better time management ... 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 ... impact something like a Learning Management System in a Workplace or Educational setting? Interesting but most LMSs ...

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 ... . 57.588 Learning Management System Administration requires students to develop and deploy an actual course using the ... much the better. Now I have to go clean up the blood dripping down my chin... __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games ...

... stakeholders (usually management) know what is going on in the trenches (hint, they rarely do).I use similar questions but not ... 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 ...

The Learning Circuits Blog Big Question for July is 'how should e-learning developers choose their authoring ... 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'd ... , manage all your own assets, and upload the finished product when it's done. Experience shows that, for large ...

... 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 ...

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 ... existed) at the store level so that store managers could identify areas where they needed work. Provided a variety ...

... 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 and ... focused. They are not really exciting or very interactive. Here is an example called Principles of Watershed Management ... 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 ...

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 ... called Principles of Watershed Management . You can see an entire list of courses at the Introductory Page . Here is one ... -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 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 ...

The Learning Circuits Big Question for April is What would you like to do better as a Learning Professional ... Michael Allen’s books. I’m reading William Horton now and expecting to get more ideas. Games & Simulations : I haven’t done any games for this job, but I think there’s some possibilities. We have a course on classroom management that I’m hoping to spend time improving later this year. Right now, the course includes pages and pages of snippets of research findings on classroom management. It’s great info, but it’s so boring that ...

ASTD's Big Question this month (March) is actually two questions and since I helped Tony Karrer tweak the question a bit, I feel I must offer some type of answer (plus I aways enjoy the discussion around the Big Question.) So, here is the big question for this month: Do educational institutions and corporate learning & development departments ... research questionable? I think corporate learning departments need to go through the same evolutionary process that the ... expecting a line manager to know how to create good instruction. However, if the line manager follows guidelines created ...

The ASTD Big Question for January is "What are your Predictions for Learning in 2008?" First, I am going to borrow from the December 2006 Big Question which I really liked. The three questions, now modified for 2008, are: What ... that seems to occur all at the same time. Time management is a big issue that I need to get some more control over in ... or two big names behind the effort. Several easy-to-use game development tools will be introduced along the lines of ... predictions for 2008? These are not easy questions to answer but here they are: What will you remember most about 2007?

ASTD ’s Learning Circuits Blog has a monthly ‘Big Question.” This month it’s: I’m interested in [the field of] eLearning. What should I do first? I’m responding to this question from the ... learning specialist, Flash programmer, game designer, research, etc. Here’s a brief listing of some of the competencies ... time ago for Operitel and a presentation on learning technology (LMS/LCMS/Talent Management that we, Brandon Hall ... . Course authoring - knowledge of software (simulation, game, rapid design tools, multimedia, etc.). Web ...

... lots of VCs, easy access to big media, lots of innovation in media, mobile content, games, green, health care, and many ... suggest that you submit your question to the LCB Big Question for February as something like: What will the next generation of eLearning tools look like? That's a great question! Interestingly, I used to be involved in many more projects ... interesting question: Where is the real innovation happening in e-learning? (And by innovation I mean the type that ... personal tracking systems, or personal knowledge management, or ... What's interesting in each of these ...

The Big Question: Instructional Design as a Spectr... Online Schooling for the K-12 Set ... call them an "immature e-Learning organization." They seem to want page-turners, more or less. Games are scary. No ... internal instructional designer and management STILL thinks they have all the answers. I struggled a lot with getting my ... , Games and Gizmos for Learning The Real World, SecondLife and Facebook/MySpace My Objection to Learning ... Objectives Happy Holidays from Enspire Learning Things That Light Up My Life I'm a Gamer 3.0! The Big ...

Standards The Application Becomes the Platform The Big Question ... here . books futures Web 2.0 and check this one as well e-Places to visit copyright game studies ... « Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: The Blog Book Tour - Week Two ... Performance management systems (those would be PMSs and marketing would NOT let that happen). We can do better or worse at ... its a product. Hey LMS CEO - you ever manage "a learning"? Hey authoring tool person - you ever make ...

... that is sustainable the key. What does it mean for learning - Metaverse roadmap Big Questions to ask - How do we ... own practice. - It's affecting us NOW. All of the variables in Game (see Sid Meier talk) is the same thing we say we wanted to do in instructional design. Expectations about learning redefined by social media, gaming. - As professionals, we ... learning is supposed to be doing. Learning technologies have changed. - Look at the games - that is the 3D web that is ... contribution of self-generated content - Manage assets and experiences - Deploy engaging experiences, anywhere.

This month the Big Question on the Learning Circuit's blog has to do with rapid e-learning. "What are the trade ... up some of the pressures we get from management. Often training professionals are not given the same time frame as ... develop it at the last minute (we have too or be out of a job). Unfortunately, the thinking from us and management seems ... produce are necessarily high quality, let alone relevant or effective? So, maybe the real question is how to we balance ... results may not be pretty. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

The Big Question this month are Predictions for Learning in 2008 . Here are my predictions, but realistically they ... Talent Management - likely mostly features that you really don't care that much about. Luckily a few will also add in more ... can ask all you want, you will still be doing a lot of work with LMS products this year. Prediction #8 => Serious Games ... - threaded discussions weren't quite active enough and the questions weren't focused. We need a targeted discussion. For ... . Prediction #10 => Knowledge Worker Skills - Just Beginning in 2008, Big in 2009 The discussion of knowledge work skills ...

Application Becomes the Platform The Big Question The G Word ... here . books futures Web 2.0 and check this one as well e-Places to visit copyright game studies ... Jing really rocks. I dont know how I havent managed to discover your blog before - we are interested in so ... -mapping.org The master list of mind mapping & information management software Posted by: Vic ... Visit Serious Games - The Serious Games Networking Portal ...

... placing that content on four different screens of intense text followed by a multiple choice question. Additionally, the goal of instructional design (and this part addresses ASTD's January Big Question ) is to change behavior or attitude ... projects for hundreds of organizations big and small. I have to say that in my extremely biased opinion...a degree is not ... manager position. Not acceptable for any other field but good enough for ours? I've written about this before in Value of ... Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

... guidance result ... The Big Question: to-learn list CCK08 and data overload calmness Ted talk: Sugata Mitra on ... ) FP7 (1) funding (1) future (2) games (3 ... ) knowledge (9) knowledge management (3) language (2 ... , research, practice games Red Hot Learning Institute of Tropical Medicine itmvodcast.blogspot.com ...

The Big Question this month are Predictions for Learning in 2008 . Here are my predictions, but ... functionality in Talent Management - likely mostly features that you really dont care that much about. Luckily a few will also add ... Games - Seriously Sorry, Not for You They will continue to get talked about A LOT. And people will continue to be ... - threaded discussions werent quite active enough and the questions werent focused. We need a targeted discussion. For ... . Prediction #10 => Knowledge Worker Skills - Just Beginning in 2008, Big in 2009 The discussion of knowledge work skills ...

... that the response to The Learning Circuits Blog: The Big Question for October: Should All Learning Professionals Be ... ... eLearning 2.0 Adoption - Early Adopters LCB's Big Question - Should All Learning ... question. I wonder who came up with such a lame question. Sheesh. But, letâ??s try to muddle through this anyhow. Oh, and ... over the place. â??all learning professionals need to exchange ideas with others, to test their ideas, to question their ... . I dont think Neomyz has the type of question tool wed need. But Im sure Ive seen something in the price range of ...

The Big Question type topics where we get to exchange ideas with other experts in the field would be a fantastic learning ... corporate eLearning, facilitated by me and someone else that will help them identify their key issues, big questions and ... one who is excited about whats happening here. 5. Demos One of the reasons for my recent Big Question - Examples of ... different things might it be would be exactly the right question. I love your idea of the Big Question live. But Im not sure ... problems. Certainly a big part of the issue is that attendees are quite willing to hop on a plane to attend a ...