Congratulations to the Courseware Development Twine for becoming the 2nd group to exceed the 100-member mark!

Where do you feel the eLearning Industry is going in the short term? Long term? How is this going to affect the development of courseware? Is everything going so mobile that all courses are going to be presented on cell phones? Only kidding - I hope! You get the idea - please post your comments here , including any interesting links.

The Courseware Development Community is now available for those of you on Orkut (Google's social network). If interested, please click the link under the Group Scoreboard.

... now has discussions within its groups! Assuming that you are already a member of the LinkedIn Courseware Development Group, go into LinkedIn , click Groups , scroll down to Courseware Development , and click Courseware Development (the group name itself). The group Overview page appears, which allows you to start a new discussion directly. You can also click the Discussion tab - you can also start new discussion here, as well as add comments to existing discussions. As you know, the LinkedIn group is by far our largest branch, and I urge all members of this group to ...

A few recent posts by Jay Cross , Brent Schlenker , and me ( Tony Karrer ) discuss Course and Courseware Fading - The Future of eLearning . The general sentiment among many in the workplace learning and performance industry is that the course model is beginning to fade and one of our biggest challenges is figuring out what comes next. Just as it is today when we design a Blended Learning solution, undoubtedly we will have a variety of delivery models and the specific solution will depend on the situation. But, the challenge before us is that we are only just beginning to ...

Am I the only one out there who is constantly bombarded with TV ads for Rosetta Stone and Video Professor ? Methinks not: Has anyone out there tried either of these products? Like? Dislike? Why? Do you think of either of these as eLearning? If so (or not), what are your reasons? Are you developing, or planning on developing, courseware similar to either of these? Let's get a lively discussion going here!

... about the misapplication of this model and the fact that applying it without some creativity leads to boring courseware.

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My thanks to a buddy from Texas Instruments who clued me in about this new content. The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society has brought online a new web service dedicated to open (and free) access to robotics courseware. The initial courses include offerings from Harvard, MIT and the National University of Singapore. However, if courses from these three top universities are "over the top" for you ... then visit WALL*E  where you may build a Bot! (i.e. a Waste ... robotics courseware additions.

... in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids . He seems to see the same thing, but claims that it has ... certainly not the first one to see it. Its a natural progression for a company to start with the courseware scenario, and ... ... start with the courseware, and then move to adding other elements ... " is simultaneously making my point and missing the bigger picture. Three years ago, most every company would follow the pattern courseware -> other elements. In other words, the general model was to build eLearning solutions by thinking about the courseware first and ...

... again. The shift I'm seeing is away from the design of pure "courseware" solutions and much more to "reference hybrid ... problematic. In my mind, "courseware" is interactive (to some level) instruction run asynchronously. It is created via an ... hopeless definitions of "courseware" and no definition of "reference." Reference sometimes comes out as "job aids" or ... that "content" is an inclusive term for courseware and reference. However, if you look at the judging criteria the first question is: "How engaging is this entry?" So, I've got to assume they really are looking for courseware and not ...

Start with Courseware or With the Other Stuff? : eLearning Technology ... about my article Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids . He seems to see the same thing, but ... and he is certainly not the first one to see it. Its a natural progression for a company to start with the courseware ... progression ... start with the courseware, and then move to adding other elements ... " is simultaneously making my point and missing the bigger picture. Three years ago, most every company would follow the pattern courseware -> ...

Two very good recent posts by Jay Cross and Brent Schlenker discuss the Death of Courses. If you read my blog you know that I've discussed similar themes (see Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids and Start with Courseware or With the Other Stuff? ) and I have the same basic feeling that there is definitely a shift going ... delivery models. Let's be clear. Courses and Courseware are not really dead and will never die out completely. There will ... better than the ease of use is that it gets you out of the Courseware mindset and into the information/support mindset.

Course and Courseware Fading - The Future of eLearning : eLearning Technology ... Courses. If you read my blog you know that Ive discussed similar themes (see Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids and Start with Courseware or With the Other Stuff? ) and I have the same basic feeling that there ... training towards other delivery models. Lets be clear. Courses and Courseware are not really dead and will never die ... information. Even better than the ease of use is that it gets you out of the Courseware mindset and into the ...

2006 Is Gagne Relevant for eLearning Courseware Design? : eLearning Technology ... to boring courseware. But, lets not throw this away as irrelevant quite so quickly. I personally am a big fan of a model ...   2 comments links to Is Gagne Relevant for eLearning Courseware Design? Permalink: Is Gagne Relevant for eLearning Courseware Design? Bookmark this page ...

Greetings! You may have noticed that the LinkedIn Courseware Development Group membership total has temporarily started to decline. LinkedIn has imposed a rule that no member can belong to more than 50 user-created LinkedIn groups. As a result, a lot of members have had to discontinue their membership in some groups, ours among them. To anybody ... - that's right, eight - other Courseware Development groups! If interested in this subject, please feel free to join ... , Ted Courseware Development Group ...

Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids : eLearning ... looks like things are slowly shifting again. The shift Im seeing is away from the design of pure "courseware" solutions ... terminology around eLearning Patterns is problematic. In my mind, "courseware" is interactive (to some level) instruction ... Glossary , youll find that there are hopeless definitions of "courseware" and no definition of "reference." Reference ... supporting, e.g., sales. I would think that "content" is an inclusive term for courseware and reference. However, if you look ...

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Congratulations to the LinkedIn Courseware Development Group for reaching the 100-member mark!

There are numerous tools that people use to develop courseware. These include Dreamweaver, FrontPage, Lectora, Toolbook, Flash, PowerPoint, Photoshop, FireWorks, Javascript, and others (as well as combinations of some of these). Please post your experiences here , good and bad, with the tools you use, or have used.

... eLearning Learning is a very interesting eLearning-related community (surprise!) led by Tony Karrer of TechEmpower . To reach a subset of this community dedicated to Courseware Development, click the community logo located on this blog at right, directly below the About Me section. As usual, please post all comments here - thanks!

Found via: e-Learning Acupuncture : Great paper that looks at different kinds of test questions commonly used in eLearning courseware and a framework for considering these. Don't let the title throw you - there's good stuff that's readily accessible. You can get the article at: Computer-Based Assessment in E-Learning: A Framework for Constructing "Intermediate Constraint" Questions and Tasks for Technology Platforms .

LearningTown is a new Ning network started by Elliott Masie, noted training expert. This network is dedicated to learning, and has many members and groups that are eLearning-oriented. Please take a look around, and if interested, sign up! Once signed up, you are encouraged to join the LearningTown Courseware Development Group by clicking the L'town link on this blog, under the Group Scoreboard. For more on Elliott Masie, please click this link .

Anna Farmer, over at The Engaging Brand lists 8 Free Ways to Help People Learn at Work . Notice how NONE of the solutions include a trainer, an instructional designer, or any educational development models. No mention of eLearning, courseware, or anything that smacks of a classroom. Anna's emphasis is on business, leadership, and management. This is where many of our clients (corporate management) see the future of "training" - easy access to information, mentors, and collaborative tools. NOT courses.

Posts on eLearning Solutions: What is Rapid eLearning? Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups Shift in eLearning Solutions from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids Direction of eLearning Solutions - Emergence or Big System Future Platforms for eLearning Solutions View of eLearning Development Software - Ease vs. Power Point Solutions vs. Suites and Composition in eLearning Solutions Rapid eLearning Tools Virtual Classroom Instruction - Resources Software Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools) ...

Interesting post by Harold Jarche on PKM and Informal Learning . His sentiments echo much of what I've been saying around Course and Courseware Fading - The Future of eLearning and Improving Personal Learning - A Continuing Challenge for Learning Professionals . I'm looking forward to seeing more and more help emerge in how we can become better at our own learning so we can turn that around and help people in our organizations become better learners.

Authoring Tools Several questions came up recently around Authoring Tools and I wanted to point people to some past posts on authoring tools that I think serve as good foundation. eLearning Course Authoring Tools Satisfaction - More Articulate, Captivate, and Lectora Tops in Authoring Tool Satisfaction Course Authoring Tools and Rapid Authoring Tools Satisfaction Use of Wikis as Compared to Authoring Tools Rapid Authoring Tools Shift in Authoring Tool Use from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids What is Rapid eLearning? and Rapid Authoring Tools?

... from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids . While Neil's whitepaper is somewhat underwhelming because it doesn't give much prescription on how to accomplish rapid learning design, it does point out how eLearning Courseware that relies ... ) always re-findable . I would ask if putting content in courseware buried in an LMS is ever going to meet these ...