I don't know where this appeared from or why but it seems that Microsoft has a rapid e-learning development tool. It's available for free download and there don't seem to be any strings attached. I'm not completely convinced because ... this is a tool used by Microsoft itself or by one of its contracted developers, and someone suggested making it more widely ... builder, a selection of learning games and Flash import, and exports to SCORM 1.2 (although I couldn't get my test material to play in Moodle). I'm not sure I'd recommend this tool until Microsoft decides whether this is something ...

... with Microsoft using this, they didn’t get caught up in the details, in what colors were used or what font ...

Ahhh….Space, the final frontier…There are times, I wish I could have a trip to the nearest observatory one day and just take a peep to the night skies and do some star gazing whole night. Recently, Microsoft is making a lot of buzz on astronomical stuff, it is regarding about the investment Microsoft did 16 years ago (The SkyServer project). As a result, Microsoft will launching WorldWide Telescope (WWT) at Spring 2008. "The WorldWide Telescope takes the best images from the greatest telescopes on Earth … and in space … and assembles them into a ...

Knowledge Management learning lotusphere2007 ... On Web 2.0 & Enterprise Mashups » October 25, 2007 Social Networking (?) With Microsoft Office ... . This situation can influence decision-making - people may prefer to evolve with Microsoft over the next couple of years ... below is that (1) Microsoft does not yet understand many of the fundamental concepts around social networking and the important distinctions between social networks and communities (2) Microsoft is looking at this through the lens ...

Back in May 2006, I was fortunate to take part in a UK government mission to the USA to explore what lay "Beyond eLearning" (click the link for the final report). Travelling to both coasts (Boston and Silicon Valley) we met a great mix of academic (MIT Medialab, Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning) and corporate organisations (Cisco, Fidelity Investments, Microsoft, IBM to name a few).

... be applied to corporate e-learning. [blue is mine] Myth : Videocasting lectures/presentations works. [As part ... online. Daniel talks about self-efficacy here which is very important.] Myth : Online courses are OK for learning Microsoft Word, but you cannot possibly teach real science (which translates into higher thinking/very technical content in the ... mythical experiences with online learning in corporate education include: Myth : It takes less time to create an online ... branching, audio, video, etc. And they were long. A different learning intervention might require less production.

Tom Kuhlmann's excellent Rapid e-Learning Blog attempts to capture What everybody ought to know about PowerPoint in one posting, and makes a good start. I agree fundamentally with Tom that PowerPoint is not an evil - it is a highly versatile tool that is more often than not used very poorly. Much as some of us like to blame all the world's ills on Microsoft, they are not responsible for all those mind-numbing presentations that we all have to endure. We all are - we accept ... rapid e-learning module can be integrated with collaborative tools such as polls, surveys, wikis, etc. Keep at it ...

Photo from Flickr by Thomas Hawk WHY #1 : Social Learning FOCUSES on People. What this means could be ... this, Barbara Streisand starts singing in my head .) This is what it means to me. First, social learning focuses on ... threatening to their job.  Instead of being a presenter we need to become a true facilitator of learning no matter what ... on people, we want to help them exchange ideas and learn from each other.  We facilitate conversation, share resources ... learner who is creating the content.  For example, if you go out on a public drive at your company, you can learn a ...

I've been taking a look at an early version of RapideL's new online e-learning authoring tool, which they are calling RapideL-i . I've previously experimented with their desktop tool, RapideL Enhance, which works with Microsoft Word to generate Flash-based courses, but this is a big step forward. There's no doubt that desktop tools such as Articulate and Captivate have their advantages, not least in terms of performance, the ease with which large files can be manipulated, and the freedom they allow for authors to work offline. I would have no hesitation for reaching for one of ...

Thanks to ZaidLearn 's list of 101 Free Learning Tools (#75), I came across EclipseCrossword.com . Their ... distribution. You can save them in formats compatible with Microsoft Word. You can even publish them as interactive web pages ... Learning games, like crossword puzzles, add interactivity to eLearning projects, and interactivity promotes comprehension and retention - in essence, interactivity promotes learning.    Tagged: articulate, crossword, eclipsecrossword, elearning, games, learning, puzzles, resources, tools    ...

... will use Freepath to present 25 Free Tools for Learning Professionals as researched and compiled by Jane Hart ... . Works with GoToMeeting , Microsoft Office Live Meeting , InterCall , WebEx , and other online meeting tools. Upload ... Hart for learning professionals into an interactive Freepath playlist.  In order to view the tools and interact with the ... fullscreen viewing on your computer.  (And there will probably be a little bit of a learning curve with the interface.) If ... learning professionals below in the embedded SlideShare presentation (created by Jane Hart).  Enjoy!

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Blogs Microsoft Office -> Office 2.0 It's easy for us to look at this and think about it as "those guys" being ... picture of a transition going on within learning where SME generated content and eventually Do-It-Yourself (DIY) will become ... other areas - remember that's us also. See also: The future of learning is DIY The future of learning is DIY DIY not ISD DIY vs. Formal Learning Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) PKM and Personal Learning PKM and Informal Learning Personal Learning for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools for Personal Learning ...

Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning Corporate eLearning eLearning Design Authoring Tools Rapid e-Learning Tools eLearning (e-Learning) e-Learning Software Blended e-Learning e-Learning Tools Open Source eLearning e-Learning ROI and Metrics ... Personal Learning Environments and personal learning environments : eLearning Technology Theres been quite a bit of discussion going on around Personal Learning ...

Keys for successful video: Produce cheap, be immediate, and be flexible Lessons learned about producing video for the web and for mobile devices (streaming or dowload video). The Role of Metaphor in Interaction Design Metaphor -- That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive (PDF ... Value and ethics training in a value organization (NPR audio - podcast). How Microsoft plans to beat its rivals Microsoft has a multi-billion dollar pile of cash ready to invest, and Bill Gates has a strategy to fight his rivals.

... learning professionals we should care because the uptake of things like widgets reveal something about the preferences ... , especially in the comments following his original post pronouncing the death of Wikipedia. Microsoft vs. Microsoft - Nicholas Carr Microsoft is only truly alive when it's in a fierce fight with a competitor. The company ...

... is: A Revolution in Workplace Learning Tools such as blogs, wikis, social networks, social bookmarking, and RSS readers are revolutionizing formal and informal workplace learning. GCASTD ... . You will: Learn specific methods you can use to accelerate your own knowledge work and learning Define strategies for eLearning 2.0 for your organization Make a plan for ... Leaders responsible for organizational learning and ...

LCDS is a free e-learning tool from Microsoft.  This is what they say about LCDS: "The Learning ... . Virtually anyone can publish e-learning courses by completing the easy-to-use LCDS forms that seamlessly generate highly ... Distribute your content via the Web or in a learning management system Deliver Web content that conforms to Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) 1.2, and which can be hosted in a learning management ... from a wide variety of forms for authoring rich e-learning content. Develop your course structure ...

Last week I moderated a Technology Council event on Web 2.0 in Los Angeles. We had great speakers from IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft, Move.com (Homestore) and others. There were lots of interesting things to be taken from the presentations that relate directly to what's happening in corporate learning, but one of the high level trends that made me think came ... breaking project that was ahead of what you would find in consumer multimedia learning. Interestingly, as we transitioned ... the world of eLearning 2.0? Is Corporate Learning going to continue to be a Laggard?

8221; so many of the reasons that mobile phones can be powerful learning tools.  Quoting from his site: “ ... self-learning.  A common handheld device found these days is the mobile phone, and most students have one - even ... Microsoft founder and Chairman Bill Gates believes cell phones are a better way than laptops to bring computing to the masses in developing nations.” The developer’s view of m-learning is spot on - mobile phones are cheaper and ... , m-learning , mobilelearning , mobile-learning , mobile learning , elearning , maths Authored ...

Heaven. Departure, Abandonment, and Dropout of E-learning: Dilemma and Solutions - James Madison University Investigation the widespread phenomena of e-learning dropout and abandonment. Tourist Remover - Snap Mania Remove ... . Microsoft's media player dubbed Zune Read about it on engadget . See Microsoft's the Coming of Zune . Like ...

Wave of Handheld Devices » Successful Online Learning Communities Published by Susan Smith Nash on July 26, 2004 in Online Learning . What makes a successful online learning community? It’s almost a ... successful e-learning environment, and results in an effective community of practice. Online learning communities are formed in distributed learning spaces that enable and facilitate sustainable exploration-driven interactions between ...

Learning math on the streets - On the Brain Learning is always to a significant extent context -based. We all ... business results. The Future Of Learning Is Informal And Mobile - Robin Good When you do something you have to stop and reflect, you have to learn something: wikis are about putting those reflections together in the collective ... , where you need to be. You need to apply the context to the context itself. I think that's what mobile learning does: it enables us to utilize the context in a better way. Operation Channel 9 - Wired Channel 9 makes Microsoft ...

A Wider World: Youth, Privacy, and Social Networking Technologies - Educause Lawrence Lessig's four factors of the Internet-technology, the market, the law, and social norms-offer a means to analyze this medium. Business Intelligence: Training That Sticks - Manage Smater It's important to train at the level of the action, not the abstraction. Business is fundamentally about actions and behaviors. Mobile Learning Redefined - Ubiquitous Thoughts It's ... Microsoft driving innovation? - Don Dodge The Wall Street Journal asks " Is Microsoft Driving Innovation or Playing ...

... e-toolbox Information pertaining to a variety of software which can be used to develop learning situations. Five steps to smart human capital growth The U.S. employment report released on Friday shows a growth of 274,000 jobs in April. The New Digital Divide A new divide has opened up, one that is based far more on choice than on circumstance. Several million people (and the number is growing, daily) have chosen to become the haves of the Internet, and at the same ... . The assault on software giant Microsoft The next two years will be crucial for software giant Microsoft. Under ...

Microsoft Access for. I know its available. I also know I will have to re-learn Access. I think it's gone through 3 or 4 ... Rough transcript of a phone call received today. I talked to you a while back. Our office needs to learn Adobe ... start using that. You have a project in mind? Well - we need to learn how to use lots of these desktop applications ... . ---------------------------------------------------------------- I have learned from hard experience that if I try to learn a new application without having some sort of use in mind ... point - Microsoft Access. I figured it would be useful to know how to use Access and put together a database. Mind you, ...

... result on Google and AOL--whose search is powered by Google--and the second result on Microsoft Windows Live search is a ... change what we can watch, who can create it and who will profit. The New Face of Learning - edutopia What happens to traditional concepts of classrooms and teaching when we can now learn anything, anywhere, anytime? In this new ... linear curriculum to my learning, no formal structure other than the tools I use to connect to the people and sources that point me to what I need to know and learn, the same tools I use to then give back what I have discovered.

... itself as the one serious competitor to Microsoft's utterly dominant Internet Explorer. Yet its products are free. Its work ... already engage in. 10 Reasons Handheld Learning Rocks - Mobile Learning Ten good reasons why handheld digital devices can provide the ultimate quality, flexibility, and convenience for delivering mobile learning: ...

A Workflow Learning Pattern Language A preview of Jay Cross' presentation for the Innovations in eLearning Symposium. Camcorders Revisited: Why Didn't I Think of That? Amazingly, the answer is that a camcorder and lightsmith actually works better than a traditional â€" and much more expensive â€" digital imager. Time to (re)innovate the office? It isn't news to anyone reading this that Microsoft and IBM have been fighting over the knowledge sharing and collaboration (collectively: collaborative business knowledge) space for many years. Does racial diversity help students learn ...

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