How does your engineering design process stack up? or down? MIT's Steven Eppinger who is the Deputy Dean of the Sloan School of Management was recently interviewed on what aspects of product design are needed by successful companies. Professor Eppinger also leads MIT's executive seminar: Product Design, Development and Management . He is also authors a text on this subject. Podcast: Product Development Trends and Innovations I have added this to the Engineering Learning Wiki podcast page .

Earlier this week, Mozilla (the makers of Firefox ) released Ubiquity - a small application that allows you to quickly perform web-related tasks without having to surf out to different web sites. Watch their video for a quick introduction. So, can this relate to learning? My answer would be absolutely ! My main job is to help people learn ... specific to your organization: They could type widget XYZ to immediately pull a spec sheet for a product. Ubiquity ... learning! If you’re using Firefox, install Ubiquity and then take a look at the tutorial . (If ...

The value of multimedia in learning - Patti Shank Presenting instruction in multiple media can be more effective than doing it through a single medium (such as text), but what is important is combining media effectively, not merely ... methods no longer effectively reached their students. The productivity paradox - c/net Productivity growth has slowed since 2004, however, and nobody is sure why. One theory that may explain declining productivity growth has been ... benefit from productivity-stimulating technology. All that's left are complicated and nuanced jobs requiring ...

Last week I discussed Mozilla’s new project, Ubiquity . Ubiquity is an add-on for Firefox that allows you to quickly perform tasks that would normally take several extra steps (and involve you having to access other web sites). It’s a great little tool that makes power-users giddy with excitement. Ok, maybe just me… I’ve been experimenting with the commands in Ubiquity , and I managed to create a few that will be pretty helpful at work. The three commands I’m sharing are: lms Type in lms topic - and Ubiquity will take you to your LMS search ...

... is the last thing to be collected and assembled; the Learning Activities are always the first. Once the learning activities have been designed and "mapped" to a Learning Outcome, only then can the process of content collection begin. Use ... ultimately provides the reference and instruction necessary to complete a Learning Activity. IBM invests in business ... . Productivity 2.0: How the New Rules of Work Are Changing the Game - Zenhabits For years, books and articles and blogs on productivity have been showing us how to be more productive: crank out the tasks, multi-task, work faster, ...

August 1997 Distance education and industrial production: a comparative ... MASS PRODUCTION PREPARATORY WORK PLANNING ORGANIZATION SCIENTIFIC CONTROL METHODS ... , structural elements, concepts and principles derived from the theories of industrial production are used here to interpret the distance study phenomenon. This does not mean that the teaching and learning processes occurring in distance study are equated with processes in industrial production. The comparison is purely heuristic. A comparison of this ...

Events Calendar Products Spyware Guide ... | How Do I... | Lotus Notes Intranets | Microsoft SharePoint | Products | Shopping   ... Journal Announces 2008 Product of the Year Winners Tom Dunlap 2/20/2008 ... Intranet Journals Product of the Year Awards. The dominance of Google cant be denied yet again, as it took home ... pure-play product in the emerging semantic web field -- finished a strong second. It didnt get the votes Google ...

... explore new media and new ways of working, the more you learn, the more productive you will become (in the long ...

Part of what we do in the eLearning community is help others become better at what they do by offering instructionally sounds learning opportunities. Well, we can also help people get smarter by introducing them to time saving techniques, or Life Hacks as they have become known. My favorite Lifehacker is Merlin Mann of 43 Folders . This is Merlin's presentation at Google on Getting Your Inbox to Zero . Many of Merlin's suggestions are based on the book Getting Things Done and he references the GTD process. I do recommend the book and implementing some sort of process in your ...

Their Role in Flexible Learning ... development of flexibly delivered high quality learning experiences for students ... web site resources to develop high quality learning experiences for students by exploring a range of proven learning designs ... ) examining a set of generic learning ...

... learning experience. While I welcome LMS products providing these kinds of capabilities, I am worried that we are ... -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 ... Moving from One to Many - LMS Products are Two Generations Behind : ...

LMS products are focusing on "competency mapping and effective resource management" vs. what Bob sees as the overall ... project-based and outcome-driven learning." Bob is pretty wired into both the LMS world and hears what people are talking ... with his statement: Many of the latest LMS and e-learning efforts have driven learners into learning silos, isolating them from their peers. We need to build the collaborative aspect of learning back into these experiences if we're going ... ... Learning teams and projects need to be assigned based on job roles. Teams need to learn to support and understand ...

Blended learning is now inadequate - it is only mediocre.  Let me explain why I think so. Blended learning ... two or more methods of delivery of instruction. A typical example of the delivery method of blended learning would be a ... materials online. The term can also be applied to the integration of e-learning with a Learning Management System ... about you, but when I think of blended learning I think of combining ILT with a job aid with some online training with a podcast - or something like that.  Part of Elizabeth Israel’s class , Getting your Sales Force Productive ...

... right tools for each job. Quality and speed are not absolutes - you need the right speed and the right production values ... to make the point: "It's not the fastest of the e-learning that survives, not the flashiest, but the ...

Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) the same week that the product was released to the public (October 13, 2008). Lynda.com ... requests.  They will be glad to tell you if a particular product is in the pipeline.  According to Lynda.com customer ... : elearning, learning, lynda.com, training    ...

Technology tools are optimezed for business and leisure. They are good for learning trhoug attention, discssion, production ... input. learning through production... (12 cycles) In conventional we have parts of the complete learning design. The ... keynote speach of Diane Laurillard who is well-known for her ground breaking work on (mobile) learning methodologies ... her publications . mLearn keynote Diane Laurillard - Towards a pedagogy-driven account of mobile learning Dianne ... knowledge and definitely positive on new learning techniques in which the learner is central in identifying what they ...

I'm in the middle of designing and developing a new blended learning course on the whole subject of embedded learning ... new fangled rapid e-learning tools that everyone's talking about (I know, I'm a little slow on the uptake!). Well anyway, I chose the Presenter/Quizmaker/Engage suite of products from Articulate and so far I've had a whale of a time ... recommend this particular tool to develop long pieces of self-study learning, I don't believe there are many circumstances in which I would recommend anyone to do that anymore anyway. So call me a rapid e-learning convert.

... branching, audio, video, etc. And they were long. A different learning intervention might require less production. IT ... 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 ... mythical experiences with online learning in corporate education include: Myth : It takes less time to create an online ... learning provides some comparison ratios between ILT and various levels of e-learning that you will find helpful.

... one another and ... that triviality adds to their overal informal learning process. And my gut tells me that this triviality is just what stimulates informal learning. Without any trivial information I do not connect. I mean, I do not ... . In marketing it is a well known fact that word of mouth sells much more products, or is much more trust worthy then ... sooths our inner mind. And ones our mind is in a more trustworthy mood, it becomes more open to learning ... . But how can I make sure the best equilibrium between triviality and relevance to keep my mind in optimal informal learning ...

I will be attending the free, online conference, Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008 , at Ning.com ... ;Join us to explore new developments, track emerging opportunities, and network with learning pioneers.” There ... of the learning industry, you should join the conversation .  Can you really afford to miss this free opportunity ... Learning Professional Should Have in their Toolbox November 17, 2008 from 8am to 8:45am - Conference site Jane Hart has conducted a yearly survey for the past several years asking learning professionals what tools they use.

When it comes to writing interactive learning materials, I've always preferred a particular approach and have used ... how it works! The trouble is, inductive learning doesn't seem to have been what the developers had in mind when they designed the latest generation of  rapid e-learning authoring tools. Over the past few days, I've been testing out ... perplexed. Narration or text: Meet Justin. He's a product manager for a multinational electronics manufacturer and he needs your help. In just ten days, Justin will be launching a new product onto the market. Now normally he ...

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 there's very little information about this product and it certainly isn't being marketed heavily. My best guess is that 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 ...

... than aim their products at a few thousand e-learning professionals, why not swim in the big pond? SMEs (which means ... I attended the panel discussion on 'the future of rapid e-learning tools' at the eLearning Guild's Annual Gathering in Boston today with a misunderstanding. I thought I knew what 'rapid e-learning' meant. After all, LTI Magazine defined raid e-learning as "courseware (live or self-paced) developed in less than three weeks, where SMEs act as the primary ... all -it's e-learning people looking to knock up something quick and dirty (my words not their's). One member of ...

... technology.  And that is OK.  Dojo Learning is similar.  It doesn’t have everything you might think of when you hear “social learning.” It is more of a course creation product with elements of social learning.  Yet what it can ... solution from a learning perspective from the beginning.  Usually it is “We have a product.  Oh ya, and you can learn with it, too.”  But it is not focused on learning. Dojo Learning is different.  They recognized this ... array of functionality can point the learner to potential resources on the web where they can learn more.

... for closure. Our lives are in beta." So began my 2006 book, Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways ... have been a mainstay of self-directed learning for centuries. CLOs may not break out the cost of books in the budget, but ... create the learning experience they seek. Un-books link to the flow of knowledge, not sanctified facts. Treat that knowledge ... . A spokesman for Alpo dog food long ago said the product was so good that he fed it to his own dogs. Using one's own products is known as "eating the dog food." In lieu of writing a book, I am going on the dog-food diet. Any CLOs want ...

2-5 years. We know each other's habits and productively keep each other in line. Much easier to do when there are fewer ... . Maybe it's just me, but competition when I'm trying to learn something is more DEMOTIVATING than motivating. And ...

December 2008 Jay Cross will be guiding all the participants through a whole day workshop on informal learning ( 10.00h ... learning, Web 2.0, and Learnscape Architecture. The metaphor for the workshop: a high-speed journey over the ... -based learning; the explosive convergence of informal learning, the read/write web, internet culture, and new business models; how network effects impact organisations, changing the nature of learning and human performance; case studies of a dozen organisations that are accelerating informal learning with wikis, social networks, collaboration, ...

... weak solution because it reduces knowledge retention, reduces productivity, reduces accessibility, and removes ... -learning reduce knowledge retention? I turn to Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard Mayer’s book “eLearning and the Science of Instruction.” Clark and Mayer found that “ people learn more deeply from multimedia lessons when ... productivity? Al compares the time to read vs. the time to listen. I have to wonder if he’s just measuring ’ ... use of multimedia in e-learning. My own experience - once you have been exposed to proper use of multimedia in ...

... glad you were home. Lester Bangs: I’m always home. I’m uncool. After a self-induced non-productive day ... -learning courses in various states of (in)completion. What’s the key? Project management. We don’t talk enough about project management for e-learning. Every single instructional designer has to be a project manager. Most of ...  three resources for e-learning project management you can try. MJI TeamWorks project management, collaboration ... ) CleanCourse DMS is a project tracking and collaboration tool developed to simplify e-learning project management.

... want people to change or even see. In either case, almost all Web 2.0 products allow you to have some type of ... , if communication and learning can be enhanced by sharing, let it fly! photo credit: ~~Jen~~ ...