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 perspective of a ... , Flash programmer, game designer, research, etc. Here’s a brief listing of some of the competencies I think newbies ... , asynchronous, blended, distributed, performance support tools, etc. Course authoring - knowledge of software (simulation, game ... do?’ joined ASTD, ISPI, e-Learning Guild, went to Masie lab. Said ‘holy shit, how do I do ...

I just typed "Life is an Open Book Test" when I was working on part of my ASTD 2008 presentation. I did a quick search on this phrase and found only 52 occurrences. There doesn't appear to be a well known initial quote source. Or am I missing it?By the way, have I mentioned that I'm feeling really good about this presentation? I have 90 minutes and I think I'm going to blow some minds, change a few lives, its going to be fun. If I can figure out how to shorten it, I ... beat me (since he was around 5 years old) at concentration games. While the knowledge of state capitals might ...

I just saw a post by Chris - ASTD TechKnowledge 2008 Postmortem. I still need to do my more detailed session review, but I definitely left out a few thoughts in my posts Move to Front?and First Thoughts After ASTD Sessions.And really, Chris made me realize that I had left out a few things from some previous posts around Better Conferences and Conference Breakout Sessions.1. Entertaining Keynote vs. Content Rich KeynoteChris tells us -The opening keynote by David Pogue ... !" Perhaps that is too much to expect, but I'm clinging to the hope of seeing something truly game-changing one of ...

ASTD TechKnowledge 2008 San Antonio is over. After having had a little time to think and reflect, here’s my ... , the frequent meals provided by ASTD were a nice bonus, and the sessions seemed better organized and of higher quality ... , ASTD. The sessions were, as they always are at events like these, hit or miss, but I generally enjoyed the sessions I ... be the ones teaching us something and not relying on us to teach ourselves? Note (plea) to ASTD: if presenters plan to ... to the hope of seeing something truly game-changing one of these days. So the conference for me was a mixed bag.

... to succeed (i.e. look no further than video games...players are not interested in reading the user manual; they just ... augmented reality. Just a few to wet the appetite...ASTD Article - written in 2004, but still has some great points on ...

I attended the U.S. Coast Guard Human Performance Technology (HPT) Workshop in Williamsburg, VA this past week for the first time. I got a chance to meet up with some industry colleagues and some fellow Bloom U Alumni (Jenna Kuhns and Chris Reese). The workshop was a lot smaller than some of the other conferences I've attended in the past (i.e. IITSEC, ASTD, Training, etc.), but it was sort of nice to get a way from the assortment of vendor displays and just focus on the ... than costs4. E-learning = Training (Show + Tell), Simulation (Do + Consequences), Games (Do + Consequences + ...

... educational delivery.3) I received a random email at work (probably from attending the recent ASTD conference and having ... technology (whether that is games, Web 2.0, or even classroom instruction). Oddly enough, this is an argument that can be turned around as well. For example, I've heard many people discount games altogether claiming that they are "the downfall of society". I will be the first to admit that the content of some games is wrong. However, we need to realize that it is the content that some twisted individuals have put into a game...the issue is not the delivery medium ...

... eLearningGuild events, but is a bit more mainstream, corporate than ASTD conferences. Although people may debate this.Some of the ... eLearning 1.0, 1.3 and 2.0 this would be downnotable dropping topics: games, simulations, knowledge, interactive and ... -68% games 0 23 7 -16 -70% management 15 20 5 -15 -75% technology 8 4 ...

Development (ASTD) found that 45 percent of surveyed organizations only gauged trainees' reactions to courses (Bassi & van ... games, or simulations, or ... If you suggest that a checklist might actually have better results than an ...

... everyone else is doing it. The ASTD managed to achieve this unwittingly in one day, with two articles that they published through their 'e-learning community'.The first of these I have mislaid and cannot find anywhere on the ASTD site. Anyway, the gist of it was that people now entering the workforce have been brought up on games and simply won't accept ... and have made interactive, online games an integral part of their learning strategy. Oh yeah (big sarcastic emphasis here)?Believe it or not I am a big advocate of using games in learning, in the right place of course and done well.