The Learning Circuits Blog Big Question for October is about E-Learning, specifically: What advice would you give ... current grad student in the Instructional Systems program at Florida State University . I can’t bash my program ... how to identify learning objectives, making instruction that enables the learner to “do” whatever it is you are teaching, having a feedback loop so instruction can be updated as needed. Where I work, the course developers are expected to be SMEs on the technology for which they write instruction. We have a pretty good system in place ...

The January Big Question is Quality vs. Speed. Sometimes its best to come to the party late because then I can ... everyone is right. Or at least right about the part of the question that is part of their reality. The part that truly ... the theories we cling too. When I have a learning need (aka. have a question) and I IM a friend who IMs an answer that solves my problem, or satifies my need, then I have had a RAPID, HIGH QUALITY learning moment. No instructional designers required. So that's the small stuff. What about the big stuff like, "I want to be a fireman." I don't want to ...

The ASTD Big question this month is What did you learn about learning in 2007? I learn so much all the time from students, clients and colleagues, it is hard to narrow it down to just one or two things, but I'll try. Here are a few of the lessons I have learned. Mostly about the power of the network and Web 2.0 tools. First, I learned how far a ... me to re-instate the link or provide a new one. The lesson: Good instruction doesn't need to be long and it stands ... distribute content that is open and accessible to as many learners as possible. Look forward to next month's question ...

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 ... Master's Degree in Instructional Technology (very competent and accomplished folks.) If I need to ask a question or ...

The Learning Circuit's Blog question for this month is " ILT and Off-The-Shelf Vendors, What Should they Do ?" I am going to answer that question by recanting a story from Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning . In high school, I literally had a lesson on how to fold a map. The lesson was part of a six week class on how to read and use maps. I ... directions and even small pictures of the route highlighted in purple. I received a printed set of instructions guiding me to ... print directions from the internet and the danger of trying to read instructions at 60 miles an hour. Technology ...

The Learning Circuit Blog’s Big Question for November is all about Network Feedback, specifically if you need ... information you need, when you need it. He posed the following questions: Where to go in what cases? What works and ... get help ahead of time? Are there places you can go if you are relatively new and needing to ask questions? At EMC ... special cases can’t be handled by a script). So I posed the question on EMC ONE and in Yammer. I was hoping some ... resolution in EMC ONE, because I would imagine this question will come up again. Here are my answers to some of ...

This month's ASTD Big Question relates to a person who graduated from a theory-only program in Instructional Design and was not provided with the experience of actually creating instruction using any of the latest tools. So the 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 ... Department of Instructional Technology offers many online courses that include, as a standard part of the ...

This month, I worked with Tony Karrer to help create the ASTD Big Question (which always seems to be multiple questions under one big theme.) The main question is Learning design differences for Digital Natives? Of course I have ... scholarly approach...The sub-questions for this month's big question are: Do you believe that we have to design, develop and deliver instruction differently for the so-called Digital Natives? Are there differences in learning expectations and styles or can we just design good instruction and know that it meets all generational needs? If you have an ...

... meme is prompting me to write about this month's big question. A few days ago I was asked to put in my .02 on the age ... this month's Big Question . Finally, today I was on a call with Andrew Paradise from ASTD Research today as they are ... RESPONSIBILITY for informal learning. In another Big Question rant I have already discussed how the status-quo for ... instruction out of context and if we don't wake up we are destined to go the way of the dinosaur. Many of us have lamented ... provides them with something. How does our profession respond to these teachable moments? Trick question or sad answer: ...

This is the new home of the master list of Big Questions: May 2008 - Learning Design Differences for Digital Natives? April 2008 - Do Better? March 2008 - Scope of Learning Responsibility? February 2008 - Instructional Design - If? When? How much? January 2008 - Predictions for Learning in 2008? December 2007 - What Did You Learn about Learning? 2007 September 2007 Where to Work? July 2007 : Choosing Tools? June 2007 : Where are all ... Questions Should We be Asking? January 2007 : Quality vs. Speed 2006 December 2006 : Past ...

This is the new home of the master list of Big Questions: May 2008 - Learning Design Differences for Digital Natives? April 2008 - Do Better? March 2008 - Scope of Learning Responsibility? February 2008 - Instructional Design - If? When? How much? January 2008 - Predictions for Learning in 2008? December 2007 - What Did You Learn about Learning? 2007 September 2007 Where to Work? July 2007 : Choosing Tools? June 2007 : Where are all ... Questions Should We be Asking? January 2007 : Quality vs. Speed 2006 December 2006 : Past ...

... yet related. I've recieved a lot of feedback possitive and negative regarding my response to the February BIG QUESTION ... great next BIG QUESTION. ... suffers from the same problem as Instructional Design. Marketing combines many of the different -ologies for their work ...

Tony Karrer is moderating "The Big Question" on the Learning Circuits blog . The question for December is "What did you learn about learning in 2007?" Obviously, there were many things I learned in 2007 (I think most people can say this or else there are some serious issues). I've learned just how small the training community is and how if you ... read the instruction manual before playing the game (at I/ ITSEC , I was in a session with Mark Oehlert where they asked the question, "Who reads the instruction manual before playing a game", and one person (out of ~100) actually ...

The Big Question on the Learning Circuits Blog for May 2008 is whether or not there are or should be learning ... reflection, I think there are some underlying issues that make these questions premature (at best) and irrelevant (at worst) . Some of the sub-questions to the "Big Question" include: Do you believe that we have to design, develop and deliver instruction differently for the so-called Digital Natives? Are there differences in learning expectations and styles or can we just design good instruction and know that it meets all generational needs? If you have an audience ...

The Learning Circuits Blog Big Question for July is 'how should e-learning developers choose their authoring tools given the proliferation of tools on the market?' Well, I posted on this subject just last week (see Confused of ... 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 ... involving teams of specialists (project managers, instructional designers, graphics people, subject experts, testers, ...

Learning Circuit's big questions for December are: 1. What will you remember most about 2006? For me, it will probably be my first complete year of blogging. I have learned absolutely masses from both the process of blogging and from the content of my colleagues' blogs. It took me a while to develop my own blogging style - I have for years written columns in training magazines and I thought this would be the same. It isn't. In some ways, it's much more like the ... ', i.e. those not calling themselves instructional designers, using simple rapid-development tools. Hopefully at the same ...

... month's big questions is... So, this month, The Big Question is... Where to Work? Please answer this question by ... . We have created a del.icio.us tag for The Big Question. Please feel free to bookmark your participating post, your comment rss for your post, other web-based resources you feel relate to the June 2007 Big Question to del.icio.us using ... This question was sent to me a few weeks ago and I think it's great. The basic question is what are the best places ... make sense of this? How does this differ for different roles such as Manager, Instructional Designer, Trainer ...

... month's big questions is... So, this month, The Big Question is... Where to Work? Please answer this question by ... . We have created a del.icio.us tag for The Big Question. Please feel free to bookmark your participating post, your comment rss for your post, other web-based resources you feel relate to the June 2007 Big Question to del.icio.us ... This question was sent to me a few weeks ago and I think it's great. The basic question is what are the best places ... make sense of this? How does this differ for different roles such as Manager, Instructional Designer, Trainer ...

... outlining 3 elements of good design. Around the same time, the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog had the July "Big Question" which was "Choosing Tools" which is actually a series of questions: How does the eLearning design process need to change ... "Big Question" How does the eLearning design process need to change to accommodate such a wide variety of tools? The ... comment about the importance of instructional design as opposed to focusing on technology. And then Dennis Coxe over at ... that point, the next question is "Can certain attributes of different media be leverage for learning?" For example, ...

... 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 bad examples as well as give some thoughts on why the example should get some attention. I've decided to look at several ... in the topic. I think it is a good use of e-learning tools to develop "rapid instruction." Informal "e-Learning ... this as e-learning since the person watching the video is getting instruction on how to build in the world of ...

November's Big Question on the Learning Circuits Blog has been posted. The question this month is: Are ISD ... one of the most important questions facing us today. If you look at the shift between eLearning 1.0, 1.3 and 2.0 - and ... Make the Worst Learners? ) So, back to the question - are ISD / ADDIE / HPT relevant? My answer is a definite: Yes, but ... big market research studies may fall prey to just putting it out there and trying to sell it. We have to adapt to faster choices and the fact that we may not have found "the best" answer.Definitely look at Thiagi's Rapid Instructional ...

As November's Big Question, Learning Circuits asks Are ISD / ADDIE / HPT relevant in a world of rapid elearning, faster time-to-performance, and informal learning? Well, I always thought ISD and ADDIE (never heard of HPT) were pretty much common sense. Pretty much any logical model for any activity consists of a bit of digging around to find out what's needed (analysis) and then some form of plan-do-review cycle. We need to be reminded of this discipline to avoid ... of learning experiences to explore the various models relating to instructional design and to develop their own ...

The Big Question for March on the Learning Circuits Blog is 'what is the scope of our responsibility as ... major point of The Big Question) - does the learning professional have a part to play  in bottom-up learning, and if so ... this question as just a topical response to the increased interest in informal learning - it's an issue that has been ... employee very much at the centre. Who provided employees with formal instruction - the line or specialist trainers? Back ... specialists with the skills needed to make a good job of on-job instruction. We backed this up with formal courses ...

Examples! ASTD Big Question for June This month the question is "Where are the Examples of eLearning?" and we ... Aldrichs blog entry for the big question has a great list of games and simulations that you need to check out ... Thoughts on Innovation and Technology... Some Questions and Answers Not to Cause Trouble But... Instructional ... instruction." Informal "e-Learning" The best example (and I am sure many of you have seen it) is the Learning 2.0 ... Build Tiny Prims in Second Life . I view this as e-learning since the person watching the video is getting instruction ...

In addressing this month's question on the Learning Circuits Blog , I was tempted by an observation made by Stephen Downes in his review of last year's eLearn Magazine predictions : ... there are two major types of predictions: one, which identifies a current trend, and says it will continue; and the other, that identifies something novel or unexpected. It seems clear that the former predictions are easy and safe and not especially useful. The latter ... and less instructional. I'm sorry, but nothing startling there. On the other hand, I'm optimistic that I won't be ...

The latest Big Question for the Learning Circuits Blog is: For a given project, how do you determine if, when and how much an instructional designer and instructional design is needed? I think the really obvious answer to this 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 ...

Lately there has been some talk about what exactly instructional designers do and what value they add to the process. Brent Schlenker in his response to the ASTD Big Question asks , Well, I think the biggest question is STILL, "Why US ... should be done...who should create it...and how should others consume it? Maybe the question is "Do we still add value to ... , Simulations work better than traditional formal learning programs? To his question I answered in the comment:The answer for radio, television, video, and computer-based instruction is...that when well designed instruction is created ...

... spanned from The Learning Circuits Blog: February Big Question: What Questions? So join in the discussion ... In case you haven't noticed, I have been having a great discussion with Barton Pursel and Brent Schlenker about the value or lack of value of instructional designers. I think they have value, others are not so sure. Check out the the comments section of my post Value of Instructional Designers , please chip in your ideas, however, be warned it is a lively discussion. Are you with me? Do you think instructional designers have value or do you tend to agree with ...

Cammy Bean helped spark and work through the February 2008 Big Question with me . Instructional Design - If ... Designers - Don't Miss the Comments Tony Karrer's Big Question Summary - Significant Work Needed to Help Instructional ... discussions Jay Cross - My two cents . Learning Circuit's big question for Feb 2008 Instructional Design ... Design Cammy Bean - The Big Question: Instructional Design as Spectrum Mick Leyden - Here is my take Michael ... - and I agree - is that ID is widely varied. But with that variety comes a big question of the value of ID as ...