Value from LinkedIn Big Question is Back Semantic Web Applications - Mundane or ... of the eLearning simulation tool - Firefly) and Shared Insights - a community / business social networking software ... workforce. Another question, how is it possible that there can be a successful business model around tools you can get ... downplaying of Firefly on the Mzinga site. Based on Tonys post and other users I have talked too, I have to question the ... Exchange which we OEMd to some big enterprise players. In 2000, we added NLQ capability to this. Unfortunately, we ...

Brent Schlenker in his response to the ASTD Big Question asks , Well, I think the biggest question is STILL, "Why US ... , Simulations work better than traditional formal learning programs? To his question I answered in the comment:The ... should be done...who should create it...and how should others consume it? Maybe the question is "Do we still add value to ... , a well design simulation may be better than poorly designed classroom instruction but given an equally well designed classroom experience and a simulation...it will always be a tie. So it is the design of the instruction that matters ...

The Learning Circuits big question for January asks "What are the trade offs between quality learning programs and rapid e-learning and how do you decide?" Well, there's an assumption underlying this and I'm questioning it. Who says e-learning materials that take a long time to produce are necessarily high quality, let alone relevant or effective? There isn't a member of the e-learning community who hasn't worked on projects that were over-engineered, over budget ... of its application. I know some development takes time, especially games, simulations and scenarios, and anything ...