The Learning Circuits Blog Big Question for October is about E-Learning, specifically: What advice would you give to someone new to the field (of E-Learning). Where do you start? Particular tools you should explore ... environment, there are concepts from the class I am trying to incorporate into the courses for which I am responsible. Use ... have a bit of training in thinking about how information flows, and how to use technology to enable information seeking ... promote collaborative learning environments. Authored by gminks . Hosted by Edublogs .

... attempting to apply what they were taught during training in their real environments. - Give me basic infomation, then give ... Maybe it's the stress I'm suffering - but I can only look at what I need right now.... For an ILT or content provider to be worthwhile to me - they need to be able to do the following: - Give me case studies. The good content folks listen to their customers and figure out how their customers have adapted their content to their purposes. Then they share..... - Help me with the implementation process. Implementation is ugly. And it's not all about training.

To answer the question at ASTD's Learning Circuits Blog , I am going to try to stick to Tony's initial thought of specific questions and dive very deep into the technique I use when consulting for a needs assessment or evaluation. I use a technique I call the 360 Needs Assessment. This process involves asking questions at several levels within an ... minority opinion. So, I first ask questions of the stakeholders: Why do you think this is a problem? Have you every tried to solve it before? How? What was the result? Why do you think training is the answer? If the problem is ...

The Learning Circuits Blog big question for April is "What would you like to do better as a Learning Professional?" The simple answer to this question is " push back more ." This can be applied on many levels, but I am primarily speaking of pushing more on ROI and evaluations . I learned very early on that Analysis and Evaluations are the first ... colleagues come to me with a problem worded as a solution (I need XYZ training), and given the lack of time (both at the ... an environment where there are many needs, and often times the first gut reaction is a piece to the larger puzzle.

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 ... are training Digital Immigrants is good at all, and we owe it to all learners to have comparable learning opportunities ... . I would hate to see people come away from this question assuming that Digital Natives should receive the ...

... with a Dell XPS, the iMac simply ROCKS! Stay tuned for my response to Part II and III of THE BIG QUESTION ... What will you remember most about 2006? I've been planning my year in review post and just noticed THE BIG QUESTION .  Cool! 2006 has been a GREAT year!  I have several events to be remembered but most importantly 2006 ... Firefox , and so many others. '06 was also the year of Games, Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs), and the metaverse ... headed in that direction.  What a GREAT virtual environment.  The learning posibilities are truly endless.

April Big Question - Content Vendor Value : eLearning Technology ... jump on this months Big Question from LCB - ILT and Off-the-Shelf Vendors - What Should They Do? Ill be curious to ... new ways. On new devices. In virtual training environments (sandboxes). As an example, if Ive got a conversion of an ...   0 comments links to April Big Question - Content Vendor Value Permalink: April Big Question - Content Vendor Value Bookmark this page ...

... month's Big Question from LCB - ILT and Off-the-Shelf Vendors - What Should They Do? I'll be curious to see what kinds of responses come out around this topic. There's really a lot at stake in this question in that it goes far beyond the question. The reality is that all providers of content are competing in a flat world, with easy access to virtually ... can hit them in new ways. On new devices. In virtual training environments (sandboxes). As an example, if I've got a ... face real challenges. And this isn't just in corporate training and education. My post - Disruptive Changes ...

... haven't answered the question yet....... I WANT to build quality training. By "quality", I mean effective. Something that ... how many of you are in the same boat I'm in, but I find that the decision is not entirely mine. In my environment, I have 4 considerations: - What do I need to train? - Who is my audience and what is the best way to tackle training for the majority of them? - How much time do I have to design and implement my training? - What resources do I have to work ... , I am forced to build the minimum, get the training out there so that "training" box can be checked and ...

... services groups inside organizations. So, this month, The Big Question is... ILT and Off-the-Shelf Vendors - What ... now? Participating Blogs: The Big Question for April has been closed. If you'd still like to submit your post to the April Big Question, please contact the Blogmeister by using the Dear Blogmeister form found at the link at the top ... The FPG Notepad April's Big Question Claudia Escribano LifeLongLearningLab Thinking about BIG Questions Guy W Wallace The ...

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 there as long as we have had learning professionals. Certainly when I first took up a position as a training specialist at ... primary responsibility for an employee's training and development - the employee themselves, their manager or ...

In addressing this month's question on the Learning Circuits Blog , I was tempted by an observation made by ... , at best difficult and possibly recessionary. As we all know, training budgets are the first to go and we could see some scaling down this year. So, here's what I think will happen over the next twelve months: Classroom training ... peddling the same solutions they've been offering for the past 30 years. What classroom training there will be, will be ... -learning authors, but progress along this path will be slow. We'll see more online rapid e-learning authoring environments ...

This month's question came from a reader the June 2008 Big Question is: Second Life Training? More ... within Second Life? If you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would ... classroom training, what are some of the major differences (surprises) in training within virtual worlds? This has been ... should look like: Tony Karrer - Safety Training Design or you could also include your blog name with something like: Tony Karrer - Safety Training Design : eLearning Technology Posts so far (and read comments as well): Clark ...

This month's question came from a reader the June 2008 Big Question is: Second Life Training? More ... within Second Life? If you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would ... classroom training, what are some of the major differences (surprises) in training within virtual worlds? This has been ... should look like: Tony Karrer - Safety Training Design or you could also include your blog name with something like: Tony Karrer - Safety Training Design : eLearning Technology Posts so far (and read comments as well): Clark ...

The latest Big Question for the Learning Circuits Blog is: For a given project, how do you determine if, when ... 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 quality instructional designer will be able to identify if this is, in fact, a project that requires a training intervention.

Here is this Month's ASTD Big Question: Second Life Training? More specifically: In what situations, do you believe it makes sense to develop a learning experience that will be delivered within Second Life? If you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would you consider essential for teaching? Just as there are considerable differences in blended learning and virtual classroom training, what are some of the major differences (surprises) in training within virtual worlds? First I am going to answer the question with two ...

... could sponsor putting this together? This is good timing given the LCB Big Question is: Second Life Training . ... idea of putting someone in a virtual environment to learn the language is fantastic. I've mentioned before that I also think Second Life as a Learning Tool can be fantastic if you set up an environment like Plymoth Plantation - a recreation of Plymouth where actors playing the part of Native Americans and Colonists told stories and answered questions ...

... future. Our job is to help create the environment like that IBM describes. Back to the Big Questions . (You thought I ... Responding to the Big Questions (s) of the month: Should workplace learning professionals be leading the ... the needs of the organization of the future in our replies to the big question instead of working on the needs of people ... from training workers to helping customers and workers learn from one another. IBM’s Global 2008 CEO Study ... approaches and, as soon as opportunities arise, reinvents itself and its entire industry. Training people what ...

Karl Kapp helped me with the March 2008 Big Question which is: What is the Scope of our Responsibility as Learning Professionals? This question comes from several recent experiences. One was a Chief Learning Officer ... Posts So Far: Karyn Romeis (Karyn's erratic learning journey) - The Big Question for March: Scope of Learning Responsibility Clive Shepherd - The big question: What is the scope of our respons... Note: Both Karyn and Clive have ... do as a training organization (see Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis and Long Tail Learning - Size ...

Karl Kapp helped me with the March 2008 Big Question which is: What is the Scope of our Responsibility as Learning Professionals? This question comes from several recent experiences. One was a Chief Learning Officer ... Posts So Far: Karyn Romeis (Karyn's erratic learning journey) - The Big Question for March: Scope of Learning Responsibility Clive Shepherd - The big question: What is the scope of our respons... Note: Both Karyn and Clive have ... do as a training organization (see Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis and Long Tail Learning - Size ...

... our students. Harold Jarche eloquently observed in his response to the Big Question: Training often worked before, or ... The Learning Circuits Blog: November's The Big Question Are our models (ISD, ADDIE, HPT, etc.) relevant in the ... whether we use these models or not. I'm in the (not so) envious position of doing both the design and the training in my ... them, thereby not needing the training in the first place. - This occurs despite my attempts to get a feel for the ... answer their question NOW than wait 30 minutes. In some ways, eLearning makes it easier to enforce these models on ...

The big question is WHY? Dave Pollard did a little experiment in August 2006 trying to get people to help him edit ... elearnspace both add their 2 cents regarding the reasons for the failure of collaborative tools. So the question in my ... knowledge management and training circles is COLLABORATION. All three bloggers hint at something that came to the fore for me when I started blogging - fear. How many of us have risked answering a question at school (elementary --> grad ... extension, you) are? Is it any wonder that we all hesitate to collaborate? Particularly in a corporate environment?

George Siemens asked a really really big question. Does education need to change? This question will, hopefully ... education that has always bothered me is the multi-hour / multi-day sit-in-a-classroom model of "training." I hate teaching that way and I hate training that way. It is grueling for all parties. And, in the end, I never got the feeling that ... about moving away from the notion that education is an "event." Instead, creating an environment where folks get the information they need when they need it and in the appropriate context. I see that creating this environment requires ...

... irrelevant. The models listed in this month's Big Question were designed for a type of training that was relevant for the ... The November LCB Big Question was "Are ISD / ADDIE / HPT relevant in a world of rapid elearning, faster time-to ... crux of the question as Mark Oehlert from e-Clippings put it: If the question of whether or not your job is relevant ... general consensus that as Jay Cross put it : This is the wrong question. And as Russ Crumley put it : we've already answered that. So, again, Dave Lee and I are continuing our consistency in asking bad questions. Also as ...

... placing that content on four different screens of intense text followed by a multiple choice question. Additionally, the goal of instructional design (and this part addresses ASTD's January Big Question ) is to change behavior or attitude ... that environment...you bet! But I wouldn't want that person as my doctor. Can someone become a tax accountant through self ... projects for hundreds of organizations big and small. I have to say that in my extremely biased opinion...a degree is not ... much bad instructional design, half-baked training programs and ill-advised content masquerading as "instruction" for ...

Happy Holidays from Enspire Learning Things That Light Up My Life I'm a Gamer 3.0! The Big Question ... company offerings. A big explosion in the last 2 years. In the 90s there were one or two ways to do e-Learning: CDRoms ... service = Dining Experience Learning and environment technologies + requirements gathering + preparation of learning activities + delivery of learning activities = Learning Experience Can go to a big restaurant and have lousy food ... Foods Movie Theaters vs. Blockbuster Wired Phones vs. Cell phones F2F Training vs. Online Training A lot of ...

... everything a blend? The argument for blended learning The Big Question: Leading the ... . Im not a great fan of these simple correct / incorrect question formats, but I know they work for many people. Output ... Training module) for 5 years now and its still a huge disappointment. And Ill say it again...I have *yet* to see a ... /False, Cloze Text, Short Answer, Matching, Lickert Scale questions § Set up and deliver Surveys § Track user responses ... of the finesse and control that you often get with products developed in a more programming reliant environment such ...

The Big Question this month are Predictions for Learning in 2008 . Here are my predictions, but ... just find with some web pages and maybe some embedded training snippets or an embedded fun Flash Quiz . Short, fast ... - threaded discussions werent quite active enough and the questions werent focused. We need a targeted discussion. For ... . Prediction #10 => Knowledge Worker Skills - Just Beginning in 2008, Big in 2009 The discussion of knowledge work skills is going to be BIG ... We wont hear much this year, but in 2009, this will be something youll hear in a big ...

Value from LinkedIn Big Question is Back Semantic Web Applications - Mundane or ... . David helps to paint a bit of a picture: ...think certification training with links to discussion forums or a Wiki or ... looks like they also have a somewhat social/collaborative authoring environment . It would be very interesting to see how ... doc. Those are the people whos knowledge you want. They are the ones that are going to be "training" the younger workforce. Another question, how is it possible that there can be a successful business model around tools you can ...