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 the questions are even broken down further into more sub-questions which you can read for yourself at the original ...

This month's ASTD Big Question is, again, a series of questions. Apparently one BIG question is not enough for ... "to-learn" list. Some of the items are necessary and some are "pie-in-the-sky." I tend to have two methods of working on ... with no real objective just a need to "learn more about" a particular term, item or piece of software. The other method ... . Using the targeted method means I have a specific goal in mind and I need to learn how to achieve that goal. Interestingly, I find the wandering method tends to have better retention than the target. I target learning when I have ...

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 ... learning (whether you are talking games, simulations, virtual worlds, etc.) have been shown to be useful for all age groups. 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.  After meeting Mark Oehlert at Learning2005 we partnered up to present at the Serious Games conference ...

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 ... instructional design methods and practitioners. The hardware/brick & mortar parts of the economy don't mess around. There is one ... value designers should and do bring to the table. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

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 ... learning specialist, Flash programmer, game designer, research, etc. Here’s a brief listing of some of the competencies ... ) Tools of e-learning - authoring tools, systems (LMS, LCMS, Live Online Learning, social media) Methods ... . Course authoring - knowledge of software (simulation, game, rapid design tools, multimedia, etc.). Web ...

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 ... learning through electronic methods. (Jay Cross in 1998) Not just self-directed learning, not just page turners ... activities + delivery of learning activities = Learning Experience Can go to a big restaurant and have lousy food ... list.... Animation Tools Avatars Blogs Clickers Gaming Tools E-Portfolios Mobil Learning Personal ...