This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Social Networking and finding help and ... someone who might be able to answer the question. Then you had to call that person, reference the discussion with your friend and launch into an explanation of the question you wanted to have answered. That person would, possibly, answer your question for free, offer to help for a fee, or refer you to another person. If they referred you to another person, you ... was really no cost effective way for the average person to "broadcast" a question to a large group of people.

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 ... burden of knowing from the person to the object or process. Just like fast food establishments with cash registers that automatically make change...vendors need to work on the same type of concept. __ Recommended Games and ...

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 ... designed for these digital natives. Thanks to Tony for the question. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and ... interactive learning experiences, more games and more technology...not for the sake of technology but for the sake of ...

This month's ASTD Big Question relates to a person who graduated from a theory-only program in Instructional ... 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 ... much the better. Now I have to go clean up the blood dripping down my chin... __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

... importance of informal learning. Take for example games...no one tells you the rules in advance and most people never bother to 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 raised his hand...Mark and I both were shocked that even one person raised their hand). Another good example is using Google ... Tony Karrer is moderating "The Big Question" on the Learning Circuits blog . The question for December ...

... 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 ... Professionals from across the globe.  It truly is a much flatter world to me personally.  Sure I started the blog in ... Firefox , and so many others. '06 was also the year of Games, Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs), and the ...

... networks, and user-generated content.  But the biggest surprise to many of the big players will be the introduction of new startups with extremely POWERFUL webservices and OPEN APIs at a FRACTION of the cost of the big boys.  (I will ... which is built on their engine.) 2.  Epistemology and Epistemic Games :  A great book by David Williamson Shaffer hits the shelves very soon.  I believe it will begin to move Games into the learning world as a legitimate ... virtual environments are going to make a big move into the Learning world in 2007.  Efforts like SLOODLE which ...

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 ...   0 comments links to April Big Question - Content Vendor Value Permalink: April Big Question - Content Vendor Value Bookmark this page at ... -Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal ...

... 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 ... compete with each person's ability to find information via a Google search or through access to a service like Safari (which makes all of the O'Reilly books fully searchable). One of the most important questions is: What's the added ...

In the Learning Circuits Blog , Tony Karrer poses a whole series of  questions related to the role of ... what is happening with technology, and too personally committed to the top-down, authoritarian training orthodoxy. And ... appropriate to the organisation, and this is open to question when you're looking beyond knowledge workers. Assuming it ... process risk becoming ever more peripheral to the big issues, as the emphasis on formal learning interventions gradually ... developing all sorts of dictatorial policies. This is a game in which everyone must feel like a participant.

... for PA DEP . On the left click on Interactive Course Tutorial . Games and Simulations Here is a link to a number of casual games, simulation software and general learning games. It is on the Games and Simulations page of the web site for my book Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning . If you scroll down you can see simple interactions that can "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 ...

... 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 ... that point, the next question is "Can certain attributes of different media be leverage for learning?" For example, you ... repetition and rehearsal, maybe a simple game to encourage repetition. How does the tool selection process need ...

Aldrichs blog entry for the big question has a great list of games and simulations that you need to check out ... Examples! ASTD Big Question for June This month the question is "Where are the Examples of eLearning?" and we ... -learning modules. E-Learning Tutorial for PA DEP . On the left click on Interactive Course Tutorial . Games and Simulations Here is a link to a number of casual games, simulation software and general learning games. It is on the Games and Simulations page of the web site for my book Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning . If you scroll down ...

... answer all 12 of The Big Questions in 2007 - how disappointing. Well your first chance to redeem yourself comes in the form of January's The Big Question: What are the trade offs between quality learning programs and rapid e-learning ... ? Has there been fat that could be cut without risking quality? Name Blog The Big Question Response Tom Haskins growing changing learning creating The politics of quality Tony Karrer eLearning Tech Big Question for January - Quality ... Shepherd Clive on Learning The big question for January: quality v speed Howard Cronin e-Training in the ...

The Learning Circuits Big Question for April is What would you like to do better as a Learning Professional ... : All the blog reading I do is certainly part of my personal learning, and I do look for information on effective ... Michael Allen’s books. I’m reading William Horton now and expecting to get more ideas. Games & Simulations : I haven’t done any games for this job, but I think there’s some possibilities. We have a course on ... couldn’t even finish reading it myself. I’d love to see what I can do for a low-tech game that gives ...

ASTD's Big Question this month (March) is actually two questions and since I helped Tony Karrer tweak the question a bit, I feel I must offer some type of answer (plus I aways enjoy the discussion around the Big Question.) So, here is the big question for this month: Do educational institutions and corporate learning & development departments ... research questionable? I think corporate learning departments need to go through the same evolutionary process that the ... is acceptable at a basic level. This is a model that can work with large organizations where every person may need ...

The ASTD Big Question for January is "What are your Predictions for Learning in 2008?" First, I am going to borrow from the December 2006 Big Question which I really liked. The three questions, now modified for 2008, are: What ... or two big names behind the effort. Several easy-to-use game development tools will be introduced along the lines of ... predictions for 2008? These are not easy questions to answer but here they are: What will you remember most about 2007? I ... Presentation and Workshop Success-Teacher/Technologists Doing Great Work Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning.

... lots of VCs, easy access to big media, lots of innovation in media, mobile content, games, green, health care, and many ... suggest that you submit your question to the LCB Big Question for February as something like: What will the next ... Does location matter for web startups? Reading the articles and the comments is probably worth it, but I personally think that the NY Times is overstating the advantage of being in Silicon Valley. I've personally been involved in the ... interesting question: Where is the real innovation happening in e-learning? (And by innovation I mean the type ...

... plans here or post them on your blog and just add the link here in the comments (tip o the hat to LCBs Big Question ... Standards The Application Becomes the Platform The Big Question ... here . books futures Web 2.0 and check this one as well e-Places to visit copyright game studies ... .) URL: Remember personal info ... Digested Digest Serious Gamers Visit Serious Games - The Serious Games ...

Standards The Application Becomes the Platform The Big Question ... here . books futures Web 2.0 and check this one as well e-Places to visit copyright game studies ... « Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: The Blog Book Tour - Week Two ... ? - the personal jetpack maybe. The point (hard to see though as it is) however, is that with learning - the changes are ... its a product. Hey LMS CEO - you ever manage "a learning"? Hey authoring tool person - you ever make ...

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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 person looking to get a job in the field of e-learning vs. a person who knows little about the term. I ... learning specialist, Flash programmer, game designer, research, etc. Here’s a brief listing of some of the competencies ... . Course authoring - knowledge of software (simulation, game, rapid design tools, multimedia, etc.). Web ...

... 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-study and practice without being a CPA, certainly but would you trust that person to help you avoid an audit? I don't think so. One person writes on Cammy's blog, "I have almost 20 years of experience and at this point, I don't know how ... years I'll never be able to know everything about instructional design (or any topic for that matter.) Yet this person ...

... that is sustainable the key. What does it mean for learning - Metaverse roadmap Big Questions to ask - How do we ... own practice. - It's affecting us NOW. All of the variables in Game (see Sid Meier talk) is the same thing we say we wanted to do in instructional design. Expectations about learning redefined by social media, gaming. - As professionals, we ... learning is supposed to be doing. Learning technologies have changed. - Look at the games - that is the 3D web that is ... value of baseline eLearning. When you are out there as a learning person and see emergent technologies - You see a ...

The Big Question this month are Predictions for Learning in 2008 . Here are my predictions, but realistically they ... eLearning Bloggers). It will also cause us to look more closely at Personal Learning for Learning Professionals - Using ... can ask all you want, you will still be doing a lot of work with LMS products this year. Prediction #8 => Serious Games ... - threaded discussions weren't quite active enough and the questions weren't focused. We need a targeted discussion. For ... a call with this person to discuss what they are trying to do. Why not have several people involved in the ...

Application Becomes the Platform The Big Question The G Word ... here . books futures Web 2.0 and check this one as well e-Places to visit copyright game studies ... - toward one medium or another - these preferences are like personality traits and as KK asserts "a preference ... : Remember personal info? Comments ... Visit Serious Games - The Serious Games Networking Portal ...

... guidance result ... The Big Question: to-learn list CCK08 and data overload calmness Ted talk: Sugata Mitra on ... ) FP7 (1) funding (1) future (2) games (3 ... ) opera mini (1) paper (7) person in the picture (1 ... , research, practice games Red Hot Learning Institute of Tropical Medicine itmvodcast.blogspot.com music ... Myths Identity: personal marketing (2) getting your eLea... Mobile Surveys to get research or educational ...

... list.... Animation Tools Avatars Blogs Clickers Gaming Tools E-Portfolios Mobil Learning Personal Learning ... 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 ... activities + delivery of learning activities = Learning Experience Can go to a big restaurant and have lousy food ... over the world) Artificial Intelligence (affective computing, computer can personalize based on who you are) Peer ...

The Big Question this month are Predictions for Learning in 2008 . Here are my predictions, but ... -Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning ... ( More eLearning Bloggers). It will also cause us to look more closely at Personal Learning for Learning ... Games - Seriously Sorry, Not for You They will continue to get talked about A LOT. And people will continue to be ... - threaded discussions werent quite active enough and the questions werent focused. We need a targeted discussion.

... that the response to The Learning Circuits Blog: The Big Question for October: Should All Learning Professionals Be ... ... eLearning 2.0 Adoption - Early Adopters LCB's Big Question - Should All Learning ... -Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning ... question. I wonder who came up with such a lame question. Sheesh. But, letâ??s try to muddle through this anyhow. Oh, and ... ?? (Stephen Downes) 6. Because it will change your life. â??there is something that happens to a person when they hit ...