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For some time now I have been unhappy with my own working definition of blended learning: A blended learning solution is an intervention that seeks to optimise effectiveness and efficiency by combining a number of different learning ... online - maybe some e-content or web conferencing. The argument for blending media is that, in certain circumstances ... likely to blend the social context than you are the medium. If the learning requirement is multi-faceted - perhaps it ... implemented entirely online or entirely face-to-face. So, here's my new definition: A blended learning solution ...
Clive on Learning - Thursday, July 3, 2008 - Commentse-Learning 2.0: Surveying Learner Participant TechnoProfile
... learning, e.g. classroom and e-Learning approaches. See "Learning Framework of SCL" (Social & Collaborative Learning ... 2.0 or in accomplishing learning and training using Learning 2.0 and Web 2.0 tools. It occurred to me that we need a ... or link to e-Learning course you created [ ] Write articles or stories and post them[ ] Post ratings/reviews of ... one answer.As a trainer, facilitator or leader in social networking sites for training and learning purposes would like ... " "Helping Learners Apply Learning"Ray Jimenez, PhD Author "3-Minute e-Learning" ...
Ray Jimenez - Thursday, July 3, 2008 - CommentsPerformance Improvement and ePerformance
Tony Karrer recently did a post on his blog regarding ePerformance. He also has a few good links to Learning Circuits ... difference was between performance improvement and training, because after all "isn't the goal of training to improve performance?" I answered, 'yes'...however, not all performance can be improved with training. I started back at the basis of a needs analysis and explained that a needs analysis in the training field (i.e. a TNA) is conducted with the intervention already selected (i.e. training). A 'real' needs analysis aims to get at the core of the performance problem ...
Learning Design and Performance Improvement - Monday, June 9, 2008 - CommentsStrategic Learning Plans from A to Z
... training- "I want a course"- ISD/Addie- Factory metrics- Student surveysWanted to move to learning- "Blended"- AdultFinal ... Strategic Learning Plans from A to ZPresenter: J. Keith Dunbar, Defense Intelligence Agency(To my bosses - I got a copy ... .- eLearning Symposium important - 65% of workforce outside the Beltway- Military intelligence for fighters, decision-makersNo ... - goals- Product - learning at the point of need- Customer - stress on customer - centric- Business Practices - want to be the internal model for effective business practices- Learning Workforce - Be internal model for integrated, ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, June 5, 2008 - CommentsSecond Life Training
... essential for teaching?Just as there are considerable differences in blended learning and virtual classroom training, what are ... Training Designor you could also include your blog name with something like:Tony Karrer - Safety Training Design : eLearning ... Second Life?G-Cube - e-Learning and Second Life - How viable is it?Donald Clark - 10 reasons not to use Second Life in ... views on Second Life and training hereKevin Shadix - Shady Learning BlogKapp Notes: Think Virtual Worlds: Not Second ... This month's question came from a reader the June 2008 Big Question is:Second Life Training?More specifically:In ...
Learning Circuits - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 20 commentsBest of the Guild's Learning Solutions
I've been browsing the recent publication from the eLearning Guild - a compilation of the best articles from the Learning Solutions e-magazine from the past five years (Pfeiffer, 2008). Obviously I was pleased to see an article of mine in there on the ways that blended learning can be designed to bridge the gap from formal to informal learning, but you can ... no theme here - other than e-learning of course - so you jump from The XML e-Learning Revolution to High Attrition Rates in e-Learning: Challenges, Predictors and Solutions. There are plenty of interesting ideas in here to chew on, ...
Clive on Learning - Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - Comments"U.S. Spies Use Custom Videogames to Learn How to Think" (WIRED)
... quickly train the next generation of spies to analyze complex issues like Islamic fundamentalism. Given a choice between a ... new workforce is very comfortable with this approach," says Bruce Bennett, chief of the analysis-training branch at the DIA's Joint Military Intelligence Training Center. Wired.com had an opportunity to play all three games, Rapid Onset ... surprisingly clever and occasionally surreal blend of education, humor and intellectual challenge, aimed at teaching ...
e-Clippings (blogoehlert) - Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - CommentsEncyclopedia, eLearning, coherence, Media, & Training
Elearning: Is it time to party? - training zone Although the general trend in usage in elearning is up, the composition of what makes up the figures is changing - less protracted periods of self-study; elearning is more real time, more rapid and more collaborative. Coherence or Interest: Which is most important in online multimedia learning ... Learning Officer Training can be categorized into the following levels: Awareness - need to know that an aspect of a product has changed, such as an e-mail or a letter. Knowledge - speak about the basic features of a product, such as a blend ...
Big Dog, Little Dog - Sunday, April 20, 2008 - CommentsAG08 - Day 3 - Summary
... discussed several of the concepts from his book, Things I have learned in my life so far. Here’s a quick run-through of the things he’s learned: Helping other people helps me. Having guts always works out for me. Thinking that ... ’t tie these much back to learning, he focused on the overall importance of good design and good practice, while ... described on Amazon as "a complex blend of personal revelation, art, and design-an eclectic mix of visual audacity ... it was David Metcalf’s Instructional Design for m-Learning. David has done some great work in this area, but ...
eLearning Weekly - Friday, April 18, 2008 - CommentsTen years is not so long in learning and development
... blending e-learning with other elements. Daniel questioned how proactive l&d departments had been in making the case ... -learning had shifted from training packages to learning communities and blended solutions. Graham noted how the high ... , for example, to talk of training rather than learning, even when that's what you're doing. He acknowledged that on-job training (sorry, learning) was still top of the pops and that the classroom is still prominent, albeit more innovative and ... have to be able to compare it with something - how about 'ten years is no time at all in learning and development'.
Clive on Learning - Friday, April 18, 2008 - CommentsCA Case Study - Informal Learning
... toolsChanged development and delivery methodologies to support extended learning capabilitiesPresented corporate self service CA TV platformImplemented CA learning collaboration suiteQ2 Learning's xPert ecommunication, ecampus (this seems to be the wrap-around for all of this technology)The important piece is took blended learning strategies and tied all together.CA Learning collaboration- SCORM conformant (integrated with LMS) - remember, standardizing what delivered ... Presentation: Informal Learning in a Corporate EnvironmentPresenters: Ronald Ateshian, CA, Bill Bruckley, ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, April 17, 2008 - CommentsCA Case Study - Informal Learning
... toolsChanged development and delivery methodologies to support extended learning capabilitiesPresented corporate self service CA TV platformImplemented CA learning collaboration suiteQ2 Learning's xPert ecommunication, ecampus (this seems to be the wrap-around for all of this technology)The important piece is took blended learning strategies and tied all together.CA Learning collaboration- SCORM conformant (integrated with LMS) - remember, standardizing what delivered ... Presentation: Informal Learning in a Corporate EnvironmentPresenters: Ronald Ateshian, CA, Bill Bruckley, ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, April 17, 2008 - CommentsCA Case Study - Informal Learning
... toolsChanged development and delivery methodologies to support extended learning capabilitiesPresented corporate self service CA TV platformImplemented CA learning collaboration suiteQ2 Learning's xPert ecommunication, ecampus (this seems to be the wrap-around for all of this technology)The important piece is took blended learning strategies and tied all together.CA Learning collaboration- SCORM conformant (integrated with LMS) - remember, standardizing what delivered ... Presentation: Informal Learning in a Corporate EnvironmentPresenters: Ronald Ateshian, CA, Bill Bruckley, ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, April 17, 2008 - CommentsCA Case Study - Informal Learning
... this seems to be the wrap-around for all of this technology) The important piece is took blended learning strategies and ... capability - Training centers - Wrapped and transitional learning - Enables push and the pull (people should be able to ... Presentation: Informal Learning in a Corporate Environment Presenters: Ronald Ateshian, CA, Bill Bruckley, Q2 Learning Came in part-way through ----------------------- Implemented a corporate wide LMS to consilodate disparate systems ... virtual lab tools Changed development and delivery methodologies to support extended learning capabilities Presented ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, April 17, 2008 - CommentsCA Case Study - Informal Learning
... this seems to be the wrap-around for all of this technology) The important piece is took blended learning strategies and ... capability - Training centers - Wrapped and transitional learning - Enables push and the pull (people should be able to ... Presentation: Informal Learning in a Corporate Environment Presenters: Ronald Ateshian, CA, Bill Bruckley, Q2 Learning Came in part-way through ----------------------- Implemented a corporate wide LMS to consilodate disparate systems ... virtual lab tools Changed development and delivery methodologies to support extended learning capabilities Presented ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, April 17, 2008 - CommentsThe CLO View - Bob Dean
... but you want them to jump in and get involved.ÃÂ This is true blended learning. Social Learning?ÃÂ He sees it very ... Bob Dean is the CLO of a leading C-level talent search firm.ÃÂ He is here to give us his view of the learning field. He is looking for a Talent Development System (TDS - a term he made up).ÃÂ It should be out of the box, not like an ... Learning” he says is fabulous - the handbook for CLOs.ÃÂ Very practical.ÃÂ This has been his bible for alignment ... learning in a corporation. A: Is actually impressed with what they have turned out.ÃÂ But use Blackboard, they ...
Engaged Learning - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - CommentsTCC08: Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier
Virtual World People: sense of presence Places: learning environment Content: course design Assessment: assignments, rubrics ... , text, gestures. Crucial to being successful for learning Flexibility If the technology is not working with the behavior ... Moodle chat with someone else in SL Teaching and Learning in SL Office hours in SL She is more social in-world than in RL Roleplay & conflict Blended reality 80% of the world’s internet users will be in a virtual world by 2011 ... –Cynthia Twitters for backchannel while in SL Learning environment should include communication tools content ...
Experiencing eLearning - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - CommentsThe Great ILS Challenge
... tracking, learning science, game-based learning.- Collect best practices - organizational, game design, training- Hire ... teammates- Cross training/ Interpositional Knowledge - game requires players to learn more about each other.Kevin ... .- Interpositional knowledge- Cross training- Back up Behavior- Closed Loop Communication- Goal: Implicit Coordination. See ... (Multi-Player Game)- Foster collaboration among players - MMOG forces folks to collaborate- Vicarious learning - Watching ... virtual environment that mimics 3 work location- Learn about functions and processes at each location- During game, ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - CommentsMarc Rosenberg on Ensuring Business Alignmnet - LMC
... finding what you learn? We need ILT and keep Online Training. This is blended learning. Add (a) Knowledge base(s) and ... learning, usability (level 1) Impact on organizational performance How do you define your e-learning Formal instructional solutions Blending workplace tools, resources in training Focus on Non-formal Sponsorship Told there is support of e-learning Sr. Leaders support and provide funds Sr. Leaders take proactive strategic view and make a part of how they run business Hearts and Minds? Making assumptions of e-learning Lots of roll outs Culture - long term ...
Engaged Learning - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - CommentsRapid e-learning means more than quick tutorials
... time designing formal, interactive, self-study lessons, then rapid e-learning means doing the same thing, only quicker ... who has spent a large proportion of my life designing CBT/interactive video/multimedia/e-learning (all essentially the ... . That's why the 30-minute masters project (which aims to help those who are not e-learning professionals to make a decent ... learning course, in a blended solution. It's still quite hard for non-specialists to create good interactive tutorials, even of the rapid variety. So if we want rapid e-learning to fulfil its promise, we should not forget that there's ...
Clive on Learning - Friday, March 7, 2008 - CommentsLong Tail Learning - Size and Shape
... anything that an organization's people would want to learn about for their jobs. I'm not limiting that to the "traditional means" training topics, but I do limit that to things that are job-related, which is why I think the tail has a limit.I'm thinking that the scope of the demands from our learners are finite and still within the means of a training department (with the help blending training programs and of the social knowledge of the company properly harnessed), rather than ... Beth Griese - posted a response Is Learning 2.0 a long tail? to my post Corporate Learning Long Tail and ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, February 25, 2008 - CommentsPage turners? Yes please.
I must confess to being more than a little baffled by the aversion of the e-learning community to the concept of a page ... so many online learning materials, and the idea of progressing through these in sequence makes a lot of sense when there's a logical flow to the learning strategy and when exploration isn't a critical element, as it would be with a branching ... boring, no way is this a limited learning offering. What about the lack of interactivity? Now I'd be the first to admit ... exposition and exploration, and when you need to be able to assess that learning is taking place. That leaves a lot ...
Clive on Learning - Thursday, February 21, 2008 - CommentsSafety Training Design
... eLearning I think careful planning is required, especially for self-paced courses. For classroom training, and maybe ... really horrible safety training eLearning in the world today. ... Some interesting discussions are going on in the Big Question for February The Learning Circuits Blog: Instructional ... - the design of safety training. This includes topics like driver safety, defensive driving, following rules, workplace ... of these messages.The reality is that much of the training on these kinds of topics is rather boring and mundane ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, February 14, 2008 - CommentsIn their own words
... of e-Learning studies, which set out to examine the phenomenon of e-learning from the perspective of the learners ... aspects of their studies, today's digital learners rarely see e-learning as a separate or special activity. They are adept at blending personal and institutionally owned technologies with traditional approaches to learning in ways that are unique to them." This is an interesting perspective. When technology is so pervasive, is the term e-learning ... once again that e-learning is no longer just a way of delivering materials to isolated learners. At least as far ...
Clive on Learning - Thursday, February 7, 2008 - CommentsWhere is all the augmented reality?
... information and graphics overlaid on vision in order to enhance performance, and 2) blended virtual and real information to create realistic training environments.In actuality, augmented and mixed reality is just a subset of embedded information and training. I think that the real crux is in the paradox that technology is successful and disseminated if it is able to disappear and be hidden to the user. Often times, the technology is most successful when it doesn't require training ...
Learning Design and Performance Improvement - Monday, January 21, 2008 - CommentsList of e-Learning Job Descriptions
Design Technology SpecialistSkills:Experience working with e-learning and blended learning programs, web-based training ... learning content.· Experience working with e-learning and blended learning programs, web-based training development, and ... One of the toughest challenges in running an e-learning project is finding the right talent and ensuring they fit into ... qualifications.List of Roles and Job Functions in e-Learning Development__________________________________Project ... contributionsOversees Readiness Study, Viability Study, Learning Strategies(See chart above)To set strategies for e-Learning ...
Ray Jimenez - Monday, January 14, 2008 - CommentsThe big question: What are your predictions for learning in 2008
Where asynchronous e-learning is used - and it will probably be needed to compensate for the reduction in classroom ... to think that subject experts and generalist trainers will be enfranchised as rapid e-learning authors, but progress along this path will be slow. We'll see more online rapid e-learning authoring environments come on the market, perhaps even open source. At the higher end of asynchronous e-learning, we'll see increasing use of serious games and ... delivery of online and blended programmes. An ever growing proportion of enlightened learning and ...
Clive on Learning - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - CommentsWhat is to Come in 2008
As I read the blog I'd like to post a few updates on our research and predictions for e-learning in 2008.1. Social Networking is hitting the corporate scene, driving tremendous demand for informal learning, or what we call "learning on ... . E-Learning, as defined, is not as successful as one may believe. I have to say, I started working in e-learning ... ).We just surveyed 800+ worldwide training directors and CLOs and found that 83% feel they have a significant or urgent need to change their learning programs to deal with the learning styles of younger workers. And despite this need, ...
Learning Circuits - Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 3 commentsWhat is to Come in 2008
As I read the blog I'd like to post a few updates on our research and predictions for e-learning in 2008.1. Social Networking is hitting the corporate scene, driving tremendous demand for informal learning, or what we call "learning on ... . E-Learning, as defined, is not as successful as one may believe. I have to say, I started working in e-learning ... ).We just surveyed 800+ worldwide training directors and CLOs and found that 83% feel they have a significant or urgent need to change their learning programs to deal with the learning styles of younger workers. And despite this need, ...
Learning Circuits - Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 3 commentsWhat is to Come in 2008
As I read the blog I'd like to post a few updates on our research and predictions for e-learning in 2008.1. Social Networking is hitting the corporate scene, driving tremendous demand for informal learning, or what we call "learning on ... . E-Learning, as defined, is not as successful as one may believe. I have to say, I started working in e-learning ... ).We just surveyed 800+ worldwide training directors and CLOs and found that 83% feel they have a significant or urgent need to change their learning programs to deal with the learning styles of younger workers. And despite this need, ...
Learning Circuits - Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 3 comments
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