... to apply my experience designing courses for online learning; however I've searched and don't know where to begin to actually learn how to use the LMS and course design software available. I came across your blog and thought you might be ... computer skills) would be to:1. Choose a specific course, content, audience, learning objectives, etc. Even if you ... doing.Second, I'm not 100% clear if the question is about creating good online learning experiences that include a blend of online learning techniques. For example, are you looking at becoming good at doing online sessions? If so, ...

... to apply my experience designing courses for online learning; however I've searched and don't know where to begin to actually learn how to use the LMS and course design software available. I came across your blog and thought you might be ... computer skills) would be to:1. Choose a specific course, content, audience, learning objectives, etc. Even if you ... doing.Second, I'm not 100% clear if the question is about creating good online learning experiences that include a blend of online learning techniques. For example, are you looking at becoming good at doing online sessions? If so, ...

This month on the Learning Circuits Blog - I asked some very leading questionsIf we have responsibility for informal learning, social learning, eLearning 2.0, long tail learning, etc. then ...Don't we have to conclude that learning professionals must be literate in these things?If so, then what should learning professionals do to become literate?Should workplace learning professionals be leading the charge around these new work literacies?Shouldn't they be starting with ... ourselves to go from Learning Objectives to Performance Objectives and Business Needs.Kimberly McCollum in The ...

This month on the Learning Circuits Blog - I asked some very leading questionsIf we have responsibility for informal learning, social learning, eLearning 2.0, long tail learning, etc. then ...Don't we have to conclude that learning professionals must be literate in these things?If so, then what should learning professionals do to become literate?Should workplace learning professionals be leading the charge around these new work literacies?Shouldn't they be starting with ... ourselves to go from Learning Objectives to Performance Objectives and Business Needs.Kimberly McCollum in The ...

... learning objectives. Less is indeed more when we can get from A to B in a short, straight line. I recently came across an ... desired actions. Cathy Moore, in her very informative blog (Ideas for Lively eLearning), lays out succinctly how action ... on required actions to reach that goal, we can provide a great deal more focus to our learning design and avoid ...

2-3 minute bursts- Don't have to start with "Learning Objectives" Think in terms of marketing.- "Training people are soooo literal"- Have the story drive home the objectives as part of setup.Get coaches, see how it all plays out ... Learning Gets a Second LifePresenter: Anders Gronstedt, Gronstedt GroupDigital natives spend more time playing video ... inconvenience.Learning no longer top-down, expert knows all. (Web 1.0).- Emerging approach where we all learn from everyone. (Web 2.0)- See in wikis, blogs and podcastsPodcasting on the go - there is still some downtime (commuting, walking ...

Object Notation- Will replace XML- Representation of data in Javascript Object Notation. Put data in script, ready to go.- Solves the cross-domain scripting problem. Think about the learning object problem - how do you make the learning object work on the learning management system if the learning object is hosted elsewhere.- Tag hack - create html page, in ... -structured organization of data / distributed organization of data. + Technorati - blog aggregator + The word that matches ... out. + Support interactivity - objects not cumulative, created by interaction with each other (emergence knowledge) ...

... also made me realize that someone might come to this blog thinking that it's purpose was to help them learn. And that the core objective might be to help a "new learner."What's the learning objective associated with this blog? I hate to be so self serving, but the objective is really to help my personal learning. To a lesser extent the learning objective is to help other people learn.In other words, the objective of this blog is not really to try to teach the readers a ... Through the comments in Blog Learning (itself about learning through discussions on blogs) something hit me.

Learning 2.0 was based on a blog, or wiki, or… very technology based. But after looking at it they tried to take ... . They looked at the learning objectives and made them challenged-based. The facilitator hands out challenges to groups ... employees, the have a list of ‘objects’ they need to learn about. SMEs can quickly update the information ... ? 90% of eBays resources were on formal learning, but about 80% were happening informally. They were starting to feel ... definition of Learning 2.0 is not about the instruction but creating multiple learning paths. Let everyone contribute ...

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 panel discussion where it seemed that supporting informal learning or communities of practice was not something they were considering. There was also discussion on my blog around the fact that in corporations there is a limit to what we can do as a training organization (see Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis and Long Tail Learning - Size and Shape). All of ...

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 panel discussion where it seemed that supporting informal learning or communities of practice was not something they were considering. There was also discussion on my blog around the fact that in corporations there is a limit to what we can do as a training organization (see Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis and Long Tail Learning - Size and Shape). All of ...

... for creating learning objects, right), but later Acce-lerator. It was my happy experiences back then in designing content ... online rapid e-learning authoring environments come onto the market and the reason I claimed that this prediction was on ... higher priced) offerings." Well let's get straight that the purpose of this blog is not to promote anyone's ... which I think may be of interest to more than just me. For objective comparative analyses there are, of course ... rapid e-learning authoring environment was an idea that "... would have been revolutionary a few years ago, but ...

... are talking Reusable Learning Objects, Courseware Templates, Tracking Mechanisms, Content Management, etc. I'm really ... Predictions for Learning in 2008.Biggest challenges for 2007?I could answer this as the biggest challenges for Learning ... sure if that trend will continue. In the meantime, I'm spending more time blogging and in virtual sessions. Those seem ... more speaking in 2009 based on some new work. But, I've increased my blogging and writing and decreased my speaking ... like? What is the form of informal learning?Still working on this, but my belief is that the picture is not going to ...

... most appropriate to the learning objectives and the audience. * This exploration of synchronous and asynchronous ... Magazine's 2007 Industry Report. Both show similar growth in the use of e-learning in the USA. As a share of total formal training hours, the ASTD shows e-learning at approximately 25% (up from 11% five years ago), while Training Magazine shows e-learning at 30%. What caught my attention was how this 25-30% was made up, with about 2/3 asynchronous (self-paced) and 1/3 synchronous (live/real-time), although the majority of the non-e-learning elements are synchronous as ...

... created mainly with Articulate tools;an online version of my own Learning Object Design Assistant (LODA);a glossary of ... distance learning model. During the online period, learners have the opportunity to consume some content that I prepared in ... sessions; they have their own blogs in Moodle (not used as much as I would have liked); they can, of course, also ... others with similar needs. Learning is a by-product of the experience, but no less important for that. It's also ... delivery of formal content. But of course, as all readers of this blog will be aware, the real fun is to be had ...

The Learning Circuits Blog Big Question for July is 'how should e-learning developers choose their authoring tools ... hand how easy it was to work with others to share assets and learning objects and to work together on creating and ... course, is that it depends on what you are trying to create. If it's an e-learning tutorial that you're after, including the ... alternative, try EXE.Of course, if it isn't an e-learning tutorial you're after, then:for simple HTML content I'd use ... a wiki;for a 3D learning world I'd use Caspian's Thinking Worlds;for a software tutorial I'd use something ...

... to be a teacher as much as a goal-setter. Once you have set learning objectives, you can have your team design learning ... Communication Nation is still one of my favorite blogs. I love this post on the DIY Visual Thinking School.But here is the great learning quote that is right on the money..."You don't need to be an expert to run visual thinking workshops. Instead of thinking of yourself as a teacher, think of yourself as a learning director. Learning, as opposed to teaching ... then they will find a way to get the information/training/learning they need to get it done.

The Learning Circuits Blog Question for December has been posted. The questions this month are:What will you remember ... range of topics. And if you are talking Reusable Learning Objects, Courseware Templates, Tracking Mechanisms, Content ... specific memories from 2006:I started my blog in February 2006.I started using del.icio.us and Yahoo MyWeb to save bookmarks ... inside my blog. Boy were they easy to use. It's all pure service. And this experience kept coming all during the year ... , Blogs and were embarking on Second Life. Someone from the audience in all sincerity said:"This stuff is freaking me ...

... only little contest going.Let's see who can write the best lesson plan of learning objective in only six words. I have also posted this challenge on my humble blog and would love to see the results go either place (I promise to share ...

... case for SCORM; overview of SCORM including kinds of SCORM learning objects, online or offline learning objects, and organizing and sequencing learning objects; organizing learning objects and SCOs; implementing SCORM-compliant learning ... Now that I posted about Better Questions for Learning Professionals, I've been receiving questions via email from a ... going to try to make a practice of creating blog posts around some of the questions.Here's a recent one to get me started:Is it mandatory to use SCORM while developing an E-learning Software?SCORM is as close as you get to Mandatory in ...