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Daily Bookmarks 06/19/2008
ZaidLearn: University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE! Huge directory of links to free educational resources–open courseware, open educational resources, and general resources. Mostly higher ed. tags: openaccess, education, highered, e-learning, creativecommons, free Learning in the Webiverse: How Do You Grade a Conversation? Principles for assessing online discussions and other conversations (blogs, chat, etc.) by coherence, awareness of audience, and diction. Writing for asynchronous discussion isn’t the same as writing an essay, and the author argues that students who ...
Experiencing eLearning - Thursday, June 19, 2008 - CommentsHuman Capital Measurement, ADDIE, Nick Carr, Performance, & Education
... for analysis-analytics collaboration for the benefit of the learner. Hear me out, ye learned jury of courseware sponsors and learners, before you passeth judgment ... Circling the wagons against Nick Carr - c/net What is it about Nick Carr, a very bright guy, that inspires the not-so-bright guys to bring out the knives? Criticism of his recent Atlantic piece has ranged from the predictably ungenerous to the downright bitchy ...
Big Dog, Little Dog - Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - CommentsInnovations in eLearning - Final Thoughts
I had to race out of the conference Thursday afternoon since I was headed out of town that evening. The delay (and lack of electricity at my location) gave me a chance to reflect a bit on the week. A few things that popped out at me:A move away from "courseware" and towards "information bits" or very short chunks of information that can be accessed when needed. The line between librarians and instructional designers continues to fade.My early gut instinct that the more senses you engage during training, the more likely a student will learn seems to be playing out as the call for ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - CommentsV-Learning, The skills needed for success
Do more faster- No more boundaries- Find/develop usable courseware- Enable contribution of self-generated content- Manage assets and experiences- Deploy engaging experiences, anywhere.Gotta demonstrate value with the idea.When technologies convergecomputer tech + image tech + wireless/access tech + video + gaming + immersive virtual tech = just in time just for me 24x7 interactive streaming immersive motivational scalable cost-effective ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, June 5, 2008 - CommentsIs Your ELearing Engaging - Web Analytics
Presentation: Analyze This: Is your elearning truly engagingPresenter: Ryan Sparks, Care2LearnHow we can use existing software to measure engagementGoogle Analytics (free)Google tool (cost) - dependent upon firewallBasis of Web Analytics- Tracks how people arrive at a website and what they do when they arrive- Bounce rate: percentage of single page visits or visits in which the person left your site from the entrance (landing) page + In courseware - will typically apply to the first page of the course.- Exit Rate - the percentage of exits that occur from a page- Conversion - Occurs when ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, April 17, 2008 - CommentsThe Great ILS Challenge
... courseware. The interactive part throws a loop. The key is interactivity. Both with people and artifacts.Kevin: Easier. Familiar.Alan: I thought you would have given us a harder problem.Mark: If we looked at this as a way to evaluate the acquisition beforehand. How would that change the design process.Kevin: My game much better at that. If you gave people at all levels opportunity to experiment, I think the integration would happen more smoothly ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - CommentsSCORM Test
... thoughts. They asked:"Why is testing courseware different? Why assume that the client or someone else is supposed to provide systems for testing for courseware vendors but not say accounting systems?""Perhaps you can rent or lease the ... .""There are third-party companies which you can hire to test courseware against LMSs.""Have you ever tried contacting SumTotal about what options they have available for third-party courseware testing? What did they say? How many other ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, February 14, 2008 - CommentseLearning Attention Spans
... courseware by the subject matter experts who know their materials. Unfortunately the subject matter expert may not be the best story teller.Great points ... I also wonder if changes around reading styles (see Stop Reading - Skim Dive Skim) doesn't suggest better content presentation formats to make sure that people get the few critical items.
eLearning Technology - Monday, February 4, 2008 - CommentseLearning Authoring Tool
... a long way to go before it reaches the flexibility and efficiency of a courseware framework (XML > core media > engine ... provide consistent sustainability for courseware output.You'll be more likely to find someone with ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, January 24, 2008 - CommentsAny tool as long as it's Adobe
As I write this, my Adobe Updater program is busy installing the latest updates to my Adobe Creative Suite 3. I had thought that, with my extravagant purchases, I was maintaining the Adobe share price all on my own, but the eLearning Guild's latest research report on authoring and development tools proves otherwise. Just look at these results, showing the market share of tools in various categories: Rapid development tools: #1 Captivate (65% of Guild members); #4 Presenter (26%) Courseware authoring, i.e. more serious tools: #1 Captivate (60%); #2 Flash (47%); #3 Dreamweaver (43%); ...
Clive on Learning - Thursday, January 24, 2008 - CommentsTelecommuting, eLearning, Training to Rise, & Training to Fall
Study: Telecommuting makes work worse for non-telecommuters - ars technica Managing the amount of time coworkers telecommute, having face-to-face interaction, and giving job autonomy can all potentially improve in-office coworkers' job satisfaction and company relationship. E-Learning Is Dead. Long Live E-Learning! - CLO One of the biggest challenges for most of this e-learning has been the lack of educational courseware that was designed on the basis of sound instructional-design principles. Massive numbers of e-learning courses were produced with technology-based "templates" for ...
Big Dog, Little Dog - Thursday, January 17, 2008 - CommentsList of e-Learning Job Descriptions
... storyboards, graphics, sound files, text, video clips, and animations to construct the courseware, programmers fit content into an appropriate delivery form. In addition, programmers develop the scripts that translate interactive portions of a traditional classroom course, such as discussions and quizzes, into an online format. It's easy for programmers to become preoccupied with the options that are technologically available but add little (or even detract from) the learning experience ...
Ray Jimenez - Monday, January 14, 2008 - CommentsEPSS and ePerformance
... typical courseware. I talked about definitions of eLearning a while ago and the basic conclusion I came to is that when ... delivered electronically (virtual classroom, courseware).So, what about these other terms:EPSS (Electronic Performance ...
eLearning Technology - Saturday, January 5, 2008 - CommentsLooking Back at 2007
... are talking Reusable Learning Objects, Courseware Templates, Tracking Mechanisms, Content Management, etc. I'm really ... things like RLOs and Courseware are going to become much less important, then my current knowledge base seems ... learning.Courses and Courseware are going to continue to fadeI believe this is true, but it's going to be a long ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, December 31, 2007 - CommentsWhat is to Come in 2008
... impact"courseware, 13% at building simulations and other higher fidelity forms of training, and most surprising of all, only 23% feel that they are doing a good job at blended learning.This really suprised me. While many large organizations are doing quite well at this, far more are still behind the curve. I believe the problem is that the complexity of e-learning grows each year, and now we consider searchable content, audio, video, and web 2 ...
Learning Circuits - Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 3 commentsWhat is to Come in 2008
... impact"courseware, 13% at building simulations and other higher fidelity forms of training, and most surprising of all, only 23% feel that they are doing a good job at blended learning.This really suprised me. While many large organizations are doing quite well at this, far more are still behind the curve. I believe the problem is that the complexity of e-learning grows each year, and now we consider searchable content, audio, video, and web 2 ...
Learning Circuits - Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 3 commentsWhat is to Come in 2008
... impact"courseware, 13% at building simulations and other higher fidelity forms of training, and most surprising of all, only 23% feel that they are doing a good job at blended learning.This really suprised me. While many large organizations are doing quite well at this, far more are still behind the curve. I believe the problem is that the complexity of e-learning grows each year, and now we consider searchable content, audio, video, and web 2 ...
Learning Circuits - Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 3 commentsFlash Quiz Tools
... e-learning courseware. Quickly create Flash-based e-learning courses, quizzes, and tests. Add an integrated glossary - Add external audio, video, and images into the course content Flashform is customizeable and extensible by any knowledgeable Flash developer.So, I had missed a couple that we've not used in the shop. And, I'm sure I'm missing others as well, but since these were at the top of the satisfaction list, I figure it's pretty reasonable ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - CommentsTop eLearning Posts
Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids 832 4 10 Free Online Conference - Corporate Learning: Trends and ... eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids 832 4 10 eLearning Defined 57 9 9 ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, November 26, 2007 - CommentsA Hodge-Podge of Top Ten Lists for Learning and Performance Improvement
Open source and free tools4. Do-it-yourself learning5. Course and courseware fading6. Emergent systems7. Composition, Add-ins, Mash-ups8. Move towards easier/faster tools9. Shift in LMSIf the above lists have not included something, then this list on the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2007 probably will include it (it's actually 150). I'll only include the top 10. This list was compiled from an open invitation to learning professionals who were asked to mention tools that were used for either their learning, "creating learning", or "delivering learning" (quick side note ...
Learning Design and Performance Improvement - Friday, October 26, 2007 - CommentseLearning 2.0 Presentation - ASTD OC
I'm trying Slideshare for the first time. I've embedded the presentation from last week that I mentioned before.SlideShare LinkA few posts that go along with the content:Delicious UpgradeHave Work and Learning Changed or the Way We Do Work and Learning? Learning and Networking with a Blog (Deleted Scenes)What is eLearning 2.0?eLearning 1.0, 1.3 and 2.0Learning Trends Point To and Shape eLearning 2.0Web 2.0 and eLearning 2.0 Start-Up GuidesPersonal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 ToolsAuthoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-upsShift in eLearning from Pure Courseware ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, September 17, 2007 - CommentsRapid downloads for free rapid e-learning e-book
... just rapid tools? Here are two definitions I found which endorse this view:"Rapid e-learning is courseware (live or self-paced) developed in less than three weeks, where SMEs act as the primary development resource." LTI Magazine"Rapid e-learning is web -based training programmes that can be created in a few weeks and which are authored largely by SMEs." Bersin & AssociatesLike I said in my earlier post, Rapid e-learning is swimming in too small a pond, rapid e-learning vendors are missing a trick ...
Clive on Learning - Friday, August 24, 2007 - CommentsOnline Networking in Courses
... answer Online courseware encourages certain types of learning styles and objectives Not as good at "unquantifiable learning" Technology shapes learning spaces PowerPoint shapes content Cognitive Style of PowerPoint (pamphlet, not a book) Edward Tufte Tufte concludes that PPT is bad David Byrne thinks there is potential for exploration and ways of using tools Teacher-student hierarchy We have a legacy in physical classrooms from old desks in rows--maybe online lets us get away from that old legacy and create new practice (nice idea) The medium molds the messages Roles in e-learning are often static and defined ...
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development - Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - CommentseLearning Tools
Posts on eLearning Tools:What is Rapid eLearning?eLearning Tools - Wikis, Blogs and MoreeLearning Course Authoring Tool Satisfaction - MoreAuthoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-upsUse of Wikis as Compared to Other ToolsCaptivate and Articulate for Interactive Slide-Based PresentationsShift in eLearning Solutions from Pure Courseware towards Reference HybridsDirection of eLearning Solutions - Emergence or Big SystemFuture Platforms for eLearning SolutionsView of eLearning Development Software - Ease vs. PowerPoint Solutions vs. Suites and Composition in eLearning ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, May 14, 2007 - CommentseLearning Solutions
Posts on eLearning Solutions:What is Rapid eLearning?Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-upsShift in eLearning Solutions from Pure Courseware towards Reference HybridsDirection of eLearning Solutions - Emergence or Big SystemFuture Platforms for eLearning SolutionsView of eLearning Development Software - Ease vs. PowerPoint Solutions vs. Suites and Composition in eLearning SolutionsRapid eLearning ToolsVirtual Classroom Instruction - ResourcesSoftware Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools) ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, May 14, 2007 - CommentsInstructional Design
Posts around instructional design topics, especially those related to instructional design around custom eLearning:What Clients Really WantThe basis for many of the instructional design decisions.Top Ten Suggested New Year's Resolutions for eLearning ProfessionalsSeveral instructional design patterns are discussed.Significant Work Needed to Help Instructional DesignersChanges required in ISD, ADDIE and HPT in order to adapt to the current instructional design environment.eLearning 1.0, 1.3 and 2.0The move of instructional design towards SME and user-generated content.Course and Courseware ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, May 14, 2007 - CommentseLearning 2.0 - Go Do It
Add-ins & Mash-upsShift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference HybridsCollaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools - A SummaryBut the BEST thing to do if you really want to learn about eLearning 2.0 is to simply:Start a blog that you will use to journal your learning experienceSign-up for a few other tools talked about in the guides listed aboveAnswer the question (in your blog):How can I use these tools to improve my personal learning?How can these tools be used to help other people learn?That's it ...
eLearning Technology - Wednesday, May 2, 2007 - CommentseLearning Software
... approaches.Shift in eLearning Software Approaches from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids - An alternative eLearning Software approach.Direction of eLearning Software - Emergence or Big System - a trend in eLearning Software.Future Platforms for eLearning Software - trends in eLearning Software platforms.Point Solutions vs. Suites and Composition in eLearning ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, April 26, 2007 - CommentsNo Informal Learning and Blended Learning Mix - CLO Panel Surprises
... they seemed to agree, BUT, within the context of a training, course, courseware kind of model. It was remarkable and extremely old school. I'm still not 100% sure if it was a language thing or what - but this is not what I would have expected.Isn't it our responsibility to figure out the broader mix of solutions? Are we so caught up in Course and Coursware that we can't see other things?
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