... course, encompasses many areas - courseware designer, curriculum development, online trainer, blended learning specialist, Flash programmer, game designer, research, etc. Here’s a brief listing of some of the competencies I think newbies ... a presentation on learning technology (LMS/LCMS/Talent Management that we, Brandon Hall Research, deliver in a “ ... , periodicals, books, presentations, white papers, research, etc. Join e-learning associations (local, national, global ... Online Learning); learned theory, application, some tools, web design, project management, how to “do” research ...

Steve Wexler who runs eLearningGuild research has been producing some really interesting information recently. All of the data comes from surveys to the eLearningGuild membership (which is more than 30,000) and typically they have 2,000 - 3,000 respondents on surveys which is large enough to get pretty good indications.He recently provided me some information about what learning delivery methods were being used and particularly if they were trending up or down. The way he ... .) and Asynchronous (self-paced, online courses/courseware) are both going up a little, but actually shows slower rate ...

Steve Wexler who runs eLearningGuild research has been producing some really interesting information recently. All of the data comes from surveys to the eLearningGuild membership (which is more than 30,000) and typically they have 2,000 - 3,000 respondents on surveys which is large enough to get pretty good indications.He recently provided me some information about what learning delivery methods were being used and particularly if they were trending up or down. The way he ... .) and Asynchronous (self-paced, online courses/courseware) are both going up a little, but actually shows slower rate ...

... brilliant multi-disciplinary team (artists, SMEs, designers, etc)What research says- Shared Knowledge and Mental Models ... abilities, attitudes of people and their environment.- How do we get all on board working towards common purpose?Research ... courseware. The interactive part throws a loop. The key is interactivity. Both with people and artifacts.Kevin: ...

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%); ...

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 ... Guild does some excellent research, but my one gripe is that sometimes they drill down so much that the data is not ...

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 ... before the term was coined and spent much of my career over the last 10 years in the development, analysis, and research in this topic. I figured that by now we would have "figured it out." This is not the case. In fact, in the same research ... -impact"courseware, 13% at building simulations and other higher fidelity forms of training, and most surprising of ...

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 ... before the term was coined and spent much of my career over the last 10 years in the development, analysis, and research in this topic. I figured that by now we would have "figured it out." This is not the case. In fact, in the same research ... -impact"courseware, 13% at building simulations and other higher fidelity forms of training, and most surprising of ...

Update June 2008 - added one free flash quiz tool based on a question I received. This tool is listed at the bottom.A client wanted to create online quizzes that would live inside of a larger site. They didn't really need tracking of user responses, instead they wanted them to be fun. I suggested a couple of tools, but then wondered if I had given them the best list of tools.So, the eLearningGuild research again to the rescue... Here's guild member satisfaction ratings ... e-learning courseware. Quickly create Flash-based e-learning courses, quizzes, and tests. Add an integrated ...

Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective 1,655 6 98 Fun ... Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids 832 4 10 Free Online Conference - Corporate Learning: Trends and ... & Research More Effective 1,655 6 98 First Time Visitor Guide 2,345 17 67 Top Ten ... eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids 832 4 10 eLearning Defined 57 9 9 ...

... research from a number of different sources. However, it does not get into specifics on how the data was collected ... . Open source and free tools4. Do-it-yourself learning5. Course and courseware fading6. Emergent ...

... ask any more whether online can be "as good as" face-to-face learning because the research shows that it's pedagogy and ... learning environment No significant difference research--we should be striving for a better experience, not just equal ... answer Online courseware encourages certain types of learning styles and objectives Not as good at ...

... for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective 1,023 0:02:38 ... bookmarks. That would have added to the results the following posts near the top:Course and Courseware Fading - ...

For an upcoming panel session that will be looking at where eLearning is going, I was trying to get a ballpark sense of how much eLearning is being done with various tools as an indicator of where we stand in terms of adoption of eLearning 1.0, 1.3 and 2.0. Heidi Fisk suggested I look at the eLearningGuild research reports. It gives some interesting indications:Number of evaluations by eLearningGuild Members of the use of the types of tools:Courseware authoring tools - 4,000Rapid eLearning authoring tools - 3,000MediaWiki - 40 usersThis analysis is very crude as compared to the rich ...

Learning for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective Incredibly Cool! Vision ... Downes is Wrong? Is It Really Cool?Better Questions for Learning ProfessionalsShift in eLearning from Pure Courseware ... Make EverydayNew Kind of LMS?Q&A - eLearning Standards Especially SCORMCourse and Courseware Fading - The Future ...

... dang good reason.I found myself using Wikipedia early in research tasks on all sorts of topics.But by far the most vivid ... range of topics. And if you are talking Reusable Learning Objects, Courseware Templates, Tracking Mechanisms, Content ... the future is changing and things like RLOs and Courseware are going to become much less important, then my current ... and Courseware are going to continue to fadeTraining 2007 will still have a blind spot around eLearning 2.0, but ...

SMEs or workers/learners.I believe that we will continue to create linear learning experiences (courses, courseware) but that this is going to be a smaller portion of learning. As I've pointed to before: Course and Courseware are Fading - The ... linear learning experiences? Courses and Courseware? If so, then you are the railroads of the future.Instead, I think of our ... having all the functionality and maybe not even thoroughly tested. Doing big market research studies may fall prey ...

... are:How do I get more interactivity into my courseware?How do I reduce the attrition rate in my course/courseware?What's ... need more interactivity. Likely the person asking it wants more interactivity because they've been producing courseware ... questions that might be appropriate instead:Is courseware appropriate for my audience and topic? What are some alternative blends that might work?Does interactivity make a difference in terms of learning? What does the research actually show? Is ... reduce the duration of courseware and still get an effective result? How would I supplement that with reference?

... like today. I've seen the Content Authoring Research Report from the eLearningGuild that suggests what tools are being ... expected to grow significantly. We also are seeing a Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids.If ... line? In five years, I would expect us to be building much less SCORM courseware and much more Wiki-like content (web ... instantaneous.Hopefully I'm the first to be saying it, but:Courseware is the new instructor-led trainingIt's not ...

I'm slowly beginning to prepare for some future presentations and slowly writing a couple of articles that discuss the impact of relatively newer developments in eLearning such as: Rapid eLearning, the Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids, eLearning 2.0, Podcasts, Wikis, Content Management, etc. I would welcome feedback on various related topics that I will be writing about over the next few weeks (hopefully its not months).Let me start with a ... hear people on both sides arguing based on conclusive research across hundreds, maybe even thousands of studies. If ...

Based on my recent posts about the Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids, I was asked if this isn't just "Rapid eLearning" - a term that simultaneously is good and bad.First the good. Rapid eLearning is on the ... creation of courseware by people who are less experienced withcourseware development particularly subject matter expertsand ... -> Courseware and Form-based Authoring tools. This is only the tools portion of what Rick discusses in his post.eLearning Guild's Research Report on Rapid eLearning talks about how hot this topic is, but then you get things like a ...