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    Free E-Learning Books
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    I feel like I?m wasting my time. I know many learners feel this way, too. As an eLearning developer, I?ve had ... The eLearning Guild conducted a survey of its members, asking for their favorite tips ... Handbook of eLearning Strategy   From the eLearning Guild "In many ... Engaging Interactions for eLearning By B J ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    eQuixotic
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    ... app costs a mere $49.95. Which, in the outrageously pricey world of eLearning development software, is practically free ... arguments that our Articulate-developed stuff is vastly better than our horrible LCMS-developed stuff. Sure, the email ... developers, give Silverback a look. And non-Mac-using eLearning developers, what the heck are you waiting for? Posted in Apple, eLearning Design, eLearning Development Tools 1 Comment » Can No One Stop ... from other developers. The eLearning potential for that big, beautiful, buttery smooth touchscreen you can carry ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    eLearning Technology
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    Learning (22) LCMS (20) eLearning Solutions (18) Off-shore (11) Custom eLearning Development (5 ... for referral to service providers. One request was for eLearning development providers from fairly large 5,000+ employees ... worlds.As Im thinking about it - likely its a treasure trove for anyone starting out being an eLearning developer / designer ... , United States Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los ... ) Environment (74) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58) ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    eLearning Technology: Blackboard Beyond Cites eLearning 2.0 as Part of Their Plans
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    LCMS (7) Learning Systems (6) eLearning Software (4) Custom eLearning Development (3) Off-shore (2 ... Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles, and is ... eLearning Development: Learning2.0, Iden... Does eLearning 2.0 Make a Difference? Add-ins ... ) Conference (78) Environment (74) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58 ... (23) Metrics (23) Virtual Classroom (22) Games (22) eLearning Strategy (21) elearning development ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    eLearning Technology: Learning 2.0: Building Learning Chunks
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    ... a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles, and is considered one of the top technologists in ... ... Corporate eLearning Development: Learning2.0, Iden... Does eLearning 2.0 Make a Difference ... ) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58) Informal Learning (57 ... Classroom (22) Games (22) eLearning Strategy (21) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19) Blended ... ) eLearning Software (4) Custom eLearning Development (3) Off-shore (2) Topics from Related ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    eLearning Technology: Corporate eLearning Development: Learning2.0, Identity2.0 and
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    Tuesday, February 28, 2006 Corporate eLearning Development ... link to a presentation on Identity 2.0:Corporate eLearning Development: Learning2.0, Identity2.0Definitely we are going ... AM   1 comments links to Corporate eLearning Development: Learning2.0, Identity2.0 and Permalink: Corporate eLearning Development: Learning2.0, Identity2.0 and Bookmark this page at ... ) Web 2.0 (88) Authoring (87) Conference (78) Environment (74) eLearning Developer (67) Research ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    eLearning Technology: Personal Learning for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective
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    8) Learning Objects (8) LCMS (7) Learning Systems (6) eLearning Software (4) Custom eLearning Development ... /CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles, and is considered one of the top ... (88) Authoring (87) Conference (78) Environment (74) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61 ... ) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19) Blended Learning (19) Learning Management System (18 ... Developer (261) Web 2.0 (258) Instructional Design (222) eLearning Design (194) Informal Learning ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    eLearning Technology: Why Kids Blog (David Warlick)
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    Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles, and is ... ) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58) Informal Learning (57) Courseware ... (22) Games (22) eLearning Strategy (21) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19) Blended ... ) eLearning Software (4) Custom eLearning Development (3) Off-shore (2) Topics from Related Blogs Learning ... Networks (288) Simulations (266) eLearning Developer (261) Web 2.0 (258) Instructional Design ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    's Personal
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    LCMS (20) eLearning Solutions (18) Off-shore (11) Custom eLearning Development (5) eLearning Software (5 ... , United States Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los ... ) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58) Informal Learning (57 ... Classroom (22) Games (22) eLearning Strategy (21) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19 ... ) eLearning Solutions (12) Internationalization (10) Mobile (8) Learning Objects (8) LCMS (7) Learning ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    eLearning Technology: Chambers - "Next Market Transition is Collaboration"
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    LCMS (20) eLearning Solutions (18) Off-shore (11) Custom eLearning Development (5) eLearning Software (5 ... , California, United States Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in ... ) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58) Informal Learning (57 ... Classroom (22) Games (22) eLearning Strategy (21) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19 ... ) eLearning Solutions (12) Internationalization (10) Mobile (8) Learning Objects (8) LCMS (7) Learning Systems ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    eLearning Technology: Informal Learning is Too Important to Leave to Chance
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    California, United States Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in ... Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58) Informal Learning (57) Courseware (56) Big ... ) Games (22) eLearning Strategy (21) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19) Blended Learning (19 ... ) Internationalization (10) Mobile (8) Learning Objects (8) LCMS (7) Learning Systems (6) eLearning Software (4) Custom eLearning Development (3) Off-shore (2) Topics from Related Blogs Learning ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    What is eLearning 2.0?
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    ... used tools like Macromedia FX, Camtasia, and a few web design apps to develop, administer and promote eLearning. But ... Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles, and is considered ... ) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58) Informal Learning (57) Courseware (56 ... ) Games (22) eLearning Strategy (21) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19) Blended Learning ... ) eLearning Software (4) Custom eLearning Development (3) Off-shore (2) Topics from Related Blogs ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Software Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools)
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    Learning Objects (8) LCMS (7) Learning Systems (6) eLearning Software (4) Custom eLearning Development (3 ... /CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles, and is considered one of the top ... ) Authoring (87) Conference (78) Environment (74) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61 ... ) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19) Blended Learning (19) Learning Management System (18) SCORM ... Tools (329) Wiki (321) Conference (312) Social Networks (288) Simulations (266) eLearning Developer ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Captivate File Size Tricks for Software Training via Simulations
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    LCMS (20) eLearning Solutions (18) Off-shore (11) Custom eLearning Development (5) eLearning Software ... Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles, and is considered ... (74) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58) Informal Learning (57 ... Classroom (22) Games (22) eLearning Strategy (21) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19 ... ) eLearning Solutions (12) Internationalization (10) Mobile (8) Learning Objects (8) LCMS (7) Learning ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins
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    Learning Objects (8) LCMS (7) Learning Systems (6) eLearning Software (4) Custom eLearning Development (3 ... Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles, and is ... ) Authoring (87) Conference (78) Environment (74) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61 ... (329) Wiki (321) Conference (312) Social Networks (288) Simulations (266) eLearning Developer (261 ... eLearning (100) Metrics (91) Open Source (84) elearning development (83) Facebook (82) Second Life ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Learning Trends Point To and Shape eLearning 2.0
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    Objects (8) LCMS (7) Learning Systems (6) eLearning Software (4) Custom eLearning Development (3) Off ... is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles, and is considered one of ... ) Authoring (87) Conference (78) Environment (74) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate ... ) Wiki (321) Conference (312) Social Networks (288) Simulations (266) eLearning Developer (261 ... (100) Metrics (91) Open Source (84) elearning development (83) Facebook (82) Second Life ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    How to Conduct a Successful Learning Management Systems (LMS) Selection Process
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    LCMS (20) eLearning Solutions (18) Off-shore (11) Custom eLearning Development (5) eLearning ... , California, United States Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in ... ) Environment (74) eLearning Developer (67) Research (62) ASTD (61) Corporate eLearning (58) Informal Learning (57 ... ) Virtual Classroom (22) Games (22) eLearning Strategy (21) elearning development (21) Audio (21) Flash (19 ... ) eLearning Solutions (12) Internationalization (10) Mobile (8) Learning Objects (8) LCMS (7) ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Browse My Stuff
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    Pattern (102) eLearning Developer (100) eLearning Developers (100) elearning development (100 ... of each other, I received two requests for referral to service providers. One request was for eLearning development ... ) eLearning Developer (100) eLearning Developers (100) elearning development (100) Rapid eLearning (98) Cognitive ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Silverback: Usability Testing for Mac
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    ... pricey world of eLearning development software, is practically free. Not to mention all the typical testing equipment (and ... better than our horrible LCMS-developed stuff. Sure, the email messages I receive from our customers (as well as my ... ;anecdotal evidence.” Wish me luck. Mac-using eLearning developers, give Silverback a look. And non-Mac-using eLearning developers, what the heck are you waiting for? ... personal MacBook or iMac and do some eLearning usability testing on some of our customers using Silverback. I really ...
    eQuixotic - Friday, July 25, 2008 - Comments
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    How Can Learning Be Reusable If It Was Never Usable to Begin With?
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    My organization, like many large organizations (and many if not most eLearning development professionals, for that ... eLearning imaginable. Personally, I avoid developing in it at all costs. And when I find myself in the pitiable role of the learner, faced with a course that was developed in our LCMS, I do my best to avoid letting out an audible groan while ... the cold, hard facts: as a learner, your eLearning fast food is just not working for me. I view such LCMS tools as I ... eLearning that’s good? As a learner, I choose good, thank you very much. And as an eLearning developer, I ...
    eQuixotic - Friday, May 9, 2008 - Comments
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    Request for Proposal (RFP) Samples
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    RFPs) for custom eLearning development, performance support tools, learning content management systems (LCMS), elearning authoring tools, etc. Today the question was for Microsoft Project. This wasn't something I could directly help the ... something like custom eLearning development, you want all of those terms, so you just add them at the end.If you string ... RFP SearcheLearning RFP SearchCustom eLearning Development SearchClick one of the above examples, and modify with your ... well to find presentations.(RFP OR "Request for Proposal") - find either of these terms(LCMS OR "Learning ...
    eLearning Technology - Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - Comments
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    Two Ships Passing in the Night
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    ... departments about which LMS or LCMS is rated as "best of breed," or which content creation tool will cut eLearning development ... approaches eLearning. I have worked in both sectors. I now serve clients in both sectors, and speak to prospective clients in ... ships passing in the night.Corporations (for-profit sector) tend to approach eLearning as an IT problem that needs to be ... eLearning as a way of solving a particular learning challenge (e.g. meeting defined learning or competency objectives ... eLearning efforts. They apologetically mentioned that they do not use an LMS, and that their eLearning was very ...
    Breakthrough Learning - Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - Comments
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    Stephen Downes is Wrong? Is It Really Cool?
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    After Stephen and I recently lamented in our blogs about the problems with comments getting buried (see How Do People Interact with Blogs and Stephen's comments) - now I'm completely throwing away all blog norms because I don't want my response to Stephen on a different topic to get lost.My recent post - Incredibly Cool! Vision of Future of Application and eLearning Development - Stephen responded:OK, I know why Tony Karrer is calling this "incredibly cool," but no, it's not ... your page. This is authoring 2010. And the components may come from places other than your authoring/LCMS vendor.
    eLearning Technology - Monday, November 6, 2006 - Comments
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    View of eLearning Development Approaches - Ease vs. Power
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    Based on some discussions around What is Rapid eLearning? and Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids, I've realized that one of the mental models I use can be roughly summarized by the following picture: where Ease is roughly how easy (cost, time) is it to develop using that approach and Power is the ability of the tool to provide ... come through search, I thought I'd include the text here so it can be found: Custom Coding, Flash, DHTMLRapid eLearning, PowerPoint + Audio + Interactions, Form-based Authoring (LCMS), Interactive PowerPoint, Simple HTML, Dreamweaver, ...
    eLearning Technology - Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - Comments