A reader last week wrote me and asked what PC I would recommend for her fledgling eLearning development shop. The ... , I would choose a Mac for everything but games. No question. I don’t need to delve into all of the reasons here, but I will make a case for the Mac being the ultimate eLearning development box. First, the hardware I’d choose ... evident from a product photo or spec sheet. Here are three reasons the Mac is the ultimate eLearning development ... grief. Nor do I. There are plenty of other reasons I love developing eLearning on my Mac, but I’ll stick ...

Rapid Intake collaborative eLearning development platform, Unisonâ„¢ is a web-based solution that lets designers and subject matter experts (SMEs) collaboratively capture, storyboard, develop, review, test, and publish Flash-based ... Rapid Intake has been quietly working on a killer elearning app. I totally dropped the ball on this one. I had the ... changes the game." I am a big fan of web-based tools (and SaaS...Software as a Service) and I was wondering when the elearning world was going to jump on a board and ride the next big wave of the Internet. As far as I can tell Rapid Intake ...

... presented at the Serious Games conference on this topic and I hope to expand our discussion. I'm working on a live ... to be along for the ride. Thanks to my fellow eLearning bloggers who have linked, and supported my comments and ...

... eLearning Development in August of 2005.  We affectionately refer to it as the year we lost control .  That ... ZIMBIO .  Come hang out and join others in the Corporate eLearning Development social network experiment. Introduce ... ; I chose the name because it most accurately reflected my career, and my passion.  eLearning can mean so many ... the content, not the ISDers and developers...oops.  Yea, I know, Learning2.0 changes everything ! 1) As stated earlier; the learning trifecta: blogs, wikis, rss 2) gaming :  no, not jeapardy style flash games.  ...

Today, you can check out the second interview I've had with Brent over at Corporate ELearning Strategies and Development. The posting is GGG 4 Lrng - Gamers lower the Boom! it includes both an audio broadcast of the interview featuring a discussion with Brent, myself and Cammy Bean from Learning Visions ...it was a great discussion. And, as an ... a Bad Day : eLearning Technology ) Me, in terms of boomers, I can see his point but, I'm a little more live and let ... comment on some of the blog stops. _ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

... with David Williamson Shaffer. Author of How Computer Games Help Children Learn . And yes! This does have something to do with Corporate eLearning Development ... : Brent Schlenker Title: EPISODE4 - Corporate eLearning Weekly Time: 02/15/07 11:00 AM EST ...

If you don't get the reference in the title then here is a little reminder... ...are you LOL? Actually, I'm wondering if you are using Director11 or plan on using it for eLearning. Director is still one of the most powerful multimedia authoring tools available and I'm excited to see what eLearning Developers are going to do with it. Especially the Serious Games developers...oops...I meant to say Immersive Learning Simulation Developers. Will you be turning your eLearning up to 11? Let me know. Or just let me know if SpinalTap brings back any memories for you ;-) ...

Elearning Development If you want to recap Week One read: Blog Book Tour: Week One Recap __ Recommended Games ... Here is the line up for Week 3 of the Blog Book Tour for Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning. If the first two weeks are any indication, this week will prove to be great with interesting and thought provoking posts, ideas and ... - Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning Interview with Kevin Kruse . If you are enjoying the discussion, consider picking up a copy of Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning for yourself and joining in the conversation or consider ...

... look for me at the Serious Games Zone. DevLearn - The eLearning Development Conference & Expo Co-located with the ... DevLearn is looking awesome this year! I really had no idea the amount of detail work that went into putting on a conference ...until today. The eLearning Guild staff makes it look easy. It was actually fun for me because I got to hang out with Guild staff. I work virtually from Phoenix and so (real)face time is rare. The Fairmont San Jose is ... Mark Oehlert at the Serious Games Summit. We presented on Games and Simulations in Corporations. Mark presented ...

At Rapid Intake, we have spent years developing the most efficient eLearning products on the ... Rapid Intake eLearning Development Platform.   This platform is a ... Rapid Intake eLearning Development Platform enables designers and subject matter experts (SMEs) to quickly and easily ... music this new product [Unison] may do for eLearning development. This is one tool worth your attention." -- Gary Hegenbart, eLearning Development News "Unison has emerged ...

... subject that has made an appearance is the mixed legacy of PowerPoint and other "rapid eLearning development tools ... talking and that they think serves as "eLearning". (Can you tell I've been doing that a LOT this week?) Maybe I should make a poster and put it in my cube. PowerPoint does not equal eLearning. Nor does Captivate, Articulate, Elluminate or any other -ATE. The managerial folks I have run into in past jobs think "Rapid eLearning Development" is about making the ENTIRE instructional design cycle fast rather than just the Development (taking the design and making it real) ...

DevLearn and the Adobe Learning Summit! This is quite possibly one of the coolest things I've seen in my eLearning career. And that's an industry leading software company focusing a major effort on the eLearning industry and the many elearning developers that have been using their tools to improve the learning process for so many. I was a very early ... Director in the game...but no such luck. To many of us developers it seemed like a tool destined to die a slow painful death ... cool stuff while waiting patiently for the next release. I recently discovered one of these devoted developers at ...

See ya there! DevLearn - The eLearning Development Conference & Expo Co-located with the Adobe Learning Summit ... conference hanging out in the Serious Games Zone if you want to check it out. I'll also be leading a Breakfast ...

... was trying to "game the system." to get through it. I also found myself becoming more aggravated as I worked through the tutorial. I don't think this is the emotional response the instructional designer or eLearning developer had in mind. I was dismayed by my reaction. What caused it? The eLearning Developer took time to create these tutorials and ... provide end-user training + information for the developers so they could make configuration decisions. They should have ... "game the system." As soon as I realized the demonstration was the EXACT SAME THING as the practice, I looked for ways ...

... approaching an eLearning development project, think of the various creative ways that you can bring the learning to life by ... these. Stories facilitate active learning. eLearning developers often start with the idea of gathering a bunch of related ... introduce such an approach, whenever possible, into the eLearning projects on which I work. SCC is based on the idea that ... regurgitation through testing. Roger founded Socratic Arts, a company that helps its clients develop story-based curricula, and also founded Engines for Education, a non-profit organization developing a story-centered high school curriculum. In ...

My organization, like many large organizations (and many if not most eLearning development professionals, for that ... not only a horrifically cumbersome environment in which to develop, but, from my experience, it churns out the most banal 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 ... very much. And as an eLearning developer, I feel obligated to, um, oblige. I realize, of course, that for the ...

... a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles , and is considered one of the top technologists ... ; TechEmpower - A Software and eLearning Development Firm based in Los Angeles ... eLearning Technology Tony Karrers eLearning Blog on e-Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning Corporate eLearning eLearning Design Authoring Tools Rapid e-Learning Tools eLearning (e-Learning) ...

... eLearning Development blog in August '05 ( post #1 ), I've discovered so many of fabulous, passionate, Learning ... Firefox , and so many others. '06 was also the year of Games, Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs), and the metaverse.  After meeting Mark Oehlert at Learning2005 we partnered up to present at the Serious Games conference in SanFrancisco as part of the Game Developers Conference.  Awesome good time!  Mark knew everyone there and so ... with some of the legends of Serious Games at the Second Life party and got a preview of some genius games ...

... small, with generalists. In most cases, each person in an eLearning development team wears multiple hats ... believe that the templatized nature of most eLearning development tools leads many course developers to favor convenience ... development tools I’m not implying that all eLearning tools follow the “let’s import PowerPoint!&rdquo ... a proprietary eLearning development tool format. The most persuasive argument for using specialized eLearning ... ;m willing to bet that the number of people familiar with proprietary eLearning development tools is much ...

Performance Improvement Brent Schlenkers Elearning Development Bryan Chapmans Blog at Brandon Hall Cammy ... Examples! ASTD Big Question for June This month the question is "Where are the Examples of eLearning?" and we ... -learning modules. E-Learning Tutorial for PA DEP . On the left click on Interactive Course Tutorial . Games and Simulations Here is a link to a number of casual games, simulation software and general learning games. It is on the Games and Simulations page of the web site for my book Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning . If you scroll down ...

... technologies....blogs, wikis, elearning development tools and even PowerPoint. It is not a matter of choosing the right "tool ... " which was "Choosing Tools" which is actually a series of questions: How does the eLearning design process need to change ... "Big Question" How does the eLearning design process need to change to accommodate such a wide variety of tools? The elearning design process (which is not dis-similar to the instructional design process) has always included an element ... repetition and rehearsal, maybe a simple game to encourage repetition. How does the tool selection process need ...

... an eLearning development project for which I knew our firm could have done a terrific job. However, I remembered an ... responded to an RFP for an eLearning development project not too long ago and were told we were the only ones to have sent ... services we offer (eLearning strategy, design, development, evaluation, etc.) and see if we can get a foot in the door to ... turned me off the RFP game is that far too many times I have invested precious time and resources in responding to such ... learners to develop and demonstrate 10 key competencies, but they only have a half hour per person to devote to learning.

Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles , and is ... ; TechEmpower - A Software and eLearning Development Firm based in Los Angeles ... eLearning Technology Tony Karrers eLearning Blog on e-Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning Corporate eLearning eLearning Design Authoring Tools Rapid e-Learning Tools eLearning (e-Learning) ...

... eLearning 2008 ), I took a bit of heat, but looking at the trends - Games down! So are simulations and virtual labs. Any ... problems. The current cost to develop an efficacious serious game is very high. Serious games by companies like Alelo ... software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles , and is considered one of the top technologists in e ... and eLearning Development Firm based in Los Angeles ... eLearning Technology Tony Karrers eLearning Blog on ...

California, United States Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a software, web and eLearning development firm ... ; TechEmpower - A Software and eLearning Development Firm based in Los Angeles ... eLearning Technology Tony Karrers eLearning Blog on e-Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning Corporate eLearning eLearning Design Authoring Tools Rapid e-Learning Tools eLearning (e-Learning) ...

Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles , and ... ; TechEmpower - A Software and eLearning Development Firm based in Los Angeles ... eLearning Technology Tony Karrers eLearning Blog on e-Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning Corporate eLearning eLearning Design Authoring Tools Rapid e-Learning Tools eLearning (e-Learning) ...

Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles , and ... ; TechEmpower - A Software and eLearning Development Firm based in Los Angeles ... eLearning Technology Tony Karrers eLearning Blog on e-Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning Corporate eLearning eLearning Design Authoring Tools Rapid e-Learning Tools eLearning (e-Learning) ...

... somewhat skeptical of niche tools (see eLearning Course Development ). In June 2007, I added a few more rapid eLearning ... eLearning Guild members consider rapid eLearning development tools including Apple Keynote, Microsoft Word, Trivantis Lectora ... different than what I would consider to be the norm in Rapid eLearning Development tools. Based on a couple of recent posts ... is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles , and is considered ... ; TechEmpower - A Software and eLearning Development Firm based in Los ...

... blog.pmarca.com Clive on Learning Corporate eLearning Development Creating Passionate Users Design for ... effective elearning August 11, 2007 by Rory Silke Fleischer has a notice for a “e ... samples based on the new edition of her book eLearning & the Science of Instruction - this is one of the key books I recommend when it comes to using multimedia in eLearning. We’ll also try to make the session very interactive ... - Tips on creating effective elearning” on August 11, 2007 at 7:08 am 1 ...

International Mobilemind Learning Circuits Blog Corporate eLearning Development E-Learning Queen ... of learning content- Data Bursts & Game Show interactions. Both of these content types are tailored around the character limits and other constraints in Text Messaging. Interactivity: In the Game Show example below, you’ll see that text messaging provides a unique interactivity experience that often isn’t found in other eLearning methods ... . Example 2- The Game Show A customer service group would like to add more fun and interaction into their new ...