After what seemed like an endless wait, my favorite eLearning development apps have finally been refreshed. Articulate Studio ‘09 was released last night, including all-new versions of Presenter, Quizmaker, and Engage, as well as a ... amazing new features (branching, yay!) that, in concert, simply leave other eLearning development apps I’ve seen in ... !) apps to work with, the learning curve is minimal, and they produce beautiful output. Win, win, and win. The new versions are more beautiful and easier to use than ever. And the price (for eLearning development software) can’t ...

Personally, for eLearning development, I find more value in studying good presentation design than I do in studying good eLearning design. Why? Because there seem to be more folks out there sharing their knowledge about good presentation design than there are sharing good eLearning design. Which is slightly baffling to me, as we’ve all been exposed ... also going on my blogroll), should be on the must-buy list of every eLearning developer. Too many eLearning developers ... I strongly believe that good presentation design and understanding good eLearning design are two sides of the ...

Recently I’ve been pushing our organization to focus on nurturing more in-house eLearning development skill ... dials? Seriously? And if eLearning development is such a menial, low-grade task, why are we paying vendors high-grade dollars to do eLearning development for us? Someone please explain the logic here. With this kind of attitude, it’s ... bunch of SMEs to hash out the course content is of more monetary worth than the eLearning developer who has to step in ... only going to save us money if we put enough money into eLearning to create compelling learning experiences, ...

Jay Cross cracks me up (in a good way). When he’s not sharing gorgeous travel photos (including pictures of some of the most unique food you’ll ever see), he comes up with gems related to informal learning and educational technology. One of his latest offerings is a chart that outlines a variety of Web 2.0 tools, including a brief description of their business value. This is great! I appreciate that Jay is able to succinctly articulate their business value, especially because many people still don’t take these tools seriously. Click below to view the table: Found via: ...

... to me; I have only worked with LMSs and eLearning courses in English. So I embarked on many hours of research (thank you, eLearning Guild) and web surfing to learn about multi-lingual LMSs. I read data sheets and sales-speak until my eyes ... -lingual content? I’d love to hear from eLearning developers/integrators, as well as any vendors that may be ... I was presented with an interesting task recently: I was asked to recommend a learning management system (LMS) that can ... supported the required languages, and second, they all rated well in The eLearning Guild’s 2008 360-Degree Report ...

... of potential related to RSS in terms of learning and I don’t think many people are harnessing it well (yet). Think ... there are other reasons, but I’ll stop here… The topic of RSS came up for me recently because eLearning Weekly was just listed on a new web site called Alltop.com (actually, the eLearning Weekly link is on Alltop’s Education page). Alltop is a project developed by Will Mayall, Kathryn Henkens, and Guy Kawasaki. At first glance, the site may ... : Blogs in Plain English RSS in Plain English Directory of Learning Tools: Blogging Tools Directory of Learning ...

... being an eLearning developer / designer. This is what life is really like. This is what you face. This is how they handle ... Great post from Karyn Romeis -Either it matters or it doesn't. It discusses the all too common issue that learning professionals receive assignments to create learning solutions only to find out that the client doesn't really know what ... elearning about health and safety in the workplace" and we will go away for a few days, only to return with an all-singing, all-dancing piece of elearning that covers exactly what they wanted to cover and includes all sorts of ...

... being an eLearning developer / designer. This is what life is really like. This is what you face. This is how they handle ... Great post from Karyn Romeis -Either it matters or it doesn't. It discusses the all too common issue that learning professionals receive assignments to create learning solutions only to find out that the client doesn't really know what ... elearning about health and safety in the workplace" and we will go away for a few days, only to return with an all-singing, all-dancing piece of elearning that covers exactly what they wanted to cover and includes all sorts of ...

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My job involves coaching and mentoring a great many instructional designers - both within our own eLearning development ... learning objectives. Less is indeed more when we can get from A to B in a short, straight line. I recently came across an excellent technique called "action mapping" that I will start using to help focus eLearning on intended outcomes based on desired actions. Cathy Moore, in her very informative blog (Ideas for Lively eLearning), lays out succinctly how action mapping can work in this slideshow: SlideShare"> | View | Upload your own Moore advocates an approach to eLearning ...

Mark Oehlert and I are gearing up for an outstanding 2 days of Collaborative Learning. Our colleagues Jeff and Clark are equally pumped for the second 2 days of Immersive Learning Simulations.The cool thing for me is that I get to be there for all 4 days hanging out with the BEST in eLearning. Even better is that I expect to actually learn a lot from the ... seminar series will be 1 week before the 3rd anniversary of Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development. It just seems ... this Learning2.0 adventure:Thanks for stopping by Corporate eLearning Development. I chose the title because it can mean ...

... responsible for organizational learning and development Individuals seeking to improve their own ... TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles. A expert on using technology to improve human performance, he is a sought-after presenter on eLearning 2.0 and it's implications on workplace learning. He is ... in Workplace Learning Tools such as blogs, wikis, social networks, social bookmarking, and RSS readers are revolutionizing formal and informal workplace learning. GCASTD is bringing ...

... topics on eLearning, training and on-boarding with OneNote. Many companies, including Microsoft, are delivering eLearning solutions using OneNote."I must say that I am very hopeful about OneNote. Yes, I'm a Mac user, but I know that the majority of Corporate eLearning Development is done on WinOS. AND Microsoft is actually seeing the eLearning community as a market. Don't forget about LCDS (Learning Content Development System). AND the Sharepoint Learning Kit. If ...

My organization, like many large organizations (and many if not most eLearning development professionals, for that matter), has bought into the Reusable Learning Object (RLO) concept with reckless abandon, implementing a Learning Content ... 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 ... eLearning that’s good? As a learner, I choose good, thank you very much. And as an eLearning developer, I ...

... his book. Since my profession is primarily in eLearning design - not sales, marketing, or classroom instruction - I found myself mentally replacing the words “presentation” and “PowerPoint” with “eLearning” ... quick Find & Replace, he could resend his manuscript to the printer, entitle it eLearning Zen, and have another ... eLearning Zen, as my despair about eLearning so closely matches Garr’s despair about presentations. But hey ... PowerPoint presentations throughout this book echo my feelings about the vast majority of eLearning I have ...

... interpretations of the SCORM runtime, and eLearning developers are the lucky ones who have to troubleshoot the shortcomings ... eLearning Development News), and Mark Chrisman (from badsquare). It’s nice to meet everybody in person… A few ... keynote much to eLearning, but it was very interesting and thought-provoking. I’ll let Inge de Waard fill you in ... : The Current and Future State of SCORM and Other e-Learning Standards (Rovy Branon) Scanning the Globe: Connecting ... called Learning-Education-Training Systems Interoperability (LETSI). I promised to put my session handouts up on ...