I spent the time well by discussing our current projects, our impressions of DevLearn, favorite technologies / tools ... sketch something on your PC? PowerPoint’s presentation mode provides a great drawing tool that most people don ... for something. (Ex. “How do you define eLearning?”).  I enjoy the challenge. Web 2.0 and so-called ... information - the core skills haven’t changed much over time. Sure, we have fancy new tools to help us organize ...

Day 1 of DevLearn 2008 kicked off today with a great keynote from Tim O’Reilly ( @TimOReilly ), where he walked us through the Web 2.0 movement and how it has impacted learning and training. Here are some of the notes I took during his keynote: We should always try to follow the “alpha-geeks.” These are the people who are ... (tools) with access to the best online references. Show, then do, with reinforcement from small successes. Study ... to be social media architects, where we will build and nurture learning environments. Using one-off tech tools ...

... to "Training" - you need to do something, right? 2 types of tool - Form or freeform - Form - software does stuff for ... Presentation: No Compromises Rapid eLearning Presenter: Tom Kuhlmann Rapid eLearning tools have democratized learning ... blank screen (Flash, Authorware) PowerPoint is a nice authoring tool. millions of people use it. It's easy. - But you have to look at it from an eLearning perspective. - Templating also nice - can provide form element. Pros - Form-based tool - Speed - Consistency / Uniformity - Easy to use (one hopes). Place to add text. Button to add audio.

... and learning? How does this relate to eLearning, eLearning 2.0 Implications of these changes on learning professionals ... communities) - Keep, organize, refind, remind - Collaborate - Scan (stay up to speed) New tools and methods to accomplish the ... the time. Save it because it's informational, use a bookmarking tool. - Can tag link in different ways for easier ... has some collaborative tools. The "spycam" works pretty well too!) For a knowledge worker - learning and work inseparable. - Choosing an authoring tool - doing both, learning about authoring tools and working. Concept worker - ...