... side of the instructor and by the learners). We may also see a trend toward using existing tools in innovative ways ...

ASTD’s Learning Circuits Blog has a monthly ‘Big Question.” This month it’s: I’m interested in [the field of] eLearning. What should I do first? I’m responding to this question from the perspective of a person looking to get a job in the field of e-learning vs. a person who knows little about the term. I think one place ... to e-learning should focus on: history, trends, and direction (history, evolution, impact of technology, etc.) Here is a ... ;101″ webinar with Learn.com which should provide an overview. I also wrote  elearning 101 which provides ...

U.S. Army increasingly using custom iPods as field translators Instead of carrying around a relatively bulky PDA or notebook, the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division has for a year been using 260 iPods and iPod nanos modified to run a special app from Vcom 3D known as Vcommunicator Mobile. Training Method Trends - eLearning Technology Learning delivery methods being used in organizations and if they are now trending up or down (modality changes). The chart shows that the most significant decline was in mobile learning; however, as the above news story on the Army's use of the iPod ...

... especially given some of the well known government case studies around use of Wikis.Synchronous eLearning is trending ... information about what learning delivery methods were being used and particularly if they were trending up or down. The way he ... effectively judges the trend - not necessarily the amount.So here's the graph showing all of the trending information ... - Harmful to Your Health).My prediction about Games ... (Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008), I took a bit of heat, but looking at the trends - Games down! So are simulations and virtual labs. Any kind of training that ...

... especially given some of the well known government case studies around use of Wikis.Synchronous eLearning is trending ... information about what learning delivery methods were being used and particularly if they were trending up or down. The way he ... effectively judges the trend - not necessarily the amount.So here's the graph showing all of the trending information ... - Harmful to Your Health).My prediction about Games ... (Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008), I took a bit of heat, but looking at the trends - Games down! So are simulations and virtual labs. Any kind of training that ...

... told Cisco’s eLearning group that IM was going to become a powerful learning support tool. Unbelievable. IM was kid ... for connecting people through real-time updates that spark conversation and expose trends. I sense that it may be ...

The Thinking Behind Critical Thinking Courses - Washington Post Critical thinking is not a skill like riding a bike or diagramming a sentence that, once learned, can be applied in many situations. Instead, as your most-hated high school teacher often told you, you have to buckle down and learn the content of a subject--facts, concepts and trends--before the maxims of critical thinking taught in these feverishly-marketed courses will do you much good. The processes of ... Navigation Will Create Better Learning - The Rapid eLearning Blog No one likes wasting time and in the process being treated ...

... a teacher in the UK) Karl Goddard (who provides ICT/VLE support in the UK) Ignatia/Inge de Waard (the eLearning ... see emerging patterns and trends in the use of tools and technologies for learning and performance support.

In speaking with a recently acquired colleague (I think I'm going to start elearning trading cards) we were discussing how difficult for us "experts" (if we can loosely call ourselves that) it is to keep up with all the new web tools, elearning trends, latest software, best techniques, etc.I know for myself I'm constantly trying to keep up-to-date on what is the latest and greatest, but it is all coming so fast it's hard to keep up with. Recently someone on Twitter I follow ... two colleagues have a really good handle on some new trend and I let them run with it, but go to them for advice about ...

My colleagues and I recently submitted a paper/presentation for the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators (IABTI) Conference. This was their annual training and technology conference. We presented on some of the training programs we are working on, and we also gave a primer on trends in the learning field.One of the more remarkable things was a simple question asked by my colleague. Presenting to a room of about 100 people, she asked who had heard of "Web 2.0". Guess how many people raised their hands? 2. I think we picked the right audience to give ...

Tony Karrer recently did a post on his blog regarding ePerformance. He also has a few good links to Learning Circuits articles on the topic, including this one that serves as a primer. This is a topic that I've written about several times on this blog, and I will continue to emphasize its importance on the community.I was asked the other day what the real difference was between performance improvement and training, because after all "isn't the goal of training to improve performance?" I answered, 'yes'...however, not all performance can be improved with training. I started back at the basis ...

... and ecologies, do not permit rapid adaptation to trends outside of established structure. Structure is created by a select ... the design of a series of face-to-face conference events for the eLearning Network (eLN). In the past, a typical eLN ...

My collection of eLearning Articles, White Papers, Blog Posts, etc. just reached 100. Thought I'd share. No ... . 4. eLearn magazine: Feature Article Ten Web 2.0 Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes to Be a More Successful E ... This report covers stats on the industry's trends and growth over the last year and will appear in the upcoming Training ... CONNECT 7. eLearn: Opinions Good short article on characteristics of 2.0 collaboration 8. e-learning 2.0 ... ) 11. eLearn: Case Studies - The Reluctant Online Professor 12. Seven Tips for Making the Most of Your RSS ...

Trends that (will) lead to the success of VW's include:Putting people at the center of the networkIncreasing ...

The past week (and upcoming two days) seems to be filled with a steady stream of information on virtual worlds. First, I attended the Corporate Advisory Council at Bloomsburg University. Although "virtual worlds" was not the emphasis for this Spring's RFP (it actually was for last year's), Karl Kapp always gives out nice, short, little white papers on a topic of interest. This year, the white paper was called "Real World Instructional Design for Virtual Learning". He gives a brief overview of virtual worlds (a.k.a. metaverses), and then discusses advantages and disadvantages of different ...

Elearning: Is it time to party? - training zone Although the general trend in usage in elearning is up, the composition of what makes up the figures is changing - less protracted periods of self-study; elearning is more real time, ...

... eLearning Is Selling, Hold on, Kawasaki! (And Tippie Too!)) that a significant future trend in eLearning involves ... trend with the new Adobe TV site. The line between marketing and education truly is becoming blissfully blurred. If you use Adobe products (and as an eLearning developer, you almost certainly do), have a look at the new Adobe TV site. As an ... format. Educational and entertaining - it hits the eLearning sweet spot! Mmmmm! Might I even be so bold as to give it an eLearning Hall of Fame nomination? Perhaps I might. Bon appetit! Sidenote: hey Adobe, how about ponying up ...

I've been holed up for the past several days (and nights) reviewing over 200 proposals. I'm a little over half way through, but needed to take a mental break before embarking on more reviews tomorrow. One thing became abundantly clear as I was reading. There is still so much work that needs to be done in the model, simulation, and gaming field specifically and e-Learning field in general. In a way, I guess that should be encouraging since it provides a degree of job security. However, there are many disjointed efforts going on and despite recent attempts to standardize one or more domain ( ...

... that what you are seeing today is only a transition towards a much larger trend. The eLearning Guild Annual Gathering ...

... was in November 2001 at the LA Convention Center. I was a featured speaker on Trends in eLearning. The conference almost ... the energy was not there. How could we care that much abou