Next week is DevLearn , and as it’s run by the eLearning Guild, it’s always good.  I’ll be switching time between two pre-conference symposiums , one on games, and one on mobile.  Then I’ll be presenting on Deeper Instructional Design, doing Breakfast Bytes on (learning) games in the organization and one with Jay Cross on hot ... resurrect for the Corporate Learning Trends conference.  Run by George Siemens, Tony Karrer, and Jay Cross, it’s ... certificate program beforehand (I’ve designed what I think are some really valuable activities), as well ...

Can an ex NFL player go to a game and just enjoy the game like an average fan, or do they spend the whole time critiquing every last play? In my previous post on the "quality" of training that I'm subjected to, there is an interesting revelation to be found. Note that I did not go into an all out bashing of the learning curriculum like I have seen so many other learning folks do. I've seen so many colleagues that could not get past the lack of ________ (objectives, instructional strategies, interaction, feedback, and the list goes on). It makes me wonder if sometimes we as ...

... our other senses. Designing for the ISD Life-Cycle - as Measured by Return on Investment and Economic Value Add - The Pursuing Performance Blog "Having it your way," for each ISD'er with their unique approach to ISD, keeps the barn door ... CAD/CAM systems (computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing). Additionally, standard parts inventories, design rules, and other tools and templates helped them speed design and ensure greater quality of those designs. 20 Education Technology Trends to Watch - Educational Technology by IQity Online Learning Opportunities Access ...

I've been hit with two separate training courses that I need to go through at the same time (while still doing my full-time job). The first is a DAU course on Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) training. Unfortunately, this is the epitomy of death by PowerPoint (4 days...over 500 slides). Uggh...There are still so many improvements that can be made in the training and education field. I guess I still need to wait for my buddy Mark Oehlert (the self-proclaimed learning technology evangelist) to leave his gaming fingerprint on the COR 222 course. The second is a little ...

What Is Instructional Design? View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: instruction design ) Instructional Design in a Connected World - Brainstorm in Progress Much of what has been said characterizes instructional design as mechanistic, linear, and formulaic. To an extent, there is some truth to this because instructional design has many problems to solve - one of them, for instance, might be that factory workers may need to know how to ... design dots - Virtual Learning Worlds From an instructional design standpoint, we talk a lot about "Just in time" ...

Instructional Design for Online Learning); learned theory, application, some tools, web design, project management, how to ... - Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation) for a still unknown reason…perhaps status, earning right to be ... -learning, of course, encompasses many areas - courseware designer, curriculum development, online trainer, blended learning specialist, Flash programmer, game designer, research, etc. Here’s a brief listing of some of the competencies I think newbies to e-learning should focus on: history, trends, and direction (history, evolution, impact ...

... interested to see the innovations trainers and instructional designers can make in the design of geo-integrated learning ... This one's a recent article by Ross Dawson about trends in location-based mobile social networking.  Included, too, is a link to an excellent TechCrunch summary on the state of location-based social networking apps on the ... about yourself and your interests on a related online service. Highlights from Dawson's article about trends in ... instruction.  They can be "set loose" to spread out across the Virginia landscape to visit various historical ...