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  • Do It Yourself FIRST
    No instructional design in the world can help that. ... Chris Lott gave one of the most eloquent descriptions of the role of trust and risk in education. When we ask students to blog, collaborate, participate and present, we are asking them to perform. Meaningful performances demand taking risks. Is it any surprise that students doubt us⬠resenting and even pushing back⬠when we demand performances that ... get MYSELF to use this stuff. I struggle with that question with Wikis, Twitter, Second Life, Facebook and LinkedIn ...
    In the Middle of the Curve - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - Comments
  • The problem with the typical real estate agent training program...
    ... of you who know me know that my day job is as an instructional designer and course creator for real estate agent ... the bluster I've seen in training for some listing presentation courses I've attended, buyer consultations I' ... Wish List For Training Design. Yesterday I had the opportunity to sit in on day 2 of a negotiations training ... role-playing exercises. While I was observing the exercises, my wish list for design of training for real estate ... environment, complete with instructional staff members acting in the role of client. The degree of complexity might also ...
    Business Casual - Friday, October 31, 2008 - Comments
  • ZaidLearn: 8 Free Screencasting Tools For Tony!
    Learning Series (34) instructional design (28) videos (26) Fun (16) University (14 ... . A flowgram combines the advantages of slide presentations and screencasts with an interactive user experience that ... Streaming Flash videos (SWFs) . Wink A Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating ... ZaidLearn Del.icio.us Twitter LinkedIn Netvibes Learning Tools OCW/OER Search OCW ... ) Moodle (Course Management System) Skype (VoIP call tool) Slideshare (Sharing Presentations) ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, October 31, 2008 - Comments
  • Seven training resource sites - even if you're not an instructional designer.
    For IDs and non-IDs Alike. (Hint: "ID" = "Instructional Designer".) Below is a list. I asked for ... department head going it alone on a training project (i.e., without budget for an instructional designer), well, god ... . Effective Instructional Design: An Online Course Template A good primer if you're a new ID or a manager without an ID to support you and you're going it alone on developing training for your department. EnCorps: Designing ... preparing a presentation about learning environments. I was surprised not to have been able to find much on the ASTD ...
    Business Casual - Saturday, October 25, 2008 - Comments
  • More Information, New Skills, New Work?
    ... extension, instructional designers aren't a significant part of the solution for equipping today's workforce for ... the reasons I respect the guy. I think he was using the survey results as anecdotal example in a presentation about ... any of them author blogs, read blogs, participate in social networks, have a LinkedIn profile, Twitter , Plurk ...
    Business Casual - Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - Comments
  • Twittering the presidential debate. An example of learning support?
    ... just as with all the tools at our disposal as instructional designers and trainers, whatever concrete examples present ... Sadly, not in this case, I'm afraid. Though, it was at least entertaining. In a discussion I've been having with some of the more active members of ASTD-OC's discussion group on LinkedIn (free membership required), I commented about some uses for Twitter in support of learning. The thread was in response to a question Janet asked about what some ... about how presenters used Twitter, along with a special mnemonic called a hashtag in Twitter-speak, to ...
    Business Casual - Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Comments
  • Is the training industry ready for geo-based social networking?
    ... interested to see the innovations trainers and instructional designers can make in the design of geo-integrated learning ... discussions (free linkedin membership requied) I've had recently on the uses of applications like Twitter to support ... instruction.  They can be "set loose" to spread out across the Virginia landscape to visit various historical battle ... presentation as your focus, you're talkin' about the real McCoy. What do you think?  What other scenarios have ...
    Business Casual - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - Comments
  • ZaidLearn: Amazing Free e-Learning eBooks Collection
    ... in a quite visual stimulating chunked manner (Instructional Designers please evaluate!). Well, whether it is Amazing or ... (34) instructional design (28) videos (26) Fun (16) University (14) e ... Downes Papers, Presentations and Books KINEO Magic! Learning Technologies (250+ Articles!) Horizon Reports ... dont need to convert to PDF or .ppt before uploading (if you are using Microsoft Office 2007). Your original presentation ... presentations intact, I have to upload them as a PDF file. The uploading process is faster and more pleasant (well at ...
    delicious Random Mind - Saturday, September 6, 2008 - Comments
  • E-Learning Queen: The Best Way to Learn in an Online Course
    ... focuses on distance training and education, from instructional design to e-learning and mobile solutions, and pays ... good design, navigation, support, and instructional activities can help the learner gain an enhanced sense of self ... , facebook, linkedin, or other social networking areas. 3---Motivation Part of the face-to-face instructional environment ... environ