I am noticing a hockey stick-like moment for ning lately - at least in my circles. Brent stood up one for our summer session on 2.0 , the folks behind Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations are using it as a framework for all the good they are doing and now its even getting picked up by 'unofficial' segments of the U.S. government. Meet GovLoop . A full-on ning site designed for: "gov't employee (fed/state/local), public policy student/professor, good gov't ... company to work for - is HUGE and career advancement paths and opportunities for learning and growth -while plentiful ...

... per quarter? Oh, and if you know someone who might be a good fit, please let me know. Learning Trends 2008 - Online ... I've been approached quite a bit recently to do presentations at local ASTD chapters or to help find a speaker. The reality is that I can't afford to do free presentations at local events. In some cases, I am finding myself doing workshops locally that can then help fund it. I'm looking forward to doing more of these this next year. But in the cases where that's not going to work out, I would really like to help the person find a speaker who is local and who can speak ...

Lisa Neal asked a great question in a comment on Learn Trends 2008 - Free Online Conference : What do you see as ... Questions for Learning Professionals. Online will suffer more than in-person from lack of preparation. The flip side is ... actually think this is also going to impact local events. Here in Los Angeles, you may have to drive 45-90 minutes to get to a local event. Most often the topics again have to be broader. ASTD Los Angeles' special interest groups (SIGs ... many ways, attracting a broader audience makes the sessions more interesting. But what does that do to local ...

I think newbies to e-learning should focus on: history, trends, and direction (history, evolution, impact of ... , books, presentations, white papers, research, etc. Join e-learning associations (local, national, global) Take a ... ASTD ’s Learning Circuits Blog has a monthly ‘Big Question.” This month it’s: I ... 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 start is to look at the competencies and skills needed for various “e-learning” jobs.

Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning Corporate eLearning eLearning Design Authoring Tools Rapid e-Learning Tools eLearning (e-Learning) e-Learning Software Blended e-Learning e-Learning Tools Open Source eLearning e-Learning ROI and Metrics ... information about what learning delivery methods were being used and particularly if they were trending up or down. The ... corporate training? What are the trends for methods in corporate learning? How do they possibly differ from ...

... bidding on the jobs are students in developing countries who have taken a course from the Serebra Learning Corporation, the e-learning company where Mr. Moorhouse is chairman and chief executive. He started Serebra Connect in October to help ... local quote of $7,500. Someone in Mozambique designed it for $200, and Serebra was so happy with the finished product that the company is continuing to work with the designer. Serebra Learning Corporation, based in Vancouver, British Columbia ... rural America. They need to learn these skills and make some money, too. — ...

Fueling Online Learning Rising gas prices are "fueling" increased interest in online/blended learning among commuting students. Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Impact of Fuel Prices on Online/Blended Learning This blog is to chronicle a linkage between the rising cost of transportation - notably cars and public mass transit - and the rising interest in online and blended learning. The title of each ... thought a "blended" learning class with half the work in a classroom and half on the computer would be a way to try ...

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... experience and that completion of coursework does not mean that re-learning is never a possibility. The trend in knowledge ... ; EDUCAUSE Review > Archive > Volume 41, Number 4, July/August 2006 > Managing Courses, Defining Learning ... Courses, Defining Learning: What Faculty, Students, and Administrators Want Added by the EDUCAUSE ... / ). EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 41, no. 4 (July/August 2006): 50–71. Managing Courses, Defining Learning: What Faculty ... Research at the Applied Learning Technologies Institute at Arizona State University. Comments on this article can be sent ...