... presentation on learning and technology (historical) done by my colleague, Gary Woodill, some time ago for Operitel and a presentation on learning technology (LMS/LCMS/Talent Management that we, Brandon Hall Research, deliver in a “ ... , periodicals, books, presentations, white papers, research, etc. Join e-learning associations (local, national, global ... ASTD’s Learning Circuits Blog has a monthly ‘Big Question.” This month it’s: I’m ... person looking to get a job in the field of e-learning vs. a person who knows little about the term. I think one ...

... particularly distance learning where we outline the objectives the performance metrics and the outcomes and all of ... prime example of this: every child is expected to meet the grade level goals, regardless of learning or other disabilities. We start from the assumption that everyone will learn and be assessed equally. A better ideal for the system would ... that everyone will learn and be assessed in the same way. If we start with the assumption that individuals will find their own path in learning, and that our job is to give them lots of opportunities and ways to participate, we’re ...

IgnitePhilly — Five Minutes To Communicate - Practical Theory 5 minute presentation (20 slides) by Chris Lehmann on school reform and what we need for School 2.0. Several good lines in here–a bunch of memorable ideas packed into a few minutes. Assessment should be projects, not tests. Data is what kids do every day, not what they do on a test. Passion, metacognition, and lifelong learning matter. “If you want to see what kids have learned, give them a project.” tags: education, change, technology, 21stcenturyskills, assessment, lifelonglearning, inquiry, ...

This video is about schools, but at the heart it is about learning.  Chris Lehmann has created a spectacular Ignite presentation.  My key take -aways: Learning can be much more immersive Live in a “Life Long Kindergarten” “We teach kids, not subjects” Student centered learning “It’s about what they can do - about what they can make” Give them a project (or let them come up with their own “Technology needs to be like oxygen” It really is about focusing on the learner. Share and Enjoy: ...

... workshops around the Situation-Based Learning Design notion. My clients see me present the concept at a conference and ... I started Work-Learning Research 10 years ago in August. Since that time, I've been translating learning research into practical recommendations for learning professionals. Unfortunately, it's not easy. It takes a major change initiative ... Learning Design. It is research-based but because it is translated and crafted into a conceptually useful framework, my ... time, perseverance, and guidance. We all fall back on our topic-based learning-design mental models. To develop ...

The second week of our Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals Course is starting and the topic is Social Bookmarks. Here's the great resource / assignment that Harold and Michele created for this week:Week 2: Free Your Bookmarks with Social BookmarkingThis has sparked some interesting activity and makes me think that the net effect of this kind of open course ... might be useful for next week's materials. Great stuff.I also saw that several people have posted slideshare presentations ... new with social learning going on. I'm hoping that there will be a couple of good questions/examples that will ...

... presenters based upon needs and expertise. In fact they try to get EVERYONE to present something.  They donâ¬"t force them, but they highly encourage them.  This is totally focused on the people.  Again, it is not focused on the presenters, nor handouts or tests or even what an organization makes them learn.  It is all driven around the focus on the ...

Streisand starts singing in my head.) This is what it means to me. First, social learning focuses on people rather than focusing on a presenter or instructor.  This may be a little scary to some, and  others see this as threatening to their job.  Instead of being a presenter we need to become a true facilitator of learning no matter what the mode.  It is a ... Photo from Flickr by Thomas Hawk WHY #1: Social Learning FOCUSES on People. What this means could be different for ... help them exchange ideas and learn from each other.  We facilitate conversation, share resources, share information.

Tempted by breakfast at a top London hotel, I sat in this morning on an interesting case study presentation delivered jointly by IT training specialists Assima and corporate giant Xerox. I wasn't too familiar with Assima, even though they've been around for 24 years, but as seems to be the case with many e-learning specialists, they seem to be doing rather ... international travel for training. I pity the poorer organisations. Assima Managing Director, Paul Stevens presented ... media will be at a distinct advantage. Very few e-learning companies are credible in classroom delivery and vice ...

One of the questions being raised this week in the free, online course Work Literacy: Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals is how social networks impact personal learning. To me, this is a critical part of The New Skills for knowledge ... with Google. In a recent presentation, I showed an example problem (selecting an authoring tool), went through searching ... this same person who had established this goal told us:Well, I just went over to check my email, and learned that ... learned about ning for the first time yesterday!I am really excited to be learning how to connect and do research ...

After what seemed like an endless wait, my favorite eLearning development apps have finally been refreshed. Articulate Studio ‘09 was released last night, including all-new versions of Presenter, Quizmaker, and Engage, as well as a new app, Articulate Video Encoder. In addition to fixing the niggling flaws with the previous versions that bugged me ... include the inevitably janky-looking Quizmaker quizzes with my beautiful Presenter & Engage-based courses, but no more ... !) apps to work with, the learning curve is minimal, and they produce beautiful output. Win, win, and win. The ...