Very interesting UK-based Ning site - in their own words: The New Tools for Learning Club works like a Book Club. Every month we'll look at 5 new, upcoming or unrecognised tools and discuss their use for education, training or performance support. The tools will either be free or free trials of commercial tools. Check it out and comment here!

... elearning, free, learning, presenter, resources, tools, training, xerte    ... interactive eLearning content. The learning object interface feels a little awkward, but that is easily overlooked for ... to know any scripting to create interactive learning content (including quiz questions and drag-and-drop features).  If you are comfortable with ActionScript, you can extend its functionality with code. Here’s a brief learning object demo from the Xerte (University of Nottingham) website. Xerte - Learning Object Demo Xerte ...

Jay Cross cracks me up (in a good way). When he’s not sharing gorgeous travel photos (including pictures of some of the most unique food you’ll ever see), he comes up with gems related to informal learning and educational technology. One of his latest offerings is a chart that outlines a variety of Web 2.0 tools, including a brief description of their business value. This is great! I appreciate that Jay is able to succinctly articulate their business value, especially because many people still don’t take these tools seriously. Click below to view the ...

Months and Months ago I mentioned how I am starting my first larger scale eLearning project in a posting titled Manager Training Program . I am now knee deep in the project and learning a lot along the way. I designed and developed a ... overcome due to the fact that this is a big change in how we facilitate training programs, and nobody likes change. Due to budgetary restrictions I am limited to Power Point in combination with a PPT to Flash Converter as my authoring tool. This has actually gone surprisingly well and I am having a hard time figuring out what the major authoring tools out ...

... introduction. So, can this relate to learning? My answer would be absolutely ! My main job is to help people learn ... right tools. Ubiquity is one of these tools. It gives learners faster access to a wide range of information; it ... developers (you and me) to add commands and actions to the tool. Think of this scenario: You have a user who is interested in ... learning! If you’re using Firefox, install Ubiquity and then take a look at the tutorial . (If ...

... 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 ... on international travel for training. I pity the poorer organisations. Assima Managing Director, Paul Stevens presented some strong arguments for effective IT training: ROI is directly related to the speed of adoption of new systems and processes and the proficiency of users (Prosci). Poorly trained users require six times more support ...

... have to own up that I was myself involved in the design of such a tool about five years ago for the Training Foundation, at ... more online rapid e-learning authoring environments come onto the market and the reason I claimed that this prediction was on target was because of the announcements by established authoring tool vendors of two very promising new online products, Unison from Rapid Intake and RapideL-i . I suppose it was only to be expected that other tools were on the market ... : "How come this tool never even got onto your radar? We had been congratulating ourselves on the ...

With the recent dramatic changes in the US and global economies, it’s natural for many of us in the learning / training industry to start looking over our shoulders. As we know, training departments are too often seen as one of ... on the side of the instructor and by the learners). We may also see a trend toward using existing tools in innovative ways to solve performance problems. With so many great (and often free) tools out there, we should be able to tackle most ... of tools. Flexibility and agility will be of even greater value in the near future.        ...

... you would like to share your top ten tools for learning or update your list, here's how . ... Here are some recent contributions to the Top 10 Tools lists: Arta Szathmary - Arta teaches Information Science and Technology at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pennsylvania Rich Chetwynd - Based in New Zealand, Rich is Founder and CEO of Litmos, a hosted training system Bill Miller - Bill is a Terranean e-Learning Plumber at the University of Birmingham in the ...

I often find myself daydreaming when dealing with LMS problems. I say to myself, "If I built an LMS, it would…….." Ah, if only it were that easy. This line of thinking leads me to these questions: How would you design your perfect LMS? What features would you include (or exclude)? How would it differ from current LMS products on the market? I’ll start this off, but I really would love to hear your thoughts. Who knows, maybe (if we’re lucky) some LMS vendors are listening! My perfect LMS would… Support the AICC, SCORM 1.2, and SCORM 2004 ...

... take that course on the cell phone? Yes. These are the same mistakes that we made with e-learning - we horribly neglected the new and different affordances of first computer-based training and now Web-based training and finally mobile training. We thought "we know ISD and we can use this authoring tool, therefore we can make good e-learning" ... ? Clipmarks : I'm starting to feel the outlines of this class of tools that includes Zotero , Evernote and Clipmarks ... satisfactory experiences than typical m-learning interactions. Red Delicious : An iPhone app for ...

I came across this website while reading a post from Dr. Karl Kapp on Training Day . For the benefit of those who haven't read the Training Day Blog or who may be new to the field, here is a link to the Training Pageflakes page containing the key blogs in the field. This is a great one-stop-shop for the key blogs in the field. WARNING: Opening this page opens an invaluable resource to the field containing hours of information and thousands of links. Prepare to spend a lot of time reading!!!!!

Yesterday I deliverd a one day workshop to 20 learning leaders at the beautiful Rancho Bernardo resort in San Diego. This was a great turnout given that this conference caters to high level decision makers in enterprise learning ... learning. Much of our afternoon discussion centered around how to overcome barriers to adoption, whether to leverage open ... . I am very encouraged that the dialogue amond learning leaders has progressed over the past year from “Should we consider this” to “How do we do this.” By the time Training 09 rolls around I predict we’ll ...

A new site called eLearning Tool Chest ( eLearningToolChest.com ) has a collection of eLearning books, authoring tools, blogs, and other miscellaneous resources. The site is growing each week. I think it could be pretty big in a month or two. If you think a specific book, authoring tool, or resource should be listed, you can suggest that it be added . Visit eLearningToolChest.com        ...

... eLearning tools before purchasing them. This applies to authoring tools, simulation tools, Learning Management Systems ... I held a Breakfast Byte session at DevLearn for people new to the eLearning field. Here are some miscellaneous tips and tricks I provided during this session to help get people started off on the right foot: Know that the term “eLearning” has an ambiguous definition. Personally, I consider eLearning to be the intersection of learning ... these people after the conference. Learn about them and learn from them. Don't be intimidated. There are hundreds ...

... learning materials/solutions that aren’t usable, well, you get the idea. And usability doesn’t just apply to online courses; it applies to job aids, performance support tools, learning 2.0 tools, and pretty much anything else that we ... before rolling anything out to a mass audience. Thankfully, there are great tools out there to help you take things ... strategy when deploying learning solutions (if you don’t have one already). Your learners would probably ...

I certainly hope not! I like to think that readers of eLearning Weekly are far superior to the average webinar practitioner. You’re the brightest of the eLearning field. We hold webinars where people are engaged while learning. Right? Right. Well, just in case you need a refresher, I’ve got a good resource for you: In a recent article in CLO Magazine , Allison Rossett , Antonia Chan and Colleen Cunningham take an honest look at webinars and reveal ... undeniably popular tool for disseminating ideas and techniques in the world of business. Yet, for all its popularity, ...

Welcome to the eleventh stop on the Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning blog book tour. For the past two ... potentials that serious games and other technologies offer in learning situations. However, Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning incorporates a fundamental issue that is bigger than just using games in learning...namely, the issue of the ... effective business. One of the great things about Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning is that Karl Kapp does not focus ... more successful...a classic "glass half-empty" vs. "half-full" case. Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning looks at ...

... take place. Instead of waiting for top-down direction, employees are installing learning 2.0 tools/technologies and ... learning and technology professionals like you and me. We should continue to test-drive tools and technologies. Experiment ... )Learning 2.0 initiatives don’t get the traction we would expect, both at our organization and at other organizations. Several of us learning tech geeks see such great opportunities with learning 2.0, but it sometimes feels like others just don’t get it . We have fantastic tools at our disposal, like blogs, social bookmarking, wikis, RSS, ...

... groups: Learning Management Systems / AICC / SCORM Tools and technologies Useful blogs, eBooks, and books (e)Learning 2.0 I believe I only have an hour, so I will be covering these from a very high-level; however, I will be ... people who are new to the learning and technology (eLearning) field. I will provide resources, tips, tricks ... give to people starting out in the field of learning and technology? I’ll start out with these… Never ... any type of purchase. Exciting and flashy interactions do not always equal effective learning. Don’t ...

... learning design and performance improvement professionals. Jane Hart provides a great resource that I find myself returning to frequently. Some of the valuable information that I've found include: Directory of Learning Tools - Range from traditional development tools to collaboration and information sharing tools. Categorized by the type of tool (i.e. ... infamous list that polled 100+ professionals on their top learning tools. Conferences - I've been looking for a list ... I've been able to spend more time digesting the resources and information on the Centre for Learning ...

At ITM we have been experimenting with Flash animations as learning tools. I just want to share one with you all, feel free to add comments or remarks. Practice in veterinary diagnosis is essential and requires hours and days of intensive training in laboratories normally using expensive and high technological equipment. With the success of web-based and blended learning practice has never been more important because learners still need to be trained and prepared in diagnosis. New technologies both in software as well as photography-microscopy allow us to develop simulations ...

Captivate , it is an eLearning development tool that “enables anyone to rapidly create powerful and engaging simulations, scenario-based training, and robust quizzes without programming knowledge or multimedia skills.” ...

Yesterday, the Top 10 Tools lists closed, so that I can finalise the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008 - available shortly.  Here are the final contributors to the list: Karyn Romeis   - Karyn is an independent learning and development consultant operating under the name Learning Anorak.  Gabriela ... West University of Timisoara in  Romania. Mark Rollins - Mark offers e-Learning training through a variety of online/onsite Moodle courses David Brim - Dave is ...

A reader asked a question that I’m not really sure how to answer. My experience has mostly been in higher ed, so I’ve always needed to do grading or more tracking than what this reader needs: I am the sole person involved with e-Learning in my branch, and I am mostly limited to using freeware.   At present we are developing self-paced CBTS using PowerPoint, a PowerPoint-to-Flash converter, and HTML.  My client wants two things that I am stuck on: 1 ... be the Adobe Connect training module.  Things like Moodle are overkill, as we don’t need grading, blogging, ...

I don't know why, but I have been getting a tremendous amount of interest recently in a concept I first put forth a few years ago called Learning Accord . It suggests that you can rank many aspects of a Formal Learning Program (FLP) from tactical to strategic, including: Type of learning material; Types of results needed; and Processes used. With ... accord. If you are interested in learning more about the idea, use the link above ( Learning Accord ) or check out the appendix in Learning By Doing . After that, feel free to email me and I can send you a ppt of the charts, including ...

When it comes to measuring the impact of training events (ex. instructor-led classes and online courses), there are ... doesn’t tell you if your students learned anything. That’s where user data comes in. User data allows you to dig a level deeper to see the true impact of your training event. This is where we get into Kirkpatrick’s levels ... integrates with your LMS to automate the evaluation process for training events. It records the evaluation data and then it gives ... (yet). Surf on over to the KnowledgeAdvisors site to learn more. Additional MTM information: MTM ...

... growing faster than costs 4. E-learning = Training (Show + Tell), Simulation (Do + Consequences), Games (Do + Consequences ... = competitiveness, retiring boomers, job satisfaction and retention, etc.) and discussed differences between training and learning ... , ASTD, Training, etc.), but it was sort of nice to get a way from the assortment of vendor displays and just focus on the ... just wasted 50 minutes of my life". Some of the less informative sessions tended to focus on a specific tool and/or application of that tool, and one session was structured like an ADDIE 101 session disguised under the title of ...

Did you learn something at DevLearn this year that opened your eyes? Did you learn something that could make your life easier or save you time? If so, please add a comment to this post and share your thoughts. This will help us share our great experiences with those who couldn’t make it to San Jose this year. So, what did you learn?        ...

... someone who is a learning professional (especially a training specialist) should somehow care more about these tools than ... training specialist - who's not looking at more than training as a model for learning. Here's what he said: I just ... tools, but think of the absurdity of making a big deal of Excel as an "e-learning 1.0 tool." Is it because corporate ... Big-L and little-l learning. What am I missing here? I agree with Matthew that there's nothing inherent in these tools ... say - "Hey, that's a learning tool." So, why are they coming up in talks, blog posts, etc. about learning? When ...