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    groundswell - confirming my e-Learning 2.0 ideas
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    I recently finished listening to the audiobook, groundswell by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. Of course there is nothing in it that talks about e-Learning 2.0. But that has been my point all along for the last 5 years of my career. So ... that e-Learning 2.0 is something YOU need to be implementing. Step 1 is simply looking around your organization. Talk with your IT Buddy. You have an IT buddy don't you? Is there an Enterprise Wiki available, like Intelpedia at Intel ... the learning opportunities staring you in the face. If you are left on the outside looking in then level of ...
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    A Statistical Approach
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    Going back to my high school days in the early 70's I've always needed to know how to use statistics for solving technical problems. Back then I used a slide rule; now I use a high power PC. Hopefully my answers are still correct! One software package that I have used in recent years is Minitab. Recently I found an excellent online text book which covers Minitab 15 ... from "frequency distribution" to "confidence intervals" and "hypothesis testing". I will add this test to my Engineering Learning Wiki eBook / Manual section. Minitab 15 Manual - Thiel ...
    eContent - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - Comments
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    Performance Support
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    ... instead of forcing them to memorize it? Thatâ¬"s how we use Google and corporate wikis and instant messenger. Gloria [Gery ... later asks:Overall, what are corporate blogs, feeds, aggregators, wikis, mash-ups, locator systems, collaboration ... ePerformance back in 2003. These resources are rich information bases, expertise locators, learning enablers, etc. But ... , the greatest leverage in corporate learning comes from building on-going, largely self-sustaining learning processes. This process orientation focuses on the organizationâ¬"s architecture for learning, a platform a level above its ...
    eLearning Technology - Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - Comments
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    Is Instructional Designer the Right Title?
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    Via a post I found through Workplace Learning Today, Rob Wilkins asked whether “instructional designer” is ... a better description, especially as we move to more learner control, personal learning environments, and Web 2.0 tools ... , instructor-led learning. Wilkins focuses on the “designer” part of the title in his post. He says that designer ... learning: a teacher or trainer in front of a classroom or a self-paced tutorial where learners must follow the software ... people build their personal learning environments, it’s not quite the traditional course. I’ve had some ...
    Experiencing eLearning - Monday, August 25, 2008 - Comments
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    Super Conductivity Lectures from Cambridge University
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    Engineering Learning Wiki physics and materials section . All the courses have also been indexed in my Google ...
    eContent - Sunday, August 24, 2008 - Comments
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    Daily Bookmarks 08/20/2008
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    ... course (CCK0 this fall. tags: timeline, web2.0, tools, history, visualization The Power of Wikis in Higher Ed Interview with Stewart Mader on how wikis can be used in higher ed for teaching, research, and administration. He discusses issues of “ownership” of content and how using a wiki can make assessment easier. tags: wiki, highered, education, productivity, assessment Ignatia Webs: My top 5 list of agonising eLearning Myths Persistent myths about e-learning ... multiple choice questions.” tags: e-learning Clark Aldrich’s Style Guide for Serious Games and ...
    Experiencing eLearning - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - Comments
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    The Business Value of Web 2.0 Learning Tools
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    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 table: Found via: ...
    eLearning Weekly - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - Comments
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    Innovating in the Corporate Environment
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    ... engine / RSS viewer. I also maintain an engineering podcast wiki section as part of the Engineering Learning Wiki.
    eContent - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - Comments
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    More Disjointed Thoughts
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    My headset microphone died and I need to get a new mic. Thankfully, I Came, I Saw, I Learned has a couple of articles ... above article----------------------------------------------------------------------Doug Holton on the EduTech Wiki ...
    In the Middle of the Curve - Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - Comments
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    Modeling and Control ... It's not Rocket Science!
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    ... modeling and control problems for our model rockets! I will add these sites to the Engineering Learning Wiki. Oh ...
    eContent - Thursday, August 14, 2008 - Comments
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    Dojolearning - Haheee-ya!
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    ... solution from a learning perspective from the beginning.  Usually it is “We have a product.  Oh ya, and you can learn with it, too.”  But it is not focused on learning. Dojo Learning is different.  They recognized this and ... that is OK.  Dojo Learning is similar.  It doesn’t have everything you might think of when you hear “social learning.” It is more of a course creation product with elements of social learning.  Yet what it can do is ... functionality can point the learner to potential resources on the web where they can learn more. With everything there you ...
    Engaged Learning - Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - Comments
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    Self-service education
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    Are you getting tired of self-service? I actually will not be surprised when I’m given a job aid and scalpel when I show up at the doctors office. Imagine all these people in little rooms with their scalpels being overseen by one person like the self-service checkouts at the Home Depot. In corporate training we’re talking a lot about wikis, blogs, RSS, podcasts, vodcasts, bookmarking, etc. Isn’t this just more work for the learner? * create your own content ... ” is? I don’t know about you, but I’m not making any money doing all this stuff for myself. E-learning ...
    Janet Clarey - Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - Comments
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    Daily Bookmarks 08/12/2008
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    ... a blog or wiki, using social networks to interact and share information, as a learning professional I can monitor those channels to see where additional learning interventions might be appropriate.Not as a punishment, mind you, but as a sort of ongoing just-in-time learning needs analysis and opportunity for coaching. If a lot of questions suddenly start popping up on the network, that’s a pretty good sign that as a learning professional I may need to do something ... The Bamboo Project Blog: Privacy, Social Media and Learning Businesses and organizations may worry about social ...
    Experiencing eLearning - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - Comments
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    Enginering Learning Custom Search
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    The utilization of the Engineering Learning Wiki has been fantastic. Thus, you've challenged me to increase the functionality ... You will now find a new search engine on the wiki ... wiki linked sites search. This capability was ... Engineering Learning Wiki pages, the root page of all wiki linked sites, and is updated automatically as wiki users add new content. I've embedded the code in this post to allow you to sample the search engine: Engineering Learning Wiki Site Search:   Remember, the wiki also has four other custom engineering learning search engines: Courses ...
    eContent - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - Comments
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    Engineering Design Software Tools Tutorials
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    I've been tweaking my Google Alerts, and via that research I've found some excellant tutorials which will assist the design engineer who uses many of the leading software tools. I intend to add each tutorial to the Engineering Learning Wiki's engineering design tools section, and will posted my own updated tutorial later this week on how to use Google Alert. Stay tuned ... Ansoft Microwave and Electromagnetic Tutorials ANSYS Short Course  - Cornell University ANSYS Tutorials - University of Alberta MATLAB Basics - Purdue and Cambridge University Simulink Basics - Purdue ...
    eContent - Monday, August 11, 2008 - Comments
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    LabView Learning at Middle C
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    ... been added to the electrical engineering section of the Engineering Learning Wiki (and are indexed in the courses search engine). Although this post has been about LabView and music, via Professor Doering Rose-Hulman profile, I learned about CLEO (Circuits Learning by Example). This service has over 250 examples covering a two-semester ...
    eContent - Thursday, August 7, 2008 - Comments
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    Need Innovation? Ask R2-D2 and C-3PO!
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    ... provides a link to the most recent episode.. Engineering Learning Wiki: Podcast Section Here you've find links to the ... This blog often focuses upon engineering learning content. Without innovation within your engineering design groups, it's debatable how long your company will survive. If you need to encourage better understanding of the innovation process, and it's potential roadblocks, download and listen to this podcast. The source (Harvard's IdeaCast) and the message is excellent. I particularily liked the interviewer's first question of the author, Scott Kirsner: ...
    eContent - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - Comments
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    MATLAB and Martians!
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    ... and approach two mathematicians with the following problem ... Learn the Martian mathematics problem over on Blinkdagger View MATLAB posts only Blinkdagger is one of my recommended engineering blogs over at the Engineering Learning Wiki.
    eContent - Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - Comments
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    More on elearning 2.0 SOA
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    Complexity vs easily changed: I’m an etutor or a teacher, I’ve already packed the learning (how the hell can you pack learning?) (oh yes, because there are learning objects…) or, what’s worse, the system makes me ... , modifications, should be as easy as editing a wiki. Just a click away, because that makes technology as thin as air… 5 ... anyone, I do mean ‘anyone’…belonging to the learning community. 6. Predetermined uses vs unintended uses ... limited by the e-walls of a LMS and a login. That’s why blogs and wikis should be self-contained, everything ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Monday, August 4, 2008 - Comments
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    C and C++ Programming Courses
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    ... the Engineering Learning Wiki software engineering section (and search engine).   ... C and C++ Programming are the two languages one needs to learn to get going in "scientific programming". Thus, if you are trying to do more than learn the Microsoft environment, here are some free video lecture based courses to get you started: C Programming (and a while lot more) from Indiana University and Purdue C++ Programming from the University of South Queensland Please note that the "Indiana" offering also has courses like Visual Basic, ASP.NET and Intro to ...
    eContent - Sunday, August 3, 2008 - Comments
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    The NorthStar Nerd goes YouTube
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    ... courses. However, please note that all of these providers are found via my Engineering Learning Wiki and Search Engines. In every instance, via this blog or my wiki you'll access higher resolution copies of the exact same content.  ...
    eContent - Sunday, August 3, 2008 - Comments
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    The Worst Part of Distance Education " Life as I Know It
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    ... example of this. Personally, I think this would be a wonderful way to learn - using blogs, wikis, instant messaging, and ... such an open, social learning experience that had great participation. I realize that many professors might not care ... Etches-Johnson highlight how stagnant current course management systems can be. Learning via WebCT is not the most ... is at SCSU. There are so many great tools to enhance social interaction and learning - and I think we need to have ... on… It’s just not my best mode of learning. Jennifer Says: July 16, 2007 at ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University
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    REGISTRATION CLOSED > workshop descriptions recent events Opening Learning Interplay Symposium The Opening Learning ... DISCUSSION Share your thoughts and insights in the symposium wiki and blog. > Symposium website > Symposium wiki OLI course designs improve learning outcomes Using intelligent tutoring systems, virtual laboratories ... ?? or, more precisely, to enact the kind of dynamic, flexible, and responsive instruction that fosters learning. > OLI ... Statistics Course in Accelerating Student Learning In this study, results showed that OLI-Statistics students learned a ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Second Life Education Wiki - SimTeach
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    Second Life Education Wiki From SimTeach Jump to: navigation, search Linden ... support teaching and learning. Membership is open. Contact group owner Kathy Dryburgh (SL)/Kathy Schrock (RL) for more ... "Handout for Instructors" HTML and PDF was created for the 2005 Games, Learning, and Society Conference based on lessons learned from the Elon University GST364 course. (updated, Feb. 2007) SL Tools: Getting the Most out of Groups Teaching ... communication with your class. The SaLamander Project - a MERLOT Community to develop a 3D Learning Materials ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Culture of Evidence for Distributed Learning
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    Contribute Library| Blogs| Jobs| Podcasts| Wikis| Events Groups Feeds ... Distributed Learning EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Culture of Evidence for Distributed Learning Created by Carie Lee Page (EDUCAUSE) on April 13, 2007 In this 46-minute recording, well hear from Charles Dziuban and Patsy Moskal in a session entitled A Culture of Evidence for Distributed Learning. They summarize the results of their 10-year, evolving impact evaluation of distributed learning at the University of ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Corporate Training & e-Learning Blog
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    ... certainly cant ignore rapid e-learning, m-learning, wikis, blogs, podcasting, virtual worlds, social networking, and other ... Corporate Training & e-Learning Blog July 17, 2008 ... business skills can be explained/taught but not effectively learned through mere discussion/lecture, such as being able to manage. You can learn a lot about management, but that doesnt mean you will be any good at doing it. "No amount of ... kinds of skills need to be learned slowly and by doing/practicing them, not just learning about them.Training should ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    knowledge tree
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    ... experimenting with a wiki to co-create an article Interview: New E-learning with Jane Hart, of Janes E-Learning Pick of the ... , enjoy the 2007 editions of Australias premier e-journal of learning innovation. ISSN 1448-2673 Subscribe ... perspectives on the use of personal learning environments (PLEs) and learning management systems (LMS) to facilitate learning. Notwithstanding the extensive work already done on this issue by other Australian e-learning leaders in the web2debate wiki, this live conversation explores some of the concerns and complexities of working across both open ...