... the learning.  True, it can’t do what other rapid elearning products like Articulate can, but it isn’t ... 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 ...

... model, shown above, which he presented at a recent eLearning Network event on rapid e-learning, consists of a pyramid ... Back in December I posted about what I predicted would become e-learning's two tiers. To remind you: High end The top tier would be e-learning that delivers something special, something that can't be achieved easily other ways. This ... specialists. You would expect e-learning content at this higher level to include a degree of intelligence or ... workers. Content generated using social learning technologies such as wikis, forums, blogs and the like, is an ...

Steve Jobs Can Teach You About Designing E-Learning - The Rapid eLearning Blog 67. The Social Affordances of the ... CONNECT 7. eLearn: Opinions Good short article on characteristics of 2.0 collaboration 8. e-learning 2.0 ... and E-Learning, Part II. 18. E-Performance Essentials: ELearning and Social Software An interesting article - Early e ... Article E-learning 2.0 37. eLearn: Best Practices - What do you mean when you say usability? 38. Minds on Fire: Open ... for the 21st Century 93. Social software: E-learning beyond learning management systems 94. eLearn: Case ...

I must confess to being more than a little baffled by the aversion of the e-learning community to the concept of a page ... reflective work in forums, wikis or blogs. One of the most exciting aspects of the whole move to rapid content development is ... so many online learning materials, and the idea of progressing through these in sequence makes a lot of sense when there's a logical flow to the learning strategy and when exploration isn't a critical element, as it would be with a branching ... boring, no way is this a limited learning offering. What about the lack of interactivity? Now I'd be the first to ...

... variety comes a big question of the value of ID as compared to a SME with a Wiki or rapid eLearning tool.How to Respond ... designers should be able to use the tools? Do you think instructional designers should go away and leave the rapid tools to the SMEs?If we want SMEs to use rapid eLearning tools to create content, do they need training in ID? What training?If ... greatest rapid development tools? Not if our SME's are using them also? Is it our knowledge of psychometrics when we create ... Training vs eLearning : eLearning TechnologySee the commentsw/Mindshare: Juggling eLearning vs Online TrainingVinnie - ...

... variety comes a big question of the value of ID as compared to a SME with a Wiki or rapid eLearning tool.How to Respond ... designers should be able to use the tools? Do you think instructional designers should go away and leave the rapid tools to the SMEs?If we want SMEs to use rapid eLearning tools to create content, do they need training in ID? What training?If ... greatest rapid development tools? Not if our SME's are using them also? Is it our knowledge of psychometrics when we create ... Training vs eLearning : eLearning TechnologySee the commentsw/Mindshare: Juggling eLearning vs Online TrainingVinnie - ...

Personal Learning Knowledge Work Environment 1,199 3 23 Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning ... 754 3 40 Rapid eLearning Tools 4,337 11 35 Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools - A ... is eLearning 2.0? 6,890 16 152 Rapid eLearning Tools 4,337 11 35 First Time Visitor ... 9 24 Software Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools) 1,724 2 11 Personal Learning for ... Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools 1,140 9 43 eLearning 2.0 Presentation - ASTD OC ...

Tom Kuhlmann's excellent Rapid e-Learning Blog attempts to capture What everybody ought to know about PowerPoint in one posting, and makes a good start. I agree fundamentally with Tom that PowerPoint is not an evil - it is a highly versatile tool that is more often than not used very poorly. Much as some of us like to blame all the world's ills on Microsoft ... branching scenario (taken, I am proud to say, from the script for the 30-minute masters) and how a PowerPoint-based rapid e-learning module can be integrated with collaborative tools such as polls, surveys, wikis, etc. Keep at it Tom, because ...

Back in April I initiated, with Cammy Bean, the 30-minute masters project (see original posting), the purpose of which was to develop a curriculum to train subject-matter experts in the design of rapid e-learning materials for use in the workplace. To encourage the support of the wider community of learning bloggers, I set up a 30-minute masters wiki with ... outline. Hopefully this script can then, in turn, be developed into an exemplar rapid e-learning course - our very own ... the script. All other contributors are most welcome. Links to the script wiki pages can be found from the ...

Posts on eLearning Tools:What is Rapid eLearning?eLearning Tools - Wikis, Blogs and MoreeLearning Course Authoring Tool Satisfaction - MoreAuthoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-upsUse of Wikis as Compared to Other ToolsCaptivate and Articulate for Interactive Slide-Based PresentationsShift in eLearning Solutions from Pure Courseware towards Reference HybridsDirection of eLearning Solutions - Emergence or Big SystemFuture Platforms for eLearning SolutionsView of eLearning Development Software - Ease vs. PowerPoint Solutions vs. Suites and Composition in eLearning ...

... eLearning Software posts:eLearning Software Tools Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Software Satisfaction ... for eLearning Software.What is Rapid eLearning Software? - Description of eLearning Software for rapid eLearning.Rapid eLearning Software - Another post looking at eLearning Software for rapid eLearning.View of eLearning Development Software ... Tools) - eLearning Software aimed at producing Software Simulations.eLearning Software - Wikis, Blogs and More - Alternative eLearning Software tools.Use of Wikis as eLearning Software- another post on Wikis as eLearning ...

... and produce effective rapid e-learning materials. Cammy suggested that we (the interested members of the blogging community) should co-operate in coming up with a curriculum, perhaps using a wiki. Well, I thought that was a great idea, and took away the action step of setting up the wiki and populating it with initial content. That I have done and you can find it here.To be absolutely clear, the goal of this first exercise with the wiki is to develop a content outline for what may become a short course to train subject-matter experts in the design of rapid e-learning materials for the ...

Authoring ToolsSeveral questions came up recently around Authoring Tools and I wanted to point people to some past posts on authoring tools that I think serve as good foundation.eLearning Course Authoring Tools Satisfaction - MoreArticulate, Captivate, and Lectora Tops in Authoring Tool SatisfactionCourse Authoring Tools and Rapid Authoring Tools SatisfactionUse of Wikis as Compared to Authoring ToolsRapid Authoring ToolsShift in Authoring Tool Use from Pure Courseware towards Reference HybridsWhat is Rapid eLearning? and Rapid Authoring Tools?

I attended the panel discussion on 'the future of rapid e-learning tools' at the eLearning Guild's Annual Gathering in Boston today with a misunderstanding. I thought I knew what 'rapid e-learning' meant. After all, LTI Magazine defined raid e-learning as "courseware (live or self-paced) developed in less than three weeks, where SMEs act as the primary ... badly on the training department. Whatever, it's clear that even the e-learning professionals aren't setting such a ... their products at a few thousand e-learning professionals, why not swim in the big pond? SMEs (which means anyone who ...

... new fangled rapid e-learning tools that everyone's talking about (I know, I'm a little slow on the uptake!). Well anyway ... recommend this particular tool to develop long pieces of self-study learning, I don't believe there are many circumstances in which I would recommend anyone to do that anymore anyway. So call me a rapid e-learning convert. ... I'm in the middle of designing and developing a new blended learning course on the whole subject of embedded learning ... workshop. My general philosophy is, as far as possible, to have the participants co-create the content in a wiki as an ...

The Learning Circuits big question for January asks "What are the trade offs between quality learning programs and rapid e-learning and how do you decide?"Well, there's an assumption underlying this and I'm questioning it. Who says e ... development of interactive e-learning materials, where these are clearly needed, should always be rapid. The development process ... isn't a member of the e-learning community who hasn't worked on projects that were over-engineered, over budget and appeared ... occasions on which these are needed are not that frequent and, even then, the use of e-learning must be ...

... understanding topics, but that's different than giving Rapid eLearning tools to SMEs.rapid e-learning's primary value is in ... I ran across a link to an article on Learning Circuits - Rapid E-Learning Grows Up and I apologize, because I can't ... of my own learning style. So, let's be honest that much of what Rapid eLearning provides is the ability to quickly go ... " experience.Rapid e-learning pioneer Jennifer DeVries has an apt analogy: "I see rapid e-learning like the desktop publishing ... rapid e-learning tools are going to transform the e-learning industry in much the same way, so that e-learning ...

... rapid elearning".  BUT, it IS far more powerful and impactful as a learning tool.  You merely need to ... This is a post that is far overdue.  HUGE thanks to Heidi Fisk and the eLearning Guild for putting on such a great ... create something in this space, so keep your eyes open for something VERY cool!RSS:  The New Learning PipelineI ... ?This was a fun session to do with my learning colleagues.  It was also great to meet Tony Karrer in person.  ... both touched on a similar theme of rapid change, technology, and user-generated content and conversations. Its ...

... involvement of the learning department, i.e., they need some kind of rapid eLearning tool that can be used by SMEs. The ... up previously.One of the people on the team creates a page in the Wiki on Rapid eLearning. They put a quick note on the ... their blogline account and subcribes to (a) RSS feed from PB Wiki, (b) various eLearning Blogs, (c) all Blogger blogs from ... process.Finally, there's an important side note here. As part of your eLearning Strategy development, you should be learning ... In my previous post, I examined Personal Learning for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools to Make ...

Tony Karrer sums up his thoughts on Rapid eLearning  - More Definition.   He points to Kineo's Rapid e-Learning Briefing.Both post have the following list of seven key elements to rapid e-learning...Can be developed in 21 ... out.Special Note:  I will purchase and use rapid e-learning tools because the end result is what the customers want at ... blink to how ever long it takes to get the job done.Rapid e-Learning is a comfortable evolutionary step towards the ... special person identified, everyone's an expertNO learning org investment:  the IT department has already implemented ...