Tony Karrer
OCTOBER 24, 2006
Saw an interesting post by Dennis Coxe - Sailing by the Sound: What Informal Learning Means To Me where he points out the conflict today between learning management systems and content access / informal learning: But what really struck me is that from what I have read is that the real rebellion against formal training versus what is called "informal training" is the slavish devotion to learning management systems.
Moodle Journal
OCTOBER 23, 2006
I hav e just looged out of the first Second Life conference for teachers, I think. I got into the conference from a French restaurant in Dartmouth via rather a weak wifi signal, in fact I am Blogging from here still. There were plenty of people and some interesting proposals for future projects, its all looking extremely promising, all in all a great show.
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The Learning Circuits
OCTOBER 25, 2006
I don't know how many of you have seen it, but over at WIRED , they did an article in which they asked a series of writers to follow in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway and write an entire story in just six words. Hemingway wrote "For sale: baby shoes, never used" and declared it his finest work. I have always been a fan of the Webby Awards and their restriction of only 5 words for acceptance speeches.
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Clive on Learning
OCTOBER 23, 2006
E-learning does, of course, take many forms, but for most corporate users the predominant usage is of interactive self-study materials, what used to be called CBT (computer-based training). Now interactive self-study does not have the best of reputations, with too many students complaining of the tedious, over-structured and impersonal nature of so many of the materials.
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Tony Karrer
OCTOBER 4, 2006
Updates recent studies show additional reasons: Blogging and Social Networking Boosts Your Social Life. Blogging -- It's Good for You. Update on Nov 21, 2007 - There's been a lot of discussion recently around using blogs for learning and I wanted to point to a few newer thoughts on this: Learning and Networking with a Blog (Deleted Scenes) Blogging - I'm Pushing Harder Now New Debate on Value of Blogs and Wikis in the Enterprise More eLearning Bloggers I must say that the response to The Learnin
Moodle Journal
OCTOBER 14, 2006
This week, I guess with no great surprise, I find that those people at Google, who no doubt have been keeping a watchful eye on our surfing habits, have made an encouraging response by launching Google for Educators. My first impression is that this has the makings of a powerful and valuable resource that already features a growing repository of materials, tools, ideas and stories.
The Learning Circuits
OCTOBER 16, 2006
The sessions at DevLearn went really well. You can find handouts from DevLearn sessions and you can find my session handouts at: What's Now and What's Next in e-Learning: Technologies and Practices Not sure if you'll need any special permissions to get these. If you do, let me know and I'll post them somewhere else. Now, let me say that many presentations I give, I know that when Monday rolls around after the conference, there won't be any real action.
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Clive on Learning
OCTOBER 18, 2006
What is the connection between computer software and women's clothing? No, idea? Let me tell you. With the costs of manufacture tumbling as retailers source from the Far East, along with a general easing of import restrictions, the costs of clothing in the high street have fallen to almost unbelievable levels. This is most evident in women's clothing, where at shops like Zara, Mango, H&M and Top Shop, clothing is practically given away.
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development
OCTOBER 6, 2006
Here is some excellent data on gamers. This post summarizes Nielsen's 3rd annual "Active Gamer Benchmark" study. What conclusions can the learning community draw from this data?
Tony Karrer
OCTOBER 30, 2006
A post by Jack Vinson pointed me to What's so great about tacit knowledge? and What's So Great About Tacit Knowledge? - Cont'd. Basically, a lot of what we do in Workplace Learning is trying to extract tacit knowledge (in people's heads), make it explicit (write it down) and then we even turn it into something that can be learned so it will become tacit knowledge in our learners heads.
Big Dog, Little Dog
OCTOBER 31, 2006
The Perfect Thing? - Internet Time Blog. The iPod came at exactly the right time, the convergence of storage, DRM, battery life, and media. More than that, the shuffle metaphor is right for our time. Tags: iPod Podcasting. What type of minds to nurture? - BBC. According to Howard Gardner of Harvard University, there are at least five kinds of minds that we should be developing: : disciplined, synthesising, creating, respectful, and ethical.
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Breakthrough eLearning
OCTOBER 26, 2006
Breakthrough eLearning Reflections on how to break through some of the barriers that prevent the achievement of excellence in eLearning.The 5-E Framework: Establish Value / Effect Change / Engage Stakeholders & Learners / Experiment / Evaluate Results Thursday, October 26, 2006 Its All in the Mix I cant seem to read a training journal, magazine, or conference abstract lately without hearing about blended learning.
The Learning Circuits
OCTOBER 10, 2006
What a great conversation our Big Question generated last week. As Tony has summarized, it seems most everyone agrees that blogs are great tool for acheiving some vital professional development characteristics that every learning professional should have: being self-reflective, being collaborative, being rigorous in supporting our positions, open to feedback, understanding our point of view and learning to share it, working knowledge of new technologies, are a few we've identified.
Clive on Learning
OCTOBER 13, 2006
I've been having a great deal of fun with shelfari , a new site that allows you to share with the world what sits on your bookshelf. Basically, you enter in the details of your books (ISBNs or titles and authors) and shelfari adds these to your 'shelf' along with cover pics and descriptions drawn from publishers' databases. The end result looks fantastic, which is what makes it so satisfying.
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development
OCTOBER 30, 2006
Check out the all-stars presenting to the Worldbank on Serious Games and Urban Planning. UofW Madison's David Shaffer , and Scott Osterweil from MIT. There is video of the session as well. Its in 2 parts: Part 1 , Part 2.
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Tony Karrer
OCTOBER 31, 2006
On ComputerWorld, ran into an article IBM: Tapping Employee Brain Power you may find the print version easier to read (and on one page). The article mentions something that I had heard about from Tony O'Driscoll at IBM, but had not seen in print: IBM's new values, which include putting client needs first and fostering innovation, may seem obvious, but Truskowski says the participatory, grass-roots means by which they were developed gives them credibility with employees â€" something they would h
Big Dog, Little Dog
OCTOBER 29, 2006
Web 2.0lier than thou - Rough Type. The process of social enlightenment always begins with the reshaping of language. According to Lessig, Web 2.0 is not, as you might have assumed, a technological or a business term. It's an ethical term, a moral term. Differences "in business models," he writes, "should be a focus of those keen to push the values of Web 2.0.".
Breakthrough eLearning
OCTOBER 12, 2006
Breakthrough eLearning Reflections on how to break through some of the barriers that prevent the achievement of excellence in eLearning.The 5-E Framework: Establish Value / Effect Change / Engage Stakeholders & Learners / Experiment / Evaluate Results Thursday, October 12, 2006 Taking Compliance Training Seriously The Masie Center recently reported that 60% of all new learning initiatives in large organizations are driven by legal compliance regulations.
The Learning Circuits
OCTOBER 8, 2006
In my assumed role as devil's advocate, I'll be bold and make another observation about the negatives of blogging. Using the very example of this blog, doesn't the "everybody blogging" (or everybody wikiing) principle inevitably result in what I'm tempted to call "learning labyrinths" in which focus can only be provided by individual participants or learners?
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Clive on Learning
OCTOBER 5, 2006
On October 3, Web 2.0 learning pioneers Nuvvo announced that it was for sale. Nuvvo styles itself as the 'eBay of online learning', because of its 'vibrant e-learning marketplace where online courses are promoted and purchased'. Back in July I posted Nuvvo: good idea, but needs good content. My argument was that I couldn't see them succeeding without seeding the system with a few gold nuggets (can you seed nuggets?
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development
OCTOBER 27, 2006
Hey Mark! Fantastic upgrade to e-Clippings ! Love it! Mark posted a challenge a few days ago. Here's my contribution. RIP, MIX, FEED! Repeat, repeat.infinity! I'd like to offer up the elearndev wiki as a place to rollup all of the fantastic input.
Tony Karrer
OCTOBER 31, 2006
Just saw this on TechCrunch - Google Acquires Wiki Collaboration Company Jotspot. Interesting timing in that I just posted about Matt Glotzbach's presentation at the Web 2.0 event. This suggests that Google will have a Wiki tool (that's partyly aimed at the enterprise) as part of their Google Office. Google already has blogger. Google now has a great wiki tool.
Big Dog, Little Dog
OCTOBER 26, 2006
Gestures Offer Insight - Scientific American Mind. Our body movements always convey something about us to other people. The body "speaks" whether we are sitting or standing, talking or just listening. Digg This: Talking to Gen Y - Business Week. Today's demographic trend is impossible to ignore and has big implications for workplaces across America.
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Breakthrough eLearning
OCTOBER 5, 2006
Breakthrough eLearning Reflections on how to break through some of the barriers that prevent the achievement of excellence in eLearning.The 5-E Framework: Establish Value / Effect Change / Engage Stakeholders & Learners / Experiment / Evaluate Results Thursday, October 05, 2006 Set Your eLearning Free We ran another in our continuing series of webinars on Thursday.
The Learning Circuits
OCTOBER 5, 2006
I have a few new aspects of "The Big Question" to announce. Both are designed to bring everyone in the greater LCB community a bit closer to each other and to enhance the conversation. Capturing the Big Conversation Through the magic provided by Cocomment and MySyndicaat we now have a chronological listing of all the comments made to all of the blog postings regarding The Big Question.
Clive on Learning
OCTOBER 5, 2006
Learning Circuits asks the question, should all learning professionals be blogging? There's been a fantastic response to this 'call to arms' already, but here's my take. In my experience over the past year, having delivered seminars and courses on e-learning to many hundreds of learning professionals, I'd have to say we're getting a little ahead of ourselves here.
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