Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2022

If I’m stuck on something and need help figuring out how to solve a problem or negotiate with a client, that’s the group I turn to. I posted my top ten tools for learning in 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2011 , 2014 and 2021. For my own learning and self-improvement, I also use Slack and Diigo. Past posts.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Having a problem getting PowerPoint to behave?  Repeat steps 10-12 for any remaining text boxes on the slide.    Once you have placed all of the text into Content Placeholders, your slides will follow your master slides' layouts.   Email  your issue. I may be able to help and then share the solution here.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 2, 2011

  PowerPoint 2007 (with internet).    PowerPoint 2007 (without internet). The best part: you can specify what part of the video you want the conversion to start and end with--so if you just want 15 seconds of the clip right in the middle, no problem.  by AJ George.   PowerPoint 2008 for the Mac.

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Infopro Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In another study (Atkinson, 2002), a group of students learned to solve proportionality word problems with the help of an on-screen agent who spoke to them, giving a step-by-step explanation for the solution.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 27, 2024

If I’m stuck on something and need help figuring out how to solve a problem or negotiate with a client, I generally use the Slack chat for the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals (ONILP). I posted my top ten tools for learning in 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2011 , 2014 , 2021 and 2022.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

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NOVEMBER 14, 2007

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 21, 2011

.    While resizing a PowerPoint presentation is easy, there is a slight problem.   To resize a PowerPoint presentation: In PowerPoint (2007 or 2010), choose Design > Page Setup. PowerPoint's measurement system is in inches, while Captivate works in pixels. But we've got you covered.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 30, 2010

One of the new pedagogical models based on story-telling is Story-centered curriculum, proposed by Roger Schank in 2007. Another is scenario-based curriculum development, suggested by Ray Bareiss Sukhjit Singh (2007). In a problem-centric view, this is the basic problem that the protagonist is attempting to solve.

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

Excerpts from the Best of T+D | 2007 - 2009 Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : As knowledge workers, we are like actors--only as good as our last performance. Professionals are anyone who does work that cannot be standardized easily and who continuously welcomes challenges at the cutting edge of his or her expertise.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2014

This is similar to the idea underlying the concept of criterion-referenced tests which defines the performance of each test-taker without regard to the performance of others (Shrock & Coscarelli 2007). 2007) Criterion-Referenced Test Development: Technical and Legal Guidelines for Corporate Training. Carr-Chellman (Eds.),

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 17, 2010

  Here is a quick memory aid for the were / was problem: "If I wuz  you" is always wrong--it's even spelled wrong! Future: If I am selected for the new job position, I will make sure we all get raises. [I I am actually being considered for the new job, so I am not supposing the impossible.].

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The Performance Improvement Blog

AUGUST 1, 2012

The example she uses is an innovative program for adolescents and their families struggling with substance abuse and mental health problems. In 2007, banks knew foreclosures were occurring at an alarming rate but that didn’t stop loan officers from making risky loans. She helped get the program started and led the evaluation effort.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The concept of a MOOC is itself not very old (started in 2007-2008), so I wouldn’t really worry if it sounds completely alien. Any problems you see in applying MOOCs to corporate world? If you are completely new to MOOC you’d do well to check the Wikipedia page here for a quick intro and lots of links to read further if you wish.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2009

Like many bloggers, I definitely had a slow start: only 44 views in all of January 2007. 2007: 16799. 2007: 91 , in August. WordPress quit providing statistics in June of 2007, instead recommending people switch to Feedburner. My growth hasn’t been steady, but 2008 was steadier than 2007. 2008: 61062.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 6, 2011

My first thought about Swiffy was that it would solve a LOT of the problems I hear with SWF content not playing on Apple devices like the iPad. In what may be another boon for mLearning, last week Google released a beta tool called Swiffy , a free Flash to HTML5 converter. M-Learning 101: I'll Take My Rapid E-Learning to Go.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 11, 2010

Back in 2007, I attended a keynote address by Dr. Peter Joyce of Cisco Systems who predicted a shortage of Information Technology workers. One from a blog entry I wrote in 2007 called Hire That Kid! The Newsweek article states that part of the problems is that we have academic programs that don't produce the kind of people we need.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

by AJ George A couple weeks ago I upgraded from Microsoft Office 2007 to Microsoft Office 2010--at least I tried to upgrade. After struggling with this problem for hours, I got in touch with Microsoft tech support. Hypothetically I could have just upgraded everything except Outlook 2007. The actual fix takes only minutes.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

by AJ George   Do you often find yourself chugging away at a presentation, only to have PowerPoint crash and give you some variation of the "MS Office has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience," message?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 15, 2010

A second problem is the clarity of the marking. One of the last problems to be solved in tracked changes was how to mark text that was moved. Word 2007 and 2010 solve that with an elegant green double-strikethrough and double-underline format with links between the moved from and moved to locations.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 15, 2011

Here are some examples of sentences with problems. Bring your actual problem sentences, hyphenation questions, and other grammar conundrums and have them answered once and for all. To be prepared to answer it, you need to know the names of common grammar errors that a writer can make. And, of course, it helps to know how to fix them.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 24, 2011

" So the solution to this problem is just about the same as the solution I offered last week: leave the other person's name out, choose your correct pronoun, and then add the other person back in: "Jennie and my department. So the right way to say the problem sentence we started with?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

    Adding the animation effect was not a problem. The problem was that after the boat "flew" in, I wanted little people to appear on the boat. I wanted to animate the boat below so it "sailed" onto the slide. Then from Animations > Effect Options , I selected From Right.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 25, 2012

For example, researchers from the University of Haifa published a study in Nature Neuroscience in 2007 in which study participants who took a 90-minute nap after learning a task improved their ability to perform the task again later that day. in Germany trained subjects how to solve a math problem using a tedious method.

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Jane Hart

MAY 1, 2012

“Current educational practices that have a set curriculum, norm or standards based assessments and prescribed lesson agendas are often misaligned with an orientation that celebrates difference in learners and learning (Mentis, Quinn, & Ryba, 2005, as cited in Mentis, 2007). “Let’s go over the history course first.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 6, 2010

I went about the task using my usual process: after saving the Word file, I went to click on the Acrobat tab found in Word 2007 to bring the Acrobat Ribbon forward. An internet search about the missing PDFMaker quickly revealed that I was not imagining this problem, and I was not alone in my discovery. Customers using Acrobat 9.0

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The problem is PowerPoint only shows you where the image begins in the motion path. About the author: AJ George is IconLogic's lead Technical Communicator and author of both " PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials " and " PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials."

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Here are some problem sentences:   He wondered who/m to hire as the new ski instructor.   About the Author:   Jennie Ruby is a veteran IconLogic trainer and author with titles such as "Editing with Word 2003 and Acrobat 7" and " Editing with MS Word 2007 " to her credit.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 6, 2011

This week a past student of my Editing with Acrobat class contacted me with this problem: The page numbers used in the Comments pane at the bottom of her screen did not match the page numbers displayed in the page number field at the top of the screen. by Jennie Ruby.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 6, 2011

Bring your actual problem sentences, hyphenation questions, and other grammar conundrums and have them answered once and for all. Does your office have a policy like this? Do you use a lot of acronyms? Do you avoid them? I would love to hear from you. My next live, online grammar class is a one-day review, May 10.

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 10, 2011

The following quote comes from a 2007 academic report to NIACE, Learning at Work: Towards More “Expansive&# Opportunities. The Smart Worker : needs immediate access to solutions to performance problems. This post looks at L&D’s approach to the wider concepts of informal and social learning in the organisation.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 3, 2010

I love hearing from our readers with questions on usage, style, grammar, and other writing problems. About the Author:  Jennie Ruby is a veteran IconLogic trainer and author with titles such as "Editing with Word 2003 and Acrobat 7" and "Editing with MS Word 2007 " to her credit.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

For me this is not a problem and is worth the extra battery life I gain by leaving it off. About the author: AJ George is IconLogic's lead Technical Writer and author of both " PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials " and " PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials. Note: Image above courtesy www.sprint.com.

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Mindflash

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

After 10+ years of salvaging presentations (and professional reputations) I thought it was time to compile some answers for three of the most universally puzzling PowerPoint problems: 1. Here’s a nice little tutorial that walks through some of the basic steps around working with sound files in PowerPoint 2007.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 14, 2010

  To delete a word from the Custom dictionary, in Word or PowerPoint 2007 click the Office Button, and at the lower right of the menu, click Word Options or PowerPoint Options. Click the problem word, click Delete , and then click OK on each of the successive dialog boxes.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Yee and Bailenson (2007) have shown that an experience as an avatar can change a person’s real life perceptions and behaviors. Increase in learner’s self-efficacy (confidence to perform the task for which they trained), increased ability to solve problems and to work with others. Bandura’s (1986) social learning theory.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 22, 2011

Some of these problems may have more than one correct answer. Bring your actual problem sentences, hyphenation questions, and other grammar conundrums and have them answered once and for all. by Jennie Ruby. Here are the answers to last week's grammar challenge. Were you able to name the errors? Did you fix them correctly?

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