I love storytelling and media. The video from Michael Walsh of Kansas State University touched me because it brought another view, often times missed, about the potential of what people can do with Web 2.0, Social Networking and other technologies.…
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Twitter # 16 – Thinking Widget
Designing and writing content to focus on what matters and doing this quickly is a difficult and painful process. What if we design a tool to help people think through and output their thoughts in useful published form? Ray Jimenez,…
If your Content is 1,000 pages, how do you discover the 10% key performance content?
Most training converted into e-Learning is based on linear, teacher-trainer delivery methods. Of course, just converting into e-Learning is a bad approach. Why? Because nobody wants to study a linear lesson online. The biggest value of e-learning is helping the…
Managing SMEs for Rapid e-Learning
Topics this issue: Based on a study on Rapid e-Learning published by the e-Learning Guild, one cause of delays in e-learning development is the difficulty in working with subject matter experts (SMEs). I have interviewed and worked with hundreds of…
Too Much Knowledge, Not Enough Time to Apply Learning
I had the opportunity to attend the presentation of Ken Blanchard in VNULearning Training Conference on Oct. 18. Two key points stuck in my mind: 1. Technology-based training tends to dump too much knowledge to the learners. 2. It provides…
Too Much Knowledge, Not Enough Time to Apply Learning
I had the opportunity to attend the presentation of Ken Blanchard in VNULearning Training Conference on Oct. 18. Two key points stuck in my mind: Technology-based training tends to dump too much knowledge to the learners. It provides less opportunity…
Rapid e-Learning: Increasing Speed of Development, Reducing Cost and Meeting e-learners’ Needs
Special Issue, 120-Page Article This article presents a series of strategies and tactics which help you answer these questions: How do I respond to rapid business needs for e-Learning? How do I decide which approach can dramatically increase the speed…
Rapid e-Learning Design and Development
Special Issue, 120-Page Article This article presents a series of strategies and tactics which help you answer these questions: How do I respond to rapid business needs for e-Learning? How do I decide which approach can dramatically increase the speed…
PDA-based e-Learning
Topics this issue: 1. PDA Learning: Some Design Concerns In today’s fast-paced world, we want to be able to maximize the seemingly little time we have and accomplish as many things as we can. We want to be in full…
How To Stay In Touch With Online Learners When Traveling
Topics this issue: 1. How to stay in touch with online learners even when traveling Doctors aren’t the only ones who need to be “on-call”. There are many instances when online learners need to have their questions answered by a…
Successfully Selling e-Learning Programs To Top Management
Topics this issue: 1. If the “Blind Swordsman” were to successfully sell e-learning programs to top management Gaining management approval for an e-learning program takes the skills of the Blind Swordsman-the Japanese movie hero who, though sightless, proves that he…
Controlitis: How to Avoid this Debilitating Trainer’s Disease
Topics this issue: 1. Loosen up control to muscle up e-learning effectiveness? Because instructors ultimately control the flow of e-learning information, many of them develop a debilitating disease: “Control-itis.”- “Control-itis” arises when the trainer comes to believe wrong-headedly that he…
In e-Learning, Is Content King?
Topics this issue: 1. In e-Learning, Is Content King? Just as some elementary school teachers considered Albert Einstein a mathematical dunce, others gave up early on the language skills of Winston S. Churchill – recognized today as a genius of…
How To Googlelize e-Learning Programs And Increase Its Repeat Value
Topics this issue: 1. Googlelize e-Learning Programs for Repeat Value We love Google for the way it helps us search tons of information to retrieve just the bytes we need, and for the way it helps us do this in…
Designing Effective Graphics For e-Learning Programs
Topics this issue: 1. Designing Effective Graphics For e-Learning Programs Many trainers and designers copy free canned graphics, and slap them into e-learning programs. It’s the easy way—but it rarely works. To make graphics function for you and help elearners…