Thanks to Tweets from @russeltarr, I saw work of Jonathan Harris is phenomenal in helping us visualize the world, massive, bit, world around us. These two tools merge art with rapid access to learning. I call this mapping and visualization…
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Is there Catharsis in Web. 2.0? “I am hungry for love”
Is there Catharsis in Web 2.0? I am in search for something in Web 2.0. The end is clear to me: How to find cathartic or closure like experience with the aid of Web 2.0. My background is in organizational…
Ray’s Wacky Video – Blur Between Learning and Applying
Are you emphasizing learning or applying? There is a blur and the more you focus your investment in applying the better your returns will be. And learners learn better. Salient points of the video * Blur Between Learning and Applying…
Does your e-Learning Program carry junk?
How many times have you moved houses over the years? Have you wondered why it is so difficult to rid of old junk? As our homes shrink in space, we rent “storage space” – mostly for unnecessary, costly, emotional junk.…
Book Release – Scenario-Based Learning (SBL): Using Stories To Engage e-Learners”
After hundreds of hours conducting workshops, developing SBLs, learning and researching with friends, my book Scenario-Based Learning (SBL): Using Stories To Engage e-Learners” is out. Go to www.lulu.com, search for SBL or Ray Jimenez. It has over 200 pages and…
Orlando Guild Articulate – Session on Stories and SBL
March 9-10, 2009, I will present on Stories and SBLs – how to engage eLearners. My presentation starts with the story of “Pursuit of Happines” as a stage to show the elements of stories and how they engage learners. Then…
No Ugly Content Please: iPhone’s Modality Learning Is Great, but It Will Not Work with “Ugly Looking” e-Learning Content
I stumbled upon eQuixotic Blog and was impressed with Chris’ quality and mission. Chris talks about Apple’s July 11, 2008 release of Modality Learning. View Steve Jobs’ Keynote Address at WWDC 2008. Comments: 1) In the training industry, many times,…
e-Learning 2.0: Surveying Learner Participant TechnoProfile
Social Networking: Surveying Learner Participant TechnoProfile I have been fine-tuning a survey tool to gauge the TechnoProfile of the target learning audience in social learning, networking, collaboration and Learning 2.0 environments. I call it “Learner TechnoProfile.” The survey design is…
“Beyond Blogs – It Will Be Here After the Bubble Bursts”
Stephen Baker of Business Week says in a video, “We will be using blogs and other tools, even after the blog bubble bursts, if there is one.” I remember the upside of the last .COM bust. A lot of the…
Visualization – IBM’s Many Eyes Rocks – A Tool for Social Network Leaders
There is a lot of progress in web 2.0 tools and widgets in the area of visualization of data, interaction or process. Searchme.com and C Dragon are good examples. The idea is that the more people can visualize data, the…
Culture of Training Impact Evaluation
Let’s make it a culture “that a training impact evaluation” be done for every training effort. According to Elliott Masie: “The hardcore answer is that every time we start a project for a business unit, we demand that an impact…
Information Overload, Interruptions in Flow – Reduce Productivity
In “3-Minute e-Learning” I focused on the need to present to learners content that is critical to their performance. This is necessary because of the frequent interruptions and preferences of learners to randomly move around whenever they are in online…
No Physical Space, No Constraints – Video on Information Revolution
Another one of Michael Wesch’s short video presentations. A wonderful way of summarizing what profound impacts digital technology has on the way we live, learn and play. An interesting way to understand the value of social networking. Ray Jimenez, PhD…
The BIG Plus of Compliance Training
True, many compliance training are delivered because of the CYA mentality. But there is a plus side to this. Yesterday, I accompanied my wife who checked out from the hospital after a major surgery. Thank God, she is fine. In…
“I’ve Been Robbed!” “I’ve Been Sexually Abused.” Emotional Events in Scenario-Based e-Learning
In preparation for an upcoming workshop at the eLearning Guild’s conference on Using Story Telling in Developing Engaging e-Learning in Orlando, Florida on April 14, 2007, I thought I would share with you about Emotional Events. One of the main…