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Masie's
Learning2005
Simulations...avatars...and
wikis, oh my! Elliott Masie is back with the Learning2005
conference and with one show he has recaptured the crown
for the premier learning event of the year. Click
here to read more of my thoughts on Learning2005 and
why Elliott is the consumate entrepreneur.
Free
Book Summary
E-Learning and the Science
of Instruction
As
an e-learning designer, this is the most dog-eared, underlined
book in my collection. Details many theories and solid research
studies showing what works, and what doesn't, in e-learning
design. Get
4-page book summary (pdf).
Guru
Interview with Will Thalheimer, Ph.D.
Karl
Kapp chats with Work Learning Research founder Dr. Will
Thalheimer. Thalheimer's mission is to "...translate
the good research into a format that helps instructional
designers, e-learning developers, trainers, educators, to
build better learning interventions." Some quotes:
- "...90%
of the gurus out there ought to be touting research-based
recommendations, and instead it's more like 1%"
- "...e-learning
has the opportunity to connect with learners over time,
that aspect of it needs to be taken advantage of... the
learning sticks better, or they forget less if they can
get spaced repetitions of meaningful content over time."
- "...a
simulation for example doesn't work because it simulates.
It works because it provides meaningful practice opportunities
in an authentic context and it provides repetition and
feedback."
Click
here to read full interview.
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Job
of the Month
e-Learning Instructional Designer, Esurance
"The
E-learning Instructional Designer is a member of the
Training & Development team responsible for the
design and development of online learning for over
1,000 employees." Click
here.
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How
to Podcast for Training - Step by Step
E-learning
expert and consultant Jim
Delaney has started a podcast series on how to use podcasts
for e-learning. Listen
to his initial five minute introduction.and sign up for
a feed.
You
can also Find Elliott Masie’s 10 minute "how to
podcast" here. Click
here and scroll down.
Elliott
Masie Launches RSS Reader and Feeds
www.LearningFeeds.com
Collobarative
eLearning Development System - QMind
It can
be hard to be on the leading edge of a new category. Not
quite an authoring system, not quite a content management
system, QMIND is an "eLearning
design collaboration platform." I viewed an impressive
demo recently that show how distributed project teams can
author in storyboards, port directly into Flash templates,
manage QA, and in fact manage every specific development
task required. Definitely check this out if you have work
on large projects, large teams, or a distributed work environment.
Here's
to seeing old friends in Orlando,
-- Kevin
Kevin
Kruse is an author, columnist, e-learning designer, and
entrepreneur. He can be reached at kkruse@e-learningguru.com.
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