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E-Learning
for the "Millennial" Generation
"In
the next five years, approximately 40 percent of the skilled
labor force will be eligible to retire...Simultaneously,
a new generation of employees…dubbed "gamers"
are entering the workforce with a different focus... A mentality
forged by playing video games, using handheld gadgets and
surfing the Internet."
-- From Karl Kapp's new white paper, Games,
Gadgets and Gizmos in the Guru Knowledge Center.
Mark
Lange at Entelisys
writes in Pong
vs Playstation, "As baby boomers grow older,
they’re being replaced by a younger workforce. This
workforce was raised on Playstations and Xboxes, not Pong
and Atari. Interactivity and attention span are inversely
related."
Free
Book Summary
Michael Allen's Guide
to E-Learning
Instructional
design secrets from the greatest practicing ID guru on the
planet. What can I say other than this is one of the 3 best
books ever written on the topic of e-learning (Ruth Clark
and Marc Rosenberg wrote the other two). Hey, skip this
summary and just go buy the book (but if you must have the
summary... get
4-page book summary).
Re-Launch
of E-LearningGuru.com!
New Knowledge Centers, Blog, White
Papers, more
For
the first time in 5 years I've completely redesigned the
site from the ground up. Many more features coming in early
2006 (and, yes, I'm rolling out RSS feeds too, stay tuned).
Click here to
check out new design. Tell
me what you think.
e-Learning
DevCon 2006
Steep Discounts for Early Registration
E-Learning
DevCon is the premier conference for hands-on e-learning
developers and instructional designers. Very practical and
applied in nature, not abstract theory. In fact, it is the
only conference to have received a 4/4 star rating from
Training Media Review. This year's conference will be held
in Salt Lake City, Utah. Steep discounts if you register
before Jan 31.
Case
Study: John Deere Localizes e-Learning
John
Deere worked with Transware
to localize an e-learning course. Good lessons learned and
useful text expansion chart. Click
here for summary, slides & comments in wiki.
College
Students and Use of Technology: Interview with Co-Author
of Educause Study
Mitch
Weisburgh interviews Robert Kvavik to get insights on how
college students are using technology.
- despite
being digital natives, students only have moderate preferance
for tech over classroom
- no
link between technology savvy and grade point average
- one
year jump in broadband access from 40% to 90% -- due to
sharing of off-campus wireless?
Click
here to read get interview.
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Job
of the Month
e-Learning Programmer, ScienceMedia (San Diego, CA)
"As
a programmer in the Development department, the successful
candidate will assist our team of developers in creating
science based educational materials." Click
here.
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Don't
forget to visit the brand new www.e-LearningGuru.com
and make it your browser's default home page.
-- 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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