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Archives: e-Learning Guru
- Vol 4.5: Aldrich interview, charity
- Vol 4.4: Tom Kelly Interview
- Vol 4.3: $100 computers
- Vol 4.2: Online video clips
- Vol 4.1: Learn SCORM
- Vol 3.10: Dashboard
- Vol 3.9: US Navy, truisms
- Vol 3.8: Flash teasers
- Vol 3.7: LeapPads in Afghan
- Vol 3.6: WiMax, Tips for Rapid Lrng
- Vol 3.5: Dashboard... Lrng Economics
- Vol 3.4: GenY... Readiness... Example
- Vol 3.3: Story-centered curricula
- Vol 3.2: Motivation...Evaluation
- Vol 3.1: Predictions 2004
- Vol 2.20: TechLearn 2003; PDFs
- Vol 2.19: Fidelity buys TEDS
- Vol 2.18: Click & Docent Merger
- Vol 2.17: Back to School
- Vol 2.16: Allen's Book, MIT
- Vol 2.15: Quick Ref; $99 Toolkit
- Vol 2.14: E-learning Name, SANTEC
- Vol 2.13: Lrng Objects
- Vol 2.12: Winning Proposals
- Vol 2.11: E-learning Translator
- Vol 2.10: Home page design
- Vol 2.9: E-learning & GPS
- Vol 2.8: E-learning Optimism
- Vol 2.7: New Book - Advertraining
- Vol 2.6: LCMS & LMS Analysis
- Vol 2.5: Bridging the Apathy Gap
- Vol 2.4: LMS Analysis & White Paper
- Vol 2.3: ROI & Metadata Response
- Vol 2.2: Enough ROI & Meta-crap
- Vol 2.1: Trends for 2003
- Vol 1.10: How to Market e-Learning
- Vol 1.9: Khan's Strategy & Andragogy
- Vol 1.8: Learning Portal & Analysis
- Vol 1.7: ROI Calculators & Mktplace
- Vol 1.6: e-Learning CROP Circles
- Vol 1.5: TechLearn 2002
- Vol 1.4: Implementing E-learning
- Vol 1.3: Final Thoughts on Hype
- Vol 1.2a: Has e-Learning Hit Bottom?
- Vol 1.2b: Debate of Hype Cycle
- Vol 1.1: Welcome and mission

e-Learning Basics for Newbies
- e-Learning Alphabet Soup
- Multiple "Modes" of e-Learning
- e-Learning Benefits and Drawbacks
- The e-Learning Project Team
- Tools for Building e-Learning
- Tech Talk: From Floppies to Wireless
- "Asynchronous" and "Synchronous"?
- CD-ROMs: Pro's and Con's
- Web-learning: Pro's and Con's
- What is Bandwidth? Why Does it Matter?
- What are Plug-ins?
- Making Streaming Video/Audio Work
- Should I Use CD-ROM or Web Delivery?
- CHECKLIST: Tech Q's to Ask

Systematic Design for e-Learning
- Intro to the ADDIE Model
- The "Analysis" Phase
- e-Learning Blueprints: The Design Phase
- Rapid Prototypes for e-Learning
- Using Scripts or Storyboards
- Shooting Video for Web: 5 Tips
- "I" is for e-Learning Implementation
- Evaluating e-Learning: Intro to Kirkpatrick
- CHECKLIST: Project Manager Scorecard

Adult Learning Theory
- Information is Not Instruction - David Merrill
- Malcolm Knowles and Birth of Andragogy
- Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction
- How to Write Great Learning Objectives
- The Magic of Learner Motivation: ARCS
- Constructivism & Discovery Learning
- CHECKLIST: Evaluate the ID
- Instructional Design: Simply Put

Usability & Interface Design
- e-Learning & the Neglect of the UI
- 1) Assisting User Memory
- 2) Put the User in Control
- 3) Logic and Consistency
- 4) Provide User Guidance
- CHECKLIST: Judging the Interface
- Developing GUI Standards

Blended Learning
- Blended Learning Models

Selling Internally for Support
- The Language of Senior Executives
- The Concerns of IT Departments
- Presenting the Business Case for e-Learning

The ROI of e-Learning
- The Financial Value of e-Learning
- Measuring e-Learning Costs
- Measuring e-Learning Benefits
- Calculating Cost Comparisons
- Conducting Break Even Analysis
- Calculating Cost Benefit Ratio
- Calculating e-Learning ROI
- Getting off the ROI Bandwagon

Case Studies: Great ROI
- Cisco's 900% ROI
- State of Oregon Saves $4m
- Improve Cust Svc & Save $
- IBM gets 2285% ROI
- Int'l Rec. reduces costs 75%

Marketing Internally to Learners
- Bridging the Apathy Gap
- Create e-Learning Epidemic (PDF)
- Promoting Your Investment
- Implementing e-Learning (video)
- eLearning is Not Important (audio)
- Getting Orgs to Adopt e-Lrng (PDF)
- Implementing eLearning (misc resources from Jay Cross)

Reusable Learning Objects & SCORM Issues
- A Primer on Learning Objects
- (Learning) Objects of Desire
- Do you really need reusability?
- Where Have All the Legos Gone?
- Being Objective (part 1)
- Being Objective (part 2)
- SCORM Odyssey
- Making Sense of Learning Specifications (Masie)
- Official SCORM Web Site
- Hodgins "Learning Tech Standards" (Audio)
- Metadata is Crap

Managing e-Learning
- Estimating e-Learning Budgets
- Finding e-Learning Vendors
- How to Write e-Learning RFPs
- Selecting an e-Learning Vendor
- Vendor Tricks & Traps
- Six Rules for Good Vendor Relationships
- Managing Custom e-Learning
- CHECKLIST: Project Management

Miscellaneous
- 10 Tips for Successful e-Learning
- Let's Get Small (Learning Objects)
- The Art of the Quick Reference
- MIT's OpenCourseWare - Huh?

Templates

	Request for Proposals (RFPs):
	-	Model RFP (short) for custom content development (word)
	e-Learning Project Management:
	-	Project & Team Organization Worksheet Contributor: Joan Busch (Word)
	-	Task List for Estimating Total Project Development Days (Word)
	ROI & Cost Benefit Calculators:
	-	Cost Comparison (Excel)
	-	Break Even Analysis (Excel)
	-	Cost-Benefit Ratio (Excel)
	-	Return on Investment (Excel)
	-	Internal Rate of Return (Excel)
	-	ILT vs e-Learning Cost Comparison (Flash-based)
	Evaluation:
	-	Pilot-test Evaluation Survey (Word)