eLearning Lets it all Hang Out
I read a report that came out titled Laboratories of Reform: Virtual High Schools and Innovation in Public Education. Published by the Education Sector, an independent education think tank in Washington, the paper provides an overview of online education at the high school level across the United States. Not surprisingly, the results are mixed; some…
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Creativity Precedes Technique
Our daughter was looking into what it takes to be an animator. She was checking out various computer animation and digital media programs. Interestingly, none of these programs really care about the applicant’s computer programming skills. They are looking for talented and creative artists. They will help them hone these skills and then teach them…
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Tap Into Your Organization’s Tacit Knowledge Pool
The training / learning model embraced by most organizations can be characterized as top-town, centre-to-periphery, and decidedly one-way. In other words, training is pushed from the centre, out to a dispersed audience of learners to be passively received in isolation. Not only is this usually not a very productive or enjoyable learning experience for trainees,…
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Let’s Broaden the Training Conversation
I really enjoy Donald Clark’s Plan B Blog. Clark is an Englishman with loads of experience in the training field. He has an acerbic wit and writes about training in general, and eLearning in particular, with a refreshing candor. You may not agree with everything Clark says, but there is no confusion about where he…
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eLearning is Green
In the course of helping a company devise an eLearning strategy, we were interviewing a number of key stakeholders in the organization. These interviews are an important part of the process of gathering information on the best ways of better integrating eLearning into the organization’s training mix. When we asked interviewees why the company wanted…
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Lessons from Wii Fit
Although the Wii Fit craze is long over, there is much to be learned from a learning perspective from this game. A balance board plays with the Wii console, hooks up to a TV, and allows users to perform various physical exercises on it (e.g. balance games, yoga, aerobic, and strength training) and see their…
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