Workforce: What’s in Store for 2004
Workforce: What's in Store for 2004"Although individual pieces of the puzzle in training and development have long existed--including classroom instruction, online training, applications for performance management and knowledge-management systems--it
instructional design Add tag Permalink | Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Interactive: The Capture of Saddam Hussein
Narrative: Capturing Saddam HusseinOh! So that's how he was captured. This interactive from NY times reveals the capture with pictures. Note that this was up just a day or two after Saddam's capture. Turn around times are definitely getting shorter. Here's another from Washington Post
thanks interactivenarratives
Add tag Permalink | Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Gerry McGovern: Avoid Santa Claus approach to content management
Gerry McGovern: Avoid Santa Claus approach to content management"Often the only software that meets everything on the wish list is big, expensive, cumbersome, and really difficult to use. Content management software should begin with the needs of the editor and writer, not with the demands of the IT manager."
content management Add tag Permalink | Monday, December 15, 2003
International Design Magazine: Q+A - Edward Tufte
International Design Magazine: Q+A - Edward Tufte"Is it impossible to teach in PowerPoint?
There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide. And for some complex topics, there's no true statement that will fit. What this means is that we shouldn't abbreviate the truth but rather get a new method of presentation."
[thanks infodesign]
Add tag Permalink | Monday, December 15, 2003
CLO: Connections: The Impact of Schooling
CLO: Connections: The Impact of Schooling"In a world where we don
school Add tag Permalink | Monday, December 15, 2003
TechNewsWorld: Online Learning and the ROI of Training High-Tech Wizards
TechNewsWorld: Online Learning and the ROI of Training High-Tech Wizards"The vast majority measure what they can easily--usage and completion, for instance. However, a small but growing portion are putting systems and processes in place to help assess if the material employees are training on is useful to their day-to-day job activities and to determine what the monetary payback of different training sources actually is. Some use control groups to do this. Some use surveys."
[thanks elearnspace]
Add tag Permalink | Thursday, December 11, 2003
CLO: Driving Performance Through Training
CLO: Driving Performance Through Training"In order to be a valued asset to your company, the training function must support the company's success. The best way to do this is to make the achievement of business objectives your primary goal. This will mean letting go of some traditional notions of what makes for effective learning, including the notion that training is always the answer. Use non-traditional approaches to learning."
Add tag Permalink | Thursday, December 11, 2003
Learning Circuits: The Future of the Profession Formerly Known as Training
Learning Circuits: The Future of the Profession Formerly Known as Training"We need to align the human side of the business so that it fits these new paradigms. Calling it
innovation Add tag Permalink | Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Thread: There Are Only Four Things That People Do On the Web
Thread: There Are Only Four Things That People Do On the Web
- People use the web to learn
- People use the web to feel
- People use the web to connect
- People use the web to trade
Add tag Permalink | Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Leader to Leader Institute: Five Pillars for Leading the Client-Focused Organization
Leader to Leader Institute: Five Pillars for Leading the Client-Focused Organization"What's the secret for building enduring client relationships? How do you make these relationships the cornerstone of your company
Add tag Permalink | Monday, December 08, 2003
Stephen Lieb: Principles of Adult Learning
Stephen Lieb: Principles of Adult LearningShort summary on adult learning approaches. "As do all learners, adults need to be shown respect. Instructors must acknowledge the wealth of experiences that adult participants bring to the classroom. These adults should be treated as equals in experience and knowledge and allowed to voice their opinions freely in class."
Add tag Permalink | Monday, December 08, 2003
Grant McEvan College: Criteria for Evaluating the Quality of Online Courses
Grant McEvan College: Criteria for Evaluating the Quality of Online Courses"The criteria presented in this guide are based on the national and international experiences of staff in the Instructional Media and Design department at Grant MacEwan College. Although they were developed to assist educators in evaluating the effectiveness of online courses, they may also be used as guidelines for course developers."
instructional design Add tag Permalink | Monday, December 08, 2003
Global Brand Forum 2003
elearningpost: Global Brand Forum 2003My notes from the Global Brand Forum 2003.
Add tag Permalink | Thursday, December 04, 2003
Optimize: The Lessons Of E-Learning
Optimize: The Lessons Of E-Learning"Top business leaders who abandoned E-learning to training departments must now get personally involved. By far, the best E-learning efforts include the involvement of CEOs, CIOs, and COOs who relentlessly link interactive education to bottom-line, real-life business drivers. This is a hands-on undertaking in every sense. When executive-level support is present, E-learning can show a quick ROI and help business audiences accomplish their goals
Add tag Permalink | Thursday, December 04, 2003
BBC: Concorde Tour
BBC: Concorde TourNice interactive that explores Concorde's cockpit, cabin and crew areas.
Add tag Permalink | Thursday, December 04, 2003
Section508: Accessibility tool: Step508
Section508: Accessibility tool: STEP508STEP508, the Simple Tool for Error Prioritization for Section 508 compliance, is an electronic tool that:
- Prioritizes the repairs you should make to ensure that your Web site is compliant with the accessibility requirements of Section 508.
- Provides the metrics to report your progress in improving the accessibility of your site over time.
Add tag Permalink | Wednesday, December 03, 2003
European Commission: m-learning
European Commission: m-learning"The products and services in development are designed to capture the interest of young adults (16 to 24) who are not currently taking part in education or training and to assist them in the development of life long learning objectives. The learning themes focus on subjects of interest to young adults, e.g. football and music, and the modules include activities designed to develop aspects of literacy and numeracy. m-learning's target audience includes young adults who are unemployed, under-employed or homeless."
Add tag Permalink | Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Learning Circuits: It’s All About Alignment
Learning Circuits: It's All About Alignment"Talk of aligning training with corporate goals is a time-honored tradition in training circles as the source of endless how-to books and conference sessions. But experts agree that too often, alignment remains stuck in the talk stage because the learning function isn
Add tag Permalink | Monday, December 01, 2003
DepticT! 2003: Winners List
DepticT! 2003: Winners List"DepicT! 2003 is the unique competition that challenges you to make a micro-movie of under 90 seconds." Check this one out -- Terrance Eats Knowledge.
Add tag Permalink | Monday, December 01, 2003
CIO: How to Create a Know-It-All Company
CIO: How to Create a Know-It-All CompanyThis article deals with strategies to enable employees share knowledge. "Very simply, the effort of sharing knowledge has to be less than the value of participating. KM is not like other IT applications. Most of the time, employees just ignore it if they so choose. Therefore, the act of sharing knowledge
Add tag Permalink | Monday, December 01, 2003
Utah State Univ: Pitch Journal
Utah State Univ: Pitch Journal"Pitch is a peer reviewed online journal in Instructional and Learning Technology. Articles in Pitch focus on pedagogical, technological, sociological, legal, and moral issues related to opening access to educational opportunity. Example topics include reusable media/learning objects, scalability issues, informal social networks for supporting learning, legal schemes for the sharing of open educational materials, and the right to education. Pitch is run by the OSLO Research Group at Utah State University."
instructional design Add tag Permalink | Friday, November 28, 2003
HBS Working Knowledge: Your New Core Strategy: Employee Retention
HBS Working Knowledge: Your New Core Strategy: Employee Retention"Nevertheless, one day in the not-too-distant future the job market will swing back toward the job seeker's advantage. And when it does, the effect on some organizations
Add tag Permalink | Thursday, November 27, 2003
Academic Technologies for Learning: The Web: Design for Active Learning
Academic Technologies for Learning: The Web: Design for Active Learning"This handbook will present the idea of interactivity as it applies to a cohesive design including high interface, content, and instructional design."
[thanks elearnspace]
instructional design, interface Add tag Permalink | Thursday, November 27, 2003
XPLANE: The life cycle of a high-performance workforce
XPLANE: The life cycle of a high-performance workforce"Efficiency in any company begins at the point of impact -- where an employee does a job. Beginning with corporate objectives, see how a real-time organization engages, develops, deploys and rewards its people to achieve optimal performance." Nice poster that describes the process.
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Add tag Permalink | Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Optimize: Turning Mind Into Matter
Optimize: Turning Mind Into Matter"The most central role in helping ideas take root, however, is that of the idea practitioner
innovation Add tag Permalink | Wednesday, November 26, 2003