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I’ve been making this point for several years: You are who you know. As the study details, what we reveal about ourselves in Facebook (or similar SNS) profiles is not as critical as mining the profiles of people we list as “friends”. I may be quite discrete in our privacy...
Creation and innovation are key elements in education. Research is concerned with discovering new schemes of connectedness between entities and evaluating the validity of those connections. No where does informal research, innovation, creating, and personal agency find a greater nexus point than in the work of entrepreneurs. I’ve owned several...
Roughly everything we do online is content of some sort. Each click can be captured. Each thought expressed in digital format serves as a future connection point. The trails we leave may not have much value today, but when someone decides to analyze trails left through a data mining tool,...
Learning powered by technology
The National Education Technology Plan (.pdf) reads like a somewhat random mix of concepts that have been discussed in various blogs and forums over the last decade: connected learning, 21st century skills, data-driven improvement, learning networks, life-wide learning, etc. Nothing new here. What is new, however, is the organization publishing...
Summary: Collapsing to Connections
I’ve posted a rough summary of my talk at TEDxNYED on my connectivism site: Collapsing to Connections...
Social Media Conference: Dave Snowden
TEKRI is hosting a conference on Making Sense of Social Media in Education, Government, and the Enterprise, April 25-26 in Edmonton. Dave Snowden is our keynote speaker. We are issuing a call for presentations. Deadline is March 21. The conference will run two days – Sunday is a social media bootcamp:...
eLearning Weekly
After writing weekly posts for nearly 3 years, I’m going to take a break for a while. Everything is going well personally and professionally (knock on wood), and I expect to return to blogging before too long. In the meantime, you can keep up with me on Twitter (@bjschone). A big...
Hi everyone… I’m taking a break to spend time with my family and friends, so I won’t be posting anything for this week (and maybe next week). Best wishes for 2010! Cheers, -B.J. ...
My New Year’s Resolutions For 2010
I’ve come up with a few ideas for my New Year’s Resolutions for 2010. Next year, I will… Experiment more with technology I usually do a decent job with this, but I’m going to do a better job in 2010 of trying lots of new software, tools, web sites, web applications, etc....
Five Words To Describe Corporate Learning in 2010
Jeanne Meister, author of the New Learning Playbook blog, wrote a post yesterday on the five words she predicts will describe corporate learning in 2010. I think she’s right on target… Here’s a brief summary, but be sure to check out her full post for more info. SocialThe word ’social’ is...
I had the pleasure of meeting Mike Rustici this year at DevLearn. Mike runs Rustici Software and he’s a total SCORM ninja. In our conversation, Mike mentioned a new service that is offered by his company – the service is called the SCORM Cloud. It was easy to see Mike...
Hot Topics in eLearning for 2009
Tony Karrer posted a list of the trending hot topics in eLearning for 2009, based on stats from his eLearningLearning.com site. Nothing is too surprising, but it’s very helpful how Tony linked to some of the more popular articles and blog posts related to each topic. Below are the hottest trending...
jay cross's Blogs
A wide ranging discussion on work patterns, learning, recruiting, retention, career development, and knowledge management....
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UNI eLearning News
Respondus Newsletter - March 2010
View the Respondus monthly newsletter or sign-up for Respondus updates on Twitter at http://newsletter.respondus.com/......
The eLearning system will be restarted between 5:30-7:00 AM on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. This maintenance is necessary to resolve an intermittent bug with restoring section level backups, which was introduced with the hotfix installation on 1/22. The Blackboard/WebCT learning......
ITS-Educational Technology will offer three workshops on how to use Adobe Connect from noon to 1 p.m., March 10, 23 and April 2. Sign up for one of these workshops at https://access.uni.edu/cgi-bin/training/train_enroll.cgi?command=start&admin_group=ITSETF. Adobe Connect is a webinar type of technology......
eLearning Workshops for Faculty
Starting Thursday, March 25, ITS-Educational Technology is offering four workshops that will show you how to build a course in eLearning. These workshops are for faculty members who are using the current version of eLearning or for those who have......
Faculty Online Course Development Opportunity
The Academic Technology Coordinating Committee invites faculty members to participate in a compensated professional development opportunity. Faculty members can participate in one of four workshops supporting online course development. ITS Educational Technology staff and other experienced faculty and staff will......
ITS-Educational Technology has recently created several online tutorials on Microsoft Office 2007 including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You will also find ITS-ET created video tutorials related to UNI eLearning and Creating Web Pages as well as other links to online......
Making Change
Are you dreaming of an immersive simulation while your team members plan yet another Jeopardy game? If you want stakeholders to expand their horizons, a working prototype is your best friend. A working prototype has simple placeholder graphics, but the clicking and dragging work as they will in the final activity....
Why you want to use scenarios in your elearning
Imagine that you’re in a competition to overhaul an information-heavy course so it creates a real change in the world. What changes would you make? Check out this story-based presentation to see what one fictional company did. How to save the world with elearning scenarios View more documents from Cathy Moore. If some...
How to steer your client away from an information dump
For a quick overview of the Action Mapping process described in this interaction, see Be an elearning action hero. For in-depth help with applying this process to your own materials, check out the Elearning Blueprint. How I designed and built the scenario Some people avoid creating branching scenarios because they seem...
Why you want to focus on actions, not learning objectives
Pop quiz! 1. What do these people need to do? A. Put out the fire B. Describe the techniques used to extinguish a fire 2. What does this woman need to do to stay in business? A. Sell flowers B. Explain the principles of the flower-selling process 3. This young man wants you...
Do we still care about instructional design? This graph from Google Trends compares searches for “elearning” with searches for “instructional design.” At first, “elearning” followed “instructional design” in a sad slope downward. But in the last couple of years, “elearning” has perked up again, while its friend “instructional design” continues its...
Could animations hurt learning?
A recent study suggests that the common habit of “building” information on a slide can interfere with learning. The researchers used Camtasia Studio to create two presentations on information security. The audio narration was the same in both presentations. The visuals were the same, too, except one presentation used an...
Internet Time Blog
Decisions, decisions. Business decisions.
MAKING BUSINESS DECISIONS: THE HEART AND THE HEAD Jay Cross examines decision making on learning at work, and gives the lie to some myths about the use of business metrics. To “earn a seat at the table” where the business managers sit, you must: Speak the language of business Behave like an officer of...
Building organizational capabilities
McKinsey Quarterly is a great online publication. Astute. And partly free. This month McKinsey reveals the results of a global survey on building organizational capabilities. Nearly 60 percent of respondents to a recent McKinsey survey1 say that building organizational capabilities such as lean operations or project or talent management is a top-three priority...
Teach a man to fish… PKM: Figuring out what’s important to you, how to find it, how to keep up with it, how to make sense of it, how to recall it when you need it anew, and how to share it with others — this is ground zero for mining...
Do the right thing; do not steal
The web and social networks are evolving their own conventions of appropriate behavior. People have learned to avoid cluttering mailboxes with broad cc’s. Flames are far fewer than in the old days. Most bloggers no longer feel they must blog every day. Most people know that it’s worthwhile to lurk when...
Motivation is not what you think
Dan Pink’s Drive, The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, provides convincing arguments in favor of intrinsic motivation. We have had too limited a view of what drives performance and we need a whole new operating system for some of the places where science says one thing and business does...
Price of Working Smarter Goes Up March 16th
Working Smarter, the 2010 Edition, is priced like lobster in an upscale restaurant. The price is whatever we feel like. Current price of hardcopy = $16 After March 16, $20 Current price of download = $10 After March 16, $16 Enlargement...
Will at Work Learning
New Look at Schools. Diane Ravitch's New Book.
Nice review of Diane Ravitch's new book on schools, schooling, and the importance of good teachers.Seems like it shows just how hard it is to find easy answers....
Getting Journalist Skills (for us bloggers)
I'm thinking some of us bloggers ought to learn from journalists. Here's a whole group dedicated to citizen journalism. AND, they have a book available to help us learn how to do it....
Great article in the Economist on the Information Explosion. This has huge implications for human learning and performance. Here's what Bob Cialdini wrote in his masterful book, "Influence: Science and Practice." More and more frequently, we will find ourselves in......
Great Article on How to Create Great Teachers...
Great article on How to Create Great Teachers. It's focused on K-12 education primarily, but there is wisdom in the discussion relevant to workplace learning. Here's the major points I take away: Great teachers need deep content knowledge. Great teachers......
Cammy Bean Interviews Me -- On E-learning Design Flaws
Cammy Bean interviews me in regard to the three most important e-learning design flaws in today's e-learning. I discussed three---and then two more!! Five design flaws in all. How's your e-learning? Check out the interview here. You can also download......
The Displacement Hypothesis -- a tangentially-related research study
The Displacement Hypothesis says that one activity can displace another activity. In the following research by Robert Weis and Brittany Cerankosky, boys given video games (1) did worse in school, (2) spent less time in other after-school activities, (3) had......
e-Clippings (Learning As Art)
Headed to Game Developers Conf - and a couple of thoughts...
Thought #1: Why will Opera 10 STILL not display the Typepad editor correctly? Srsly. Thought #2: SUPER excited to be headed to Game Developers Conference. If you are in the learning/training field, head over to the GDC site and take......
"Learning in3D" Karl Kapp and Tony O'Driscoll
Learning in 3D: Adding a New Dimension to Enterprise Learning and Collaboration First an apology - I was supposed to write this review weeks ago and seriously dropped the ball. That in no way should take away from the fact......
Don Norman, Does design matter and Possible topic for #lrnchat?
So one of the greats of design thinking, Don Norman (Design of Everyday Things, The Design of Future Things, etc) has really kicked over a design anthill. Last month (I think, the essay isn't dated) Norman published an essay entitled......
Augmented ID - and the role of UI dsign for learning
Found this at Ewan McIntosh's blog. Here is the company site. I LOVE the way the company talks about creating rich and engaging user interfaces. As a historian (yes, actually have the advanced degree and yes, have actually been paid......
Time lapse video of plane from "Miracle on Hudson"...The Unsung Hero
Exclusive unseen video footage of the Miracle on the Hudson, flight 1549 New York City from David Martin on Vimeo....
James Fowler on Social Networks (from Stephen Colbert)
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cJames Fowlerwww.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorEconomy...
Assistive Technology
MindGenius 3.5 Now Supports Gantt View
MindGenius Ltd are delighted to announce the upcoming release of MindGenius 3.5, which has been developed as part of our ongoing commitment to product development and response to customer needs. This release of the mind mapping software contains an integrated Gantt view, providing extensive project management capability within MindGenius without...
NJECC Presentation: Reading & Writing Supports
This Tuesday, March 16th I will be presenting at the New Jersey Educational Computing Cooperative Annual Conference which is held at Montclair State University on the topic of: What's New in the Area of Reading & Writing Supports. My session is from 2:30-3:20 pm and if you are planning on...
Using Context Organizer within Comapping
I have been using Context Organizer for the past year or so and was very excited to see that it is now integrated with Comapping, a web based collaborative mind mapping tool. Context Organizer can quickly pull out keywords and summarize information from URL's, Word documents, and PDF's. I have...
Importing a List of Images into PaperShow
For the past year I have used PaperShow extensively in my teaching and when I am doing workshops and presentations. I have primarily used PaperShow as a digital flipchart which has really worked out really well. Recently, I have begun to use PaperShow when teaching my graduate course in Action...
CS Odessa Announces ConceptDraw MindWave
PRESS RELEASECS Odessa announces ConceptDraw MindWave a no charge mind mapping add-in for Google WaveSan Jose, California, on March 1st, 2010 – CS Odessa released a version of its mind mapping tool for Google Wave. This is a no charge add-in to Google Wave that can be used as part...
CS Odessa to Host Free ConceptDraw Office Webinar
CS Odessa will be holding a seminar on ConceptDraw Office on March 4th, 2010 at 10 am PST. The primary focus will be ConceptDraw MINDMAP, but also addressed is how ConceptDraw Office works together in an integrated manner.https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/406392209...
Informal Learning Blog
This takes a couple of minutes to load but I think you will find it worthwhile. It’s a nifty way to thank someone for a favor. Watch it! Naturally, you can make your own....
Human Capital Institute is hosting a webinar by Dave Wilkins and Jay Cross entitled Put “Learning Demand” in the Drivers Seat. Organizations that focus on the supply side of the training they provide are looking at the wrong side of the equation. By focusing on the demand side (what learners need)...
I’m reading Diane Ravitch’s The Life and Death of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. Ravitch is America’s foremost education historian. She has been a champion of testing, choice, charter schools, and letting the market forces of the Invisible Hand direct educational policy. Seeing...
Here’s a weekend diversion: this site analyzes your Tweets to come up with a profile of how interesting you are. I thought I was nerdier but I guess I bring it up much in my Tweets. Thanks to Louis Gray for the pointer. He rated a 1 nerd score, too, so...
This afternoon, I keynoted the 3rd Global Learning Summit in Singapore. From my studio in Berkeley. I’m doing more remote presentations these days. It reduces my carbon footprint. It saves time and money. It’s a win-win. I’m frugal. We used Skype. Free. My face and/or my presentation filled the big screen in...
February Informal Learning Hotlist
Best of Informal Learning Flow February 1, 2010 to February 27, 2010 The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Rethinking Open Data- OReilly Radar, February 1, 2010 10 Ways to Build Social Media Expertise Using Personal Web Projects- HarvardBusiness.org, February 2, 2010 “The Class” – parody of The Office- Digital Ethnography, February 7,...
Dave Mozealous
How I created a custom #Articulate Presenter skin in less than an hour
Have you ever wanted to develop your own custom Articulate Presenter player to give your eLearning courses that extra bit of customization? Have you ever been tasked with developing eLearning content for a client who didn’t want you to use the Articulate Presenter player? Did you know it IS currently...
When life gives you creamy peanut butter, buy peanuts and make it chunky
Way back in middle school my friend Ethan faced a really challenging problem. See Ethan’s mom had a membership to Sam’s Club, and always did the shopping for the family. Well, one day his mom went to Sam’s club and purchased a huge 1 gallon jug of peanut butter for the...
Why Flash on the iPhone/iPad doesn’t solve #mLearning
By now you have probably heard about the release of Apple’s new toy the iPad. One of the biggest disappointments about the device so far is that again it is an apple device that will not initially support the Adobe Flash Player, much like the iPhone/iPod Touch. Checking Twitter for comments...
Convert #Articulate Web output to LMS output without republishing
This post is written in response to Deepak Saini’s questions in a comment on one of my posts. So here is the problem: You have a bunch of Articulate presentations that you have published and uploaded to your website, and now it is your job to take all those presentations and...
Create a Screenr Video Podcast in 4 EASY steps
It’s 2010, and you are dying to do something that embraces mobile learning. Why not create a Video Podcast of all your Screenr screencasts? Here is how you can create a Video Podcast of your Screenr screencasts in 4 easy steps. A little background One of the cool things about Screenr, is...
I before E, ESPECIALLY after C
Every American elementary schooler is taught the mnemonic device, “I before E, except after C.” I am dumbfounded by how bad this rule is. I misspell words all the time. Words like policies, species, and caffeine I can never spell correctly because they violate the rule. The rule is littered with exceptions. Recently,...
Online Sapiens
Related Posts: My PLE for Online Courses and Conferences
Related Posts: My PLEs for Online Courses and Conferences: - My PLE for the 2009 Edublog Awards - My PLE for the Corporate Learntrends 2009 Online Conference - My PLE (Personal Learning Environment) for the CCK09 Connectivism Open Online Course - My PLE for the Corporate Learntrends Online Conversations - My...
Learn from your Campus and Online Teacher Colleagues
Faculty Focus recommends campus and online teacher colleagues who could really help you pedagogically. These teachers will be your learning network. ...
My Best Virtual Friends Nominations, 2009
Last year, in December, the Shorty Awards, gave me the opportunity to nominate and give thanks to all my best Twitter friends Gabriela Grosseck alerted me, via Delicious, that Steve Hargadon had posted about the Edublog Awards 2009 Ceremony : we asked those attending live in Elluminate to give a “shout...
My PLE for the 2009 Edublog Awards
This is my start page, my Personal Learning Environment (PLE), my list of aggregated resources for the The Edublog Awards 2009. It is a real example of a PLE, Personal Learning Environment. The Edublog Awards - The Edublog Awards - blog – The Edublog Awards - The Edublog Awards shortlisted nomination - The Edublog...
Supporting Edubloggers – The Edublog Awards 2009 Results
This was the first time I nominated and voted in the Edublog Awards. I nominated those edubloggers from my social network whom I thought were the best in their categories. I was so sad that Lisa Lane, Patricia Hensley and John Mak were not selected for the edublog awards finals...
Connectivism, Corporate and Workplace Learning, CCK09
- Internet Time Blog: George Siemens & Connectivism George Siemens has posted a great presentation of his concept of connectivism. Couple this with Stephen Downes’ article on eLearning 2.0 and my take on informal learning. The three of us come at the topic from different directions but end up in nearly...
ASTD Philadelphia e-SIG
Recognize 2009 and look forward to 2010
January 21, 2010 The meeting began by honoring those who helped the SIG in 2009. A certificates was presented to Jean Scattergood for her assistance in the Panel in December. The others will receive theirs by mail. Bobbe Baggio and Noelle Archambeau were honored for their time and energy building the...
Joe’s Guide to Free Elearning Tools: Two Quick Tips on using Audacity
Item: Two Quick Tips on Using Audacity Category: Audio Recording, Editing & Resources At a recent eLearning conference, I spoke to a colleague who said that his office had purchased an audio recording/editing software package. I asked how he liked it, but it turns out he never opened the package and was...
Joe’s Guide to Free Elearning Tools: Firefox Environment Backup Extension
Item: Firefox Environment Backup Extension Category: Utilities It’s not something you often think of but a pc is not just a computer, it’s personal computer. Think about it: How easy or difficult would it be to log in and get your work done on a colleague’s machine? We’re not talking about defeating...
Boredom-Proofing Learning Content: Making Learning Content Compelling
We were treated to an excellent presentation on how to make learning content compelling from Patti Shank, PhD, CPT, the president of Learning Peaks LLC, an internationally recognized instructional design consulting firm that provides performance and design consulting and training and performance support solutions. Click here to view the recording. Use...
Joe’s Guide to Free Elearning Tools: Bulk Rename Utility
Item: Bulk File Renamer Category: Utilities I was fortunate to be able to get out of town with “Mrs. Free eLearning Tools” for a few days before the beginning of the new school year. Of course, getting away no longer means leaving the digital world behind. In fact, in addition to...
Last night we held a synchronous shootout at Penn State Great Valley. Participants were divided into groups and asked to complete the challenge below. All of the teams came up with great ideas, and the classes they developed are posted below. Scenario Web conferencing giant, iLinc Communications, would like to teach a “Best...
Ray Schroeder's Blogs
Blackboard 9 Resources and important information for faculty, staff and students at the University of Illinois at Springfield....
A blog focused on Google Wave and its usage in higher education. Blog is appropriate for faculty who wish to implement Google Wave in online courses. Google Wave will have a huge impact on higher education; it will allow students and faculty to communicate, collaborate, teach and learn across the...
English Studies in the 21st Century...
Some new and emerging technologies with potential to impact online learning...
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Power Point(less) Alternatives
Power Point has become the presentation standard, but it lacks many of the qualities we value in online teaching and learning. This presentation blog will explore the alternatives....