100 eLearning Articles and White Papers : eLearning Technology

This post from Tony Karrer made me stop and think about my own elearning references etc. I just looked and I've got 327 items tagged with elearning in my del.icio.us account. Of course, most of these are not annotated but do have an shorter annotated list in my portfolio that I think is a pretty good startContinue reading "100 eLearning Articles and White Papers : eLearning Technology"

Fotoflexer

I previously posted how to remove a background from an image using Photoshop. That was one of the only things ever did with Photoshop which is very expensive. Now I can do the same thing with Fotoflexer.com and their Smart Scissors tool. Same result for FREE!

Bad Information

KM/ Enterprise 2.0I think this is EXACTLY why we should get over our fears of having no control over tools such as wikis and blogs. Very well said! This is from a recap of an eLearning Guild session by Angela White: "The idea of collaboration and using tools like Wikis to contain community-generated content meansContinue reading "Bad Information"

31 Steps to Live to 100

Orginally posted at The Longevity Strategy: How to Live to 100 Using the Brain-Body Connection Part One: Get the Longevity Attitude 1. Start looking forward to living to 100 years of age or older. The twenty-first century will be the age of the centenarian. 2. Discard negative stereotyped thinking about aging. 3. Assume the oddsContinue reading "31 Steps to Live to 100"

Learning and Memory

This article from The Dana Foundation includes sections on the many modes of memory, the stages of memory and learning, the anatomy of memory, and memory, aging and disease http://www.dana.org/news/brainhealth/detail.aspx?id=10020#Top

Knowledge Management Review: FOCUSING ON BEHAVIORS AND LEARNING AT SHELL

I participated in a KM / Enterprise 2.0 session with Royal Dutch Shell via APQC in which they shared  a lot of great things about what they are doing in this arena. I found this article that captures very well what we covered in the session. I like that their focus is on the peopleContinue reading "Knowledge Management Review: FOCUSING ON BEHAVIORS AND LEARNING AT SHELL"

Instructional Design Skills

While working on my master's portfolio today I came across this image from a fellow SDSU Educational Technology grad. I think this does a pretty good job of capturing the wide variety of skills that can be involved and how they relate to the five ADDIE components. Besides specific technical development tools is there anythingContinue reading "Instructional Design Skills"

Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Wiki collaboration leads to happiness

I think this picture says a lot and is a simple representation of the differences between using email and a wiki to work collaboratively. Easy to see the benefits isn't it? Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Wiki collaboration leads to happiness

The BBP Blog by Cliff Atkinson » How to Fix a Top BBP Storyboard Mistake

Do you have a "slide carousel mindset" when you design? I agree with Cliff that we should be looking at things with a filmmaker's lens instead. After all we are telling a story aren't we? The BBP Blog by Cliff Atkinson » How to Fix a Top BBP Storyboard Mistake

BOOKSTOREAD.COM

I just found this on Bookstoread.com. The purpose of the Top Ten Lists is to showcase the bookshelves of leaders in the field. If you're familiar with instructional design literature you'll know most, if not all of these names. Allison Rossett, David Merrill, Jeroen Van Merrienboer & more! They each give their personal top 10 IDContinue reading "BOOKSTOREAD.COM"