Category Archives: learning

Great post about SMEs vs. “expert practioners”. I like what Dave says in this paragraph in particular.   A subject-matter expert can trace the theoretical route of some process (along with its uncles, grandparents, and third cousins twice removed). An expert practitioner can tell you from direct experience how that process operates in the real worldContinueContinue reading “Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » SME? Not for me”

Great question writing tip from Cathy Moore.  How to write multiple-choice questions that simulate the real world » Making Change

Based on the large corporate wide project I’ve been working on lately I really wish everyone could avoid the “group think” and ask themselves Jason’s questions from this post. I just spent 45 minutes discussing whether or not there should be a “corporate governance” around using dashes (-) vs underscores (_) in course IDs withinContinueContinue reading “Question your work – (37signals)”

  Inside eLearning by Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D. : Know Yourself and Succeed: New Free Online Inventories Help You Gain Insight

Working memory is the new IQ? Per this article “Some psychologists consider working memory to be the new IQ because we find that working memory is the single most important predictor of learning,” For instructional designers the key point is this… “Since there is this limit, it is important to put in the right thing.ContinueContinue reading “Bad grades? Faulty memory could be to blame – Yahoo! News”

I’m increasingly using FLV video for various e-learning materials and this post on “everything FLV” is a keeper. From editors, to players, to conversion to other formats this one is a keeper. Flash Video Editing Made Simple – Learn Everything about FLV Videos

The image above is NOT a screenshot but being served from Google directly. See how the static map wizard works here.

There has been a GREAT discussion going on about the merits of formal education when it comes to being a good instructional designer. It this post, John Curry shares some books, etc. to serve as a starting point if you were to learn it all on your own. Great stuff! How to get an InstructionalContinueContinue reading “Self-learn Instructional Design Skills”

This post could almost be renamed “Top Free Tools for Learning”. It struck me that all but one of the top 20 were free. And that the top two “pay for” tools are PowerPoint and Word which could easily be replaced by free alternatives. I wonder if this is specific to the learning arena or are we just more open toContinueContinue reading “Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008”