Category: learning

Nice slideshare.net presentation about WordPress.com

…and this nice one about how to embed slideshare.net content

Super, quick & easy blog posting. Seems like blogging with training wheels sort of – but that is not always a bad thing. Mine is here http://tmiket.tumblr.com/

I can think of some good uses for this. For newbies, parents, etc. How about you?

[via Soul Soup ] This is a good reference to see if there are other tools that you could be using to collaborate better.

How are you using these tools that are listed? Are there any that are new to you?

Based on Brandon Hall research the most common requirements when selecting an authoring toll are:

1.    Novice friendly, yet still has underlying extensibility for complex interaction types.
2.    No plug-in required (with the exception of Flash output).
3.    Adherence to SCORM specification and AICC standards. (The real need is full interoperability with many LMS solutions.)
4.    Short learning curve for new content developers.
5.    Extensive library of very interactive question types (beyond multiple choice and true/false).
6.    Robust testing engine (with features such as randomization, drawing from a test item pool, etc.).
7.    Rich media support.
8.    Ability to repurpose content quickly from other sources, such as PowerPoint, Word, and specialty authoring tools (i.e., simulation tools).
9.    Minimal time spent creating navigational control structures (i.e., navigation buttons, menus, etc.).
10.    Low cost (for stand-alone authoring tools).

This sounds like an excellent list. Is there anything missing?

I’m a big fan of the combination of PowerPoint which meets the low cost, easy to use and Articulate which I think meets all the rest of those criteria.  What are you using and how does it compare to this list? I’d love to know.

Although this article is touted for NEW trainers & teachers I think we can take a moment to review this to check in and make sure we’re doing many of these things regardless of how long we’ve been a trainer or teacher.

Creating Passionate Users: Ten Tips for New Trainers/Teachers

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Nice article from Digital Inspiration discussing options for putting presentations online with advantages of each

http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/08/upload-powerpoint-presentations-ppt.html

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This is the blog for one of my summer classes. The thing I like best is that Karl is “eating his own dogfood” and using blogs and wikis for all the class content. Plus, us participants are creating the content ourselves. Kind of reminiscent of the Encyclopedia of Educational Technology maintained by Bob Hoffman.

Since I’m trying to learn how to use my new Nikon D50 I love this photo.

nikon em bokeh

Blogged with Flock

Tags: flickr, flock, photo

http://www.feedcycle.com/features.php

Feedcycle sends dialy content sequentially. i.e item 1 the 1st day, item 2 the 2nd, etc. etc. No matter when subscriber begins. They all get the same stuff in the same order. VERY COOL.

What other ideas do you have for this type of service?

At work I have a laptop with a 2nd monitor. Working from home today I tried to open a PowerPoint file but the Open dialog box was opening “off screen”. This little shortcut saved me.ALT+SHIFT+SPACE: Displays the main window’s System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)