Skills for elearning professionals
Back in July, Tony over at The Learning Circuits blog (connected with ASTD), offered up the “Big Question” of what are the skills elearning professionals need. In particular, the discussion centered...
View Article400 friends? Confirm or ignore?
I recently had a facebook friend post a celebratory post about reaching 400 friends. Of course, comments of congratulations followed this. However, I could not help but wonder how many of the people he...
View ArticleTETC 2009: Friday sessions
I’ve had a really great time here at TETC in Nashville. The sessions on Wednesday went great. The feedback I received was really positive, and I hope the information was helpful to many of the...
View ArticleHow do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
Well, now you can. Cloud computing has been a popular resource in the scientific research community because of its tremendous computing power. The amazing realm of cloud computing is now being used...
View ArticleTo Wikipedia or not to Wikipedia?
As students (or anyone) Google information on a specific subject, Wikipedia entries are usually at the top of the search, and, the information, is often trusted as fact. (Even as I Google “Wikipedia...
View Article3 predictions I agree with and 3 I don't … and why
A new year is upon us and thus we should take time to examine some of the potential changes that the year 2010 will bring. Examining potential changes is important because technology is in a constant...
View ArticleSCORM, standards in e-learning, and the groceries truck
As I keep walking this path in order to become an Instructional Designer, there are a number of things that I carry with me. Probably, the one that I keep closer and review every now and then is “the...
View ArticleGet more from your multimedia in elearning
When designing and developing an elearning course you will always be incorporating some combination of text, images, audio, and video. There are several important things you need to keep in mind when...
View ArticlePublishing has changed … or not so much?
Last week, I spoke with students at Clemson University in their graphic communications program about HTML and CSS, content management systems, and how to combine mediums for publishing. Yesterday, in...
View ArticleI'm going to TribeCamp
On Saturday, I’m going to TribeCamp. What’s TribeCamp? Here’s what the organizers have to say about it: TribeCamp is a daylong conference with sessions about Web Content Creation, Social Media,...
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