Confronting Instructional Design Myths (Online Forum eLearning Guild)
This was the opening session for this month’s online forum Advanced e-Learning Instructional Design: New Techniques and Strategies (or WWKBD – what would Kevin Bacon Do a great joke if you were part of the session). Our presenter was Frank Nguyen, PhD. It was a really great presentation. Most participants knew if the myths were […]
Strategies & Techniques for Building ILS (eLearning Guild Online Forum)
Okay, well as another session wraps to a close…. This session was also extremely interesting and had some great point to think of when creating/thinking of ILS (immersive learning simulations), but in the end was a commercial. The software tool being toted here by Chris Crawford was Storytron. It does seem promising but is still […]
Using Avatars to Enhance Learning Comprehension – (eLearning Guild Online Forum)
Just finishing up another online forum through the eLearning Guild. This one was presented by Jennifer Hoch & Dan Karwoski from Intuit. They were explaining and demonstrating how they use avatars for training with their employees. There was information on the impact on students including increased engagement and intrinsic motivation. Also that learners tend to […]
ILS – Immersive Learning Simulations Genesis (eLearning Guild online forum)
Just sat through the opening session for this month’s eLearning Guild Online Forum for Strategies and Techniques for Building Immersive Learning Simulations . Jeff Johannigman was the opening speaker and did a fabulous job defining ILS, testing participants if certain items were ILS, and explained many of the elements needed to create ILS. (The more […]
Another initiative, more work, more learning, and then more revisions
I did a presentation at the beginning of June for a network group that I belong to. The presentation was introducing my colleagues to the world of blogs, wikis, rss, collaborative spaces, booking marking, etc. Using my new found knowledge from various online & Guild presentations (Brent, Tony, Keith, Lee) I delivered the information flawlessly. […]