October 13, 2008 – 10:48 am
(This article was published previously on sixslides.com, and is the first in a series of articles on the subject posted there. My sixslides site also features daily research clippings and commentary, weekly video posts, and stories and commentary in our unique Six Slides format.)
Introduction
There has been significant buzz over the last few days about [...]
October 13, 2008 – 10:48 am
I’d like to conclude my review of last Friday’s eLearning Network Thinking Synch event by expressing my surprise at just how inventive people are becoming at using synchronous e-learning technologies. I’ve seen some really good web conferencing sessions but more often than not they’re simple presentations with slides, sprinkled with interactions. Now, when you have [...]
October 13, 2008 – 10:48 am
This posting is a rewrite. The original got overwritten by accident, so please accept my apologies if this version isn’t written with as much enthusiasm as the first! Why did I bother with this rewrite? Well, because I couldn’t have synchronous e-learning myths #2 and #3 but no #1.
Last Friday I attended the eLearning Network’s [...]
October 13, 2008 – 10:48 am
In the Learning Circuits Blog, the big question for October is “I’m interested in a career in e-learning. What should I do first?”
My first recommendation would be to decide where it is that you see yourself fitting into the e-learning landscape - as a manager, a consultant, a salesperson for a vendor, a designer, [...]
October 13, 2008 – 10:48 am
With the economic downturn in full swing (assuming, that is, that downturns can swing) and training budgets as ever looking vulnerable as the first candidate for cuts, I’m beginning to hear once more that well-honed argument that training should be regarded as an investment and not an expense. As if that was all there was [...]
June 18, 2008 – 5:30 pm
(Education News and Information) Mayor Villaraigosa is heading a group of community leaders to Israel for a weeklong visit The official goal of the visit is for the Mayor to learn from Israels security arrangements and implement them at the Los Angeles airport and seaport The mission also includes information sharing about municipal environmental technology [...]
June 18, 2008 – 5:30 pm
(Education News and Information) The National Council on Economic Education wwwnceenet unveiled its workshops at the American Association of Consumer Science Conference wwwaafcsorg taking place on June 19th 21st at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee WI During the sessions teachers will explore the latest strategies for teaching personal finance economics insurance and life [...]
June 18, 2008 – 5:30 pm
(Education News and Information) Since 1964 NTD Telecommunications has been a leader in the communications industry NTD has a reputation for providing the highest quality of products and customer service in the industryNTD Telecommunications had its humble beginnings 44 years ago in Seattle Washington Its founder Bill Nosworthy was working nights for Great Northern [...]
June 18, 2008 – 5:30 pm
(Education News and Information) Palbee today announced the release of a new version of its online video conference service Palbeecom The new service includes several significant improvements including support for up to ten conference participants and the ability to resize the white board or video display window The design of the window and [...]
June 8, 2008 – 4:36 am
(Education News and Information) MaximumSoft Corp today announced the release of WebCopier for Mac 41 This program allows to download entire Web sites store them locally and view them later at users convenience WebCopier provides access to the downloaded information at any time no matter where its users are no Internet connection is requiredWebCopier can [...]