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Visiting Union and Doin’ Some Googlin’

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Today, I get to spend the day at Union University with Dr. Anna Clifford’s classes. Anna is always so generous and invites me to come visit with her students and share a little of my knowledge with them. For the past few times, we’ve been concentrating on Google…

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Feb 17

Broadening the discussion on instructional design models

There’s been some surprising (or maybe not) interest about a discussion I had in one of my courses recently, so I wanted to open it up to everyone. Recently, in my project management course, we compared and contrasted different instructional design models. I was particularly proud that Drs. Sharon Smaldino, Gary Morrison, and Rob Branch contributed to the discussion by offering some quotes to include into our discussion. This made the topic much more relevant and timely…

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Feb 17

Formal learning is here to stay

Guest Blogger PostInformal learning is important. It accounts for how we learned much of what we know: experience. However, it should not and will not replace formal learning. As more emphasis is being put on constructivist methods and social learning, it is important not to deemphasize the role that formal learning plays.

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Feb 16

If the word ‘training’ leaves a bad taste in your mouth

wood heartIf the word training often leaves a bad taste in your mouth, then I encourage you to take a look at this optimistic and inspiring story of a 911 operator-in-training. Fox News reports the story of Chris Scott out of Washington state and his response to a 911 call … from his wife.

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Feb 14

A letter to my students …

Dr. Bill Taylor, a Professor of Political Science at Oakton Community College, wrote a letter to his students regarding academic integrity. I think this is awesome. It spells out exceptionally well what he expects of his students and what elements of integrity they should expect out of him. It makes his procedures for assessment and professionalism transparent to the student. I think in teacher education, we would also liken this to dispositions. But Dr. Taylor does a masterful job of explaining why academic integrity is important to him as an individual and why it should be respected by a profession…

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Feb 11

SCORM, standards in e-learning, and the groceries truck

Guest Blogger PostAs 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 media debate”: does a medium influence learning or is it just a mere vehicle for instruction delivery? The reason why I bring this up is because I have been considering the connection between SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) and learning. Has SCORM anything to do with learning?

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Feb 11

5 questions for Tungle

Recently, I started testing out Tungle, a calendaring system that syncs, schedules meetings, and allows others to schedule a meeting within your calendar. Tungle had some questions for me to consider, so I thought I’d blog about them and my experience…

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Feb 10

3 predictions I agree with and 3 I don’t … and why

Guest Blogger PostA 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 state of change and so are the lives of those involved with instructional technology. Although this blog post will not attempt to take on all the predicted changes in instructional technology for the year 2010, this post will examine three 2010 predictions I agree with and three that I do not…

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Feb 09

Bookmarks for January 31st through February 9th

These are my Jumptags for January 31st through February 9th:

  • Project Cartoon: How Projects Really Work (version 1.5) – How Projects Really Work (version 1.5) How Projects Really Work (version 1.5)
  • Malcontent Blogger | bLaugh – Source: ReviewMe Domain: MalcontentBlogger.com
    <img class="comic" title="Malcontent Blogger" alt="Malcontent Blogger" …
  • The Whole Internet Truth | bLaugh – Source:

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Feb 09

2 things to put usability in your sights

Guest PostInstructional designers are familiar with the basics of usability testing to improve the design of an instructional unit even while it is still in development. Watching users work through an instructional unit or navigate a Web site for the first time helps uncover the ambiguities underlying what we thought was quite obvious. Poking around the…

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Feb 08

Five reasons we should be doing knowledge management

Guest PostIf you are interested in researching Knowledge Management, also referred to as KM, you will certainly find that there is an abundance of literature about this topic. But just what is “knowledge management?”

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