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I will not be posting to the blog from August 31st through September 3rd and will resume on September 4th.
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Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
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Saw this article, thought you might find it interesting......
The New Economy, Technology, and Learning Outcomes Assessment by Anne H. Moore
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Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Series
SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series
SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System
Have not heard much about the semantic web lately, but here you go....
eLearning based on the Semantic Web by Ljiljana Stojanovic, Steffen Staab, and Rudi Studer from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany
Abstract:
"..............
This paper presents an approach for implementing the eLearning scenario using Semantic Web
technologies. It is primarily based on ontology-based descriptions of content, context and structure
of the learning materials and thus provides flexible and personalized access to these learning
materials."
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Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Series
SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series
SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System
The 8/23/2007 edition of the Wall Street Journal had an article by Christopher Lawton about Checking the Kid's Homework Over the Internet.
The article discusses how families are using various Internet and web collaboration applications like Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Zoho.com, Engage, and TeacherEase to check their children's homework.
"All of this is part of a larger trend of using the Internet as school aid. Indeed, homework has become the top reason that teenagers are using the Internet on a monthly basis, according to a November 2006 JupiterResearch LLC study of 2,091 teens in the U.S., ages 13 to 17. Social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook ranked fifth in the survey."
The main concern expressed in the article is that parents using this type of collaboration help their children too much. The article also cites that families are using online tools like Yahoo Calendar to keep track of children's assignments and to schedule parent-teacher events, PTA meetings, etc.
Its not surprising to me that adults who have been using these types of tools on their jobs would now be using the free collaborative tools now on the Internet for home-use.
| elearning | learning management systems |
| elearning podcasts | Competency Management |
Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Series
SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series
SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System
The next episode of the e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series is up! This week's words are "Chunk and Chunking".
On the e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series, there are three ways to comment on each episode. You may post a message to the blog; leave a web-based voicemail by clicking the button in the upper right-hand corner; or call in and leave a message about each show. You may find each weekly episode and its accompanying transcript on the e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series page located in the media center of the SyberWorks web site.
Press Release:
The e-Learning Lingo Podcast #14: "Chunk and Chunking"
Blog:
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series Blog
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| elearning podcasts | Competency Management |
Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Series
SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series
SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System
Jim Kissane asks a provacative question on his Workforce Development blog,
We Can Educate Better In House...
"Here's another clear indication that companies lack confidence in
I would say the focus of the training in companies vs a college education is different. The way I look at it, a college education should teach you how to think and how to learn. Corporate training, if done correctly, it is all about performance competence, as Guy Wallace on his Pursuing Performance blog would say, i.e., learning a job-specific competency or skill that is crucial to your job performance.
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Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Series
SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series
SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System
Here is the latest article in the SyberWorks Media Center:
How does podcasting fit into a company’s training programs?
By Dave Boggs, CEO of SyberWorks, Inc.
Now that the buzz surrounding podcasting has subsided some, what is the place of podcasting in today’s learning arsenal? It’s a very good question. By now, most learning professionals have heard of podcasts in one way or another. They may have learned about them from buying their children’s’ iPods. Or they themselves may have been among the small minority of early experimenters who have used them in their courses and training. Or perhaps somewhere in between.
Apple really did a great job coining the terms “podcast” and “podcasting.” In some ways, these terms have become as widely used as when we say “Kleenex” instead of “tissue,” or “Xerox/Xeroxing” instead of “making reproductions on a copy machine.” A podcast is really just a type of digital media file which plays audio in a browser or on a portable device.
But podcasting has gone high-profile! Which do you think sounds better when you’re at an e-Learning conference surrounded by other learning and training professionals?:
• “Why John, we have been using podcasts for a while now in our online training programs, how about you?”
• “Why John, we have been using audio for a while now in our online training programs, how about you?”
As many people know, the two most popular podcast formats are mp3 files and m4a files. If you are an Apple enthusiast, you will say Apple’s m4a file is really the only true podcast audio file, but when most people talk about podcasts or podcasting they are referring to mp3 files as well. And it just so happens that the mp3 file format is more widely used and supported.
In the last few months, a couple of academic papers and studies have questioned the learning effectiveness of podcasts. While most students, learners, companies, training managers, and instructors seem enthusiastic about using and applying this technology, other factors can inhibit their effectiveness and use. For example, the podcast medium (by nature) is one-sided, because most learners are listening to only part of a lecture—an explanation or briefing—which is not an interactive activity in and of itself.
Creating a podcast also requires decent equipment, extra software, and knowledge of how to record and edit audio files. So podcast creation is a skill many e-Learning developers may not have. It also helps to have your own voice talent or (if you are doing video podcasting) access to professional models. Let’s face it, your company’s subject-matter expert may be the most knowledgeable person in the entire industry on XYZ circuits, but they may not present very well in audio or video.
Additional factors, relating to the type of information in the podcasts, can complicate their execution and deployment. For example, the:
• Type of audience (such as field personnel who use mobile devices exclusively).
• Level of security needed (such as secure RSS).
• Delivery methods required (such as product briefings via Blackberry).
Most training project managers understand that such factors translate into additional money that will be needed to develop their training.
At this point, you’re probably thinking, “Dave, you’re pretty down on podcasts!” And that is not true! I am proud to say that SyberWorks has three different podcast series:
• The SyberWorks e-Leaning Podcast Series.
• The SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series.
• The e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series.
In our e-Learning development division, we produce all types of audio and video for our clients as well.
But now, you are saying, “Okay Dave, but can podcasts work with a learning management system (LMS)? A good LMS can track and manage all types of web content: audio, video, podcasts, synchronous or asynchronous e-Learning, instructor-lead training, web conferencing, study helps, or traditional offline training. The SyberWorks LMS tracks and manages all of these types of web content, and more.
So where might podcasting fit, in your own e-Learning environment? I see podcasting as one of many items in the tool box that supports your online training and overall training objectives. It can be used as a study-help aid, or as a performance-support tool that can be integrated into online courses and larger training programs. Finally, podcasts should be developed and integrated with the same level of diligence and care that is used to create any other study-help materials, performance-support information, or learner evaluations. Okay, so that should settle it, I really do think podcasts and podcasting have a place in e-Learning, and in your company’s training programs.
Press Release:
New SyberWorks Media Center Article: “How does podcasting fit into a company’s training programs?”
Article:
How does podcasting fit into a company's training programs?
| elearning | learning management systems |
| elearning podcasts | Competency Management |
Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Series
SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series
SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System
FACE-TO-FACE AND ONLINE INTERACTIONS – IS A TASK A TASK? Annette Duensing, Dr. Ursula Stickler, Carolyn Batstone, Dr. Barbara Heins, Department of Languages, The Open University, UK
Abstract:
"This study contrasts two different ways of analysing interaction and participation in language learning tutorials: Social network analysis of frequency and QSR analysis of type of interaction. One task from three German beginners' language tutorials (one delivered face-to-face, the other two online) is analysed. A description of the background and method of the study is provided together with some examples of the findings. As this is work in progress, only tentative conclusions can be provided at this stage."
| elearning | learning management systems |
| elearning podcasts | Competency Management |
Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Series
SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series
SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System
The next episode of the e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series is up! This week's word is "Dashboard".
On the e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series, there are three ways to comment on each episode. You may post a message to the blog; leave a web-based voicemail by clicking the button in the upper right-hand corner; or call in and leave a message about each show. You may find each weekly episode and its accompanying transcript on the e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series page located in the media center of the SyberWorks web site.
Press Release:
The e-Learning Lingo Podcast #13: "Dashboard"
Blog:
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series Blog
| elearning | learning management systems |
| elearning podcasts | Competency Management |
Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Series
SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series
SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System
I found this on Jane Hart's blog, I have not tried it. There are lots of tools to add audio to powerpoints, but I thought someone out there might find it interesting........Speachover.com
"Speach-Over is a PowerPoint add-in that lets you easily add voice narrations and subtitles that are perfectly timed with animations in PowerPoint."
Speachover.com
| elearning | learning management systems |
| elearning podcasts | Competency Management |
Dave Boggs
SyberWorks, Inc.
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Series
SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series
e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series
SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System
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