I’ve been blown away. And because of it, I’ve fired myself again. Here’s what my new boss (me) mentioned to me today: Forget content driven by words on screen. Forget the text-based lead-ins that say: After taking this, you will learn XYZ (ok–admittedly I don’t do this. I just want to do all I can to stop this experience-killing habit.) Real change [...]

Hey! Happy New Year! Woo-hoo! Thanks so much to all who visited last year! Here are the top most viewed 2010 posts: 1   Shift Happened. Got Social Learning?  2   Augmented Reality, Future for eLearning? 3   Top 10 eLearning Elements: Going from Good to Great Design 4   Need an Online Portfolio Fast? Use a [...]

It’s been an incredible year for the learning industry. Innovations in mobile technologies, the arrival of the ipad (was it just this year?) and the continued evolution of social learning,  are just some highlights of a year that saw learning design continue to mature along side emerging and maturing technologies. What a ride! Useful tools and [...]

As more small businesses attempt to expand market share via social learning and YouTube, it’s likely we’ll see more sell their customized content.  Fast forward to some time in the future: Joe the Plumber has a thriving business but wants to expand. Why not sell 2-buck-2 min how-to interactives allowing people to practice fixing a [...]