Networking is a word that evokes dread in many people. While most of us would agree its a necessary evil, few of us know how to successfully use events to form professional contacts and lifelong friends. I was once one of those people. I have always admired how ... More »

Career Development , Learning Technologies

Career Development , E-Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning

As of yet, there are few schools, certificate programs, or even seminars available to provide step-by-step instructions for conducting educational sessions in 3D virtual immersive environments. Absent those formal, standardized guidelines here are lessons learned from v... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Students , Trends

Virtual worlds just might be the future of e-learning. It is enough to make a learning professional's head spin. Every day there is a new story about online worlds providing new learning environments. Articles and books are describing how a generation raised on video ga... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

Learning 2.0 has officially arrived. However, there's debate over whether it's a legitimate evolution of existing e-learning paradigms, a convenient way to group learning-enabling technologies together under one umbrella, or a cynical attempt to distance ourselves from ... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Managing the Learning Function , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends

Media are not interchangeable, a learner using the Web has a completely different experience from one in a classroom. As we use more electronic media for learning, it's essential that we understand the unique nature of each expressive medium we encounter. Here's a new t... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Trends