This is the way I currently visualize and categorize the activities around our roadmap. This post discusses the blue Content box in the middle. The one our team has “control” over. ————- We’ve had a reorg – so I spent part of last week updating my new management about the Learning Ecosystem and the roadmap. […]
System vs Personal Views
When we compare the activities performed with and without the aid of a reminder list, we see that the conclusion one draws depends on the point of view being taken. To the outside observer (who takes the system view), the same actions are intended to be performed with and without the list, but (usually) they […]
An Example of Needs Assessment
During a recent project, one of our SMEs kept INSISTING “Everyone KNOWS the process!” Then in the next sentence she complains about how they are doing it wrong. Don’t know about you – but in my “professional” opinion, this tells me that their target audience either: a) Does NOT KNOW the process b) Doesn’t understand […]
90+ Day Evaluation – The Subscription-Based Learning Experiment
So far, subscription-based learning has been a resounding success. At least in terms of popularity. I’ve received a lot of comments that they love the material. Find it useful. Look forward to each week’s post (which is saying something with the amount of bulk mail clutter we get in our inboxes each week). I’ve even […]
Cloud-Based Subscriptions
A major trend seems to be the move to cloud-based subscription services. Adobe’s Creative Cloud announcement is one example (thanks Michael!). I’m seeing the beginnings of the same thing with Microsoft’s Office. This trend has a pretty significant impact on how we advise and support our burgeoning community of staff eLearning developers. ————— In our […]
Subscription-Based Learning: The Videos
As part of this subscription-based learning program, I am incorporating really quick, really amateurish videos into the blog posts for the technical pieces. Little time, few resources (basically me and some software), small scope = meh quality. It is acceptable for now. Examples: Creating Virtual meetings Creating Standing meetings Participant audio Moderator audio Some of […]
Playing with Subscription-Based Learning
My university has been implementing a telecommuting program for the past year. We now have over 300 (known) people who telecommute 1-5 days per week. In the initial pilot stage – we had three 1 hour classes separated by one week. The first class covered the technology they could use. The other 2 classes covering […]
Are We Looking at a “Fourth Wave”
There’s a dynamic happening that I am not fully understanding. Too many friends are finding themselves in situations where they feel powerless. I don’t get it…because this dynamic is happening to some of the most powerful people I know. People who have deep expertise and mastery. People who leverage that expertise with their hearts and […]
Time, Resources, Scope
Aaron Silvers’ electroluminescent seasonally-inappropriate “cast cozy”. My first foray into exploring the intersection between craft and technology. Learning to skateboard at 40 (not having done it as a kid) is a classic example of JFDI. I thought it should be rewarded. Thank you Nick and Gill for the electroluminescent wire. Thanks Aaron for the picture […]
Making Real
I had two big takeaways from my weekend in Pennsylvania: 1) Just how important the physical / tactile element is in learning. 2) Making ideas real as quickly as possible = iterating faster. ———————— In all of my activities – there is a tangible deliverable. There are the obvious tangibles, such as hamburgers, ugly scarves […]
