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Nine Training Alternatives to 'Correct' and 'Incorrect'

http://www.mindflash.com/blog/2012/05/nine-training-alternatives-to-correct-and-incorrect/ Imagine a trainer at the front of the room responding to a participant’s comment by saying nothing more than “You’re right!”
http://wplms.org/warning-adobe-captivates-worst-feature/

WARNING: Adobe Captivate’s Worst Feature… | WPLMS

Adobe Captivate is a great tool with tons of functionality, but you should absolutely avoid this one feature at all costs, unless you enjoy massive headaches and loads of rework!
http://www.briandusablon.com/2012/04/20/your-job-is-not-forever/

Your Job Is Not Forever | Brian Dusablon

“I see many professionals acting like they will be at their organizations forever…The impact is that they will neglect their network and/or design their careers solely based on the company organization chart.”
I just came across a real gem of a letter on Letters of Note , sent by C.S. Lewis to a young American fan in 1956.

A ‘very important’ writing tip | Good To Great

http://stephaniededhar.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/a-very-important-writing-tip/
http://thenewlearner.com/2008/10/22/10-instructional-design-tips-for-e-learning-development/ In many ways, good instructional design is just common sense, combined with decades of observation about what works and what doesn’t when teaching adult learners. Here are 10 basic tips to sharpen your own training programs:

10 Instructional Design Tips for e-Learning Development — The New Learner

Five versatile screen-capture apps for Windows | TechRepublic

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-versatile-screen-capture-apps-for-windows/1210 Takeaway: When you need a bit more functionality than Print Screen and Paint offer, one of these screen capture tools will come in handy. Screen captures aren’t just for tech writers anymore.

What Do We Mean When We Say HTML5?

No doubt you’ve heard at least a whisper about HTML5 over the last year. It’s a Flash-killer. http://learningcircuits.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-do-we-mean-when-we-say-html5.html
Months before finishing graduate school I set up several email search agents on job search/career sites in higher education and industry. http://mvenable.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/jobs-in-instructional-design-and-technology/

Jobs in Instructional Design and Technology « Design Doc

http://www.onetonline.org/link/details/25-9031.01

25-9031.01 - Instructional Designers and Technologists

Develop instructional materials and products and assist in the technology-based redesign of courses.
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/11/tools-of-trade.html My thoughts about learning technology and all things digital. I'm interested in how technology can be made to work for us, particularly in education and training.

Tools of the trade

Harold, Jane, Charles, Clark, and I led a session this morning that recapped people’s DevLearn experience.

DevLearn 2011 Takeaways & Reflection

Posted on 21. Oct, 2011 by karlkapp in Design I’ve posted both of these videos before but I am posting them again, any time I feel a little overwhelmed, they always bring a smile to my face and they are a bit ID related…especially the one about building a stop sign, I have totally experienced that meeting.

2 of the Funniest Instructional Design Related Videos | Kapp Notes

Ok, I figured it was time I posted something a little more light-hearted so I thought I’d share this training related Dilbert cartoon that a friend recently emailed me – made me chuckle anyway…

Cartoon – Dilbert on Training | L&D Generous

2011 aLearning Association Survey Results Summary — Part 4 « aLearning Blog

If you’ve been following our recent posts that summarize our 2011 survey, you’ve seen that organizations of all sizes are leveraging online learning in some way or another. ( Click here to see part 1 covering profiles and budget , here for part 2 on elearning programs , here for part 3 on social learning .) But how are associations and other non-profit organizations making decisions about which programs to pursue? Do they have a strategic plan?

Tip 60: It's a stream, not a course... | Elearning Tips

Many traditional elearning instructional designers cut their teeth designing self-paced elearning programs. We create events.
General/Overview

PowerPoint

the practice/profession

learning strategies/tools/methods

learning theories

LEARNING SETTINGS

also see technical writing

ID Models