2 posts tagged “instructionaldesign”
On July 25th the Austin ASTD Instructional Design SIG members heard a presentation by Dr. James Caras, President of Sapling Systems on "Characteristics of e-learning 2.0." Sapling Systems has developed their own sophisticated Flash-based authoring tools for math and science courses. You can learn more here at the company web site.
He coined his own term for e-learning 2.0 by calling it "we-learning" which has the following desirable characteristics:
- simple authoring tools that incorporate symbols and activities that are as good as, and hopefully better, than existing teaching methods
- engaging interactivity with rich media
- convergence - available on all OS and mobile devices
- promotes sharing and collaboration to develop new content and peer review of learning efforts
- transparency to promote trust
- measurement of learning new knowledge; tracking progress gains
- promotes effective and efficient learning
- mentors struggling learners by incorporating intelligent feedback, tutoring, and adaptive testing.
How did you pick your Vox name? Does it mean something?
Submitted by LeendaDLL.
So I was sitting and staring at the profile screen when into my head popped "Learning Man" because I was thinking of "Burning Man" and the desert festival with all the art and sculptures. Learning Man inspires me with the possibility of " to be on fire for continuous learning that renews my life." So I'm trying this blog service out as a hub for self-paced learning and reflection.
Here is a new learning hub or portfolio tool I just found. One can create self-paced reading courses and sign up for those created by others. Brilliant! Its called MindPicnic
What related elearning or instructional designer user names would you recommend?
