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Learning

Learning Camp – A New Kind of Conference

22 February 2010

Over the past year or so, I’ve noticed an increasing dissatisfaction with the kind of technology conferences being run in the UK, or at least in the way they’re run. Some of this has been virtual, such as these blog posts by Donald Clark, Clive Shepherd and Mark Betherlemy, but this has also come up [...]

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The Advance of Social Media

19 November 2009

Back in the summer I wrote an article for Saffron Interactive titled ‘The Advance of Social Media’. Its key message is that social media is now a mainstream activity and that organisations that attempt to ignore it, do so at their own risk.
If you’d like to read the full article, it is available to download [...]

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Is Twitter Really Not Right For Business?

11 November 2009

Earlier this week, The Times ran a story titled “Twitter may not be right for business“.
Despite the title, the article seems to be more about the shortcomings of companies, and why that makes them unsuitable as users of microblogging. To quote the article “Nevertheless, I think there are several fundamental reasons why companies are [...]

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21st Century LMS

27 October 2009

On the 25th September, the eLearning Network held its Next Generation Learning Management event at Holborn Bars in London.
As part of the event, Matt Brewer of Chubb Insurance and I ran a collaborative session to identify what eLN members wanted to see in an LMS that was fit for use in 21st Century organisations. I’m [...]

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Different is Memorable

21 September 2009

Whether for holidays or business, flying is one of those things that has become so common that we rarely give it any thought. In particular, most people give the appearance of ignoring the pre flight safety briefing. So if you want people to pay attention and learn, it makes sense that you should do something [...]

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9 Free Tools That Help Mac Users Build Better E-Learning

5 May 2009

Over on the Rapid E-Learning Blog, Tom Kuhlman has come up with a list of his 9 Free Tools That Help Me Build Better E-Learning. Bearing in mind that Articulate is a Windows based tool, it’s not surprising that the tool listed are for that platform. So here is my list of 9 equivalent tools [...]

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Open Source LMS – 10 Alternatives to Moodle

8 April 2009

Since the economic downturn began I’ve noticed much more interest in open source Learning Management Systems (LMS), and it’s no surprise that when people ask what the options are, the answer is usually Moodle. Now, there’s nothing wrong with Moodle, but it certainly isn’t the only open source LMS out there.
Because there is no licensing [...]

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Don’t blame PowerPoint

16 February 2009

Jay Cross has written a post called PowerPoint is tyranny, about whether offsite conferences need to change. I’ve not seen Jay’s presentation, but I don’t think we can lay the blame at PowerPoint’s door.
Like everything else in this rapidly changing world, conference organisers need to demonstrate value. It will no longer be acceptable to roll [...]

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Learning Technologies – A week later

3 February 2009

It seems impossible that seven days have gone by since I was getting packed for Learning Technologies. It’s been something of a whirlwind. As always, I came away exhausted and with a head full of ideas. It was great to catch up with people I hadn’t seen for a while, and to meet a whole [...]

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