Bill Brandon: ClippingsThings that don't fit a category but they were too good to let go.Parked- June 24, 2004 Storytelling for leaders. Evelyn Clark has written an article on storytelling for leaders. To quote: Storytelling is a powerful communication tool that marketing and advertising professionals use very skillfully to promote their companies' products or services. But did you know that stories are... Column Twohttp://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/24.html#a1349 Parked- June 24, 2004 DrupalEd and DrupalBlog Downloads and Demos. The DrupalEd and DrupalBlog distributions previously mentioned on cyberdash are now ready for download. Each is tar gzipped and contains a copy of the Configuration Guide as a pdf and text file.Get the DrupalEd distribution. Visit the demo site (feel free to use the admin username and password listed in the installation section of the guide). Get the DrupalEd Configuration Guide pdf.Get the DrupalBlog distribution. Visit the demo site (feel free to...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/24.html#a1348 Parked- June 24, 2004 Introduction to Blackboard 6.1 Enterprise. This manual has step-by-step instructions to use the features of the Enterprise version of course management system Blackboard 6.1. Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newesthttp://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/24.html#a1347 Parked- June 24, 2004 Shortage of Instructional Designers Hits Off-Shore Vendors. The booming off-shore eLearning industry in India has a few unique problems of its own to grapple with. An acute shortage of trained Instructional Designers is one. Unlike the United States, there are no institutions offering courses in Instructional Technology... The Learned Man!http://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/24.html#a1346 Parked- June 15, 2004 Pick and choose might be key. An important message lies in this Australian experiment -- mixing both information and instruction are essential for public use of e-learning material. I wrote about this strategy in 2001 under the title of Blending Information and Instruction. What I did then, and guess what is still relevant today, is to look at companies that were providing exemplar online support. I chose Macromedia, Adobe and Apple back then and analyzed their online support strategy. These...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/14.html#a1345 Parked- June 14, 2004 More Wikis. Heh... this had to happen... and good that it has... looks like I totally missed SnipSnap, JSPWiki, Instiki, Socialtext (although looks like it could be pricey) and a whole heap of stuff that Oliver ruminated on yesterday including Zwiki (& version Personal Wiki), VoodooPad (& Vpwiki) and even something along the lines of SubEthaEdit... will have to develop this more I think.incorporated subversionhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/14.html#a1344 Parked- June 14, 2004 What do I want in a wiki. Keeping on the wiki theme, I've had a 'mini' crack at this before but, um, I've changed my mind :o) and lordy, it's probably only fair to draw up some kind of 'criteria' for wiki-selection... before I do though can I make clear that I'm looking at Wikis for a specific purpose here: -To use in a higher education context with groups ranging from 20 to 1000 students-To use for tasks ranging from short collaborative projects to developing social dynamics to ongoing...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/14.html#a1343 Parked- June 14, 2004 Back to patterns. Denham Grey has written an blog entry on using patterns as part of knowledge management. To quote: Need to capture experience and expertise, introduce new ideas into your organization, want a template to document rationale and good practice, wish to... Column Twohttp://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/14.html#a1342 Parked- June 14, 2004 The educated blogger: Using weblogs to promote literacy in the classroom - David Huffaker, First Monday. This paper explores the role of weblogs or "blogs" in classroom settings. Blogs, which resemble personal journals or diaries and provide an online venue where selfâ&128;&147;expression and creativity is encouraged and online communities are built, provide an exc Online Learning Updatehttp://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/14.html#a1341 Parked- June 13, 2004 Employers jumping on e-learning bandwagon - VIRGINIA GALT, Globe and Mail. For software company president Mike Gardner, one of the most enjoyable aspects of e-learning is the informal brainstorming that goes on around the virtual water cooler. "All of us religiously read the water cooler," said Mr. Gardner, who is earning his Online Learning Updatehttp://radio.weblogs.com/0110222/categories/clippings/2004/06/13.html#a1340 |