Linked In Groups

Currently I'm the only instructional designer on my training team at Ascend One. I am not not new to this. In fact I've spent most of my career on teams where I was the only one with my knowledge set. So I have begun the search for networking opportunities with other instructional designers again. In the past I've reviewed blogs via my RSS reader and posted questions but that usually didn't have a fast enough response time to be helpful at the very moment that I needed. I recently experimented with the groups in Linked In and have been extremely happy with the results. I joined the Adobe Connect User Group as well as several other user groups and find that I normally get a response within a few hours of posting a question. It truely has been a great experience. If you haven't tried them out, you should!

New Horizon 2011 Report

A great report but here's a good summary.

Inspirations from Martha

I find myself being caught by surprise at least once or twice a week with the way that technology is pushing the limits of my imaginations. As a child I watched the Jetsons cartoon with amazement and wonder. It wasn't just Astro the funny dog or Penny the cool teenage girl but all the things they could do in their home. All the technology. The instant meals at the press of a few buttons, the video phones, the flying spaceships for every day travel, etc. When I look at the way a magazine can actually come to life using all the great tech tools of today, yes it takes my breath away. Things that I could have only imagined back in the 80's in film/video art school are coming to the masses. Well you may be surprised by my Martha Stewart inspiration but her digital issue of Living is just simply amazing. It inspires me to go back to my roots and to figure out how to apply this in my instructional design. Thoughts flood through faster than I can take note. So thank you Martha!

Online New Hire Training

I've been working on a 13 day New Hire online training course for about 4 months. We are finally nearing the end of this exciting project. Coordinating the gazillon final details is challenging. Currently I'm researching the best approach to the train the trainer course and how to inform our stake holders on the final state of the material as there have been many updates. As I find some material, I'll be posting them here.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County Training Forum, October 20, 2010

University of Maryland, Baltimore County Training Forum, October 20, 2010

Getting Maximum Business Impact from a Comprehensive Approach to Enterprise Learning

Check out the details.

Wikis, Wikis, Wikis

Great resources from Tony Karrer about using Wikis in learning. It's something I've been talking about all week so glad I came across this blog post!

Continuing Education | Training Moves With the Times | Chemical Processing

Continuing Education Training Moves With the Times Chemical Processing

Intersting article on the trend toward blended learning enviornments that use short targeted online sessions to augment traditional classroom training.