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Top 75 eLearning Posts – May 2010 » eLearning Learning.
No June meeting. Next meeting August 26th
There will be no meeting in June of the E-learning Network. Our original plan was to give a tour and discuss the capabilities of the new IDT studio, but it is not completed yet. The next meeting (which will be the Studio tour) will be August 26th. The full schedule, and information on the E-learning Network is here:
http://teachable.org/eln/
Thanks for your interest, and best wishes during the summer,
Trey
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Trey Martindale, Associate Professor
Instructional Design and Technology
University of Memphis
(901) 870-6926
http://teachable.org
Kevin Thorn’s presentation
from May 27th can be found as a pdf here:
http://www.learnnuggets.com/LS2010/LS2010-210-Looey.pdf
May 27th meeting
You are invited to the monthly meeting of the E-Learning Network–a group of e-learning professionals representing Memphis-area corporations and organizations.
- When: 11:45 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Thursday, May 27th, 2010
- Where: University of Memphis, College of Education, Ball Hall 320
- Featured Speaker: Kevin Thorn of AutoZone
- Topic: “Learner User Interface: Developing Themed Graphics to Enhance your eLearning”
- Who’s Invited: anyone interested in teaching and learning, particularly in the workforce
- You are welcome to bring your lunch.
About the E-Learning Network: http://eln.teachable.org
Session Summary: We often refer to an interface as the “GUI” (Gooey), or Graphic User Interface. In e-Learning, it is more about the learner than the graphics, but we tend to get lost in the presentation. The “LUI” (Looey), or Learner User Interface focuses on the visual attractiveness of the graphics with an emphasis on usability and visual communication. With a better understanding of the Looey concept, an e-Learning course developer can rapidly design themes around content. Themes can then be reused in the form of templates for rapid development.
Session participants will learn how the LUI enhances the appeal to an e-Learning course themed around the content. You’ll learn that engaging a learner in the first few seconds determines their attentiveness throughout the course and that communicating with visual elements will help them retain information. You’ll learn how to put it all together, with the learner at the center, and build an interface that supports the content rather than hindering it.
Audience:
Intermediate designers, developers, and others with knowledge of instructional and interface design. Experience using graphic editing software and/or e-Learning development tools will be helpful.
BIO:
Kevin Thorn was a tactical trainer in the Army. After retirement, he attended Christian Brothers University and earned a B.S. in Information Technology Management. He taught himself instructional theories by reading and studying others and he taught himself elearning skills using a variety of software development tools. Kevin currently works for AutoZone in Memphis, TN. as the Manager of Learning Technologies. He is fully immersed in the design & development of e-Learning courses and manages the company’s LMS. Kevin’s experience is in e-Learning development, instructional design, graphics design, LMS implementation, and e-Learning content management. He is also a freelance illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist, and animator.
Please forward this notice to interested colleagues, or those you know involved in training and learning initiatives.
Sign up for E-learning Network announcements here: http://teachable.org/mail/mail.cgi/list/eln/
Feb 25th meeting, Eric Goforth
You are invited to the monthly meeting of the E-Learning Network–a group of e-learning professionals representing Memphis-area corporations and organizations.
- When: 11:45 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Thursday, February 25th, 2010
- Where: University of Memphis, College of Education, Ball Hall 307A
- Featured Speaker: Eric Goforth, Vice President and Human Resourcess Services Director, Sedgwick CMS
- Topic: “Sharepoint in the HR and training enterprise”
- Who’s Invited: anyone interested in teaching and learning, particularly in the workforce
- You are welcome to bring your lunch.
About the E-Learning Network: http://eln.teachable.org
Please forward this notice to interested colleagues, or those you know involved in training and learning initiatives.
Sign up for E-learning Network announcements here: http://teachable.org/mail/mail.cgi/list/eln/
November 19th meeting, Dick Handshaw
You are invited to the monthly meeting of the E-Learning Network–a group of e-learning professionals representing Memphis-area corporations and organizations.
- When: 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Thursday, November 19th, 2009
- Where: University of Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology, Methodist Presentation Theater (1st Floor)
- Featured Speaker: Dick Handshaw, President of Handshaw, Inc.
- Who’s Invited: anyone interested in teaching and learning, particularly in the workforce
- Lunch: Please bring your lunch. If you are a dues paying “premium member” please reply to emartndl@memphis.edu and we will have your lunch ready.
Topic: Subject Matter Experts — A Marriage for Better or Worse
Why are SMEs so difficult to get along with? Why don’t they take the advice of learning professionals on learning related matters? How can we get them to give us the feedback we need, on time? How can I keep them from changing their minds and adding to the project scope when it’s too late? If these are questions that bother you, you will get answers in this session. The answers to these questions come from more than one source. Some of the answers lie in project management process, and some require us to borrow from the skills of performance consultants. All issues and answers are the result of research done with several companies and are a compilation of their best practices.
Speaker: Dick Handshaw is the president of Handshaw, Inc., an e-learning and LMS company based in Charlotte, NC. Handshaw works with leading organizations that use competency-based learning. They offer content design and development services, instructional design workshops, and performance support solutions. (http://handshaw.com)
About the E-Learning Network: http://workforcecolab.org/eln/about
2009 Schedule: http://workforcecolab.org/eln/schedule
Please forward this notice to interested colleagues, or those you know involved in training and learning initiatives. If you would like to be added to or removed from our mailing list, please contact Trey Martindale.
October 22nd Meeting: Peter Bloom
You are invited to the monthly meeting of the E-Learning Network–a group of e-learning professionals representing Memphis-area corporations and organizations.
- When: 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
- Where: University of Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology, Methodist Presentation Theater (1st Floor)
- Featured Speaker: Peter Bloom, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Who’s Invited: anyone interested in teaching and learning, particularly in the workforce
- Lunch: Please bring your lunch. If you are a dues paying “premium member” please reply to emartndl@memphis.edu and we will have your lunch ready.
Speaker Biography:
Peter Bloom is an E-Learning Training Analyst at ALSAC, the fundraising arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He has been in the e-learning field for more that 20 years and has developed e-learning courses for Apple, IBM, United Airlines and Cisco System. His first opportunity to manage a Learning Management System was at ALSAC.
Topic: E-Learning at ALSAC
Peter will be talking about how e-learning is used at ALSAC. This meeting will be a discussion of the tools they use at ALSAC and the
approach they use for e-learning design and production.
About the E-Learning Network: http://workforcecolab.org/eln/about
2009 Schedule: http://workforcecolab.org/eln/schedule
Please forward this notice to interested colleagues, or those you know involved in training and learning initiatives. If you would like to be added to or removed from our mailing list, please contact Trey Martindale.
September 24th Meeting: Karl Guenther, FedEx
You are invited to the monthly meeting of the E-Learning Network–a group of e-learning professionals representing Memphis-area corporations and organizations.
- When: 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Thursday, September 24th, 2009
- Where: University of Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology, First floor, Methodist presentation auditorium
- Featured Speaker: Karl Guenther, Manager in Human Resources Development, FedEx Corporation
- Topic: Karl will provide an update on how FedEx is creating custom self-development curricula and measuring/monitoring progress in completing the material. Attendees will also see how we are identifying ‘tipping points’ with the purpose of leveraging the energy created by learning and turning it into behavior changes that lead to performance impact.
- Who’s Invited: anyone interested in teaching and learning, particularly in the workforce
- Lunch: Please bring your lunch. If you are a dues paying “premium member” please reply to emartndl@memphis.edu and we will have your lunch ready.
About the E-Learning Network: http://workforcecolab.org/eln/about
2009 Schedule: http://workforcecolab.org/eln/schedule
Please forward this notice to interested colleagues, or those you know involved in training and learning initiatives. If you would like to be added to or removed from our mailing list, please contact Trey Martindale.
August 20th Meeting: Bob Sweeney
You are invited to the monthly meeting of the E-Learning Network–a group of e-learning professionals representing Memphis-area corporations and organizations.
- When: 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Thursday, August 20th, 2009
- Where: University of Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 405
- Featured Speaker: Bob Sweeney, CEO, Challenger Corporation
- Topic: E-learning tools and processes for corporations in the medical education sector. Bob will discuss his current company’s work, as well as his past work in connection with the University of Memphis.
- Who’s Invited: anyone interested in teaching and learning, particularly in the workforce
- Lunch: Please bring your lunch. If you are a dues paying “premium member” please reply to emartndl@memphis.edu and we will have your lunch ready.
About the E-Learning Network: http://workforcecolab.org/eln/about
2009 Schedule: http://workforcecolab.org/eln/schedule
Please forward this notice to interested colleagues, or those you know involved in training and learning initiatives. If you would like to be added to or removed from our mailing list, please contact Trey Martindale.