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Can I borrow that robot for a minute? Using remotely-controlled devices to bring distance learners into face-to-face classrooms! [Daniel Christian]

On 06/11/2013, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, accessibility / UDL, active learning, assistive technologies, Bring your own device (BYOD), communications, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, distance education, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, face-to-face, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, internet, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multimedia, new business models, online learning, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, professional development, reinvent, robotics, smart classrooms, social learning / networks, staying relevant, student-related, tablets, technology (general), telepresence, television, training / L&D, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:

What if you want to allow some remote students to come on into your face-to-face classroom?
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What if you want to allow those remote students to be seen and communicated with at eye level?
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What if you want Remote Student A to join Group 1, and Remote Student B to join Group 2?
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Well…how about using one of these devices in order to do so!

New video collaboration robot: TelePresence gets moving — from cisco.com by Dave Evans

Excerpt:

That is why Cisco’s new joint effort with iRobot—demonstrated publicly this week for the first time—is so exciting: We’ve created a mobile Cisco TelePresence unit that brings collaboration to you—or, conversely, brings you to wherever you need to collaborate. Called iRobot Ava 500, this high-definition video collaboration robot combines Cisco TelePresence with iRobot’s mobility and self-navigation capabilities, enabling freedom of movement and spontaneous interactions with people thousands of miles away.

iRobot Ava™ 500 Video Collaboration Robot — published on Jun 10, 2013
iRobot and Cisco have teamed to bring the Ava 500 video collaboration robot to market. The robot blends iRobot’s autonomous navigation with Cisco’s TelePresence to enable people working off-site to participate in meetings and presentations where movement and location spontaneity are important. The new robot is also designed to enable mobile visual access to manufacturing facilities, laboratories, customer experience centers and other remote facilities.

Double Robotics Double

MantaroBot™ TeleMe

From Attack of the Telepresence Robots! — from BYTE by Rick Lehrbaum

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MantaroBot “TeleMe”	VGo Communications “VGo”	Anybots “QB”	Suitable Technologies “Beam”

RP-7i ROBOT

Also see:

Cisco, iRobot’s new bot lets workers roam the office from afar. — from smartplanet.com by Kirsten Korosec
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Meet the next generation of smartphone-based robot companions — from popsci.com by Miriam Kramer

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Below are some great resources re: creating your own e-books / streams of content — with thanks to Mr. Michael Haan, Technology Integration Specialist/Purchasing at Calvin College, for these resources
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Adobe DPS:
http://www.adobe.com/education/products/digital-publishing-suite.html
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Apple iBooks Author:
http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/
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Creating ePub/eBook books in Pages:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4168
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Creating ePub/eBook in InDesign:
http://blogs.adobe.com/vikrant/2012/02/create-epub-ebooks-with-adobe-indesign/
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From DSC:
You might also want to check out Lynda.com for the relevant training materials.
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Let’s create our own streams of content — always up-to-date — plus we could help our students save big $$! And, as Michael pointed out, such tools could also be used internally for training-related and communications-related purposes.

Thanks Michael!!!

What's the best way to deal with ever-changing streams of content? When information has shrinking half-lives?

Tagged with: Adobe • Apple • communications • content • Content aggregration • content repositories • corporate training / universities • cost of getting an education • creativity • digital audio • digital learning • digital photography • digital storytelling • digital textbooks • digital video • e-books • e-publishing related items (EPUB and more) • higher education • interactivity • Mobile learning • streams of content • training

5 characteristics of how knowledge workers like to learn at work [Hart]

On 04/26/2013, in collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, elearning, social learning / networks, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

5 characteristics of how knowledge workers like to learn at work — from c4lpt.co.uk by Jane Hart
This is a draft page from the upcoming book The Workplace Learning Revolution.

From DSC:
Again note the need for each of us to build our own learning ecosystems; and note the use of…
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Tagged with: collaboration • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • e-learning • social learning • training • workplace

Reflections on “25% find company training/e-learning of no value – according to the Learning in the Workplace 2013 survey results” [Hart]

On 04/22/2013, in blogs / blogging / vlogging, business, collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, elearning, face-to-face, streams of content, training / L&D, ubiquitous learning, using teams, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, workplace, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
This data further supports my thoughts on helping people build their own learning ecosystems — something Jane points out as well when she states that “workers find other (self-organised and self-managed) ways of learning at work far more valuable – with team collaboration being the highest rated.”

I recommend helping folks learn how to create their own blogs and learn how to subscribe to others’ blogs, access relevant wikis, use Twitter, employ Google Alerts, etc.

Provide each employee with some relevant names/blogs/websites/etc. to get employees started (i.e. of some knowledgeable accountants, legal counsel, product designers, engineers, digital marketing experts, cloud computing strategists, programmers for mobile computing apps, etc.). I realize this presents issues with companies’ sensitive information such as patents and/or intellectual property. But if Harold Jarche is correct in saying that we live in a post-jobs world, what we know of the modern corporation may be very different in just a few years anyway. (i.e. You’re on your own. You are your own corporation/business; so build your own brand and expertise. Build your own valuable network of peers/colleagues — who you can contribute to as well as to learn from.)

Admittedly, this changes some of the roles of the training department from creating e-learning modules to becoming excellent researchers, social media experts, quasi-librarians, etc.

(Come to think of it, I wonder if that might happen in higher ed as well — i.e. provide students with the relevant/key experts, important thinkers, streams of content, etc.)

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Tagged with: blogging • collaboration • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • e-learning • face-to-face • L&D • streams of content • training • videoconferencing • web-based collaboration

Why mobile learning is the future of workplace learning (infographic from Amit Garg and Upside Learning)

On 03/27/2013, in Bring your own device (BYOD), corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, India, mobile learning, strategy, training / L&D, trends, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Why mobile learning is the future of workplace learning (infographic) — from upsidelearning.com by Amit Garg

Click to view the complete infographic. | Infographic by Upside Learning

Tagged with: Bring your own device (BYOD) • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • India • Mobile learning • mobile technology • strategy • training • trends • workplace

Instructional design: from “packaging” to “scaffolding” [Hart]

On 03/06/2013, in collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, elearning, instructional design, learning ecosystem, personalized/customized learning, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Instructional design: from “packaging” to “scaffolding” — from c4lpt.co.uk by Jane Hart

Excerpt:

In my recent posts, The changing role of L&D: from “packaging” to “scaffolding” plus “social capability building” and Towards the Connected L&D Department I wrote about the need to move from a focus on “packaging” training to “scaffolding” learning, and I said I would talk more about what “scaffolding” looks like. For me, this is the key way for workplace learning professionals to move the learning industry into the future. In this post I’m going to look at “instructional scaffolding” but in subsequent posts, I will consider “scaffolding performance support & team collaboration” in the workplace as well as “scaffolding professional learning“.

Tagged with: collaboration • corporate training / universities • e-learning • instructional design • learning ecosystem • personalized learning • training • workplace

Part 1: The shift from push to pull learning [Cattel]

On 03/05/2013, in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, higher education, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Part 1: The shift from push to pull learning — from clomedia.com by Jeffrey Cattel
Learning organizations are moving from pushing learning to employees to helping workers find answers by leveraging mobile, video on-demand and other forms of just-in-time learning.

From DSC:
Something I think should happen in K-12 and higher education as well as in the corporate world — shifting from pushing to pulling and helping each individual own/develop their own learning ecosystem.

Tagged with: corporate training / universities • higher education • K-12 • learning ecosystem • training • workplace

Expert panel brings clarity to MOOCs in Business+MOOCs Hangout

On 03/05/2013, in change, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, game-changing environment, innovation, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, online learning, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Expert panel brings clarity to MOOCs in Business+MOOCs Hangout — fron onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com

The Business+MOOC Panel
Host: Jay Cross
Educators: Dave Cormier, Stephen Downes, Terri Griffith and George Siemens
Business People: Jos Arets, Bert De Coutere, Lal Jones-Beyy (from Coursera) Mark Finnern, Jerry Michalski

Start at 10 mins into the recording.

Also see:

Business+MOOCs: the Hangout recording — start at 10 mins into the recording
NOTE: Jump ahead/start at 10 mins into the recording

From DSC:
Great to see folks from higher education and the corporate world collaborating here — this type of thing needs to occur more often.

Tagged with: change • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • etmooc • game-changing environment • innovation • MOOCs • online learning • training • workplace

The question of why (not) eLearning on iPads or tablets? [Garg]

On 02/21/2013, in Adobe, Apple, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, digital learning, elearning, India, mobile learning, mobile technologies, tablets, training / L&D, ubiquitous learning, UK, by Daniel Christian

The question of why (not) eLearning on iPads or tablets? — from upsidelearning.com by Amit Garg

Excerpt:

2012 saw the re-emergence of ‘Mobile learning’ or ‘mLearning’ as “new” (ok, not really new) buzzwords in L&D and Training circles around the world. But largely in the wrong context! Mobile Learning is being loosely attributed to any learning activity that is not location bound, which is very surprising! And even more surprising is, more often than not, it is not even referring to mLearning at all! But to things like, making an LMS available on an USB drive so you can track courses while on a plane! Certainly not mobile learning in my opinion.

I believe ‘real’ mobile learning is much more than just learning on a mobile device. I also believe that ”tablet” learning is neither mobile nor eLearning, but actually occupies a position between mLearning and eLearning. So let me lay out my argument for why I believe this!

Also see Amit’s presentation at LT13uk — the full presentation is available here:
http://www.slideshare.net/UpsideLearning/designing-elearning-for-ipads

Tagged with: Adobe • Apple • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • HTML 5 • India • iPad • Mobile learning • mobile technology • tablets • training • ubiquitous learning • UK

50 suggestions for implementing 70-20-10 (2) [Cross]

On 02/14/2013, in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, learning ecosystem, learning theories, real-world assignments, training / L&D, by Daniel Christian

50 suggestions for implementing 70-20-10 (2) — from Jay Cross

Excerpt:

The 70 percent: learning from experience

People learn by doing. We learn from experience and achieve mastery through practice.

Tagged with: corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • corporate universities / corporate training • failure / learning from failure • learning ecosystem • learning theories • practice • real-world assignments • training

Learning trends, technologies, and opportunities — a whitepaper from Sharon Boller

On 02/03/2013, in CMS/LMS, corporate universities / corporate training, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, informal learning, mobile learning, mobile technologies, online learning, professional development, social learning / networks, technology (general), training / L&D, trends, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: CMS/LMS • corporate training / universities • e-learning • educational gaming • emerging technologies • informal learning • Mobile learning • mobile technology • online learning • professional development • social learning • training • workplace

Why are organizations wringing their hands over informal learning instead of doing something about it? [Cross & Co.]

On 01/23/2013, in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, informal learning, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Why are organizations wringing their hands over informal learning instead of doing something about it? — from internettime.com by Jay Cross
A Google+ Hangout with Craig Wiggings, Charles Jennings, Enzo Silva, Pascal le Rudulier, Clark Quinn, and Jay Cross.

Excerpt:

Learning industry should pay more attention to:

Informal Learning
Competencies
Leadership learning
Measurement
Mobile learning technologies

Tagged with: corporate training / universities • formal learning • informal learning • training • workplace

A guide to riding the mobile learning wave [Nilakantan]

On 01/22/2013, in mobile learning, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

A guide to riding the mobile learning wave — from trainingindustry.com by Vinay Nilakantan

Excerpt:

For the training industry, the rise of mobile devices, such as the iPad, heralds a change in the way employees, partners and customers can and will learn. Mobile devices and their relationship to applications like LinkedIn, Google Conversations and Wikispaces make it possible for anyone to learn just about anything, anywhere. In spite of this, most organizations aren’t, yet, considering the importance of mobile learning. But they should.

Also see:

Free #research papers on #mLearning from mLearn conference — from @Ignatia Webs

Tagged with: corporate training / universities • Mobile learning • training • workplace

Reflections on Harold Jarche’s solid posting, “Less is more”

On 01/22/2013, in blogs / blogging / vlogging, Daniel S. Christian, informal learning, innovation, learning, learning ecosystem, learning theories, pace of change, productivity / tips and tricks, social learning / networks, social media, staying relevant, training / L&D, by Daniel Christian

Less is more — from Harold Jarche

Excerpts:

If you were to sum up the psychology of learning in three words, it would be ‘less is more’. – Donald Clark

In FrogDesign’s presentation on Design is Hacking How we Learn, slide #27 clearly shows where the emphasis of our learning efforts should be, and where organizations should place the most support and resources: practice.
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From DSC:
In the corporate world, my thought is to provide the training as to where and how employees can get/stay in the know — especially by encouraging the use and ownership of blogs, social media, and developing/leveraging their personal learning networks. But also to provide the infrastructure and tools — the plumbing if you will — to allow for people to quickly connect with each other and to easily share information with each other (i.e. to develop their own learning ecosystems). Formal classes won’t cut it. As Harold and other members of the Internet Alliance have long been saying, it’s about informal learning. (Speaking of his Internet Alliance colleagues, Charles Jennings recently discussed how the pace of change is affecting the corporate world big time; and, just as in higher ed, being able to adapt is key to staying relevant.)

As a relevant aside…my issue with my Master’s Program in Instructional Design for Online Learning was that there was too much emphasis on theory and not enough emphasis on practice.

Tagged with: best practices/tips • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • Daniel S. Christian • informal learning • innovation • L&D • learning • learning ecosystem • learning theories • pace of change • practice • social learning • social media • staying relevant • training

Just ahead: The robotics revolution [Pine]

On 01/09/2013, in 21st century, career development, economics, future, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, reinvent, robotics, society, staying relevant, strategy, vision/possibilities, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Just ahead: The robotics revolution — from kiplinger.com by Art Pine; with thanks going out to Erik Brynjolfsson (@erikbryn) for his posting on Twitter re: this
The U.S. is on the cusp of an explosion in robotics that will have a significant impact on business and the economy over the next decade. Here’s how it will affect you.

Excerpt:

The use of robotics in manufacturing and service industries is expected to mushroom over the next 10 to 15 years, forcing significant changes in the way many companies do business, and posing opportunities — and problems — for workers.

From DSC:
I don’t mean to be negative here…but…are we leaving a large swath of people behind? If many people don’t like learning — as evidenced by the dropout rates across the United States — the mountains will be much harder to climb in terms of helping people reinvent themselves as these events/trends take place. The ramifications are immense and affect all of us!

What SHOULD these things mean for K-12? Higher education? The corporate training departments?

Tagged with: 21st century • career development • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • economics/business • higher education • K-12 • reinvent • robotics • staying relevant • strategy • training • trends • vision • workplace

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Learning Ecosystems

Reflections on “25% find company training/e-learning of no value – according to the Learning in the Workplace 2013 survey results” [Hart]

Why mobile learning is the future of workplace learning (infographic from Amit Garg and Upside Learning)

Instructional design: from “packaging” to “scaffolding” [Hart]

Expert panel brings clarity to MOOCs in Business+MOOCs Hangout

The question of why (not) eLearning on iPads or tablets? [Garg]

50 suggestions for implementing 70-20-10 (2) [Cross]

Why are organizations wringing their hands over informal learning instead of doing something about it? [Cross & Co.]

A guide to riding the mobile learning wave [Nilakantan]

Just ahead: The robotics revolution [Pine]

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