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Siftables – All I can say is “unbelievable”
After catching these references to Siftables in my RSS feeds.
Siftables. New Technology for Learning? by Will Thalheimer
Necessity is the mother of invention by Clive Shepherd
Serious Gaming With Thinking Toys
Siftables: digital information on our terms by Garr Reynolds
I finally watched the video myself. I am absolutely amazed by these things. Making technology small enough and smart [...]
February 27, 2009
Tags: gadgets, interactive learning, siftables Posted in: Interesting Stuff 
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Are you an eLearning Professional? – LinkedIn Answers: Occupational Training
If you are on LinkedIn and interested in eLearning this may interest you.
Are you an eLearning Professional?
If you are passionate about learning, then you’re invited to join the eLearning Advocates Group on LinkedIn. Joining will allow you to find and contact other eLearning Advocates members on LinkedIn. The goal of this group is to help [...]
February 26, 2009
Tags: Learning, socialnetworking Posted in: Interesting Stuff No Comments
Spend some time engaging some of the best sims in the world – Clark Aldrich’s Style Guide for Serious Games and Simulations
Clark recommends trying some of these simulations.
If you want to see some of the best examples of educational simulations and serious games, go here: http://www.actonsims.com/.
You do have to register, but it only takes a second and there is no downside to doing so.
A bit of background: Acton Business School for Entrepreneurs in one of the [...]
February 25, 2009
Tags: ILS, Learning, resources, Serious Games, serious_games Posted in: Interesting Stuff No Comments
Are You Collecting Your Twitters?
Recently, I have increased my activity on Twitter (@richardsheehy) thanks to my new BlackBerry and a couple mobile apps (twitterberryand socialscope). The biggest benefit of Twitter is the conversation(s) going on with the people that I follow and follow me. I enjoy the interaction between the personalities and the flow of information that [...]
February 4, 2009
Tags: blogging, micromessage, socialsoftware, Tweets, twitter, web2.0, wordpress Posted in: Interesting Stuff No Comments
It’s Not the Size of Your System That Matters
The xkcd web comic from October 3rd struck a chord.
The technology is not as important as the design. In an era where it is very tempting to latch on to the newest and most powerful technology and beautiful graphics, games created using simple tech and graphics can be more interesting and engaging.
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October 7, 2008
Tags: games, Learning Posted in: Interesting Stuff No Comments
Motivation Gap of Learning and Doing Highlighted by Seth Godin
I was cruising through my RSS feeds and Tony Karrer had marked this Seth Godin post. Seth writes about reading magic books and business books for information but not to create action to improve anything. The missing ingredient is motivation. Motivation is a difficult subject that I think everyone has to deal with. I find [...]
June 17, 2008
Tags: doing, Learning, motivation, WorkLiteracy Posted in: Interesting Stuff, del.ico.us No Comments
Jott is working
Jott seems to be a viable option for posting to WordPress blogs and Twitter from a phone.
Jott also supports links to
Google Calendar
LiveJournal
Twitter
30 Boxes
Tumblr
Remember the Milk
Blogger
Yahoo Groups
Amazon
Typepad
Zillow
Wordpress
Jaiku
Several companies have also created links to their web services using Jott. If you already have an account to any of the web sites listed below, you can [...]
May 15, 2008
Tags: Jott, Review, twitter, wordpress Posted in: Interesting Stuff No Comments
View from the front of the line
Recently I was in Myrtle Beach to prepare for a workshop on blogging and podcasting I conducted for the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. I picked up a copy of the Sunday paper to catch up on some of the local happenings. Inside there was a full page ad for [...]
March 29, 2008
Tags: Eagles, Eagles band, Hard Rock, Hard Rock Park, Moody Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC Posted in: Events, Interesting Stuff No Comments
links for 2007-12-30
The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > Basics: Fine-Tuning Your Filter for Online Information
(tags: rss socialmedia howto web)
YouTube – Broadcast Yourself. A great tip for customizing RSS feeds
RSS Feeds for Tags and Users To create an RSS feed for your favorite tags or users, simply enter the tag or username as specified in [...]
December 29, 2007
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links for 2007-12-29
Chief Learning Officer magazine – Simulation Shows How to Bring Effectiveness and Efficiency to Organizational Learning
Simulations for learning are gaining more coverage in the media.
(tags: business elearning learning simulation training)
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December 28, 2007
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