Computers are dumb – make smarter e-Learning

Computers are dumb, which can make your e-Learning dumb. What can you do about it? Be Less Helpful Over the weekend, I watched this video of a great presentation by Dan Meyer on how to Be Less Helpful to students. It’s an hour long, and is well worth the viewing, even if you aren’t really … Read more

Best e-Learning Blog that isn’t an e-Learning Blog

I follow a whole lot of e-Learning blogs, and they typically cover topics like web 2.0, social media for learning, e-Learning technology, the state of the industry, etc.  Once in a while, they do tackle interesting, chewy e-Learning design questions (but not as often as I could wish for). Where I do consistently find conversations … Read more

How CarTalk can save your e-Learning

So a recent twitter lrnchat was about working with SMEs (Subject Matter Experts), and here are some of the responses to the first question “Q1) What are the challenges working with subject matter experts?”: JaneBozarth: Q1: Helping them focus on critical/must know, not everything-there-is-to-know philharriman_ek: Q1 SMEs can be so deep into their subject that it … Read more