Modern Media Training

We are living in a new environment, where technology is part of our

everyday lives ‐ and is a cost effective method of communication. I read an article on using Modern Media for Training. I found some suggestions given in the article very good. They are also cost effective ways for training. Sharing some of these methods:

1. Consider creating a blog that discusses the curriculum and solicits feedback about it. You can also think about creating a Facebook page for the training, especially if it is a general

course without proprietary information. Use the page to market and gain followers, even

before the course rolls out. You can also use Twitter to put out short informational pieces

regarding the curriculum.

2. Twitter is a very popular method of communication, so why not have participants "tweet" from class? This is a great way to gather momentum and gain followers, especially if your audience is spread out over a large geographic spectrum.

3. The Facebook page is also a good place to make assignments, assign reading, and

other class related activities.



New URL for ECube

I am not planning to renew the URL for ECube http://e3cube.co.in. This blog will continue to be available at http://e3cube.blogspot.com.

Unofficial Salary Survey 2010

It’s time to launch the 2010 Unofficial Salary Survey for elearning, content development and training jobs in India. There's nothing official about this survey. The survey is not based on responses by companies but based on responses provided by you, the employee. This survey is not associated with any organization. The survey is anonymous.

This survey is for you if you are an Instructional Designer, Content Developer, Technical Writer, Project Manager, Graphics designer, Flash Programmer, Content Integrator, Tester, Editor, Trainer, Training administrator, SME, or any other role involved in elearning, content development and training delivery.

Click Unofficial eLearning Salary Survey of India 2010 to participate in the survey. I will publish the findings on my blog here sometime in August/September 2010. This year’s questionnaire attempts to find out more about you and the industry to provide a more in-depth analysis.

Help derive maximum benefit from this survey: spread the word about this survey. Email, Tweet, Facebook, Orkut, LinkedIn and Blog about this page for your friends and colleagues.

Earlier survey findings:

• 2009 (104 responses)
• 2008 (54 responses)
• 2007 (10 responses)

Social/Informal Learning and LMSs

Finally caught up with my RSS reader and discovered some interesting conversations about social/informal learning and LMSs. Here are some posts by industry pundits on the subject.

5 Stages of Workplace Learning by Jane Hart

Workspace Evolution by Jay Cross

The networked enterprise and learning support by Harold Jarche

Why Bash the LMS? by Clark Quinn

In Defense of the LMS (and a case for the future of Social Learning) by David Wilkins

Instructional Design Models

Michael M Grant has published a presentation on Slideshare comparing various instructional design models. Has some useful information on various instructional design models and books you can use to get started with instructional design.

Comparing Instructional Design Models

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