ASTD's Learning Circuits Express - 7 May, 2001

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ASTD’s Learning Circuits Express – 7 May, 2001

By TrainingZone

Tags: Technology

May 7, 2001

Learning Circuits Express is a free information service provided by Learning Circuits, ASTD’s online magazine about e-learning (Learning Circuits) Forward this newsletter to friends, co-workers, and colleagues to share the latest in e-learning news, trends, and community.

CONTENTS

1. Synchronous Exercises from Scratch
2. Global E-Warming
3. Blended Learning Case Study
4. Tech Tools: Open Sesame
5. Try It!

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1. SYNCHRONOUS EXERCISES FROM SCRATCH

Want to incorporate collaboration tools into your next synchronous class? Use these tips to build engaging exercises.

READ: http://www.learningcircuits.org/2001/may2001/hofmann.html

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2. GLOBAL E-WARMING

Many industry innovators have U.S. addresses, but the global training community is proving to be a vital partner in refining and promoting the technology and techniques that propel learning past man-made borders.

READ: http://www.learningcircuits.org/2001/may2001/@work.html

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3. BLENDED LEARNING CASE STUDY

One of the latest training trends is blended learning solutions. The idea behind blended learning is that instructional designers review a learning program, chunk it into modules, and determine the best medium to deliver those modules to the learner. Here's how one company whipped it up.

READ: http://www.learningcircuits.org/2001/apr2001/hofmann.html

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4. OPEN SESAME

Why all the interest in open source software? It's reliable, inexpensive, and allows for modifications. Here's what trainers should know about the open source movement.

READ: http://www.learningcircuits.org/2001/apr2001/ttools.html

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5. TRY IT!

Check out the sample training software, calculators, cool Web services, and other helpful workplace tools. All demos, trials, and tools are free. This month: an online self-assessment, an HTML form builder, a graph tool and tutorial, and magnetic poetry.

VISIT: http://www.learningcircuits.org/tryit_index.html

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