Aaron Chen, Mobile Technology
Benefits: What's nice about mobile technology, is that it allows learners to learn from a variety of locations, using a plethora of tools. It's lighter than carrying multiple textbooks, and content can be uploaded instantly, answers to questions, comments on thoughts, and feedback can all happen immediately.
Applications: could hold virtual training courses online - I mean basically anything you can do online, can be done through mobile technology. You could use games to keep learners engaged, flash cards, discussion boards, etc.
Maria Varela, Social Bookmarking
Benefits: Social bookmarking allows universal online access to find personal bookmarks and bookmarks from others interested in your field
Applications: Could have students find and bookmark valuable sites about chosen topic. Right now I'm working on building a new manager training program, and as part of the pre-workshop homework, I could have new managers seek out 3 "new manager" online resources, socially bookmark the resources, and then tag the resource with at least 3 challenges that new managers face.
Sohee Kim, Voicethread
Benefits: Voicethreads are virtual, can be instantly uploaded, and are valuable to walk through lessons or presentations.
Applications: trainers could walk through virtual exercises for learners, learners could provide explanations of their posted projects or presentations.
Scott Contini, HTML 5-
Benefits: Promises to be the new standard, (w3c) that will bring all design elements of versions of HTML into 1.
Anyone can put anything they want into a webpage without worrying its going to change things on a different system
Applications: I'm not sure how I could use this IN a training course, however, I could use HTML while designing an online course - it would help making web based training easier, cleaner, quicker to build.
Catherine Mone, Creative Commons
Benefits: The benefits of creative commons is that you can use and share amazing work and resources with more people, without having to contact the owner for permission. It enables licensing of sharable information. “This is how I want to share my stuff without you having to contact me to do so”
Applications: I'm not sure how I would use creative commons liscensing in a training course, per say, but like HTML 5, I could use it while designing and developing course content and materials
Ray Saray- Screencasting
Benefits: Screencasting is a a digital recording of computer screen output – AKA video screen capture. Programs that could be used Captivate/ Camtasia/ ScreenToaster (free) – find comparison on wikipedia. If I want to teach/show you something, I don’t have to be present to do so – I can present it, speak through it, and post. It also keeps original resolution
Applications: From a design and development perspective, I could obviously use programs like captivate/camtasia to create rapid e-learning materials for technical training. From a learner perspective, I could use this technology as a way of assessing if the learners have learned the material by asking them to record their screen when completing a technical task.
Johanna Wee, 2nd Life
Benefits: Could be used as virtual classroom. You could have more “realistic” meetings in offices/conference rooms – more fun than seeing someone’s face, can get “dressed”. Virtual classrooms, live presenting, video, real time chat & voice are available features.
Application: Second Life would be GREAT for role play or practice conversation for language - its perfect for immersion exercises. I could imagine conducting management training scenarios, as well as customer facing scenarios where the learners could practice how they might approach a situation, given the opportunity. This might seem more realistic than in a classroom, because the avatars can be "anyone." It seems 2nd life would be great for soft skills training, situation training, as well as technical skills training.
Tria Vang – Blogging
Benefits: Can be used interally to enhance communication, externally for marketing & branding
Applications: I could have students share ideas on their projects or resources via blogs, encourage communication and feedback on given topics, and it would give me a way of knowing what they think on a topic informally - outside of having them write a paper.
Tremaine Lott- Search Engine Optimization, SEO
Benefits: Companies can manipulate key words of their website to improve site rankings
Applications: I am not sure how this relates to training and development...
Christine El Corm- Facebook
Benefits: Nearly everyone is already on facebook. Learners dont need to set up an account somewhere else/visit another website during the day. Learners may be encouraged to visit facebook page and engage in discussions because it's somewhere they already are. It's a matter of convenience.
Applications: I could use FB as a private consultant for my own business, or as a trainer, I could have a page for the given topic, like New Manager Training or New Employee training where learners could interact, participate in topic relative discussions, post pictures about their work experience, or maybe I could post videos of scenarios they could face. Using a facebook page as a way of managing content and users could be fun and exciting, however, users are likely to get distracted with chat, other personal interests, etc. Plus, making content private would be difficult if it is proprietary company information that the company would not want shared on a public site, even if it's "locked" or "password protected."
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