Category Archives: Web 2.0

Have a Great Webinar

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Guest Blogger: Leticia Chavez I am sure we have all experience attending webinars that perhaps we feel were a waste of time and didn’t learn anything.   You know which ones; the ones that were over two hours and the presenter just … Continue reading →

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Should Your Organization Rush to Jump on the Gamification Bandwagon?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

 Guest Blogger: Nancy Solberg Over the past few years we have seen our company swing from one extreme to another in our training delivery methodology. We initially relied on Instructor-led training as our primary choice, which had a tendency to … Continue reading →

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eLearning Authoring Software

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

by Irene Wolven Many companies are moving from classroom training to eLearning in an effort to reduce the cost of training.  This movement has caused an increased in the development of eLearning courses.  There are several eLearning authoring applications available … Continue reading →

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‘To Tweet or Not to Tweet’: Adopting Web 2.0 Tools for Professional Social Networking

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Guest Blogger:  Deborah As I finish my Masters program in HPI, I have been introduced to a module on professional social networking using Web 2.0 tools.  It was not too long ago that I did not have any idea what … Continue reading →

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Rules of Social Networking

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Guest Blogger:  Kesha In a world where technology is a driver for all communication, people are being steered towards social networking. Sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and many others are tools people use to meet new people, find … Continue reading →

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Learning on the Go: Mobile learning grows up

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Mobile learning is experiencing a perfect storm that creates the ideal environment for growth. When we combine sophisticated mobile devices like the iphone and ipad, the Kindle, and all their competitors, with workers who spend hours each day engaged with … Continue reading →

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Gaming the System: Harness the power of games to drive learning

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

As e learning providers struggle to motivate learners to complete web based courseware, gamers are glued to their screens for dozens of hours each week.  What if we could harness the power of gaming and instead of wasting hours of … Continue reading →

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Social Networking and Organizational Learning

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

By:  Kathleen Iverson Prior to the Internet, the last technological innovation that had a significant effect on the way people sat and talked together was the table (Shirkey, 2003).  The web has transformed the way we communicate, learn, and work, … Continue reading →

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Myths About Online Teaching and Learning

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

This past September the Roosevelt University Training and Development (RU TRDV) department launched a new graduate certificate in online teaching.  Since then we have had a lot of requests for information and, frankly, a lot of questions about the future … Continue reading →

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2010 Training Trends Identified: So what do we do now?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

We have been posting many articles about 2010 and how our program has excelled in the past year.  The fact is, all these accomplishments mean little for our students if they are unable to be successful in their careers.  We … Continue reading →

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