Learning 2005 – Sunday
Oct 30, 2005
Well, I arrived at Learning 2005. I tried to take notes through the Opening Session, but to be honest, they lost me about halfway through and picked me back up at the end. It’s all about attention span.
Here’s what Elliott talked about:
- All the Radar Screen sessions (such as LMSs, Instructional Design, and so forth) will be broadcast via video on the Learning Wiki!
- We used the Learning Beam, which is a fascinating and scary piece of hardware. Fascinating because your class can interact with you, personalizing the learning experience based on your learner’s needs. Scary because it can track who voted what, making privacy a very bit issue.
- Avery Learner (get it?) is a virtual animated head. He’s live, though, so someone in that vast conference room was voicing the animated head. He is supposedly the ultimate learner and will pop up throughout the conference.
- No jargon. This conference is jargon-free, although I’ll believe ti when I hear it.
- Extreme Learning is the focus of the conference. Extreme Learning recognizes that these are high velocity time. Everything happens fast – from content to development and delivery. (Use PPT cautiously because it keeps you from personalizing the learning.) eLearning is now a traditional method of delivery. (Not sure if I agree with that.)
- Our tuition from this conference will help fund eLearning for Kids (links to come later) and the Tiger Woods Learning Center.
- There was an interview with a guy from Boston Scientific but it was rather long and dull for the opening night.
- Great band – the Porch Dogs. True Cajun sound from New Orleans.
That’s the wrap-up from the Opening Session. See you tomorrow once the conference is in full swing! And if I get this much from just the Opening Session, imagine the brain overload and sheer information after a whole day …
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