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Starting Anew
When I first created this blog, it was for a class at Walden University. The plan was to occasionally post here and there even though it was not for assignment credit. That plan never came to...
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Distance Learning Definitions are a Changin’
Prior to starting EDUC-6135, I viewed distance learning as a method of studying where class content was provided over the Internet in a combination of synchronous and asynchronous methods. Though this...
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Asynchronous Training Technologies – Example 3
Asynchronous Training Technologies – Example 3 Let’s say a company needs a series of safety training videos to illustrate best practices for equipment usage and a method to demonstrate trainee learning...
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MIT Open Courseware Lacks Planning for the Online Learning Environment
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-660-introduction-to-lean-six-sigma-methods-january-iap-2008/index.htm When I went to undergraduate school for manufacturing engineering, I...
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A Guide to Converting a Face-to-Face Class to a Blended Learning Environment
Imagine you want to convert an existing, face-to-face training program to an online or blended environment in order to improve communication among the trainees. What steps would you follow? What...
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A Reflection on Distance Learning
As technology advances and there are more and more capabilities, so will distance education. Where students once participated in correspondence courses through the mail where weeks can go by between...
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Continuing On
The next class in my quest for a Master’s Degree in Instructional Design from Walden University will be Project Management in Education and Training.
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A Project Post-mortem
Installation of a new piece of equipment for a new product is never easy. There is always something that goes wrong. When creating a validation plan for the installation and subsequent testing of the...
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Effective Communication
There are many alternatives to workplace communication such as email, texting, voicemail, social media and face-to-face meetings. The variety of options only proves to highlight the importance of...
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Creepy Projects
In an engineering environment, there are a lot of stakeholders that are concerned with the functionality of the final product. On top of that, there are cosmetic concerns as well as packaging...
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