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Wikis,
Blogs, and Virtual Worlds: Are we there yet?
Stan Malcolm, Sean Stewart (Discussion leaders)
The
session will be a free-form discussion on the role these technologies
might play in the corporate setting.
In
addition to questions "from the floor", we'll discuss:
- Where
are you with these technologies (imagining, experimenting, piloting,
implementing, etc.)?
- Is
this mainstream corporate? If not, will it ever be?
- What
are the benefits? ....the risks?
- What
are the obstacles (behavioral, technological, organizational/cultural,
philosophical)?
- What
are the "black swans"? Can we anticipate some? (E.g., discoverablity
/ data mining)
- How
do you start if you want to get your feet wet (without drowning)?
- What
are the critical success factors (CSFs) for a broad implementation?
Important
Pre-work:
While
most STEP members have experience with Wikis and Blogs, and some
have experimented with Virtual Worlds like Second Life, I suspect
our experience of these environments in corporate settings is limited.
Therefore, to assure a semi-level playing field please spend some
time exploring these Sun sites:
- Sun's
Wonderland and MPK20 Virtual Workplace: http://www.sunlabs.com/projects/mc/mpk20.html
Note the porta person component and the video for the Wonderland
phone piece (it's amazing!).
- Sun's
New Hire Experience site: Specifally, start from the Participate
tab (http://learning.sun.com/sls/staff/display/NEWHIRE/Participate)
and follow links for "Blogging at Sun", "Wikis
at Sun", and Social Networking" for some overview material.
(Much of the most interesting New Hire Experience content and
collaborative elements are invisible to us outside the firewall,
but there's still loads to look at and admire. Note too that this
is a work in progress. It has only been up for a few months.)
- Blogging
at Sun: http://blogs.sun.com/
Access point for numerous Sun bloggers. Try a couple.
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OCTOBER
7, 2008, Tuesday - Noon EDT; 9:00 PDT. 1 Hour Duration
(We'll start PROMPTLY on the hour. Please sign on ten minutes
early in case you need to download and install LiveMeeting 2007.)
Engaging
Scenarios: Fiction
writing principles applied to training.
Mike Dickinson, Director, eLearning & Curriculum, The SCOOTER Store
Imagine
training that "reads" like a novel you can't put down.
Scenario-based learning can be engaging, memorable, and content-rich
– all attributes that are valuable in the corporate world. Pose
a dilemma (hook ‘em), posit alternatives, nudge the learner to the
preferred action; use techniques like "backstory" and
discovery; count on the reader's imagination to fill in the blanks...
These are just a few of the ways you can make scenario-based learning
come alive, engaging your audience from beginning to climax.
Mike
plans to describe techniques he learned as a fiction writer that
he now applies in his role as a training designer. He'll offer plenty
of examples, and hopes participants will share their experiences:
what works, what doesn't; when is this approach effective, when
not?
The
audience for this webinar includes instructional designers at all
levels; particularly those with an interest in developing case studies;
text, video, interactive video, or classroom-presented job simulations;
and/or multi-part role plays.
ARCHIVE:
Sorry, we were unable to archive this session. However,
Mike's PowerPoint slidea are available below.
About
the Speaker:
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Mike Dickinson MDickinson@thescooterstore.com
830-237-9418
A longtime STEP representative, Mike is responsible for
meeting the technical training needs of people in a variety
of jobs at The SCOOTER Store, the largest U.S. distributor
of electric scooters and power chairs. The SCOOTER Store helps
restore people's mobility and independence.
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