Barbara Carnes discusses two up-coming workshops she is conducting.
Transfer of Training and Level 3 Evaluation
When: Thursday September 16, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Where: Holiday Inn, Rosslyn
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Making Learning Stick: Practical Techniques for Workplace Learning Professionals
When: Friday September 17, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Where: Holiday Inn, Rosslyn
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More information on the workshops and on Barbara Carnes
Discussed in this podcast (23 mins):
What is 508?
How does this impact us as Instructional Designers and Web Developers?
What resources are there to ensure 508 compliancy?
Cheryl Johnson is a Performance Solutions Specialist and founder of RWL Tech, with ten years of experience in learning, development, and performance. With a pioneering attitude, she has made strong contributions in the areas of learning with emphasis on behavioral change.
She is recognized for innovating and building programs from scratch and pioneering the use of technology in education. She is currently engaged in the design and development of virtual-world training solutions using an artificial intelligence engine to provide individualized custom training solutions. She was also recognized for her dedication to developing learning solutions that drive performance at work and in one’s personal life.
Working with an associate, she developed a powerful interactive patented online training solution for voice recognition technology before online learning was considered effective. Her unique value is the ability to identify needs, address gaps, and develop long-term strategies to influence positive change. The keys to her effectiveness are a true passion for learning, strategic thinking patterns, and a desire to facilitate self-discovery.
Whether it is through staff development, training, teaching, learning, or evaluating, she firmly believes
that setting goals, learning, and creativity are the essential ingredients to personal empowerment, growth, and ultimately, success.
Contact Cheryl Johnson by telephone at 703.380.1094
Defined: “Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities, and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. “
• Standard 1194.22 – 16 checkpoints
• (a) Text Tags
• (b) Multimedia Presentations
• (c) Color
• (d) Readability
• (e) Server-Side Image Maps
• (f) Client-Side Image Maps
• (g)&(h) Data Table
• (i) Frames
• (j) Flicker Rate
• (k) Text-Only Alternative
• (l) Scripts
• (m) Applets and Plug-Ins
• (n) Electronic Forms
• (o) Navigation Links
• (p) Time Delays
• Additional e-learning considerations -
• Tab Order
• Focus
• Feedback
• Any type of player has accessible feedback controls
W3C is a worldwide organization dedicated to making information accessible.
Each of these 16 checkpoints has a priority level assigned by the Working Group based on the checkpoint’s impact on accessibility.
• [Priority 1]
– A Web content developer must satisfy this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it impossible to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint is a basic requirement for some groups to be able to use Web documents.
• [Priority 2]
– A Web content developer should satisfy this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it difficult to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint will remove significant barriers to accessing Web documents.
• [Priority 3]
– A Web content developer may address this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it somewhat difficult to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint will improve access to Web documents.
Some checkpoints specify a priority level that may change under certain (indicated) conditions.
http://www.webaim.org/resources/
http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent
http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/
http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/products/flash/author.html
Dr. Kapp and Daniel Bliton discuss the role of audio with elearning.The highlights (1.5 min)
The full entree (25 min)
Dr. Karl Kapp
Dr. Kapp is a professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA. Dr. Kapp is also the author of several books including a new one coauthored with Tony O’Driscoll, Professor of the Practice, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. The book is titled; Learning in 3D: Adding a New Dimension to Enterprise Learning and Collaboration.
Learn more about Dr. Kapp at his website, http://www.karlkapp.com/
Dan Bliton
Dan Bliton is a learning strategist with the Booz Allen Hamilton’s Learning Team who has been a featured speaker for both virtual and live conferences. He is a passionate learner and has been designing computer-based and Web-based training solutions for over 22 years.
One of Dan’s long-time passions is the use of visual storytelling (comic books, webcomic, and manga) as a vehicle for organizational communications and training. Dan is an advocate for visual storytelling and other innovative training approaches. He is the creator of the documentary film “The Machinima Primer (compressed)” which looked at use of video game technologies for storytelling and the rapid production of movies.
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A returning expert, Robert Jordan. We discussed about different forms of informal learning, informal learning in the workforce, different ways to enhance informal learning and more!
Robert Jordan, a PhD candidate at Penn State University in the Instructional Systems Program |
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Some articles from ASTD Research on informal learning: |
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Listen to this podcast featuring an interview with Kathy Napierala.
| Kathy Napierala came to the e-Learning field through her background in video production, multimedia, and Web product development. She has more than 10 years e-Learning design, development, and management experience with such organizations as United Way of America, Marriott International, GEICO, the Library of Congress, and Fannie Mae. She has recently joined JBS International, Inc. as the manager of their Instructional Media Center. |
The Secret in the Cellar
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Designers discuss how they created the award winning Webcomic, “The Secret in the Cellar – A Written in Bone Forensic Mystery from Colonial America”.
Visit the webcomic at
http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/comic/.
Become a fan of Ana on
Facebook.
The Webcomic, “The Secret in the Cellar – A Written in Bone Forensic Mystery from Colonial America”, won the 2009 Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming Gold Prize from the U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA).
Developed by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), the Webcomic combines graphic novel techniques and interactive activities to tell a story.
On the Panel:
Topics discussed:
Preview of what’s to come at the ASTD ICE and GMU Innovations in e-Learning Symposium in June!
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Short interviews on presentation topics at the ASTD ICE and GMU Innovations in e-Learning Symposium.
Listen to this podcast featuring interviews with:
 Marshall Brown, President of Marshall Brown & Associates, is a certified executive and career coach and personal brand strategist. He is co-presenting with Robert Hileman and Tiffany Prince at the ASTD ICE. The topic: The Realities of a Successful Job Search |
| Judith Stevenson, is an E-Learning Designer/Developer with The Nature Conservancy (TNC). She will be speaking at the GMU Innovations in e-Learning Symposium this June on the topic, Using Avatars in Virtual Training Classes. |
| Robert Jordan, a PhD candidate at Penn State University in the Instructional Systems Program and will be presenting on a case study of an online course that he developed using Social Web (i.e., Web 2.0) tools at the GMU Innovations in e-Learning Symposium. |
 Annabelle Reitman and Sylvia Benatti, career management consultants will be speaking at the ASTD ICE on Sustaining Engagement & Succession Planning Through Intergenerational Conversations. |
Links and Resources
Need to know how a Community of Practice works?
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| 2nd half 19 min
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Listen to this fascinating podcast conversation between:
 Dr. Nada Dabbagh, Associate professor in the Instructional Technology Program at George Mason University. |
 Tom Kuhlmann, Vice President at Articulate, manager of the user community for Articulate and author of the Rapid E-Learning Blog. |
 Mike Parmentier, Principal at Booz Allen, founder of the Training Education and Performance Support CoP at Booz Allen . |
This panel discussion about Communities of Practices (CoP) integrates the academic, private and social perspectives of Communities of Practice.
CoP’s are defined around a shared passion and a common goal driven by the learning from one another. In fact a CoP already exists in your organization whether it is formally recognised or not.
Discussion rises around the tension between the corporate desire to formally capture the knowledge being shared in the community and the requisite grassroots informal learning environment to grow a CoP.
The first section discusses:
The second section discusses:
Links and Resources
The Metro DC Chapter of ASTD is an ASTD Chapter of Excellence, recognized as a regional association for workplace performance professionals. The chapter provides members with a forum for professional development opportunities and resources to improve the workplace learning and performance industry.
Our purpose is to enrich the knowledge and skills and increase the impact of our constituents in their workplace learning communities.
During the podcast episodes we will cover topics that relate to the ASTD Competency Model such as the Interpersonal, business/management, and personal foundation competencies.
We will also cover the areas of expertise that include:
We will have interviews with Workplace Learning and Performance professionals in different roles such as:
If you would like to be a guest, please send your name, specialty, idea for a program, relationship to the ASTD Competency Model, and an outline of your topic to podcast@dcastd.org.
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