| Staff articles |
Author |
Date |
Teaching
an old dog new tricks: Thoughts on adult learning
"X is equal to negative b plus or minus the square
root of b squared minus 4ac divided by 2a. Recognize the
Quadratic Formula, or have I already lost your interest?" |
Jennifer
Damon |
4/4/05 |
Sponsored
software development
"Anyone who's
ever evaluated new software tools -- or gone shopping
for any new product, for that matter -- has probably had
an experience where no available option is the best in
all areas..." |
Arlo
Leach |
9/23/04
|
'Ideas
are free': Incite
an innovation riot!
"If ideas are free, then why do so many companies
struggle when it comes to tapping into this renewable
resource?"
|
Gretchen
Hartke |
7/15/04 |
| The
secret to a successful LMS implementation
"Learning management systems, or LMSs, have been
a big buzz in the e-Learning business for some time
now. And why not? ..."
|
Josh
Gormley |
2/26/04
|
| Building
online communities
"Build a place where people will want to hang
out. Whether it's a park, coffee shop, or bar, most
people frequent their favorite hangouts..."
|
Anna
Belyaev |
10/21/03
|
Five
Internet myths dispelled
"In every culture,
humans have developed myths to explain aspects of their
world not easily explained otherwise. Myth has served
to enlighten us in ways that science and other ways of
learning have previously been unable to accommodate ..." |
Matt
Helbing |
9/17/03 |
Shedding
light on conversion
"Got a course you'd like
to migrate to the web? Well who wouldn't? The web is generally
a more cost-effective method of delivery than CD-ROM,
reaches more people, and is easier to maintain and update.
But beware! ..." |
Beth
Larson |
7/10/03 |
Why
you don't want to date a programmer
"Computer programmers are a rare breed. They
circulate blood and breathe oxygen just like normal
people, and from a distance, they're often indistinguishable
from the rest of us. But when you've talked to programmers,
you've probably noticed something odd..." |
Arlo
Leach |
3/3/03 |
The
perils of hyperphemera
"It is cliché
to say that the web has forever altered the communications
landscape, but it is certainly true that the outlook for
what we nebulously describe as 'publishing' is radically
different today than it was even five years ago..."
|
Jason Rothstein |
10/14/02 |
Freedom
to cooperate
"Microsoft's response to its
anti-trust problems has been to defend loudly its 'freedom
to innovate,' even though its technologies are usually
well adrift of the cutting edge..." |
Arlo
Leach |
6/15/02 |
Creativity
and digital audio
"For some reason, while
we're encouraged to participate in the creation of other
media, music has come to be considered a 'read only' medium..."
|
Arlo
Leach |
4/22/02 |
Usability
or confusability?
"New features should empower
the user in the short and long term, but often create
limitations by obscuring the actual workings of the computer..."
|
Arlo
Leach |
2/25/02 |
| Parlez
vous "Weberie?"
"When you tell someone you are an architect,
they generally know you design buildings. Tell them
you are an 'information architect' and watch their
eyes glaze over..." |
Jason Rothstein |
6/25/01 |
| Clients
aren't always right
"Confusing subservience with customer service
can spell disaster for well-intentioned project teams..."
|
Anna
Belyaev |
5/29/01 |
