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Jan062005
299 - Preview of CES - The World of Gadgets & Redesigning Conferences - Your Creativity Sought
January 6, 2005
TRENDS by Elliott Masie - January 6, 2005
#299 - Updates on Learning & Technology
49,934 Readers - The MASIE Center - www.masie.com
1. Preview of CES - The World of Gadgets
2. Redesigning Conferences - Your Creativity Sought
1. Preview of CES - The World of Gadgets: A number of TRENDS readers are attending this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and I will feed their impressions about how the world of Gadgets & Technology may impact Learning in the workplace. Here are a few of the "Trends" that they will be tracking in the coming days:
* How Portable Media Players Can Include Learning Video Content
* The Growth of SMS Text Messages Capacity for Learning
* Collaboration Technology: Video Conferencing & IP Video
* Visual Search Capabilities - Next Generation
* Gaming Evolution and Convergence
We will send you an update tomorrow with comments and perspectives from Las Vegas.
2. Redesigning Conferences - Creativity Sought: As many of you know, The MASIE Center is starting a new international conference focused on learning and training this Fall. Over the past twenty years, I have started several events and am VERY excited about the new one that we will be launching in 2005. And, I would love your help!
We believe that the form factor of conferences has become "tired". Many events feel more like Junior High School, with a couple of "assembly programs" followed by a flurry of classes, with low interaction and the absence of a clear instructional design. And, in many events the commercial elements overwhelm the learning opportunities. We want to Radically RChange the model for conferences. Can you help with some thinking.
Send me an email to emasie@masie.com with your thoughts about:
* If you could dramatically redesign the event format, what would you suggest?
* What is the BEST aspect of being part of an international conference with fellow learning and training colleagues?
* Which elements of most conference models do you dislike and/or think are not very effective for participants?
We will be using a very public Instructional Design process for our new event and we invite you to be a designer with us. Once again, send me an email to emasie@masie.com
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie
Upcoming MASIE Center Events:
* Rapid e-Learning Development - Chicago or London
* e-Learning Briefing - Minneapolis
Info at: http://www.masie.com
#299 - Updates on Learning & Technology
49,934 Readers - The MASIE Center - www.masie.com
1. Preview of CES - The World of Gadgets
2. Redesigning Conferences - Your Creativity Sought
1. Preview of CES - The World of Gadgets: A number of TRENDS readers are attending this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and I will feed their impressions about how the world of Gadgets & Technology may impact Learning in the workplace. Here are a few of the "Trends" that they will be tracking in the coming days:
* How Portable Media Players Can Include Learning Video Content
* The Growth of SMS Text Messages Capacity for Learning
* Collaboration Technology: Video Conferencing & IP Video
* Visual Search Capabilities - Next Generation
* Gaming Evolution and Convergence
We will send you an update tomorrow with comments and perspectives from Las Vegas.
2. Redesigning Conferences - Creativity Sought: As many of you know, The MASIE Center is starting a new international conference focused on learning and training this Fall. Over the past twenty years, I have started several events and am VERY excited about the new one that we will be launching in 2005. And, I would love your help!
We believe that the form factor of conferences has become "tired". Many events feel more like Junior High School, with a couple of "assembly programs" followed by a flurry of classes, with low interaction and the absence of a clear instructional design. And, in many events the commercial elements overwhelm the learning opportunities. We want to Radically RChange the model for conferences. Can you help with some thinking.
Send me an email to emasie@masie.com with your thoughts about:
* If you could dramatically redesign the event format, what would you suggest?
* What is the BEST aspect of being part of an international conference with fellow learning and training colleagues?
* Which elements of most conference models do you dislike and/or think are not very effective for participants?
We will be using a very public Instructional Design process for our new event and we invite you to be a designer with us. Once again, send me an email to emasie@masie.com
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie
Upcoming MASIE Center Events:
* Rapid e-Learning Development - Chicago or London
* e-Learning Briefing - Minneapolis
Info at: http://www.masie.com
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