If you’re like me, your computer monitor and workspace is plastered with Post-it™ notes, quick reference cards, and other job aids filled with tips and reminders.
Last week, I posted on doing a simple needs analysis, Cathy Moore made an excellent point that looking at your learner’s Post-it™ notes and other self-made reference aids can help you decide what information should be included in a course.
Why do people use Post-it™ notes, cheat sheets, and other job-aids to help them do their jobs? And, how does this relate to elearning?
Here’s an interesting post about putting learning objectives right at the start of an online courses – some say that’s evil… It’s for sure that there are better ways to present them than just a list, Have a read here: Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objectives
I was googling around for solar system related stuff for the STAR project, and I came across this animation. It’s not related, but it is kind of mind-blowing.
Mad Men is a show set in a New York advertising firm, circa 1960. It’s a brilliant show, and this is a scene from the finale of the first season. A lot of the emotional punch comes from knowing the characters and backgrounds, but I think it should still be worth a watch even if you’ve never seen the show. It really is a fantastic scene.
Don Draper, creative head, is doing a presentation bid to Kodak for a campaign for their new slide projector, the innovation of which is that it uses a wheel to hold all the slides.
