eLearning Ottawa: Recent Comments

Comment on Corporate Wiki

2009-08-13T01:24:26Z

In my experience, it's best if you have someone formally monitor the corporate wiki. It's good to encourage employees to contribute, but unless it's monitored, it might get "messy". Especially from a navigation perspective.

Comment on Blackboard Inc. Acquires Angel Learning

2009-05-13T14:25:22Z

Another reason to support open-source options like Moodle. (As far as I'm concerned, Moodle was the only real option to start with.)

Blackboard is trying to become the Microsoft of LMS's. And we know how everyone loves Microsoft.

Comment on Blackboard Inc. Acquires Angel Learning

2009-05-13T14:19:34Z

Glad we ditched Blackboard/WebCT last year and went to Moodle. To think we were actually considering Angel.

Comment on Top 7 Ways eLearning Saves Money

2009-04-15T13:16:39Z

I like your summary and agree with the ways that eLearning can save money. It is important to take into consideration that some eLearning projects are quite involved and costly, however.

In those cases, stakeholders should check the Return on Investment. I explain some of this in a blog post at:
http://theelearningcoach.com/rationale-for-elearning/elearning-in-this-economic-downturn/
Would like to hear your comments.

Connie Malamed
www.theelearningcoach.com

Comment on Economic Crisis Boosts eLearning

2009-01-03T20:43:27Z

You made me cringe when you commented that new solutions "make it possible to turn a PowerPoint presentation into a course in 2 hours" or less. This type of endeavor is NOT training, which requires far more than 2 hours to develop. It is information, which is entirely different than teaching someone how to do something. Be careful what you say...or the expectations you plant within the minds of training buyers!

Comment on How to Prevent Cheating During an Online Evaluation

2008-10-20T03:18:59Z

I teach online courses and I found this article very informative. The only issue I have is the proctoring of an exam. If the course is part of distance learning, it defeats the purpose to have the student come to a lab at a university.
I use a large bank of questions, randomization, and ask certain specific questions which may apply only to assigned readings for that student. Email and online chat gives an indication of a student's expressiveness and sometimes that can be a measure of whether a student is doing their own work.