Wednesday, November 29, 2006

It's about DESIGN, not software!

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Aarggh! So yesterday I get a call from someone proudly proclaiming the completion of her new asynchronous course. She's concerned that i...
Monday, November 27, 2006

FREE site tools

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Check out Google Gadgets for free calendars, clocks...and PacMan.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

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Saturday, November 18, 2006

Ha! Talk about full circle...

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I was just surfing and ran into this newest twist. CRACKS ME UP. Check it out: how to create PowerPoint-type files...with Flash: http://www....
Thursday, November 16, 2006

FREE synchronous programs

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Join me for these FREE online sessions. Visit www.insynctraining.com and check the calendar for descriptions and registration information: ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Low cost web conferencing tool

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Greetings from Vegas! I heard from a fellow government trainer today about a happy experience with the e/pop web conferencing software. R...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Smith-Corona Award Nominees

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...the electric typewriter award for the IT Director most determined to block anything useful. Here are the top 3 so far: 1. The IT Directo...
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Sunday, October 08, 2006

Using MySpace for course hosting

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Cheers to NC State University Professor Tim Hoban who, in the face of contrarian administrators, is supporting his "Social Movements fo...
Friday, September 22, 2006

URGENT! Wheel just invented!

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Oh...wait... that's already been done, hasn't it? I am in the middle of teaching my government-only "Online Trainer" cour...
Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Learn to use what you have before buying something else...

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“In user testing, Microsoft found that nine out of every 10 features that customers wanted to see added to Office products were already in t...
Monday, September 04, 2006

FREE PowerPoint templates

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Check out Indezine for hundreds of beautiful, free PowerPoint templates, including many for health care, teaching, and computer-related top...
Sunday, September 03, 2006

Prices?

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Readers know I'm a proponent of the 'buy-what-you-need' approach; that is, rather than outsource whole projects, I advocate outs...
Saturday, August 12, 2006

Love the One You're With

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I've had lots of questions this past week about products -- most costing in the upper hundreds -- that don't do anything that can...
Thursday, August 10, 2006

Beware of "featuritis"

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I can't say it enough...before you buy anything, identify the problem you're trying to solve. AND be sure that you can't already...
Sunday, July 30, 2006

FREE "Learn Italian" Podcasts

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Basic lessons available to play online or to download . Add-ons are by subscription (still only a few dollars a month) but the basic lessons...
Saturday, July 29, 2006

FREE Whiteboards, VOIP, etc.

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Sourceforge is a repository with hundreds of open-source products. Click 'projects' for a searchable list of what's available.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Cool FREE Timer

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Check out this great timer! I use this in synchronous online sessions as well as F2F classroom events. It's available for free download...
Sunday, June 25, 2006

Online tutoring

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A comment from partner in crime Nanette Miner, who saw on a recent Today show "a man in India who is tutoring a 15 year old CA girl in ...
Saturday, June 24, 2006

Free Live-Online Classes!

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My fall schedule includes FREE synchronous sessions of "TrainerSmarts", "Speaking with Sizzle, Substance & Style", ...
Saturday, June 10, 2006

Palm Springs, CA, USA: June 11-14

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I'm headed to sunny (and hot!) California tomorrow morning for VNU's Training Director's Forum . Hope to see you there!