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Faculty Spotlight

February 28, 2009
By Rob Moore
Faculty Spotlight

DSS Attorney’s Conference Webinar Faculty: Janet Mason Program Manager: Jessica O’ Sullivan Event: 2009 Winter Conference for Social Services Attorneys Type: Webinar (Adobe Connect Pro) Date: February, 26, 27 (1.5 days) Clients: 24 online; 75? local Link (view sample): Day 1–Morning Session Objective: Make DSS attorney conference available in a satisfactory format to remote...
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Of Pinewood Derby Cars, Learning Design, and Wheels that Spin

February 18, 2009
By Rob Moore
Of Pinewood Derby Cars, Learning Design, and Wheels that Spin

The Story: It’s the season. If you’ve got a cub scout in the (extended) family, you may know it’s Pinewood Derby time. This is my first Derby experience. Growing up overseas, it wasn’t something I did as a kid. My son Drew and I scoured the web for ideas, and even attended a workshop...
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There’s nothing like experience…coupled with feedback, reflection and do-overs.

February 12, 2009
By Rob Moore
There’s nothing like experience…coupled with feedback, reflection and do-overs.

I made a presentation today to the SOGroovy photo club on framing and composing principles in photography.  In the process–and courtesy of my fellow SOGers–I (re)learned a couple key teaching lessons: Relate the material to your audience’s experiences. Angela W. was bold enough to speak out and mentioned how similar some of these design...
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Distance Learning Preferences Poll: To listen or Read?

February 9, 2009
By Rob Moore

There’s often a difference between what we prefer, and what we really do.  This issue is seen in distance learning preference as well.  Most people generally prefer face-to-face instruction, but we’re all capable of learning in different ways, and do so on a regular basis (informally) while listening to the radio, reading an article...
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TurningPoint: Why use TurningPoint?

February 4, 2009
By Rob Moore
TurningPoint: Why use TurningPoint?

Here’s a summary from SOG brownbag participants of great reasons/ways to use TurningPoint: -Increase interaction increase likelihood of participation over “raise your hand” questions (Rich D.) Engage your audience and involve participants in your presentation. (Rich D.) Increase trainee attentiveness (TLS). empower audience with instant results “most of us chose ‘D’, why was that...
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