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For a conference focused on elearning development, Dan Roam's contention that simple drawings are one of the best teaching tools may have seemed like heresy, but its not. His book, Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures is based on some principles of brain function that are beginning to be understood. If over 3/4 of the neurons in our brains are d… Continue

The teachers have won. OnPoint Digital and a hand full of other tool providers have discovered how to reach out and test you wherever you are, provided you have a cell phone or other data-enabled device. They have the ability to capture responses through text messages, responses to audio prompts (think automated response systems) and HTML, XML, J2M and other formats. They also have a native application capability that allows content providers to push t… Continue

For those who want to kick the caffeine habit, I highly recommend getting into a room with other people who are interested in the same things you are and want to learn more. Sat through a Breakfast Byte about mlearning with Judy Brown, someone who has been a technologist for 40 years. She is a retired professor who spends all her time following what is happening in the mlearning space and she can't keep up. That speaks to how fast things are happening here.… Continue

Session 2 was on the interaction of bloggers and the industry. Included were Tim Elliott from Winecast, Jeff Lefevre from Good Grape, Robert Larsen from Rodney Strong and Judd Wallenbrock from Michel-Schlumberger.

This is focused on how bloggers and wineries can work together.

The speed of change is probably the… Continue

Inertia Beverage, Stormhoek Winery, Cruvee were panelists for one of the breakout sessions at the Wine Bloggers' Conference

This is going to be more stream of consciousness.....

Some are thinking about blogging as a narrative; some are thinking about it as if everyone has a guttenberg press; different aspects… Continue