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		<title>“A Simple Numerical Philippic”, or “How I was Infographicked into Submission”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago, as just a wee kid, I was a cynic about anything related to statistics. Now, how life has changed. New graphics software and programs make presenting numbers a teaching moment to behold, make information easy to digest, and tell a story that even a non-believer could understand.
Add clarity to your training by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=masosmusings.wordpress.com&blog=1088756&post=65&subd=masosmusings&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/%e2%80%9ca-simple-numerary-philippic%e2%80%9d-or-%e2%80%9chow-i-was-infographicked-into-submission%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>Discount Software for Learning Developers and Students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a student, faculty, or instructor at an accredited institution of learning, you may qualify to buy software at reduced prices, sometimes as much as 70% off. 
This is great news if, like me, you are headed back to school to enhance or change your career, or if your children require software for school.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=masosmusings.wordpress.com&blog=1088756&post=56&subd=masosmusings&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/discount-software-for-learning-developers-and-students/</link>
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		<title>New e-Reader Technology &#8211; Plastic Logic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Move over, Kindle, Plastic Logic offers a light-weight, large screen capable of displaying periodicals and newspapers as well as books. Will it be the salvation of newspapers the world over? Only time will tell.
In the meantime, this new technology could pose a great opportunity to make educational and reference content more readily available to learners [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=masosmusings.wordpress.com&blog=1088756&post=48&subd=masosmusings&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/new-e-reader-technology-plastic-logic/</link>
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		<title>Free E-Learning Authoring Tool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Udutu
Do you have a favorite freebie, cheapie, or goodie? Add a comment with the link.
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		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/free-e-learning-authoring-tool/</link>
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		<title>Inspirational e-Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;e-Games&#8221; is my spur-of-the-moment expression.  Perhaps &#8220;video game&#8221; is what was really meant.  Anyway, I found a set of fun cognitive games at Lumosity, a site developed by San Francisco-based Lumos Labs, to sharpen your cognitive skills.
Flash-based games like Monster Garden flash images of childish monsters on the screen, after which you create a path for the little [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=masosmusings.wordpress.com&blog=1088756&post=34&subd=masosmusings&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/inspirational-e-games/</link>
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		<title>DYI Multi-Point Interactive Whiteboards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Johnny Lee should win the award for the cleverist idea of 2008.  For anyone in training or communications who did not get the multi-point interactive whiteboard they wanted in their Christmas stocking, Johnny Chung Lee has come up with a do-it-yourself alternative using the Wii technology for a fraction of the price. 
Click here to link [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=masosmusings.wordpress.com&blog=1088756&post=31&subd=masosmusings&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/dyi-multi-point-interactive-whiteboards/</link>
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		<title>Fast and Easy Animations with Gizmoz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Add an engaging touch to your courses using Gizmoz. This free tool lets you create 3D talking head animations that lipsynch any message.  Pick an animation from their library or upload your own image, then upload a recording or type a text message, and let Gizmoz do the rest.
Use this tool to bring characters to life, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=masosmusings.wordpress.com&blog=1088756&post=21&subd=masosmusings&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/fast-and-easy-animations-with-gizmoz/</link>
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		<title>Creating Objectives with SMEs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love working with my SMEs.  They know their subject matter, have been teaching it for a long time, and understand what they need to do.**
But oftentimes when an ISD starts to work with a SME in a training project the focus of discussion gravitates to what they want to cover.  So I can go &#8217;round [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=masosmusings.wordpress.com&blog=1088756&post=18&subd=masosmusings&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/creating-objectives-with-smes/</link>
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		<title>Keeping the Flow in the Classroom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common struggles for new trainers is keeping the flow in class.  You find yourself moving along in your lecture, then get to an activity, and have difficulty keeping it flowing.  Or you find your participants drifting off without knowing how to get them back.  If you are a new (or not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=masosmusings.wordpress.com&blog=1088756&post=17&subd=masosmusings&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/keeping-the-flow-in-the-classroom/</link>
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		<title>Examples of E-Learning Courses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For this month&#8217;s blog, I&#8217;m actually writing a &#8220;note-to-self&#8221; that I&#8217;m sharing with the world.  We all need to take a look aound every once in a while and see what the other gals and guys are doing.  Here&#8217;s a list of places to look for sample eLearning courses:
Allen Interactions - Requires a login
Kidzonline
Kathy Moore&#8217;s E-Learning [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=masosmusings.wordpress.com&blog=1088756&post=16&subd=masosmusings&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://masosmusings.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/examples-of-e-learning-courses/</link>
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