Have a Nice Day and Cross-cultural Communication
I have wondered of late if Second Life is dying in much the same way that virtual worlds peaked and died in the 1990’s. With this in mind, I read a press release I received last week about a European […]
Is This a Joke or a Brilliant Idea?: Outsourcing Social Media
On April Fool’s Day, one tends to be wary of news. Elliott Masie’s newsletter, Learning TRENDS, reported on “Friends-R-Us: Outsourcing Friends and Social Media”. Elliott’s announcement: As professionals and large organizations consider the appropriate use of social media, a new […]
A Distance Learning Pioneer Dies
A distance learning pioneer, Anne Slack, died. The elegant Algerian-born Mme. Slack, who had a perfect Parisian accent, “pioneered distance learning before the term even existed” through her television shows in the late ’50’s and early ’60’s, “Fun with French” […]
Do You Field Test Your Online Courses?
Jakob Nielsen wrote in his newsletter about field testing: I got a nice bag from Briggs & Riley for my upcoming trip to Europe. An enclosed brochure says that ‘If your luggage is ever damaged (even if it was caused […]
But Does He Take Online Courses? (Bill Clinton on Technology)
On the 25th anniversary of the first .com registration, former President Bill Clinton said that his favorite Web sites include Politico, The Daily Beast, and Huffington Post, and he also looks at a few “right wing” sites to get both […]