NogginLabs Blog
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
All Things to All People
Wouldn't it be cool to be able to help everybody with everything? Read more »
Thursday, May 21, 2009
DIY to the Rescue
My husband and I recently decided to tackle a home renovation project that has been on our list since we bought our house almost 4 years ago – renovate the bathroom. With years of combined book smarts, a dash of street smarts, and a healthy dose of DIY bravado, we two became one with our bathroom. Read more »
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Conference giveaways
Apparently "curriculum road map" isn’t as ubiquitous (or self-explanatory) a term as we’d thought. I like to think of a road mapping session as a chance to put all of the learning content on the table, in some messy, disjointed form, and organize it into an instructionally-sound curriculum. Read more »
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Browser’s Dilemma
In the vast, roiling ocean of web ephemera aggregated on Digg, I recently took a closer look at what elements compel me to click on a link. Read more »
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Lost in Translation
Today’s Cinco de Mayo holiday reminds me of a trip I took to Mexico maybe five years ago or so. My best friend and I saved up our pennies and met each other in Puerto Vallarta for a week of fun in the sun. Part of why we selected one week versus another week is that Cinco de Mayo fell during one of our available weeks – and why not celebrate in style – Mexico style! Read more »
Monday, May 4, 2009
Bureaucracy
Bureaucracies usually start with the best of intentions. Typically, the alternative is complete chaos and disorganization. Then again most people’s experiences lead us to believe that institutional bureaucracy is an absolute nightmare too. It’s not unlike the way many people feel about learning. Read more »
Friday, May 1, 2009
Playing It Not So Real
Sometimes playing it real isn't always the best idea. Read more »
Thursday, April 30, 2009
When Does Class Start?
As a Florida State University grad, it can sometimes be hard imagining college life without football – the roaring cheer of a well-timed field goal, the collective groan of a poorly-timed fumble.
So how do you recreate that “football in a bottle” (or “baseball in a bottle” or “fierce Model UN competition in a bottle”) feeling when building a corporate or collegiate or consumer-facing online university?
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Safety
One of the most often stated advantages of e-learning is that it provides learners with a safe place to learn. Read more »
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Top Ten Things You Didn’t Know about NogginLabs
We love when clients can actually come to our office on the north side of Chicago to see what we’re really like. Sometime though, it just isn’t possible. For those and all people I offer the Top Ten Things You Didn’t Know about NogginLabs. Read more »
Friday, April 17, 2009
Pre-Taped, Call-In Show
Although the bulk of our business is corporate e-learning, a goodly chunk of it comes from partnering with universities to develop distance education. Read more »
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Bossanova
If you’re interested in semiotics, video games, and music (I realize that Venn diagram gets small fast) it’s fascinating. Read more »
Worst-case scenarios
As much as we try to separate academic learning from vocational training, there are a lot of similarities that we capitalize on. I wonder how we could apply what I’m going to coin, for lack of better terminology, “worst-case scenario learning” to corporate training. Read more »
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Visuals
One of the challenges of e-learning development is coming up with ways to transform content into meaningful and engaging visuals. In this post, a Noggin discusses two examples of visuals done exceptionally well. Read more »
Friday, April 3, 2009
Seen and Heard
With not a small amount of shame I have to tell you, you reading this on a screen, that for the past year I’ve been reading audio books. I’m sorry. Read more »
