Amy

Learn anything from anywhere - Amy

We frequently talk about “the user” when we design new software or hardware, but that’s too general. It’s better to discuss real users and how they would react to your product. - Amy

Evaluation should be an integral part of each activity of the instructional development process, including for eLearning in its various forms, although designers often overlook it or leave it out. Evaluation is important because it is the most reliable tool for continuous improvement in training system quality. - Amy

A persona is a user archetype you can use to help guide decisions about product features, navigation, interactions, and even visual design. By designing for the archetype—whose goals and behavior patterns are well understood—you can satisfy the broader group of people represented by that archetype. - Amy

The usefulness of personas in defining and designing interactive products has become more widely accepted in the last few years, but a lack of published information has, unfortunately, left room for a lot of misconceptions about how personas are created, and about what information actually comprises a persona. Although space does not permit a full treatment of persona creation in this article, I hope to highlight a few essential points. - Amy

This article introduces a requirements-gathering strategy known as "personas." This is widely used in Information Architecture (IA) to design user-centered solutions. In e-learning design, personas can be useful in analyzing learners needs and habitsÑthe needs lead to the design of effective instruction; habits lead to the design of effective contexts. - Amy

great article on framing innovation challenges - Amy

Nervous System is a design studio that works at the intersection of science, art, and technology. We create using a novel process that employs computer simulation to generate designs and digital fabrication to realize products. - Amy

Why is David Kirkpatrick, one of the smartest journalists I know, telling the world on Forbes that a social revolution is coming to companies? - Amy

Dreamforce '11 Opening Keynote: Part 3 - Employee Social Networks - Amy

Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff and Google's Eric Schmidt discuss the future of cloud computing and what companies need to focus on to succeed in a fast moving and quickly changing technology environment at Dreamforce 2011. - Amy

A who's who of technology journalists, commentators, and web-personalities to follow on Google+ If you’re interested in technology and you want to know who to follow on Google+, here's a list of leading tech journalists, commentators, and personalities, divided by categories and specialties. - Amy

This social might is now moving toward your company. We have entered the age of empowered individuals, who use potent new technologies and harness social media to organize themselves. - Amy

The Needs The five needs occur: 1. When learning for the first time 2. When wanting to learn more 3. When trying to remember and/or apply 4. When things change (I would add, when things change in a minor way.) 5. When something goes wrong - Amy

nice list of top sites 2011 - Amy

Digital white board. - Amy