The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Jane Hart. 

During the previous week, Jane posted 18 blog posts. She shared brief information about several social media tools for learning.  In some of her posts, Jane shared interesting presentations and resources on social media and workplace learning.  Last week, Jane also launched her new blog that provides information about the implementation, customization, and use of the open source social engine, Elgg. 

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘Tackling a New Captivate Project‘ by Wendy Wickham.

In her post, Wendy described how she tackles a software simulation project using Adobe Captivate.

Congratulations, Jane and Wendy!

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Harold Jarche. 

During the previous week, Jarche posted 6 blog posts that attracted 19 comments from visitors. In one of his posts, Jarche urged that users who use social media for professional purposes should know what software as a service (SaaS) they are using and think about a backup plan.  Also, Jarche shared his review of a book titled “Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide” by Amy Shuen.  Through his other posts, Jarche also shared his thoughts on four C’s of digital media, a new productivity tool called Brainpark, and Work 2.0

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘Are you offering a Merc when he’s looking for a Maruti? – Are you scaring your clients away?‘ by Geeta Bose.

Given the current economic crisis all across the globe, Geeta feels that the sales teams face several challenges and pressures to market the core competencies of their organizations and fetch business. In her post, Geeta shared some pointers from her own personal experiences about how to make a customer-focused sales pitch without diluting the core competency of an organization.

Congratulations, Jarche and Geeta!

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Michael Hanley. 

During the previous week, Michael  posted four useful blog posts on podcasting for e-learning professionals. In one of his posts, Michael shared his views on the importance of narrative pace to audio podcasting. He also shared several useful tips to develop engaging and informative podcasts. 

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘7 Invaluable Thoughts about Film Making That Applies to Instructional Designing too!‘ by Rupa Rajagopalan.

In her post, Rupa emphasized how the art of film making also applies to developing an effective e-learning course with engaging instructional design strategies. She shared her thoughts by quoting some of the lines from the book on ‘Directing the Story’ by Francis Glebas.

Congratulations, Michael and Rupa!

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Ken Allan. 

During the previous week, Ken  posted 3 blog posts that attracted 7 comments. In one of his posts, Ken briefed the differences between teaching and learning by quoting some of his real-time experiences. He also picked out two of his favourite blogs of this month.

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘Tips for New Technology Facilitators‘ by Kim Cofino.

In her post, Kim shared the top five things she had learned about starting a new job in a non-teaching, support role.

Congratulations, Ken and Kim!