Hello all,

As you are aware, the contest for graphic designers ended on January 31, 2011. Despite several viral marketing strategies and our personal invitation to over hundereds of graphic designers, this contest received entries from just TWO contestants! Its our pleasure to thank Mr. Mayukh Das and Ms. Shivi Kapil for their interest to participate in this contest.

Mayukh's Entry

Shivi's Entry

Its time for announcing the results! Entries from both contestants were unique and awesome in many ways. Mr. Mayukh’s entry conveyed the meaning of e-learning in a traditional way of representation using appealing color schemes and graphic objects. On the other hand, Ms. Shivi’s entry was simple yet innovative in conveying the meaning of e-learning. Considering various parameters such as design style, use of color schemes, and clarity in conveying the meaning of the contest theme, we chose both Mr. Mayukh Das and Ms. Shivi Kapil as the winners of this graphic design contest. We will share the total prize amount of $20 between them.

Congratulations winners. You will shortly be receiving your prize amount :)

Note: If the contestants agree, we will also share their contact details with you. Watch out our blog section frequently for updates in this regard.

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (October 03, 2010 to October 09, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Harold Jarche
• Donald Clark

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Virtual classrooms – Democratizing education” by Arunima Majumdar.
• “Learning culture and social media” by Joost Robben.
• “ Using case studies/scenarios for new application training” by Rupa Rajagopalan.
• “7 simple rapid e-learning tips & free PowerPoint template” by Tom Kuhlmann. 
• “Starting a training program – 5 things to keep in mind” by Sumeet Moghe.
• “Augmented reality and m-learning” by Craig Weiss.
• “7 tactics for training in recession” by Donald Clark.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (September 05, 2010 to September 11, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Sasha Scott
• The CommLab India Blogging Team

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “The misuse of common terms in the learning and development industry” by the ElementK Blogging Team.
• “Strategies for learning and performance support: a summary” by Clive Shepherd.
• “Training for a critical incident in a 3D virtual environment” by Karl Kapp.
• “How to revamp your learning model” by Ryan Tracey.
• “Using teleseminars for training” by Connie Malamed.
• “Digital instructional media design 101- graphics“ by the Upside Learning Solutions Blogging Team.
• “Seven steps for using more rich media in learning” by Ellen Wagner.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (August 29, 2010 to September 04, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Brandon Hall – Workplace Learning Today team
• Karl Kapp
• Clark Quinn

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Corporate handwriting – why typography is important in e-learning” by the Saffron Interactive team.
• “Make course updates easier” by the E-learning Brothers team.
• “Call center application tutorial for Standard Chartered Bank” by the Kern Learning Solutions team.
• “UI design tips for touch screen apps” by the G-Cube Solutions team.
• “Think like a product designer” by Connie Malamed.
• “Optimizing web media for mobile learning“ by the Upside Learning Solutions team.
• “Social learning and LMS marketplace” by Craig Weiss.
• “Think workscapes, not training” by Sumeet Moghe.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (August 22, 2010 to August 28, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Tony Bates
• The Upside Learning Solutions team

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “The Evolving Social Organization” by Harold Jarche.
• “Blended learning – Benefits to organizations” by the CommLab India team.
• “Going from classroom to blended learning: Put it all in the blender and hit go!” by Debora Gallo.
• “E-learning outsourcing: 5 keys to make it work” by the Upside Learning Solutions team.
• “Do you really need instructions on how to use an e-learning course?” by Tom Kuhlmann.
• “Product review: SoftChalk 6 – Rapid content authoring tool” by Craig Weiss.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (July 11, 2010 to July 17, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Tony Bates
• David Hopkins
• The Upside Learning Solutions Team

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Is social media hype or reality?” by Gautam Ghosh.
• “What’s your training design superpower?” by Trina Rimmer.
• “Anatomy of an e-learning lesson: Merrill’s first principles” by Shelley A. Gable.
• “Finding your place in Instructional Design” by Connie Malamed.
• “Social learning without the technology – 7 patterns to try out” by Sumeet Moghe.
• “Top 10 LMS or LCMS trends and forecasts” by Craig Weiss.
• “Want to build better e-learning courses? Think beer” by Tom Kuhlmann.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (June 27, 2010 to July 03, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Tony Bates
• Karl Kapp
• Michael Hanley

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “A case for templatized e-learning content” by Rupa Rajagopalan.
• “What to take into account when choosing a mobile device for learning?” by Inge de Waard.
• “Analysis for e-learning projects” by Connie Malamed.
• “How beautiful does e-learning need to be?” by Patrick Dunn.
• “22 social learning strategy questions to answer before your next lesson” by Renee L. Robbins.
• “Performance consulting: finding the best solution from the training, informal learning, performance support mix” by Jane Hart.
• “8 tips for creating impactful graphics in e-learning” by Arunima Majumdar.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

Hello all,

It’s time for the first online contest of this year This is a contest for graphic designers and other e-learning professionals who are interested in developing graphics. This contest will be open till January 31, 2011. The winner will receive a prize amount of $20. Click here to view further information about this contest.

Regards,
E-Learning Planet Team

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Jun 13, 2010 to Jun 19, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Gina Minks
• The Articulate team
• Jay Cross
• The Upside Learning Solutions team

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Real learning – let’s not confuse it with completing templated exercises” by Charles Jennings.
• “Here are 3 factors you should consider before you plan a training solution” by Sumeet Moghe.
• “10 tips on using tables in your e-learning courses” by Tom Kuhlmann.
• “Challenges with the Cloud” by Manish Mohan.
• “Creating safer peer-to-peer learning experiences” by Eric Davidove.
• “If you build it, will they come?” by Craig Weiss.
• “4 ways to build interactive courses like an e-learning guru” by Jeanette Brooks.
• “10 visual design ideas for designing guru-style e-learning” by David Anderson.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Jun 06, 2010 to Jun 12, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Mark Berthelemy
• Tony Bates
• The Upside Learning Solutions team

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “12 user centered issues for sustainability of learning projects in international settings” by Inge de Waard.
• “Designing e-learning for IMPACT” by Lars Hyland.
• “New models for Indian education” by Viplav Baxi.
• “Collecting data from an e-learning pilot” by the Integrated Learning Services team.
• “Text-to-speech overview and NLP quality” by Tony Karrer.
• “E-learning templates” by Connie Malamed.
• “Total cost of ownership for LMS” by the G-Cube Solutions team.
• “Articulate, Moodle, and SCORM” by Joe Deegan.
• “True or False? Using True-False Quiz Questions is a Total Cop Out” by the Mindflash team.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (May 30, 2010 to Jun 05, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Beth Kanter
• The Upside Learning Solutions team
• Michael Hanley

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Top 7 things to consider before implementing SCORM for mobile devices” by The Upside Learning Solutions team.
• “Future is now: what e-learning pros can learn from interactive marketing” by MariAn Klein.
• “Content commerce: the “Halo” effect for e-Learning through social media” by Shrinivasan.
• “The impact of Internet and web in K-12 education, higher education, and adult education” by Priya Gopalakrishnan.
• “Moodle pros and cons update” by Joe Deegan.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (May 16, 2010 to May 22, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Sahana Chattopadhyay
• Clark Aldrich
• The Upside Learning Solutions team
• Tony Bates

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Shortcuts to effective learning” by Mark Berthelemy.
• “A manager’s 5 commandments to e-learning visual designers” by Shrinivasan.
• “A few practical tips on storyboarding” by Jeffery Goldman.
• “How to create a “Zoom and Pan” effect in Powerpoint for e-learning” by Joe Deegan.
• “Instructional Designers are content neutral” by Connie Malamed.
• “LMS template – comparing vendors analysis – Apples to Apples” by Craig Weiss.
• “How to design e-learning that’s memorable and budget-friendly” by Cathy Moore.
• “Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy: examples from the online world” by Vikas Joshi.
• “Help L&D transition to T&D” by Archana Narayan.
• “Changing our ‘Trainer’ mindsets” by Sumeet Moghe.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (May 02, 2010 to May 08, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Tony Bates
• Clark Aldrich
• Clark Quinn
• Jane Hart

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Future of learning – mind boggling” by Donald Clark.
• “Media overload in instructional web pages and its impact on elearning” by Priya Gopalakrishnan.
• “A manager’s 5 commandments to instructional designers” by Shrinivasan.
• “Using Twitter in a face-to-face workshop” by Jane Hart.
• “Top 5 tips on how to make courses SCORM compliant” by the Saffron Interactive team.
• “Elearning example: Branching scenario” by Cathy Moore.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Apr 25, 2010 to May 01, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Mark Berthelemy
• Tony Bates
• Upside Learning Solutions team

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Integrate Your E-Learning with Google Docs” by the Integrated Learning Services team.
• “The Secrets of SaaS Training: Delivery” by the VMG’s Leveraging Learning team.
• “3 Ways to Introduce the Element of Surprise into Your Online Training” by the Mindflash team.
• “The Dark Side of Online Interaction” by Joitske Hulsebosch.
• “Gain Attention – What’s the Fuss?” by Archana Narayan.
• “How to Create a Visual Hierarchy” by Connie Malamed.
• “Developing a Layar Application” and “The Real Cost of a Free (Open Source) LMS” by the Upside Learning Solutions team.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Apr 18, 2010 to Apr 24, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Tony Bates
• Sumeet Moghe

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Top 10 considerations for Choosing an E-Learning Vendor” by Shrinivasan.
• “5 Unlearnable Elements in Your E-Learning” by Archana Narayan.
• “Expanding on the Nine Events of Instruction” and “Stock Photo Sites: How to Choose the Best One” by Connie Malamed.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Apr 11, 2010 to Apr 17, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Brandon Hall Team
• Clark Aldrich
• Michael Hanley

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Antithesis for Social Media Adoption: 10 points to answer for getting buy-in” by Shrinivasan.
• “Agility and Autonomy” by Harold Jarche.
• “Encouraging Employees for Innovation” by CommLab India E-Learning Team.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Mar 28, 2010 to Apr 03, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• David Hopkins
• Tony Bates
• The Articulate Team

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Motivating The Instructional Designer” by Connie Malamed.
• “How to convert the toughest SME” by Cathy Moore.
• “Inspiring Designs to Keep Your E-Learning Courses Looking Fresh” by Tom Kuhlmann.
• “How to facilitate synchronous learning for real and virtual learners using technology?” by Geeta Bose.
• “Creating 3D Graphics – Isometric Views With Orthographic Projection” by Abhijit Brahme.
• “How useful is strategic planning for e-learning?” by Tony Bates.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Mar 14, 2010 to Mar 20, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Mark Oehlert
• The Articulate Team
• The Kern Learning Solutions Team
• Karl Kapp

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “How Managers Learn” by Jay Cross.
• “Encourage Avatar Customization in a Virtual World Class” by Karl Kapp.
• “How to use Twitter for Social Learning” by Jane Hart.
• “Instructional Design and Experiential Learning” by Archana Narayan.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Mar 07, 2010 to Mar 13, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Clark Aldrich
• Rory Chalcraft
• Karyn Romeis

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Teacher to Instructional Designer: Interview Questions” by Christy Tucker.
• “6 Reasons To Use Amplify for Collaborative Learning” by Rupa Rajagopalan.
• “Five Tips for Creating Graphics for Mobile Devices” by Abhijit Brahme.
• “1st things first – convincing everyone to use social media” by Gina Minks.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Feb 28, 2010 to Mar 06, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Articulate Team
• Karl Kapp
• Michael Hanley
• Upside Learning Solutions Team

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Informal Learning enthusiasts: the Learning & Development profession can’t afford you no more” by the Bunchberry & Fern Team. 
• “10 Things To Know If You Don’t Speak English” by David Moxon.
• “10 Ways To Design For Emotions (Part III)” by Connie Malamed.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Feb 21, 2010 to Feb 28, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Ellen Wagner
• Beth Kanter
• Upside Learning Solutions Team

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “What does a Program Manager for Social Media in an Education Department do?” by Gina Minks. 
• “How professionals learn” by Clive Shepherd.
• “Elearning on a Shoestring – Produce content in 10 hours, and a budget of $ 0.0” by Sumeet Moghe.
• “A framework for social learning in the enterprise” by Harold Jarche.
• “When or When Not to Use Open Source LMS?” by Manish Gupta.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Feb 14, 2010 to Feb 21, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Sahana Chattopadhyay
• Tony Bates

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Online Success – a recipe for learners and facilitators” by Taruna Goel.
• “Teaching in Social and Technological Networks” by George Siemens.
• “Sequence: The critical link to execute successful e-Learning projects” by Shrinivasan.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Feb 07, 2010 to Feb 14, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Ellen Behrens
• George Siemens

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Create A Video Hotspot Question In Quizmaker’09” by David Moxon.
• “How To Use Google Buzz. The Unofficial (and Frequently Updated) Guide.” by TNW’s Social Media Channel.
• “Here’s How to Add Personality to Your E-Learning Courses” by Tom Kuhlmann.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Jan 31, 2010 to Feb 07, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Beth Kanter
• Harold Jarche

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Elearning in Second Life” by Ken Allan.
• “Hate to Learn?” by Archana Narayan.
• “Navigating an Online Course ( #Articulate Engage Interaction)” by Tracy Hamilton.
• “How to Effectively Architect Information for Your Elearning Course” by Sumeet Moghe.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Jan 24, 2010 to Jan 31, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Clark Quinn
• G-Cube’s blogging team
• Michael Hanley

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Bouncy, bubbly or British? How To Choose Voice Over Talent” by Connie Malamed.
• “Here’s how I’m approaching Personal Knowledge Management” by Sumeet Moghe.
• “Conferences Go Paperless — How Learning, Remembering, and On-the-Job Application Suffer” by Will Thalheimer.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Jan 17, 2010 to Jan 24, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Michael Hanley
• Karl Kapp
• Tony Karrer

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Here’s a Quick Way to Create Your Next E-Learning Template in PowerPoint” by Tom Kuhlmann.
• “Use Learning Paths to develop the right Learning Strategy” by Sumeet Moghe.
• “The Aldrich Framework for Assessing Authoring Tools” by Clark Aldrich.
• “Thinking Differently About Training Evaluation” by Tom Werner.
• “The Idiot’s Guide to Storyboarding!” by Geeta Bose.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Jan 10, 2010 to Jan 17, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Stephen Downes
• Harold Jarche
• Michael Hanley
• Mike Bogle

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “How Fonts Take a Starring Role in Your E-Learning Courses” by Tom Kuhlmann.
• “Checklist of Social Learning Strategies” by Kevin Jones.
• “General Considerations for Mobile Learning (mLearning)” by Abhijit Kadle.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Jan 03, 2010 to Jan 10, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Karl Kapp
• Stephen Downes
• Harold Jarche
• Donald Clark

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “The Six Hats of a Trainer“ by Sumeet Moghe.
• “Is education ‘blinded’ by snow?” by Donald Clark.
• “Here’s How to Be an E-Learning Superstar in 2010” by Tom Kuhlmann.
• “Understanding Your learners: All things that you can do wrong” by Archana Narayan.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are pleased to announce the best e-learning bloggers and blog posts of the previous week (Dec 27, 2009 to Jan 03, 2010).

Best Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Karl Kapp
• Jane Hart
• Stephen Downes
• Harold Jarche

Best Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Using Serious Games and Simulations: A Quick and Dirty Guide” by Clark Aldrich.
• “Social learning in the enterprise” by Harold Jarche.
• “What Avatar can teach us about creativity in L & D” by Sumeet Moghe.
• “1000 tweets but still not sure why” by Clive Shepherd.
• “Second Life Scripting Colour Code Explained” by Ken Allan.

Here are the aspects we look into a blogger or a blog post when selecting the above list.

• The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week.
• The number of positive comments from visitors.
• Ideas to develop an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies.
• Useful information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry.

Congratulations winners!

We are glad to announce the “Planet’s Pick of the Week” (December 13, 2009 to December 20, 2009).

Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Jay Cross
• Karl Kapp
• Mike Bogle
• Zaid Ali Alsagoff

Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “eLearning Development: 4 Tech Considerations When Using Videos” by Sushil Kokate
• “Web 2.0 and Change Present Challenges to Many Learning Executives” by Jay Cross
•  ”How To Design Custom PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning (Plus 8 Free Templates)” by Tom Kuhlmann

We are glad to announce the “Planet’s Pick of the Week” (December 06, 2009 to December 13, 2009).

Bloggers of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Bloggers of the Week” are:

• Clive Shepherd
• Michael Hanley
• Harold Jarche
• Kevin Jones

Blog Posts of the Week

The “Best E-Learning Blog Posts of the Week” are:

• “Future of the training department” by Clark Quinn
• “Innovation in Indian Learning Industry” by Manish Mohan
• “Virtual Worlds, Simulations, and Games for Education: A Unifying View” by Clark Aldrich
• “5 Essential Rapid E-Learning Tips” by Tom Kuhlmann

Hello all,

We just wanted to keep you posted about a possible change in our approach towards E-Learning Planet’s “Pick of the Week”. So far, we have been selecting only one blogger and a blog post as our favourite pick of the week. Based on our experiences while selecting the best blogger and blog post, we realized that more than one blogger and blog post deserve to be listed as our pick. Therefore, we now want to be more generous in our listing criteria by increasing the number of best bloggers and blog posts, rather than sticking to just ONE. By doing this, we also feel that you will get to know more interesting and useful blog posts.

Stay tuned and check out our blog section on the second half of every week to gain access to our weekly roundup of informative blog posts related to the learning industry. Have a good day.

Regards,

Sathish

Hello all,

Greetings and thank you for visiting elearningplanet.com! We recently crossed over 0.1 million unique page visits in just 11 months since our launch last January. Thanks for all your visits and support.

As you are aware, “Planet Library” is your one-stop source to access useful resources on e-learning. Through this library, we are also trying to build a list of male and female voice talents.

Here is how this list can help you, as a voice talent for e-learning.

The list will include brief details about your voice over services along with your contact information and voice samples.

Listing details about you and your services help you advertise your services to e-learning vendors and professionals all across the globe.

I am excited to convey that elearningplanet.com offer these benefits to you absolutely FREE of cost. You need not pay for including the details of your services on “Planet Library“.

If interested to include your services in the list, please e-mail the following details to elearningtyro@gmail.com

• Name
• Contact Information
• Website and blog, if any
• Voice Samples

After receiving these details from you, your profile will be listed in one of the following URLs:

• Profile of Male voice Talents in: http://elearningplanet.com/library/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=371
• Profile of Female Voice Talents in: http://elearningplanet.com/library/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=372

Good luck and expecting your contribution to help us build the list. Thank you in advance.

Regards,
Sathish
http://elearningplanet.com

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (November 22, 2009 to November 29, 2009).

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Jane Hart. 

Last week, Jane posted five blog posts with each featuring a tool of e-learning interest.

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ’Why you want to use scenarios in your elearning‘ by Cathy Moore.

In this useful post,  Cathy shared an interesting story-based presentation to describe her views on using scenarios in e-learning courses.

Congratulations Jane and Cathy!

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (November 15, 2009 to November 22, 2009).

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Mike Bogle. 

During the previous week, Mike posted six useful blogs posts. Some of his informative posts include:

• What is Leadership in Education?
• Survey of Academic Opinion on eLearning
• Taking a Job in the Faculties 

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ’A Case Study of Micro-Blogging for Learning at Qualcomm‘ by B.J.Schone.

In this useful post, Schone shared the slides from his presentation at DevLearn 2009.  The presentation briefs how micro-blogging can be used to facilitate discussions and knowledge sharing between employees across different geographical regions.

Congratulations Mike and Schone!

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (November 08, 2009 to November 15, 2009).

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Michael Hanley. 

During the previous week, Mike posted five useful blogs posts including:

• Free-to-use e-learning development 13: Windows Media Encoder
• Free-to-use e-learning development 12: Microsoft Producer
• Is free software really free? Open e-learning development
• Open source e-learning development 11: Moodle

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ’Knowledge Screen: How to Create Rapid Video Learning‘ by Gabe Anderson.

In this useful post, Gabe shared an awesome demo course with slide-level video in Articulate Presenter. Gabe also shared an informative interview with his customer who shared his experiences creating online video and Articulate content.

Congratulations Mike and Gabe!

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (November 01, 2009 to November 08, 2009).

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Karl Kapp. 

Last week, Karl Kapp posted seven interesting blogs posts. Some of his useful blog posts include:

• Become an Investigator with Online Games
• Audio in E-Learning
• Selling Social Media for Learning
• Recent Second Life Happenings: Going Corporate
• The Higher Educational Bubble Continues to Grow

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘Put your learners on a diet – consider a pull-based learning approach‘ by Sumeet Moghe.

In this useful post, Sumeet shared his thoughts on pull-based learning approach.

Congratulations Karl Kapp and Sumeet!

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (October 25, 2009 to November 01, 2009).

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Zaid Ali Alsagoff. 

During the previous week, Zaid posted seven interesting blogs posts. Some of his useful blog posts include:

• Thousands of Free Online Courses
• Medpedia -  A New Medical Knowledge Sharing Model
• Mobile Learning: Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training
• MedWorm – The Ultimate Medical Resource Search Engine

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘Transfer of Learning – Theories and Implications‘ by Taruna Goel.

In this useful post, Taruna wrote about the theoretical views on transfer of learning. In addition, she shared her thoughts on the practical views and implications for designing, developing, and delivering training.

Congratulations Zaid and Taruna!

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (October 18, 2009 to October 25, 2009).

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is the blogging team of Upside learning Solutions. 

During the previous week, the team had posted three interesting posts. One of the posts listed several factors that need to be considered when selecting an open source LMS. There was also an interesting post that emphasized the need for blended learning. The team also shared its thoughts on the significance of e-book readers in e-learning.

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘Learning = Fishing‘ by Evan Abbey.

In this useful post, Evan justfied how learning can be compared to fishing.

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (October 11, 2009 to October 18, 2009).

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Karl Kapp. 

During the previous week, Karl Kapp posted eight blog posts. Through these posts, he shared links to several useful resources on game-based learning and virtual worlds.

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘15 Most Important Generic Questions to ask Subject Matter Experts when designing an Educational Simulation‘ by Clark Aldrich.

In this useful post, Clark Aldrich listed the top fifteen generic questions you can ask when interviewing subject matter experts for educational simulations.

Congratulations Karl Kapp and Clark Aldrich!

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (September 27, 2009 to October 04, 2009).

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Tony Karrer. 

During the previous week, Tony posted four blog posts. In one of his posts, Tony shared his thoughts on the need for digital asset management as part of e-learning projects. He also shared his views on narrowing the gap between face-to-face and online presentations.

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘Scenario-based Learning‘ by the blogging team at Kern Learning Solutions.

This useful post links to a presentation that helps you understand the characteristics and effectiveness of scenario-based learning. The presentation also includes several examples that brief how scenario-based learning is designed.

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (September 20, 2009 to September 27, 2009).

The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Harold Jarche. 

Last week, Jarche posted seven blog posts. Through these posts, he shared links to several useful learning recources. Jarche also shared his thoughts on:

• Recombining organizational DNA
• Networked community management
• New challenges of management

The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘How to Create a Visual Design for Your E-Learning Scenario‘ by Tom Kuhlmann.

Through this interesting post, Tom shared several useful tips to create a visual design for an e-learning scenario.

Congratulations, Jarche and Tom!

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (September 13, 2009 to September 20, 2009).

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (September 06, 2009 to September 13, 2009).

We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (August 30, 2009 to September 06, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (August 23, 2009 to August 30, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (August 16, 2009 to August 23, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (August 09, 2009 to August 16, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (August 02, 2009 to August 09, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (July 26, 2009 to August 02, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (July 19, 2009 to July 26, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (July 12, 2009 to July 19, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (July 05, 2009 to July 12, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (June 28, 2009 to July 05, 2009).

Recently, I completed the unofficial salary survey for e-learning jobs in India for the year 2009. Kudos to this initiative by Manish Mohan!

The survey includes meaningful and critical questions; it just takes 2 minutes for you to complete this survey, and your responses could help Manish to identify the following details:

• Latest salary range of e-learning professionals belonging to different functional areas.
• Impact of global economic slowdown on salary hikes for the financial year 2009-2010.

I am sure you will also participate in Manish’s survey and motivate his great initiative. For further details, visit Manish’s post on Unofficial eLearning Salary Survey 2009.

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (June 21, 2009 to June 28, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (June 14, 2009 to June 21, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (June 07, 2009 to June 14, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (May 31, 2009 to June 07, 2009).

 We are glad to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (May 24, 2009 to May 31, 2009).

Few weeks ago, we shared our plans to launch a free online library for e-learning professionals. We are glad to launch the beta version of this online library.

Click here to know more information in this regard.