Van Kasper Spiro | 24-03-2016 | | (0) reacties

Crowd source your corporate knowledge

I'm investigating crowd sourcing of corporate knowledge. You can also call it the use of user generated content if you want. Over the past few weeks I have spoken to dozens of training managers all over the world. I found some reasons for companies to consider this option or to reject it. This post contains my findings. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 14-03-2016 | | (0) reacties

EU refugee crisis; The European Union is shattered into 500 million egocentric individuals

Mu view on the EU refugee crisis: We are ignoring fundamental human rights and we need to change that Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 08-03-2016 | | (0) reacties

Put the learner behind the steering wheel: Learning nuggets, paths, maps and GPS

In this article I will describe how you can improve your eLearning by creating smaller modules and tie them together in learning paths. I will add a future outlook as well because I foresee Learning maps and Learning GPS play a big role in putting the learner behind the steering wheel. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 03-03-2016 | | (0) reacties

It is great to have that startup feeling again

This week Easygenerator moved into a new office and that gave me the “startup feeling” all over again. We moved our entire Dutch office with one small trailer and one hour later we were working again from our new office. I realized what we have achieved in a bit over two years. In this post I will explain […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 02-03-2016 | | (1) reacties

e-Learning course review: This will save you so much time

We added a really cool feature to our eLearning software Easygenerator this week, the “Review option”. You can now invite anyone (they do not need  a subscription) to your course  by sharing a link and they can view the course in any browser. They will see it in exactly the same way a learner will, but […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 28-02-2016 | | (0) reacties

User Interface lessons applied to eLearning

My lessons learned on how to improve the user interface of an application, applied to eLearning Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 23-02-2016 | | (0) reacties

Agile tips that will improve your eLearning development

I love agile development. We use it at Easygenerator to develop our software. It allows us to deliver a new version each week, be in sink with our road map and with our customers. You can apply the lessons learned from agile software development to eLearning development as well. This post contains some simple tips that you can […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 16-02-2016 | | (0) reacties

User generated content; The next trend!

Content created by employees (the subject matter experts) is on a rise. A blog post and a whitepaper on this topic Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 11-02-2016 | | (0) reacties

Help needed: what are the correct terms for learning elements

At Easygenerator we use terms like Learning path, course and assessment. But we are not sure everybody understands these terms in the same way. We concluded that these terms are probably not the same in a corporate or educational environment, and it looks like that they are different per country as well. We are able to change […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 01-02-2016 | | (0) reacties

Seven musts for creating effective elearning

Many users who are new to eLearning start creating modules with a presentation (PowerPoint) mindset. But creating a course is very different from creating a presentation. This article contains seven tips that will help you to create more engaging and effective eLearning modules. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 20-12-2015 | | (0) reacties

An eLearning revolution: From professional development to knowledge sharing

Internet has changed everything and it is changing eLearning fundamentally. It has become so easy to publish information instead of just consuming it. Posting information on the web doesn’t require any technical knowledge anymore. Now all of us can be creators. Sharing your knowledge is as easy as sharing your latest picture through the social […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 24-07-2015 | | (0) reacties

Free eLearning software (Easygenerator) for teachers as of today!

Easygenerator's most extended plan is now available for free for the first two teachers from every school in the world Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 10-07-2015 | | (0) reacties

Learning path in easygenerator: beta testers wanted!

At easygenerator we are dedicated to help our authors to create more effective eLearning. Now we have added Learning paths, the way to better retention, byte sized mobile learning and adaptive learning; in short to better and more effective eLearning. And we are looking for beta testers! Learning paths Become a beta tester of the Learning paths in Easygenerator Become a beta tester! But now we set the next step on the road to better eLearning. We have launched the beta version of our learning paths. It is just the first implementation, but we will build on this in the next few months. In order to make it spot on we are looking for people who want to beta test this and give us feed back. During the period of the beta test we will give you free access to easygenerator. Interested? Contact us at info@easygenerator.com if you want to be a beta tester. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 25-06-2015 | | (0) reacties

Join me in a Q&A session on easygenerator and eLearning

Do you have questions about easygenerator, how to get the most out of it? Do you have ideas or requirements that we do need meet? Do you have questions in general about eLearning? Join me at one of my weekly Question & Answer sessions. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 11-05-2015 | | (0) reacties

Book review: Corporate universities. Drivers of the learning organization

Corporate universities are surrounded and affected by change in a fast changing landscape. The economic crisis and fundamental changes in eLearning are threatening them and forcing them to change as well in order to stay relevant. Martyn Rademakers has a refreshing view on the position of corporate universities, focusing on their role in strategic change. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 21-04-2015 | | (0) reacties

Track and trace Learners results. What do SCORM compliance, AICC, XAPI and CMI5 mean?

Do you want to buy a LMS or an authoring tool and are you wondering what the best option is for tracking the results of your learners? Are you confused by all the abbreviations like: SCORM, AICC, XAPI, and CMI5? Here is an overview that will help you out. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 06-04-2015 | | (0) reacties

My first visit to China:The keyword is control

This week I was in Beijing for the launch of the Chinese edition of Easygenerator. It was my first visit to China and I will try to reflect on all the impressions I had; not on eLearning but on the country. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 27-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#LSCON John DiMarco creativity 101: Integrating high level cognitive objectives in learning

Great session about using creativity and focusing on the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. I wasn’t able to capture all learning activities for each level of Bloom’s during the session. I will update the mind map when his presentation is available. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 27-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#LSCON Nick Floro, the future of elearning in 2015

An incredible amount of trends and tips. There is something for everyone here.       Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 27-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#LSCON #ECOCON Keynote @MFurdyk: The future of learning

This was another awesome keynote. I have to confess that I had never heard before of Michael, but he is an impressive guy. He created his first website as a teenager and sold it when he was 17 and became a millionaire. But that is not what impressed me. He decided to put a part of his […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 26-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#LSCON @marcjrosenberg: The training to competency myth

Marc presented the journey to competency. Key message: the level of competency determines what kind of learning facilities people need. Competency is not a fixed thing, you need to take the levels into account. I added a photo of one slide, because I could not capture that in my mindmap.   Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 26-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#LSCON session @bbets: From content to curation, moving your strategy beyond creation

Good session. His key message is content is only the start of a leaning process. he uses a Lego metaphor: Focus less on the blocks (content) and more on the learning. Here is the mind map. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 26-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#ecocon #lscon session @JD_Dillon: How Kaplan build a smarter learning ecosystem

A great presentation on the 5 year journey Kaplan took from old school training to an integrated ecosystem. Inspiring story with great lessons to be learned and practical tips as well. Here is the mind map. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 26-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#LSCON and #ECOCON day one

The end of the first day of LSCON and Ecocon. Time for a first retrospective. Tom Wujec The highlight of today was the opening keynote by Tom Wujec. I wrote a post earlier on this presentation, but it made me think a lot. So I checked him out in more detail. Here is a link […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 25-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#LSCON session, Catherinne Lombardozzi: scaffolding learning in the ecosystem

Cool session. Practice vs theory. The theory of ecosystems will tell you that you have to facilitate the learner providing them with all the resources and tools they need to do their job. Catherine has a very practical view. She thinks that you will just overwhelm the learner with information. She sees an ecosystem as a […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 25-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#LSCON performance support panel

Panel about performance support. They were in agreement most of the time. it is about changing behavior, in the workplace, by using context and without interfering in the work. Here is my .   Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 25-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

#LSCON keynote Tom Wujec: Return on imagination

The opening keynote of LSCON was interesting. I’m still processing it. Here are some quotes from Tom: “Pure computer power can mimic natural selection mechanism coming up with a best fit solutions” “Fostering creativity and innovation will be the role of learning” What I think that he is telling us is that the way we […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 21-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

People that inspire me: my 5 eLearning heroes

Recently I was doing a presentation on eLearning trends. During that presentation I realized that there are just a handful of people driving fundamental change in eLearning. These are the people who really change our landscape and have a big influence on my working eLearning life. So I decided to share these 5 eLearning heroes with you, so you can plug-in to these sources of inspiration as well. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 20-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

Shocking outcomes from ATD research on Instructional design

The ATD published a report on Instructional design: "Instructional design now: a new age of learning and beyond". It is based on a survey among 1120 learning professionals. I find outcomes of this report very disturbing. For 92% the most popular tool is traditional classroom training, only 38% believe that they meet their learners needs. We do have a big problem. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 17-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

Preview of the Learning Solutions and the Learning Performance Ecosystem conferences

Next week I will be attending the Learning Solutions conference and the co-located Learning Performance Ecosystem conference. I have checked out the conference program for you so you can see if there is anything of interest for you. This is hopefully helpful if you are attending, but if you do not go to Orlando there are many ways to tap into the rich conference resources. I have listed them as well. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 15-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

A week of working and Learning in Ukraine

This week I visited Ukraine because the easygenerator development team is located in Zhytomyr (Ukraine). I have been working there but also gained new insights on the war in the east of the country. I thought I should share these experiences with you. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 10-03-2015 | | (1) reacties

Looking for information on eLearning? Here are my favorite 8 places

Here are the places I go if I need information on eLearning. Websites that get you started in eLearning or will give you more detailed information. Websites that have independent information on eLearning, tools, communities, things like that. So out of the thousands of places to go, here is my top 8. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 10-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

Looking for information on eLearning? Here are my favorite 8 places

Here are the places I go if I need information on eLearning. Websites that get you started in eLearning or will give you more detailed information. Websites that have independent information on eLearning, tools, communities, things like that. So out of the thousands of places to go, here is my top 8. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 03-03-2015 | | (0) reacties

3 practical tips that will make your eLearning course more effective

More and more people with no eLearning background are creating eLearning. I see the result of their work every day. I found that there are three simple things that will make the eLearning courses more effective: Have a clear goal Define proper learning objectives Do things in the right order The wrong way to start creating an […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 26-02-2015 | | (0) reacties

Sell your eLearning course? Here are three options

Want to sell your eLearning course and make some money? Here are three services that will help you do that. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 21-02-2015 | | (0) reacties

How to find free images and other resources without copyright restrictions

Post on copyrights with a list of website where you can find copyright free resources. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 19-02-2015 | | (0) reacties

Teachers and trainers: Use eLearning to flip your classroom and take it one step further

If you 'flip your classroom' you reverse the lecture and homework elements of a lesson: lecture at home and do homework at school. The idea is that instruction can be replaced by a video or an e-learning course. This gives the student the opportunity to apply his knowledge under the supervision of their teacher. This is the advantage of the flipped classroom. In this blog I will explain what the flipped classroom is and how you can start flipping your own classroom. But also how flipping your classroom in combination with the right use of eLearning tools can increase the retention significantly. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 13-02-2015 | | (0) reacties

eLearning is now created by people with no e-Learning background

In July 2013 we started developing a new web-based authoring tool for e-Learning. One of our focus points was to make it so easy that everybody could use it and would be able to create and share e-learning courses, quizzes and exams. We were hoping to attract a new audience with this, people who do […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 06-02-2015 | | (0) reacties

5 quick wins for more agile e-learning development

I write and present on agile e-learning development since 2011. People like it a lot, but the response that I often get is that implementing it is a bridge too far. People are asking me for tips and quick wins. So here they are. 5 quick wins for more agile e-learning development. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 28-01-2015 | | (0) reacties

Easygenerator launches free tool for creating learning objectives

Easygenerator has created a free tool to assist you in creating learning objectives: the Learning Objective maker. It is available in Beta and we are looking for people who want to test it and provide us with feedback. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 20-01-2015 | | (0) reacties

Energy shortage forces Ukrainian schools to close during winter period: Easygenerator provides its software for free

Easygenerator decided to make her software available free of charge to everybody in the Ukraine as of today during the period all schools and universities are closed. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 21-12-2014 | | (0) reacties

Merry Christmas and a happy 2015!

We have this plastic Christmas tree for ages, but his message is still actual! Merry Christmas and a happy new year from me and Kinne. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 17-12-2014 | | (0) reacties

Starting with e-Learning? Start with Easygenerator

Starting with e-Learning? Start with Easygenerator. It now offers all basic functions you need for authoring, publishing, sharing and capturing results. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 31-10-2014 | | (0) reacties

DevLearn evaluation: The gap is widening: We are in a crisis!

DevLearn 2014 is over. I’m sitting in the pool area of the Bellaggio hotel writing this evaluation. Beautiful wheater, the temperature is in the eighties (29 Celsius). In an hour I will leave for Indianapolis to visit a partner of easygenerator. I will go from crazy Halloween Vegas to a serene lake house and from […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 31-10-2014 | | (0) reacties

#DevLearn session. J.D.Dillon: Transform users into contributors

Great presentation about filling the gap between the real world and our instructional design world. Very inspiring. Enable your users to create content instead doing it all yourself. Live examples from his Kaplan experience. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 31-10-2014 | | (0) reacties

#DevLearn. Morning buzz session: WYSIWYG is dead

This morning I hosted a morning buzz session on WYSIWYG versus WYSIWYM. In a WYSIWYG environment you work as an author in an application that will show you the content in exactly the same way as the learner will see it. INstructional designers like this because it gives you control. You can determine per pixel […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 31-10-2014 | | (0) reacties

#DevLearn session: Kelly and Rimmer:The impact of wearable technology on performance support

Two hot topics covered in one session. Wearable devices and performance support. David gave a whole bunch of examples with the warning, this is happening today, make sure that you are aware of it. It will come fast and will change our world, start preparing. David has a page with all the details and more. […] Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 30-10-2014 | | (0) reacties

#DevLearn: Lisa Minogue: What organizations can learn from the MOOC experience

She presented lessons learned from MOOCs that can be applied to corporate learning. One of the most interesting ideas is to reuse MOOCS content and wrap your corporate context around them. Here are my notes: Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 30-10-2014 | | (0) reacties

#Devlearn Graig Weiss: top 10 authoring tools

Graig’s overview of the authoring landscape, trends and his top10. Unfortunately Easygenerator did not make his top 10, but you can check us out yourself. Despite that still a great and informative session. He does know the whole landscape. Lees verder

Van Kasper Spiro | 30-10-2014 | | (0) reacties

#Devlearn keynote: Beau Lotto. How perception shapes the universe of the mind

The opening keynote of day two of DevLearn. Beau Lotto is a neuroscientist. He explained to us how the brains works and how assumptions will determine what we see or hear. Conclusion: Based on how the brain works the only way to really learn is through play! Lees verder