Getting Started with Microsoft Windows 10: May 2019 Update
TOPIC A: What is New? This course is designed to help in getting started with the Microsoft Windows 10: May 2019 Update. Microsoft Windows 10 is a powerful and easy-to-use operating system. Nearly everyone who works with computers…
Developing Formative Assessments for eLearning
As trainers, how do we ensure that we are assessing for higher levels of learning in the e-Learning environment? Formative assessments are tests or evaluations that take place throughout a course and provide feedback to the student in…
Getting Started With Word: Course Excerpt
Identify the Components of the Word Interface Microsoft Word is a powerful, easy-to-use word processor. It can be used to create reports, letters, memos, and all sorts of different documents. If you have used earlier versions of Microsoft…
Knowledge Platform: What could it contain
In April, I wrote a blog looking at the future of learning as I see it. At the end I said the Learning Management System of the future was going to be a Knowledge Platform. Today I’d like…
Understanding Self-Management through Reflection
Understanding Self-Management Self-management is really about controlling your reactions. Early in my career I remember being told that I would not be judged on my actions, but on my reactions. Things happen all the time and many of…
Getting Started with Excel 365 Online
Excel 365 Online is the cloud-based version of Microsoft’s spreadsheet program. It offers many tools for managing numerical data, as well as the ability to add charts, shapes, and much more. Best of all, Excel 365 Online’s interface…
Creativity in the Workplace Quick Reference Guide
When we think of creativity what often comes to mind are inventors such as Leonardo Di Vinci or Steve Jobs, or people who have created masterpieces such as Picasso or Bach. There are many definitions of creativity, but…
Getting Started with PowerPoint 365
PowerPoint 365 is the cloud-based version of Microsoft’s powerful word processing program. Using PowerPoint 365, you can create professional presentations of nearly any type. You can also add videos, pictures, and much more. Best of all, PowerPoint 365’s…
Looking back on the eve of 40 years as an adult educator
Looking back at my nearly four decades of educational experiences, I realize that we can learn much about others’ stories, cultures, struggles, and hopes. But, we cannot take their stories and try to live them. We can only…
What is Creativity?
Two Myths of Creativity What is creativity? When we think of creativity what often comes to mind are inventors such as Leonardo Di Vinci or Steve Jobs, or people who have created masterpieces such as Picasso or Bach….
The Use of Humor in the Classroom
Before I begin to talk about the use of humor in the classroom, I’d like to start with a couple quotes from two of my favorite philosophers. The first is from Plato: “Do not train a child to…
National Superhero Day at Velsoft
April 28 is National Superhero Day! I asked myself the question “If Marvel was casting their movies using the staff at Velsoft’s headquarters, who would get what part? After an exhausting and very scientific assessment, here are the…
