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WAVELENGTH -- The ID Newsletter of India -- July 2009
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Hello Friends,

Welcome to this edition of Wavelength.

July usually ends with a well-fed earth that looks beautiful
decked in luscious green. This July has been pathetically
different. We saw the parched ground watching the cloudless
skies, waiting for rains that didn't come for a
long time - then it rained violently for some. Monsoon
this year seems to have learned its lessons from the ancient
Chinese torturers. But if we look at it closely, we as a
collective whole are responsible for bringing upon ourselves,
these vagaries of the weather.

We forsook our future for our short-term gains. We are still
doing it, and we shall continue to do so. We've
sub-consciously chosen to remain blind to the impact of our
actions. Our collective consciousness has its roots in our
individual thoughts, so this blindness characterizes each
one of us. We are all driven to find the quickest and the
easiest route to success - no matter what the consequences.
For many of us, this shortcut to happiness turns out to be
a mirage and we find ourselves being sucked into the
quagmire of endless pain stemming from the tag of a mediocre.

I won't be able to count the number of times, I chose the
path that could've led me to mediocrity. By the time I
learned to recognize the symptoms, I had already wasted
precious time over my short-term selection. Wavelength's
Mystery of the Month article for July, is born of my deep
desire to see you evaluate the map between your true calling
and your job as an instructional designer. Read "Should you
become an Instructional Designer?" at http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/instructional_designer.htm
The four parameters mentioned in the article help you measure
your growth potential as an instructional designer.

Wavelength is currently receiving applications for its
1-Month Content Writing for the Web Certificate Online
(CWWC Online) course. The session begins on October 01, 2009.
If you are a writer, empower your ability with this course.

The views of our first session CWWC Online participants
have been added to the site so that you may get a glimpse
of the course from their viewpoint. I thank our CWWC Online
participants for their trust in our ability to help them
in their quest of knowledge.

Read the views of the CWWC Online Participants at:
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#cwwconlineviews

Read the details of the Content Writing for the Web Certificate (CWWC) Online at:
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/content_writing_for_web_online.htm

If the course interests you or someone in your family, please
send your inquiries at: cwwconline [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com

Other than the AIDC and the PLFC courses, the next course
groups for the Flex and ActionScript courses are scheduled
to begin as follows.

* For the Flex 3 and ActionScript 3 Application Developer
Certificate (FAADC) Course beginning on September 13, 2009,
please go through the details at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/flex_actionscript3_certificate.htm

* The ActionScript Developer Certificate (ASDC) Course begins
its next session on August 30, 2009. The details
are available at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/actionscript_certificate.htm

If you are interested in enrolling for any of these courses,
write to us at connect [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com or call us at
9810324284/0120-4315505.

Thanks and Warm Regards,
Shafali

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Table of contents
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From the Editor's Desk
Mystery of the Month
The Cognitive Excursion
ID Section
Technology Section
Cognitive Footprints
Views
Laugh-a-little
Innoken Games
Signing Off...

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Events Calendar
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::: Online Course on Web Content Writing :::
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The next session of CWWC Online (Content Writing for the Web Certificate
Online) course begins on October 01, 2009.

Please read the details of this course at:
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/content_writing_for_web_online.htm

Please send queries at: cwwconline [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com

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::: Online Courses in Instructional Design :::
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1. IDCWC Online Course
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The next session of IDCWC Online (Instructional Design &
Content Writing Certificate Online) course begins on
October 01, 2009. Read details at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idcwc_online.htm
Please send us your queries at idcwconline [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com

2. IDSP Online Course
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The next session of IDSP Online (Instructional Design for
Senior Professionals Certificate Online) course, begins on
October 01, 2009. Read details at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idsp_online.htm
Please send us your inquiries at idsponline [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com

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::: Online Courses for Trainers :::
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1. IDT Online Course
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The next session of IDT Online (Instructional Design for Trainers
Certificate Online) course begins on
October 01, 2009. Read details at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idt_online.htm
Please send us your queries at idtonline [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com

2. ELT Online Course
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The next session of ELT Online (Elearning for Trainers
Certificate Online) course begins on October 01, 2009.
Read details at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/elt_online.htm
Please send us your queries at eltonline [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com

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::: Technology Courses :::
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1. ASDC (ActionScript) Course
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Classes for the ActionScript Developer Certificate (ASDC)
course begin on August 30, 2009.
Registrations are open for this course group. Click
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/actionscript_certificate.htm

4. FAADC (FLEX) Course
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Classes for the Flex 3.0 and ActionScript 3.0 Application Developer Certificate
(FADC) course begin on September 13, 2009.
Registrations are open for this course group. Click
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/flex_actionscript3_certificate.htm

3. AS2OOP (Object-Orientd Programming) Course
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Classes for the ActionScript 2.0 with Object-Oriented
Programming (AS2OOP) course begin on September 12, 2009.
Registrations are open for this course group. Click
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/actionscript2_oop_details.htm

4. PLFC Course
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The Programming Logic Fundamentals Certificate (PLFC) course
begins its first session on September 12,2009. Read the details at:
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/plfc_certificate.htm

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From the Editor's Desk
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http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/editorial.htm

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Mystery of the Month
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Wavelength Article: Should you become an Instructional Designer?
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If you are contemplating a career as an instructional
designer (or someone close to you is,) or if you are a
mint-fresh instructional designer, this month's Mystery of
the Month article is for you. It outlines the four
parameters on which you should judge your growth potential
as an instructional designer.

Read "Should you become an Instructional Designer?" at http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/instructional_designer.htm
to figure out whether an ID is what you were meant to be.

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The Cognitive Excursion
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How cool are you? In our world, you aren't considered cool
when you chillax or go out for some cbats (thanks to TOI,
I now know what the terms mean!) In our world, you are
considered cool (or not) based on what you carry in that
compact little carry-case called your brain. So find out
whether you're cognitively cool by challenging yourself at http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/cog_ex/cognitive_excursion.htm

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ID Section
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ID Concepts
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Is instructional design practical...or in other words:

1. Do instructional designers really use the ID theories?
2. Are the instructional design theories still relevant
in the changing learning scenario of today?

The essay, "What is Instructional Design Theory?" by
Prof. J Cronj at http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/peterdl/ID%20Theory.htm
is an interesting and enlightening write-up that helps
answer these questions.

(I love the George Lucas quote that the author has used at
the beginning of the essay. The eLearning instructional
designers need to break out of the architect mold and don
the garb of a carpenter - we need to build, reflect,
review, demolish, and build again - only then will our
audience leave the show happy and satisfied.

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Language & Culture
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The increasing incidents of the producers, directors,
musicians, and even a professor or two becoming embroiled
in the plagiarism issue, make us think that ignoring
copyright could well be a cultural issue for us. I mean many
of our esteemed plagiarists must be beginning to take the
title as mark of respect.

But copyright violation is a grave issue...in our industry.

Are you confused by the term Copyright?
Read "A brief intro to copyright" by Brad Templeton at: http://www.templetons.com/brad/copyright.html

You could find the text of the Indian Copyright Act (1957)
at http://www.education.nic.in/CprAct.pdf.

(Note: You should also check out the subsequent amendments
to this act.)

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Writing Style
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At http://www.betterwritingskills.com/writing-tips.html
find some relevant tips to improve your writing style.

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Technology Section
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Learning Content Management Technologies
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The implementation of eLearning often finds us grappling
with the question - Should technology define the manner in
which learning should be transferred or should learning
lead technology? Read "How Will You Use Technology to Support
Your Vision of Learning?" at http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/guidewww/howwill.htm

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Cognitive Footprints
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Carl Gustav Jung, the proponent of the Jungian Philosophy,
was born on July 26, 1885. Jung had a troubled childhood.
His mother had an unpredictable temperament and he was
closer to his father than to his mother. In his childhood
he had developed a fear of learning and education, but by
reasoning with himself, he overcame his problem. He also
thought of himself as a mix of two personalities - separated
by a century in between. Despite these and other issues, at a
young age he was drawn towards psychology as he felt that
psychology explained the connection between biology and
spiritualism.

After the first World War (during which he served as an
Army Doctor,) Jung became a traveler. Around 1940, Jung also
visited India, where he became enchanted by the Hindu Philosophy.

Jung and Freud often discussed their ideas through letters.
Their correspondence lasted for about half a decade. They
had some major disagreements on their perception of the
unconscious. Jung is known for proposing the concepts of
intraversion and extraverson, and also the collective
unconscious. The most popular application created on the
basis of his concepts is the MBTI or the Meyers-Briggs
Type Indicator.

Read more about Carl Jung at:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_jung
(a comprehensive write-up.)

2. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/cjung.htm
(biography and works.)

3. http://www.jungtype.com/
(the Jung Type Indicator.)

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Our Readers and Course/Workshop Participants Views
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Read what the Course Participants feel about Wavelength's Courses:

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1. The Content Writing for the Web Certificate
Online Course (CWWC Online) Participants' Views:
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http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#cwwconlineviews

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2. Instructional Design and Content Writing Certificate
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http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#idcwconlineviews

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3. Instructional Design for Senior Professionals Certificate
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http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#idsponlineviews

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4. Wavelength Trainings/Workshops Participants' Views:
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http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#trainingsworkshopsviews

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5. IDCWC (Contact) Course Participants' Views:
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http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#idcwccontactviews

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6. ActionScript Developer Certificate Course
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http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#asdcviews

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7. The ID Newsletter Readers' Views:
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http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/views.htm

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Laugh-a-Little
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During these high and dry times, we need some humor - and not
the martini dry humor of the Jonathan Mann variety, but of
juicy kind that refreshes and then soothes.

Here's some for those suffering from Writer's Cramp:
http://www.worldwidefreelance.com/writing-jokes.htm

...And for the writers of the technical kind (Oops!):
http://www.ahajokes.com/com047.html

... ...And for the designers of the graphic kind (right!):
http://www.lunareclipse.net/freehouse.htm

Keep Smiling:-)

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Innoken Online Games
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http://www.innoken.com

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Signing Off...
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Let's meet again, next month - about the same time:-)

Shafali

Shafali R. Anand
Editor & Publisher, Wavelength the ID Newsletter
Director & Chief Instructional Architect
Wavelength eLearning Consulting and Training Pvt. Ltd.
shafali [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com
Wavelength, Link House, 2nd Floor,
C-4, Sector 10, Noida-201301, India.
Ph: 9810324284 / 9810412297 / (0120)4315505
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com

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