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WAVELENGTH -- The ID Newsletter of India -- Jun 2010
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Hello Friends,

Welcome to this edition of Wavelength.

Shhh...Listen closely. Do you hear the knock? That's the
Monsoon knocking at our doors. Close your eyes. Do you
feel soft cool fingers touching your cheeks ever so
lightly? That's the breeze that accompanies the rains. When
Monsoon follows an especially cruel summer, she seems to
transform into a fairy godmother - the answer to all your
prayers.

If you too are feeling energetic and happy, if you too are
looking forward to a beautiful monsoon season followed by
a lovelier autumn, I have an announcement that could make
this season productive as well. But before I do that, I
should tell you about Wavelength's Article of the Month
for June 2010. This article is written for those readers
who have recently become Content Reviewers. The
transformation from writing to reviewing isn't easy to
come by. A fresh reviewer often finds herself wondering
if she could've done a better job on writing the
content - and unfortunately her reviews begin to speak
her mind. This of course, doesn't help the content writer,
and it also casts the well meaning yet novice reviewer
in a bad light.

Read the article, "Effective Instructional Design Reviews"
at http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/articles/effective-instructional-design-reviews.htm
for some useful tips on the matter of content reviews.

Now the Announcement...

Wavelength is announcing the much-awaited Instructional
Design workshop for Trainers. The workshop shall be
organized in August. If you would like to attend this
workshop or sponsor participants for it,
write to us at connect [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com.

Here are the details:

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::New:: INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN OPEN WORKSHOP ::New::
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I. Instructional Design for Trainers Open Training Workshop
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Program Code: IDT_10OW02

Duartion: 3 days (8 hrs/day)
Dates: August 19-21, 2010 (Thursday to Saturday)

The audience for this workshop is a training professional
with at least one year of training experience. This workshop
focuses on the design of effective training programs,
through the use of instructional design.

Find the details of this training program at:
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/workshops/
instructional_design_for_trainers_workshop_aug10.asp

The upcoming sessions of our Online Courses begin on July 01, 2010.
We welcome the participants of the upcoming sessions onboard.
Registrations for the October 2010 sessions shall open soon.
Please keep an eye on our Twitter Announcements and the Website:)

Here are the details of the courses.

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About Wavelength's Online Courses:
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The IDCWC Online - Next Session begins: July 01, 2010
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The IDCWC (Instructional Design & Content Writing
Certificate) Online Course Details can be found at
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idcwc_online.htm.

NOTE:
If you stay in NCR (Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, or
nearby areas,) you should consider enrolling for
the IDCWC Contact program for which the next session
is scheduled to begin on July 25, 2010.
(details at http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idcwc_details.htm).
This course is offered as a 2-month intensive contact
program with classes at Wavelength Noida. If interested,
please call us at: 9810324284/9810412297/0120-4572760.

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The IDSP Online- Next Session begins: July 01, 2010
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The IDSP (Instructional Design for Senior Professionals)
Online Course Details are available at http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idsp_online.htm.

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The CWWC Online - Next Session begins: July 01, 2010
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The CWWC (Content Writing for the Web Certificate)
Online Course Details are available at http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/content_writing_for_web_online.htm.

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About Wavelength's Contact Courses:
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The IDCWC contact course: July 25, 2010
The TDDC (TTT) contact course: July 25, 2010
The ASDC contact course: July 25, 2010
The FAADC contact course: July 31, 2010

I hope that this year will be good for all of us.
May all your plans succeed and your wishes come true.

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
Shafali's Blog - THE ZEN OF LEARNING (http://thezenoflearning.wordpress.com)
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 July 01, 2010.

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

(Registrations for the October session will
open in the first week of July.)

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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
July 01, 2010. Read details at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idcwc_online.htm
Please send us your queries at idcwconline [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com

(Registrations for the October session will
open in the first week of July.)

2. IDSP Online Course
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The next session of IDSP Online (Instructional Design for
Senior Professionals Certificate Online) course, begins on
July 01, 2010. Read details at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idsp_online.htm
Please send us your inquiries at idsponline [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com

(Registrations for the October session will
open in the first week of July.)

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::: Contact Courses :::
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A. Instructional Design Course
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1. The Instructional Design and Content Writing Certificate (IDCWC Contact) Course
begins its next session on July 25, 2010.
Find the details at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idcwc_details.htm

2. The Training Design and Delivery Certificate (TDDC) Course
(The Train-The-Trainer Program from Wavelength)
begins it first session on July 25, 2010.
Find the details at: http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/
train_the_trainer_training_design_delivery_certificate_course.htm

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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 July 25, 2010.
Registrations are open for this course group. Click
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/actionscript_3_as3_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 July 31, 2010.
Registrations are open for this course group. Click
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/flex_actionscript3_certificate.htm

3. AS3OOP (Object-Orientd Programming) Course
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Classes for the ActionScript 3.0 with Object-Oriented
Programming (AS3OOP) course begin on July 31, 2010.
Registrations are open for this course group. Click
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/actionscript3_oop_details.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: Effective Instructional Design Reviews
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If you've recently got out of your content developer's
suit and donned the reviewer's mantle, then you probably
are worried sick about what you should comment upon and how
you should be putting your thoughts across. The Wavelength
article, "Effective Instructional Design Reviews" at
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/articles/effective-instructional-design-reviews.htm
helps you chalk-out a battle-plan.

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The Cognitive Excursion
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Have you ever been to that little Gaulish village that
still stands proud and independent because its inhabitants
flush with their druid's power-potion, pummel the Romans
to powder?

If you haven't, you've not experienced the magic of subtle
humor combined with great illustration. You've missed out
on a lot, my friend - and so I recommend that you leave
everything, bunk that meeting, get on your mechanical horse,
and gallop to the nearest bookshop. Buy the first Asterix
you see, and come back. Then read it. And when you are done,
come back for your cognitive excursion at
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/cog_ex/cognitive_excursion.htm

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THE ZEN OF LEARNING [The April Posts on my Blog.]
http://thezenoflearning.wordpress.com
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Using Games in eLearning - Part I
- How Games and eLearning Came Together?
Posted: June 29, 2010
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<<<Quick Excerpt>>>
There was a time when Online Content looked and also
functioned exactly the way a book did! There would be some
content on the screen, and when the learner pressed the NEXT
button (or "flipped" the page) the content would change...

Read the full post at http://thezenoflearning.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/using-games-in-elearning-part-i/

(Note: This is the first post in a multi-part series.)

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ID Section
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ID Concepts
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Of course you know all about the Learning Styles. There are
three learning styles - visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.
Which style applies best to you?
Find out at http://people.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/learning-style/stylest.html

The concept of Multiple Intelligences is closely related
to that of Learning Styles. Read about Gardner's Multiple
Intelligences at http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm#Multiple%20Intelligences%20Explained

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Language & Culture
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"Language and Thought Processes" at http://anthro.palomar.edu/language/language_5.htm
is a very interesting and informative article on how culture
influences our perceptions through language. This article
is a page in the collection "Language and Culture: An
Introduction to Human Communication" at http://anthro.palomar.edu/language/Default.htm

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Writing Style
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Do you have a writing style?
If your answer to this question is yes, you are in for
trouble; for in our industry, you often need to strip
your writing of its style and personality.

Paradoxically, even this lack of style, is called "style".
If you haven't come across it yet click http://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/writing.html
to read "Hints on Writing Style". Most of the Technical
Writing tips can be applied to eLearning content
writing too:)

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Technology Section
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Content Management is an everyday reality these days. Almost
every organization can boast of a Learning Management System,
complete with an authoring environment. The definition of
an LMS (courtesy: Wikipedia) is: "a software application for
the administration, documentation, tracking, and reporting of
training programs, classroom and online events, e-learning
programs, and training content."

If you are battling with the task of selecting an LMS, click
http://www.bersinassociates.com/free_research/tips_selecting_lms.pdf
to read a useful article (a six-page pdf) from Bersin Associates.

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Cognitive Footprints
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"There is nothing higher than reason." Immanuel Kant.

Immanuel Kant was born on April 22, 1724 - about 300 years
ago; yet his influence on the study of knowledge and
learning remains as strong as ever. Almost all his life,
Kant earned his living by working as a teacher, but despite
his killing schedule of lectures (about 30 hours a week,)
he remained a prolific writer.

His important works include:
* Critique of Pure Reason (1787) - His explanation of the
phenomenon of learning, given in this book, paved way for
cognitivism and constructivism.
* Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals
* Critique of Practical Reason
* Critique of Judgment

Read Kant's biography at http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Kant-Immanuel.html
The Full text of "Critique of Pure Reason" along with some
of his other works, is available at http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/ethics/kant/

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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
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http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#cwwconlineviews

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2. Instructional Design and Content Writing Certificate
Online Course (IDCWC Online) Participants' Views:
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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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This month, let us train our laughter guns on
Military humor.

Here are some hilarious quotes found in Military
training manuals.
http://www.strategypage.com/humor/articles/military_jokes_20085523.asp

And here's an alternate version of the US Enlistment oath.
http://www.midwaysailor.com/military/enlistment.html

For some real discipline, click
http://www.guy-sports.com/humor/jokes/jokes_general.htm
(Especially noteworthy is the "General Stuck in the Mud":))

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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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Wishing you a cool and refreshing Monsoon!

Shafali

Shafali R. Anand
Editor & Publisher, Wavelength the ID Newsletter
Director & Chief Instructional Architect
Wavelength eLearning Consulting and Training Pvt. Ltd.

eMail: shafali [at] vibrantwavelength [dot] com
Blog: The Zen of Learning (http://thezenoflearning.wordpress.com)
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