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WAVELENGTH -- The ID Newsletter of India -- March 2009
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:::::::::::: NEW Online Course from Wavelength ::::::::::::

CONTENT WRITING FOR WEB CERTIFICATE ONLINE COURSE (CWWC Online)
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/content_writing_for_web_online.htm

:::::::::::: NEW Online Course from Wavelength ::::::::::::

Hello Friends,

Welcome to this edition of Wavelength.

Yesterday, the weather in Delhi changed for the better. There
was an unexpected drizzle followed by a happy cool breeze. I
hope that the economic weather too would take a similar
though currently unexpected turn for the better.

The beautiful weather brought a lot of positive thoughts to
my mind. It motivated me. In fact, it motivated me to write
about motivation. This month's Mystery of the Month article,
"Esteem Needs & Learner Motivation" at
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/esteem_needs_learner_motivation.htm
discusses the what, how, and why of learner motivation for
the professional learner.

In February, I had brought you the news of Wavelength's
Content Writing for the Web Certificate Online course. The
response for this course both in terms of recommendations as
well as inquiries has been terrific. Thank you. We will do our
best to make this course first meet and then exceed your
expectations.

I would once again like to provide you the details
of this course:

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The Content Writing for the Web Certificate Online Course
(CWWC Online) (Starts June 01, 2009)
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About this course:
This one-month online course is packed with knowledge that can
transform you into an effective and efficient web author who
knows the principles that lead to great web content; who
understands the anatomy and the processes of the
World Wide Web; and who is able to deliver web content
that meets its objectives. This course is for those who wish
to write for the web either in freelance/part-time capacity
or who wish to create a personal web-space, which their
visitors cherish.

Course webpage:
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

Wavelength's other online courses (the IDCWC Online,
the IDSP Online, the IDT Online, and the ELT Online) shall
be beginning their next sessions on July 01, 2009.
(Registrations for the sessions starting April 01, 2009
are now closed.) The registration process for all the July
sessions would begin next week. You can then send your
application for the July session of your selected course.
Please check the calendar section of this newsletter for
the details.

The next course groups for the contact courses (The IDCWC,
the AIDC, the ASDC, and the FADC) shall start on
April 12, 2009. If you are interested in enrolling for
any of our contact programs, please call us at
9810324284/(0120)4315505. The contact courses are offered
only at Wavelength, Noida.

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 - *** NEW EPISODES!!! ***
** HIVE - New Episode!
** CLICK - New Episode!
** PEARL - New Episode!

ID Section
Technology Section
Site of the Month
Views
Laugh-a-little
Innoken Games
Signing Off...

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Events Calendar
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::: Online Courses in Instructional Design :::
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1. IDCWC Online
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.The 12th session of IDCWC Online (Instructional Design &
Content Writing Certificate Online) course begins on
April 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
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The 7th session of IDSP Online (Instructional Design
for Senior Professionals Certificate Online) course, begins
on April 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
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The 2nd session of The IDT Online (Instructional Design for Trainers
Certificate Online) course begins on
April 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
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The 2nd session of The ELT Online (Elearning for Trainers
Certificate Online) course begins on April 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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::: Contact Courses :::
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1. IDCWC Contact course
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Classes for the Instructional Design & Content Writing
Certificate (IDCWC Contact) course begin on April 12, 2009.
Registrations are on for this group. Read details at
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idcwc_details.htm

2. AIDC Course
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The Advanced Instructional Design Certificate (AIDC) course
begins its first session on April 12, 2009. Read the details at:
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/aidc_details.htm

3. ASDC (ActionScript) Course
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Classes for the next ActionScript 2.0 Developer
Certificate (ASDC) course group begin on April 12, 2009.
Registrations are on for this group. Read details at
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/actionscript_certificate.htm

4. FADC (FLEX) Course
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Classes for the Flex 3.0 Application Developer Certificate
(FADC) course begin on March 08, 2009.
Registrations are open for this course group. Click
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/flex_certificate.htm

5. PLFC Course
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The Programming Logic Fundamentals Certificate (PLFC) course
begins its first session on April 11, 2009. Read the details at:
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/plfc_certificate.htm

6. AS2OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) Course
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Classes for the ActionScript 2.0 with Object-Oriented
Programming (AS2OOP) course begin on April 11, 2009.
Registrations are open for this course group. Read details at
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/actionscript2_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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It isn't easy to establish learner motivation, especially
when your learner is a professional whose objective of
learning is the fulfillment of an esteem need instead
of a safety/security need. The Mystery of the Month
article for March, Esteem Needs & Learner Motivation at
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/esteem_needs_learner_motivation.htm
discusses what it takes to satisfy this audience.

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The Cognitive Excursion
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This month's cognitive excursion is about the ancient
world history, the art of logic, and the logic of
language.

Challenge 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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I am a great believer in the power of curiosity arousal.
It works...all the time. In fact, I haven't ever seen it fail.
"Using Instructional Design Strategies To Foster Curiosity"
by Arnone, Marilyn P., at http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Instructional-Design-n-Curiosity.htm
is a wonderful things-to-do list for curiosity arousal.
The article begins by differentiating "specific" curiosity
from "diverse" curiosity, and establishing the need to
arouse specific curiosity for motivating the learners.

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Language & Culture
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At http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/198186/chapters/Culture_and_Style.aspx
you will find a chapter from the book,
"Marching to Different Drummers" by Pat Burke Guild and
Stephen Garger. This excerpt discusses the impact of culture
on the learner's preferences; and how the teachers may
address this issue. Though set in the American context, at
the root level, the handling of the cross-cultural learning
issues is relevant to all instructional designers.

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Writing Style
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Among the elite audience of this newsletter, there are some
who aspire to write fiction. The essay "Writing Well" at
Author Dan Simmons website is enlightening as well as
inspiring. Click http://www.dansimmons.com/writing_welll/writing.htm
to read it. Don't miss the little link at the top that
reads "Previous installments." We've found a treasure-chest,
haven't we? Thanks Mr. Simmons.

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Technology Section
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Learning Content Management Technologies
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I am sure that you've all heard of Kindle - the eBook
Reader from Google. Though we still can't use Kindle in
India, it's important that we recognize the importance of
eBooks as one of the important learning mediums of
tomorrow. Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book
to understand this medium and gain an overview of its
strengths and weaknesses.

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Site of the Month
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The Site of the Month for March 2009 is http://www.reebok.com/IN/#

This is a data-driven site, which provides you information
on its offerings, allowing you to see the images of its
products while reading about their features; but unlike
most data-driven sites, it looks good.

Let's look at some of its features.

1. There is a little menu at the top. It reads, "Women",
"Men", "Kids", "Sports", and "Classics". Roll your mouse
over the menu items and watch the effect. I think that
the effect is really smooth.

2. Now click any of the three icons at the left. Try
clicking the first one, which reads "Women's Fitness".

3. Click "On the Move" and select, "Mix and Match."
There's a well-executed click and dress game here. I do
think that the number of dress-styles used for this game
is somewhat limited though, but the aesthetic sense shines
through the carefully thought of perspectives and the
corresponding rollover effects.

4. Explore "Reebok & Cirque du Soleil Experience" to click
"Group Exercise". View some difficult-to-do exercises and
become "fit-to-fly":)

5. Now explore the animated menu at the top. Select any
of the menu items. A panel with the different styles of
the selected product opens up where you can view
the details.

6. Don't miss the scrolling pane below. You can categorize
the selection to be viewed on the basis of colors, products,
lifestyle and so on. Explore the items. Check the details.
You'll find there's a lot to learn from the viewpoint
of design.

7. Now click the x button at the top of this panel to
close it, and explore the site further.

I would now leave you and the site alone - so that you
can get to know each other better.

The link to click is http://www.reebok.com/IN/#

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Our Readers and Course/Workshop Participants Views
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1. Instructional Design and Content Writing Certificate
Online Course (IDCWC Online) Participants' Views:
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Click http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#idcwconlineviews
to read what the course participants feel about the Instructional Design and
Content Writing Online course (IDCWC Online) and Wavelength.

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2. Instructional Design for Senior Professionals Certificate
Online Course (IDSP Online) Participants' Views:
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Click http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#idsponlineviews
to read the views of our participants from the IDSP Online.

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3. Wavelength Trainings/Workshops Participants' Views:
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Click http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#trainingsworkshopsviews
to read what the our Trainings'/Workshops' participants
feel about our training programs.

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4. IDCWC (Contact) Course Participants' Views:
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Click http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#idcwccontactviews
to read what the IDCWC Contact program participants feel
about the Instructional Design course (IDCWC) and Wavelength.

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5. ActionScript Developer Certificate Course
(ASDC) Participants' Views:
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Click http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/trg_participants_views.htm#asdcviews
to read what the ActionScript Course participants feel
about the ActionScript course (ASDC) and Wavelength.

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6. The ID Newsletter Readers' Views:
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Click http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/views.htm to read
what our readers feel about Wavelength.

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Laugh-a-Little
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Do you use the spell-checker?

Do you trust the spell-checker?

Aha!

Got you there! Didn't I?

Click http://www.slinkycity.com/the-spelling-checker.html
for a case against using spell-checkers.

Once upon a time people thought that:
* Telephone is useless.
* No one would like a computer at home.
* Who would like to see an actor talk?

So what? You may ask.

Only this that the big bosses of the biggest companies in
the telephone, computer, and movies industries,
respectively, thought and said so. Find more about
what big people with their big mouths once said.
Click http://www.slinkycity.com/technology-mistakes.html

And finally, here's a link with some reversed gender-bias:)
http://www.slinkycity.com/computers-must-be-male.html

Have fun.

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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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Perk up, smile, and get going! I'll be back next month.

Good Bye!
Shafali

Shafali R. Anand
Editor & Publisher, Wavelength the ID Newsletter
Director, 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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