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Agile Instructional Design Team Structures

September 14, 2009
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| Categories: ADDIE, agile, Content Development, Development, eLearning, Instructional Design, project management, Rapid development

I have been reading about agile development lately. One of the key components of agile development is team structuring. Typically in large organizations, content development teams are organized either as functional teams or as project teams with larger organizations typically having functional structures in place. Agile methodology suggests a more project structure. Teams work dedicatedly for the project, preferably located close to each other. Having seen both functional team structures and project team structures, I believe both structures have their inherent strengths. Advantage Project Teams Projects can be completed faster.…

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eLearning and Content Development Trends for 2008

December 30, 2007
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| Categories: Blended learning, Content Development, eLearning, Rapid development, Synchronous learning, The Big Question, Training, Trends, Virtual environments, Web 2.0

Learning Circuit’s January Big Question is about predicting trends for the year 2008. Here’s my take on what we can expect in the coming year.Web 2.0 in LearningWeb 2.0 will be the killer buzzword for the year 2008. Everyone will want to use the technology for learning and training. Bersin report for 2008 talks about it, Brandon Hall has announced new categories of awards, and most bloggers are talking about it. I believe 2008 will continue to be the year of discovery and experimentation with Web 2.0. Web 2.0 techniques…

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