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Conference Close-up: Using mobile devices for sales training and testing

Joan Phaup — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:25:08 +0000

Posted by Joan Phaup The idea of using mobile devices for learning and assessment sparks many lively conversations these days – and we’re looking forward to discussing this subject during the Questionmark Users Conference March 20 – 23 in New Orleans. Among those who can talk about this in detail is Barry Jass from Covidien Vascular Therapies, [...] Related posts:

Trying out the new equation editor

Steve Lay — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:26:56 +0000

Posted by Steve Lay Readers of this blog will have noticed Doug’s announcement that Questionmark Live now has an equation editor. This is a subject dear to my heart, not only did I study Maths at university (or Math as readers in the US might say) but I also went on to work in a number [...] Related posts:

Questionmark Live now includes the eQuation Formula Editor

Doug Peterson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:26:14 +0000

Posted By Doug Peterson Questionmark Live browser-based authoring now features the Questionmark eQuation Formula Editor! The eQuation Formula Editor makes it possible to insert a math formula in your question stimulus or choices. It’s very easy to do, and this video will show you how! Related posts:Questionmark Live Now Includes the Numeric Question Type Trying out the new [...] Related posts:

Web seminar: Assessment translation, localization and adaptation

Joan Phaup — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:20:18 +0000

Posted by Joan Phaup “Please leave your values at the front desk.” This message, seen in a Paris hotel elevator, is among the many amusing translations that appear on signs and posters around the world. We all chuckle over linguistic blunders like this one, but mistakes in translation, localization and adaptation are no laughing matter when delivering [...] Related posts:

Blackboard Connector – System Administrator

Steve Lay — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:53:40 +0000

Posted by Steve Lay In this week’s video, I provide an overview of the Blackboard Connector, as experienced by the Blackboard system administrator. I’ll show you how to install the connector and will talk you through the configuration and synchronisation settings. The Blackboard Connector enables you to seamlessly embed Questionmark assessments and surveys into your Blackboard courses. Related [...] Related posts:

Where do you get evidence for training effectiveness? Ideas from the A-model

John Kleeman — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:29 +0000

Posted by John Kleeman How do you design a training intervention to improve performance? And how do you gather effective evidence to show that the intervention is effective? In a couple of previous articles, Problem, Performance and Program in the A-model and A whistle-stop tour round the A-model, I’ve described how the A-model helps you do this [...] Related posts:

Early-bird alert: Last day for saving on conference registration

Joan Phaup — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:14 +0000

Posted by Joan Phaup This is the last time I’ll mention early-bird sign-ups for the Questionmark 2012 Users Conference. That’s because today is the last day to save $100 on your conference registration. We are looking forward to seeing customers in New Orleans March 20 – 23 for three days of exceptional learning, professional development and networking. A few highlights from [...] Related posts:

Blackboard Connector – Instructor Perspective

Steve Lay — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:21:32 +0000

Posted by Steve Lay In this video, I provide an overview of the Blackboard Connector, as experienced by a typical course instructor. I’ll show you how to create content items that enable you to seamlessly embed Questionmark assessments and surveys into your Blackboard courses. I’ll also explain the way user synchronisation works, and how to use [...] Related posts:

Questionmark Live Now Includes the Numeric Question Type

Doug Peterson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:22 +0000

Posted By Doug Peterson Questionmark Live continues to grow and add new functionality! In this video, I will take you on a tour of the latest addition to Questionmark Live, the Numeric question type. Not only can you create a simple question with a single numeric answer, you can create questions that require multiple numeric answers — [...] Related posts:

Conference Close-up: Questionmark Boot Camp for Beginners

Joan Phaup — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:59:52 +0000

Posted by Joan Phaup For people attending the Questionmark Users Conference who are new to our software, we’re pleased to be offering a one-day pre-conference workshop that will get them off to a great start! Our own Rick Ault, who has led many a Questionmark product training course, will lead Questionmark Boot Camp: Basic Training for Beginners at the Ritz Carlton New [...] Related posts:

Conference Close-up: Timing is Everything

Joan Phaup — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:43:35 +0000

Posted by Joan Phaup As many followers of this blog will know, Questionmark Chairman John Kleeman has been exploring the findings of cognitive learning research and considering how it can apply to assessments. At this year’s Questionmark Users Conference in New Orleans, John will explain research on the value of spacing out learning and assessment as means [...] Related posts:

Tips for effective mobile assessments

Julie Delazyn — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:39:48 +0000

Posted by Julie Delazyn Mobile phone usage is growing, and it’s rapidly changing the way we tackle daily tasks. In 2009, 90 percent of the world’s population was covered by a mobile signal, as opposed to 61 percent in 2003. These numbers continue to grow. What does this mean for the learning industry? It means the ability to [...] Related posts:

Find the gaps, then design the learning

Jim Farrell — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:56:20 +0000

Posted by Jim Farrell Having spent my entire career (amazingly coming up on 20 years now) in the learning industry, I find it curious that I often cannot find time for my own learning. I always have a healthy stack of items on my nightstand that I have every intention of reading, but the stack is [...] Related posts:

Conference Close-up: Practical Advice on Criterion-Referenced Testing

Joan Phaup — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:57:37 +0000

Posted by Joan Phaup As we gear up for the Questionmark 2012 Users Conference, we’re especially pleased that there will be two full-day pre-conference workshops on March 20. One will offer basic training for people new to Questionmark and the other will focus on Criterion-Referenced Test Development (CRTD). Sharon Shrock and Bill Coscarelli, who have delivered keynote addresses at [...] Related posts: