Springnote: a virtual, collaborative notebook
Springnote is a virtual notebook you can explore for personal use or as a collaboration tool. The technology (or what are my powers?) Signing into Springnote gives you access to a multi-functional...
View ArticlePopplet: The Swiss Army knife of elearning tools
You can think of Popplet as an organizing tool, but I’ve called it the Swiss army knife of tools because it doesn’t fit neatly into a particular category. Popplet combines the features of: a virtual...
View ArticleReflections and a year in review in a LiveBinder
It’s that time of year again, for reflection, predictions, top posts, etc. Well, actually it’s the first time for Instructional Design Fusions, since I’ve only been blogging since June of this year....
View ArticleQuora: A social network built for learning
Twitter’s a great source of curated information and can get quite social when people engage directly with each other through chats. However, it’s not really a network where you find or generate deeper...
View ArticleScreen capture tools: Getting a view of an entire Web page
Occasionally, it’s useful to show a screen capture of an entire Web page to give people a holistic sense of an interface and to point out multiple features at a time. There are 2 free tools you can...
View ArticleSmartsheet: Easy GANTT chart creation
I was looking for a web-based tool that would allow me to quickly create a GANTT chart and came across Smartsheet. The technology (or what are my powers?) Smartsheet allows you to quickly define tasks...
View ArticleWiggio for Project Management & Collaboration
Wiggio is a versatile project management and collaboration tool. The technology (or what are my powers) It’s easy to create groups on Wiggio once you register (for free). Simply name your group. Once...
View ArticleStixy: A Virtual, Collaborative Bulletin Board
Stixy is a virtual, collaborative bulletin board. The technology (or what are my powers?) Start by creating a new Stixyboard and setting your collaboration settings. Your collaborators (aka “guests”)...
View ArticleWhat’s your team member style?
In a previous post, I discussed a PINOT group I’m involved in (“Harmonious Cross-Functional Teams“). In researching how team members come together (or sometimes don’t) in cross-functional teams, I...
View Article2011: A year of fusions
This blog is a bit over a year old now and in keeping with last December’s “tradition,” I’ve collected my posts from 2011 in a LiveBinder. I’ve found that reviewing these articles gives me a good...
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