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Creating Passionate Users: REAL motivation posters

Creating Passionate Users: REAL motivation posters This is stuff I’ve talked about with co-workers years ago: the “fake-ness” of motivational posters. The examples Kathy created are hilarious and truthful.

There was also a great post in the comments that I’ll quote here:

This all relates to item 10 of Deming’s 14 points; eliminate slogans, exhortations and targets for the workforce. This didn’t seem to do Japanese industry much harm. Deming said:

“Posters that explain . . . → Read More: Creating Passionate Users: REAL motivation posters

WGAL.com – Slideshow

Slideshow: Vampire for Minn. Governor I don’t even know what to say about this. It’s simultaneously hilarious, alarming, depressing, and sick.

Narnia Sequel In the Works – Slice of SciFi

Narnia Sequel In the Works – Slice of SciFi Looks like the next movie in the series will be Prince Caspian (which, interestingly, is not the second book in the series).

Andrew Adamson will return to direct and all four “Pevensie” actors are scheduled to appear.

[UPDATE: Okay, apparently I mis-heard my wife. Prince Caspian is, in fact, the second book of the series in publishing order. It is not, however, chronologically. Get the scoop . . . → Read More: Narnia Sequel In the Works – Slice of SciFi

Instructional Design reminders

I think it’s official: I’m addicted to Kathy Sierra’s blog.

Yesterday she made a great (if a tad long) summary of some pretty basic points she made earlier in the year that apply to learning.

Here’s a bulleted list of her main points:

Get past the brain’s “crap filter” [i.e., point out why it's important] Learning is not a one-way “push” model Use visuals to improve (and speed up) understanding, retention, and recall Use redundancy . . . → Read More: Instructional Design reminders