http://blog.sewardinc.com Internet innovation for training, education, and marketing Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:57:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I must admit that I was out of good ideas for an informative blog post this week. I was on the verge of writing about each presidential candidate and their stance on education. Repetitive much? All hope for ingenuity was lost until I stumbled upon this quirky product. The "OSTRICH", ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2012/01/24/dying-for-a-power-nap-at-the-office/ I am writing this blog from Seward's office in Lilongwe, Malawi as part of the development of continuous professional development (CPD) workshops in literacy.  While many of the aspects of international education development may not be new to some of our readers, I thought it would be worth using this ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2012/01/18/continuous-professional-development-in-malawi/ Here's a roundup of twelve articles about technology, teaching, and eLearning to kick off the New Year! Learning Solutions Magazine has some interesting thoughts on learning contexts, disruptive technologies to use in eLearning, and other new ideas on the future of eLearning. Learning Solutions Magazine has another article with some very interesting ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2012/01/03/twelve-great-articles-for-2012/ This is Seward's the last blog post of 2011, and as the holiday season fast approaches us, there is one thing on my mind: packaging.  You know, those rolls of wrapping paper ripped and torn, tossed aside as worthless so that the true treasure can be reached underneath.  But even ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2011/12/20/and-a-reusable-new-year/ In late November, Seward participated in the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) 2011 Innovation Incubator Program. The program is designed to highlight innovative educational technology products and services, as well as be a vehicle for networking and collaboration. Our participation in this program got me thinking about innovation not ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2011/12/14/channeling-your-inner-innovator/ For quite some time, eLearning producers have relied heavily on the use of flash technologies to provide a consistent, engaging, and media-rich platform for delivering learning material to the widest variety of people. Flash technologies have been the platform of choice because they offer extreme flexibility coupled with deep market ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2011/12/06/flashing-the-world-is-there-still-a-place-for-adobe-flash-in-elearning/ I've written before about the Humble Indie Bundle.  Since then, I've noticed several more Humble Bundles come and go, with similar results each time.  There's even one up now.  Far from being a one-off experiment, Humble Bundles are starting to become a regular fixture of the video gaming marketplace.  It's ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2011/11/30/pay-what-you-want-game-bundles/ Christmas is fast approaching! By now you must be thinking about plans for the holiday season, everything from baking to decorating. The biggest challenge that many of us face as Christmas beckons is deciding on the perfect gift(s) for our loved one(s). Many have fussed over the recently released tech ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2011/11/22/christmas-decisions-kindle-fire-vs-ipad-2/ It's November. That means my mailbox at home is starting to plug up with holiday shopping ads. In addition to Angry Bird pillows and other must-have gift ideas I've seen, conspicuous on the front of every store's ad was some form of tablet computer-from the super simple but durable kids' ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2011/11/07/take-two-tablets-and-call-me-in-the-morning/ In the past few years, I have started to hear more and more about online programs for K-12 students, both supplemental programs and full-time programs. As a college student, I took quite a few online courses, but in looking back to my K-12 days, I think it would've have been ... http://blog.sewardinc.com/2011/11/01/online-learning-for-k-12/