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Resources and references from my #lt13uk workshop – game-based learning

Thanks to @KimSGeorge for the image

On day two of the Learning Technologies conference I ran a session on game-based learning, with a specific focus on application in the workplace, impact and cost. I was (and still am) of the opinion that it is something of a fringe subject for the Learning Tech world, but the size of the audience suggests otherwise. It looks like game-based learning and gamification are perhaps on the verge of a tipping point in to the mainstream…

Anyhow, throughout the talk (and one I did previously, Playing Games with Quality, in the exhibition hall), I littered the place with references, many of which might have got beyond the eager tweeting. So here’s a list of things I referenced. If I miss any, let me know…

Research on the efficacy of game-based learning:
Sara de Freitas – Learning in Immersive Worlds report
Simon Egenfeldt-Neilson – Overview of game-based learning research
Traci Sitzmann – Analysis of the research in to effective instruction using games. or see: PixelLearning
Tom Malone – Toward a theory of intrinsically motivating instruction (1981)
Sara de Freitas – Literature Review of gaming practices for learning
Sara de Freitas & Martin Oliver – evaluating exploratory learning in games

Research on wider theories:
Deci & Ryan – Self-Determination Theory wiki plus academic papers
Benjamin Bloom – The Two-Sigma Problem
Garrison et al – Cognitive Presence
Dan Pink – Drive
Thaler & Sunstein – Nudge
James Paul Gee – Affinity Spaces
Marc LeBlanc – Eight types of fun

Game Design and Gamification books:
Jesse Schell – The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses
Karl Kapp – The Gamification of Learning and Instruction
Raph Koster – A theory of fun for game design
Jane McGonigal – Reality is Broken
Bernard Suits – The Grasshopper: Games, life and utopia

Games:
America’s Army
Manga High
PonyPrep
Portal 2 – Teach with Portals
Minecraft
Campden Springs – ARG
Curatr – gamified learning platform
Zombie’s Run
Nike+
Stack Overflow – Gamified Q&A

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The trouble with owning your own learning data

In the next couple of weeks we’ll release our beta version of Learning Locker. With this product we’re going to give people an opportunity to take ownership of the data that is created by them when they interact with systems and people. Previously this data has always been locked away in an organisation’s Learning Management System, or is just lost to the ether. That perhaps wasn’t such a big deal when SCORM was the only standard in town; tracking completions and quiz scores wasn’t invading your privacy in a big way.

But two big changes have collided to change all that; xAPI (Tin Can) and the recognition of less formal learning. The amount of data we create about ourselves and our activities is shooting through the roof. Viewed an article? We’ll track that. Made a comment? We’ve got a record. Liked a post? We like that too!

In the age of Snowden and PRISM, this starts to become somewhat alarming. Not having anything to hide is a naïve argument. Taken out of context, data can be used to construe all sorts of arguments and relationships. What’s more, personal data is a very tradable commodity. When Facebook’s value is tied to its marketing revenues, and its marketing revenues are tied to the quality of the data it holds on users, then it’s not really much of a leap to realise that your data is directly equitable to a dollar value. By giving away your personal data you are literally giving away money to other people. If you value the service you get in return then there is no problem. But we shouldn’t kid ourselves into thinking that Facebook and Twitter are free.

Whilst it is important that people start to realise the value of the data they create, it is even more important that people start to take control of their digital footprint. We all need to take steps towards owning our own data instead of entrusting it to other people and for-profit organisations. I’m very far from being the first person to suggest this and various movements exist in propagate this message. But very few of these movements recognise a simple fact; owning your own data is boring. It is dull as ditchwater. Like watching paint dry.

Dave Tosh and I started thinking about the Learning Locker as a way for learners to take ownership of their learning data. This wasn’t so much powered by a fear of big brother, more from the notion that your data is valuable. Sure, you should be able to trust your data to your organization whilst you work for them but they are going to get careless when you leave. Best case scenario it gets deleted. But then, what was all that effort about? As we make increasing amounts of learning data (be it formal or informal in nature), then you should get to own it. This is your permanent record of working life and it is valuable. What’s more, the holy grail of truly personalised work and learning experiences depends on this record being accessible. Systems that you trust should be able to personalise your interactions based on your previous experiences. That’s not possible if the data isn’t yours.

So data ownership isn’t just desirable, it’s a necessary step for the personalisation of learning. That’s why we built Learning Locker. It didn’t take Dave long, a couple of weeks, to pull together a working prototype. And that’s when we realised. Owning your own data is dull. A never-ending stream of mildly interesting anecdotes and out-of-context strings. Sure you can extrapolate some nice stats and quantified-self type info (turns out I read mostly on a Tuesday, who knew?) but even this stuff isn’t interesting beyond the first few minutes. And that’s a real problem, because if owning your data isn’t a compelling and rewarding experience, it’s going to be very hard to persuade people of its necessity.

We’ve spent the last month thinking and iterating on this idea. I’m a big fan of Self-Determination Theory, so I’ve been thinking in terms of Competence, Autonomy and Relatedness. How can we let you use your data to show your improving skill? How can we do this in a framework that is open enough to provide free-choice, but scaffold so that you actually know how to begin. And how can we let you share your data, on your terms, with other people and systems?

This is what Learning Locker has evolved to become. It will be a long journey to make it a part of people’s everyday lives. But we’re really hoping we can take a small step towards making data ownership an intrinsically valuable experience.

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General and professionnal French courses

  The next session will take place from 27 January to 4 April 2014. These courses are open to everyone working on the CERN site and to their spouses.

Oral Expression
This course is aimed at students with a good knowledge of French who want to enhance their oral communication skills. Activities will include discussions, meeting simulations, role-plays, etc.
The next session will take place from 27 January to 4 April 2014.

Writing professional documents in French
These courses are designed for non-French speakers with a very good standard of spoken French.
The next session will take place from 27 January to 4 April 2014.

For registration and further information on the courses, please consult our web site or contact Kerstin Fuhrmeister (70896 - language.training@cern.ch).

 

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Safety Training: places available in January 2014

  There are places available in the forthcoming Safety courses. For updates and registrations, please refer to the Safety Training Catalogue (see here).

January 2014
(alphabetical order)

Confined space
28-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Ergonomics – Office
30-JAN-14, 9.00 – 12.00, in French

Fire Extinguisher
08-JAN-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
24-JAN-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
31-JAN-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French

First Aider - Level 1 – Initial
16-JAN-14, 8.30 – 17.30, in French
30-JAN-14, 8.30 – 17.30, in French

First Aider – Refresher
09-JAN-14, 8.30 – 12.30, in French
09-JAN-14, 13.30 – 17.30, in French

Habilitation électrique - Electrician Low Voltage - Initial
22-JAN-14 au 24-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Habilitation électrique - Electrician Low and High Voltage - Initial
28-JAN-14 au 31-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Habilitation électrique - Non-Electrician – Initial
20-JAN-14 au 21-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in English (1,5 jour)

Habilitation électrique - Non-Electrician – Refresher
27-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Magnetic Fields
21-JAN-14, 9.30 – 12.00, in English

Mobile Elevated Working Platform - Driving – Initial
29-JAN-14 au 30-JAN-14, 8.30 – 17.30, in French (supports de cours en anglais pour les non-francophones)

Mobile Elevated Working Platform - Driving – Refresher
31-JAN-14, 8.30 – 17.30, in French (supports de cours en anglais pour les non-francophones)

Overhead Crane - Operator and Slinger – Initial
21-JAN-14 au 22-JAN-14, 8.30 – 17.30, in French (supports de cours en anglais pour les non-francophones)

Radiation Protection - Controlled Area - CERN Employees and Associates
16-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.00, in English
22-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.00, in English
27-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.00, in French
30-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.00, in English

Self-Rescue Mask – Initial
13-JAN-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
13-JAN-14, 14.00 – 15.30, in English
20-JAN-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
20-JAN-14, 14.00 – 15.30, in English
27-JAN-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
27-JAN-14, 14.00 – 15.30, in English

Self-Rescue Mask – Refresher
07-JAN-14, 10-30 – 12.00, in English
09-JAN-14, 10-30 – 12.00, in English
14-JAN-14, 10-30 – 12.00, in French
16-JAN-14, 10-30 – 12.00, in English
21-JAN-14, 10-30 – 12.00, in French
23-JAN-14, 10-30 – 12.00, in English
28-JAN-14, 10-30 – 12.00, in French
30-JAN-14, 10-30 – 12.00, in English

Working at Heights - Using a harness
10-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
16-JAN-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

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House, MOOC’s and corporate training

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English and French courses

  If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to learn a language, there is no excuse anymore!

You can attend one of our English or French courses and you can practise the language with a tandem partner!

General and Professional French Courses
The next session will take place from 27 January to 4 April 2014.
These courses are open to all persons working on the CERN site, and to their spouses.

Oral Expression
This course is aimed at students with a good knowledge of French who want to enhance their speaking skills.
Speaking activities will include discussions, meeting simulations, role-plays etc.
The next session will take place from 27 January to 4 April 2014.

Writing professional documents in French
These courses are designed for non-French speakers with a very good standard of spoken French.
The next session will take place from 27 January to 4 April 2014.

Cours d’anglais général et professionnel
La prochaine session se déroulera du 3 mars au 27 juin 2014.
Ces cours s’adressent à toute personne travaillant au CERN ainsi qu’à leur conjoint.
Pour vous inscrire et voir tout le détail des cours proposés, consultez nos pages web : http://cern.ch/Training.

Oral Expression
The next session will take place from 3 March to 27 June 2014.
This course is intended for people with a good knowledge of English who want to enhance their speaking skills. There will be an average of 8 participants in a class.
Speaking activities will include discussions, meeting simulations, role-plays etc. depending on the needs of the students.

Writing Professional Documents in English – Administrative
Writing Professional Documents in English – Technical
The next session will take place from 3 March to 27 June 2014.
These courses are designed for people with a good level of spoken English who wish to improve their writing skills. There will be an average of 8 participants in a class.

For registration and further information on the courses or the language tandem programme, please consult our web pages: http://hr-training.web.cern.ch/hr-training/ or contact Kerstin Fuhrmeister (70896 - language.training@cern.ch).

 

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Safety Training: places available in November - December 2013

  There are places available in the forthcoming Safety courses. For updates and registrations, please refer to the Safety Training Catalogue (see here).

November - December 2013
(alphabetical order)

Conduite de chariots élévateurs (Driving of forklifts)
04-NOV-13 to 05-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French with handouts in English

Conduite de plates-formes élévatrices mobiles de personnel (PEMP) (Driving of cherry-pickers)
09-DEC-13 to 10-DEC-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French with handouts in English

Habilitation électrique personnel électricien basse tension (Electrical habilitation for electricians in low voltage)
30-OCT-13 to 01-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
04-NOV-13 to 06-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Habilitation électrique personnel électricien basse et haute tensions (Electrical habilitation for electricians in low and high voltage)
16-DEC-13 to 19-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Habilitation électrique personnel non électricien (Electrical habilitation for non electricians)
14-NOV-13 to 15-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Laser Experts
09-DEC-13 to 10-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Magnetic Fields
15-NOV-13, 9.00 – 11.30, in English

Pontier-élingueur (Driving crane)
12-DEC-13 to 13-DEC-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French

Radiological Protection - Controlled Radiation Area - Course A for CERN employees and CERN associates
07-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in English
13-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in English
20-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in English
27-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in English
28-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in French
18-DEC-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in French

Recyclage - Pontier-élingueur (Refresher course for Driving crane)
28-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French

Recyclage – Conduite de plates-formes élévatrices mobiles de personnel (PEMP) (Refresher course for Driving of cherry-pickers)
06-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French
29-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French

Recyclage - Habilitation électrique personnel électricien basse tension (Refresher course for Electrical habilitation for electricians in low voltage)
07-NOV-13 to 08-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
12-NOV-13 to 13-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Recyclage - Habilitation électrique personnel électricien basse et haute tensions (Refresher course for Electrical habilitation for electricians in low and high voltage)
04-NOV-13 to 05-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Recyclage - Habilitation électrique personnel non électricien (Refresher course for Electrical habilitation for non electricians)
05-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
06-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
20-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Refresher course Self-Rescue Mask Training
04-NOV-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
04-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
11-NOV-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
11-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
18-NOV-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
18-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
25-NOV-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
25-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
02-DEC-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
02-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
09-DEC-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
09-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
16-DEC-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
16-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English

Risks associated with operations in confined spaces
26-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Safety in cryogenics - level 1
26-NOV-13, 9.00 – 12.00, in English

Self-Rescue Mask Training
05-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
12-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
19-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
21-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
28-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
05-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
10-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
12-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
17-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French

Use of fire extinguisher – live exercises
15-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in English
20-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in French
04-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in English
06-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in French
18-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in English

Working at heights - Using a harness to prevent falling from a height
13-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
26-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
27-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
17-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
18-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

by Isabelle CUSATO, HSE Unit

 

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Language tandem

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Safety Training: places available in November - December 2013

  There are places available in the forthcoming Safety courses. For updates and registrations, please refer to the Safety Training Catalogue (see here).

November - December 2013
(alphabetical order)

Conduite de chariots élévateurs (Driving of forklifts)
04-NOV-13 to 05-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French with handouts in English

Conduite de plates-formes élévatrices mobiles de personnel (PEMP) (Driving of cherry-pickers)
09-DEC-13 to 10-DEC-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French with handouts in English

Habilitation électrique personnel électricien basse tension (Electrical habilitation for electricians in low voltage)
30-OCT-13 to 01-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
04-NOV-13 to 06-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Habilitation électrique personnel électricien basse et haute tensions (Electrical habilitation for electricians in low and high voltage)
16-DEC-13 to 19-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Habilitation électrique personnel non électricien (Electrical habilitation for non electricians)
14-NOV-13 to 15-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Laser Experts
09-DEC-13 to 10-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Magnetic Fields
15-NOV-13, 9.00 – 11.30, in English

Pontier-élingueur (Driving crane)
12-DEC-13 to 13-DEC-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French

Radiological Protection - Controlled Radiation Area - Course A for CERN employees and CERN associates
07-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in English
13-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in English
20-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in English
27-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in English
28-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in French
18-DEC-13, 8.30 – 17.00, in French

Recyclage - Pontier-élingueur (Refresher course for Driving crane)
28-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French

Recyclage – Conduite de plates-formes élévatrices mobiles de personnel (PEMP) (Refresher course for Driving of cherry-pickers)
06-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French
29-NOV-13, 8.30 – 17.30, in French

Recyclage - Habilitation électrique personnel électricien basse tension (Refresher course for Electrical habilitation for electricians in low voltage)
07-NOV-13 to 08-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
12-NOV-13 to 13-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Recyclage - Habilitation électrique personnel électricien basse et haute tensions (Refresher course for Electrical habilitation for electricians in low and high voltage)
04-NOV-13 to 05-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Recyclage - Habilitation électrique personnel non électricien (Refresher course for Electrical habilitation for non electricians)
05-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
06-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
20-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Refresher course Self-Rescue Mask Training
04-NOV-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
04-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
11-NOV-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
11-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
18-NOV-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
18-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
25-NOV-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
25-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
02-DEC-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
02-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
09-DEC-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
09-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
16-DEC-13, 8.30 – 10.00, in French
16-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English

Risks associated with operations in confined spaces
26-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Safety in cryogenics - level 1
26-NOV-13, 9.00 – 12.00, in English

Self-Rescue Mask Training
05-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
12-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
19-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
21-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
28-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
05-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
10-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
12-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
17-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.00, in French

Use of fire extinguisher – live exercises
15-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in English
20-NOV-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in French
04-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in English
06-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in French
18-DEC-13, 10.30 – 12.30, in English

Working at heights - Using a harness to prevent falling from a height
13-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
26-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
27-NOV-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
17-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
18-DEC-13, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

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Personal development and communication courses – Places available

  There are places available in some personal development and communication courses taking place between February and June 2014.

For more information on the course, click on the course title to access the training catalogue. You can then sign-up online.

For advice, you can contact:
Erwin Mosselmans, tel. 74125, erwin.mosselmans@cern.ch
Nathalie Dumeaux, tel. 78144, nathalie.dumeaux@cern.ch
Kerstin Fuhrmeister, tel.70896, Kerstin.fuhrmeister@cern.ch

 

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FutureLearn MOOCs; the future of learning?

This week saw the launch of FutureLearn’s first course, The Power of Brands.  FutureLearn is the UK’s answer to Coursera, EdX and the like.  It is good to finally see the UK coming to the party with MOOCs in a coherent manner, something that has been sorely lacking over the last 12 months.  I’d signed up a while ago, so I was keen to get stuck in…

The experience was very straightforward; nicely presented content, mostly video, some text, completely inoffensive in usability terms.  Discussion points were occasionally raised but more often than not the comment stream alongside a video was left up to the user to interpret.  There’s no voting system on the comments, so it’s easy to imagine that the sheer weight of commentary will become difficult to sift through quickly.

After I marked each piece of content as ‘complete’ I was invited to try the end of week quiz.  A few Multiple Choice Questions of very dubious quality (did Don Draper make an advert for VW?) and I got 12/15.  I hadn’t actually spent more than a minute on any of the content pages, so the rigour will need to increase as the weeks go by if this is ever to be taken as a vehicle for higher learning.

I’m not sure if anything is going on behind the hood in terms of data or personalization, but it doesn’t look like it so far.  What we have here is a nicely presented set of videos, text and multiple-choice questions.  It is not revolutionary, save for the fact that they are giving it away for free. I’ve searched for a legitimate reason for a University to do this beyond marketing and CSR, but honestly, I can’t find one.  The genius has been in persuading some of the UK’s top institutions that they need to give stuff away for free with no promise of returns.

MOOCs in this form aren’t really MOOCs at all in the traditional sense.  This is very much a bastardised way of interpreting the original theory.  It couldn’t be more linear for the learner if it tried.  I don’t blame them; Connectivist MOOCs (as the theory originators term their own) are an exercise in chaos; connecting folk with a common interest around a core idea and exploring it organically over time.  The FutureLearn way of doing things is the antithesis of this idea, an xMOOC.  It is linear, highly structured into sequential weeks (which you can’t skip ahead on) and very much the same as the last 15 years of online learning.  The discourse is an after-thought.  The educators rely on the content to impart learning to passive students.  FutureLearn looks like it knows this; if it set out to deliver highly usable and highly accessible learning, it has.  If it set out to provide a revolution in online teaching, it has not.

If FutureLearn is not a revolution in pedagogic terms, is it revolutionary in other terms? A key feature of cMOOCs for me is the chance to create a learning experience very quickly, relying on the network as oppose to content to impart learning.  But this course has taken FutureLearn a very long time to deliver – nearly a year.  Whilst it is easy to see that much of that time was probably taken up with politics, the cost of delivering this sort of learning must be unsustainable.  This is a missed opportunity.  The future of learning online is not in the creation of perfect content, but in the curation of learning experiences.  Much of the content is only a minute or so in length; this is right. My own experiences suggest that the shorter the material, the better.  But without a change in the pedagogy, this just leaves us with a series of very short videos. How will the course move beyond the facile?

The UK has made horrific missteps before.  As far as I can tell, the key difference now is timing.  There was a lack of a sustainable business model then, much as there is now.

In teaching terms, I want to see much more being made of the discussion areas.  I want to see peer contributed content alongside Subject Matter Experts.  I want to know that data is being collected throughout to help personalize the experience.  I want the platform to be xAPI compliant and I want Badges.

Commercially I probably want to pay for all this.  I’d much rather create a sustainable, affordable system for the long-term than give it all away because Coursera does. I’m not adverse to companies putting content up in this area. I’d much rather learn programming from Google than any university in the UK.  I also want to really see a shift to more practical, even vocational courses.

Of course, I’ve been quick to judge; I’m sure a huge amount of effort has gone in to getting us this far.  I like the fact that the platform is highly useable.  I like the look of some of the courses coming; MOOCs have a real opportunity to fulfill niches that are hard to reach with other methodologies.  I like the fact that some of the course tutors are outstanding individuals.  We needed this in the UK, but it’s the first step on a very tall ladder. Go judge for yourself.

Shameless self promotion: I’ll be speaking at DevLearn next week on the subject of MOOCs with Professor Simon Croom. Come join in the conversation!

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General and professionnal French courses

  The next session will take place from 27 January to 4 April 2014. These courses are open to everyone working on the CERN site and to their spouses.

Oral Expression
This course is aimed at students with a good knowledge of French who want to enhance their oral communication skills. Activities will include discussions, meeting simulations, role-plays, etc.
The next session will take place from 27 January to 4 April 2014.

Writing professional documents in French
These courses are designed for non-French speakers with a very good standard of spoken French.
The next session will take place from 27 January to 4 April 2014.

For registration and further information on the courses, please consult our web site or contact Kerstin Fuhrmeister (70896 - language.training@cern.ch).

 

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Safety Training: places available in March 2014

  There are places available in the forthcoming Safety courses. For updates and registrations, please refer to the Safety Training Catalogue (see here).

March 2014
(alphabetical order)

Ergonomics - Worksite and Workshop
24-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Fire Extinguisher
05-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
12-MAR-14, 8.30 – 10.00, in English
12-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in English

First Aider - Level 1 – Initial
27-MAR-14, 8.30 – 17.30, in English

First Aider – Refresher
20-MAR-14, 8.30 – 12.30, in French
20-MAR-14, 13.30 – 17.30, in French

Habilitation électrique - Electrician Low Voltage – Initial
17-MAR-14 to 19-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
24-MAR-14 to 26-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Habilitation électrique - Electrician Low and High Voltage – Initial
18-MAR-14 to 21-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in English

Habilitation électrique – Non-electrician – Initial
20-MAR-14 to 21-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French (1 day and a half)

Habilitation Electrique - Person making Tests in Labs or on Test-Stands – Initial
24-MAR-14 to 26-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

Mobile Elevated Working Platform - Driving – Initial
19-MAR-14 to 20-MAR-14, 8.30 – 17.30, in French (hand-outs in English for non-French-speaking participants)

Mobile Elevated Working Platform - Driving – Refresher
21-MAR-14, 8.30 – 17.30, in French (hand-outs in English for non-French-speaking participants)

Radiation Protection - Controlled Area - CERN Employees and Associates
11-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.00, in English
19-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.00, in English
24-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.00, in French
27-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.00, in English

Self-Rescue Mask – Initial
03-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
03-MAR-14, 14.00 – 15.30, in English
10-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
10-MAR-14, 14.00 – 15.30, in English
17-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
17-MAR-14, 14.00 – 15.30, in English
24-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
24-MAR-14, 14.00 – 15.30, in English
31-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
31-MAR-14, 14.00 – 15.30, in English

Self-Rescue Mask – Refresher
04-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
06-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
11-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
13-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
18-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
20-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in English
25-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in French
27-MAR-14, 10.30 – 12.00, in English

Working at Heights - Using a harness
18-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French
19-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
20-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in English
26-MAR-14, 9.00 – 17.30, in French

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NEW Masters Certification in International-Critical Infrastructure Protection Program.

Home / News / NEW Masters Certification in International-Critical Infrastructure Protection Program.

NPSIA-PT&D will issue our first Masters Certificates in International-Critical Infrastructure Protection this June in conjuction with the HPI – Hugh A. Palmer Inc. Pipeline Security SpecialistTM Programme. 

Designed to support global industry and professional  accreditiation in association with sector educators and learning and development institutions, NPSIA-PT&D’s Masters Certification program will be launched this spring.  Participants who complete the entire HPI – PSS programme will be the first recipients of the Masters Certificate in International-Critical Infrastructure Protection. 

The HPI – Hugh A. Palmer Inc. Pipeline Security Specialist Programme will run at Carleton University from June 1 to June 11, 2010.

To learn more about the HPI – PSS Programme this June  or NPSIA-PT&D’s Masters Certification for professional accreditation visit us at www.carleton.ca/npsia-ptd/

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Our latest Manager’s Certificate in I-CIP workshop completed in Istanbul!

Home / News / Our latest Manager’s Certificate in I-CIP workshop completed in Istanbul!

NPSIA-PT&D would like to thank HPI-Hugh A. Palmer Inc. for the outstanding workshop recently run in Istanbul Turkey and to our attendees from BP, Nabucco Pipeline, DISI Water of Jordan and Risk&Co for making our Manager’s Certificate in International-Critical Infrastructure Protection – Pipeline and Linear Network Security a success.  This workshop was held at the Crowne-Plaza Old City, Istanbul from March 18-22, 2013. 

Our next workshop will be held from September 29 to October 2, 2013 in Manama Bahrain.  Please consult our catalogue for further details.

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First professional certificate workshops for the 2010 – 2011 Calendar year!

Home / News / First professional certificate workshops for the 2010 – 2011 Calendar year!

Join us this December when we feature two popular 4-day workshops: the Professional Certificate in International Negotiation program and the Professional Certificate in International Policy – Analysis to Evaluation.

Both workshops are delivered in a 2-step workshop format.  International Negotiation is offered over consecutive days, from Tuesday December 7 to Friday December 10, 2010.  International Policy will be offered over two weeks with Step 1 on Dec 13 & 14 and Step 2 on Dec 20 and 21.

Visit www.carleton.ca/npsia-ptd/ to learn more!

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Advanced Certificate in International Biological Sciences Security – Certificat supérieur en gestion de la sécurité en sciences biologiques internationale

Home / News / Advanced Certificate in International Biological Sciences Security – Certificat supérieur en gestion de la sécurité en sciences biologiques internationale

The Office of Professional Training and Development at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and the Public Health Agency of Canada are pleased to announce a cooperative Program in International Biological Sciences Security Management and the pilot offering of the first Advanced Certificate in International Biological Sciences Security workshop this August 2012.

L’Office of Professional Training and Development de la Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, de l’Université Carleton, et l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada sont heureux d’annoncer la mise en oeuvre d’un programme coopératif dans le domaine de la gestion de la sécurité en sciences biologiques internationale, de même que la remise du premier certificat supérieur en gestion de la sécurité en sciences biologiques internationale, dans le cadre d’un atelier pilote qui se tiendra en août 2012.

To learn more about this program please visit: www.carleton.ca/npsia-ptd/

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Last days to register in the Failed and Fragile State Analysis workshop

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Only a few days remaining to register for the Practical Certificate in Failed and Fragile State Policy Analysis featuring NPSIA’s own Dr. David Carment and Dr. Yiagadeesen Samy.  Learn more at www.carleton.ca/npsia-ptd/

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June 3 to 6 our workshop in Intergovernmental Negotiation

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THE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATION Dates:  June 3 to 6, 2013

Registration:  Registration for this workshop is now open.  To participate please download the registration form here.
Fee: $3000 + HST

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NPSIA-PT&D Summer Residence Option programs

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We are pleased to announce that many of our programs scheduled for the late spring and summer now come with a Residence Option. Trainees from across Canada and the world can now arrange their accommodation and meals though NPSIA-PT&D while attending one of our many professional training events scheduled from May to August 2010.

Consult the program description or registration form to determine if a Summer Residence Option is available.

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Inaugural Practical Certificate in International Social Protocol Program

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25 participants completed training in the half-day workshop lead by Margaret and Larry Dickenson for new and current NPSIA students, recent alumni and special guests.

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Practical Certificate in Consular Affairs Management program

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April 18-22, 2009 – Practical Certificate in Consular Affairs Management program run at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Former Canadian Ambassador and NPSIA-PTD Training Fellow, Mr. Andrew Robinson with the participants of the ADA’s Advanced Foreign Service Program.

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NPSIA-PT&D’s new Practical Certificate in Federal Governmental Affairs Management

Home / News / NPSIA-PT&D’s new Practical Certificate in Federal Governmental Affairs Management

NPSIA-PT&D is pleased to offer our newest professional training program the intensive 4-day Practical Certificate in Federal Government Affairs Management workshop.  Specifically designed for new representatives of Governement, their staff and new members of the Public Service this program will be made available shortly in both open-registration and custom / sponsored basis.  This program is available in both French and English 

To learn more visit www.carleton.ca/npsia-ptd/

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since '10 Training & Development 9  Members   Three new sets of training videos added to the Discussions area. They include a general product overview, a 5 part series outlining our new external feed injection feature, and a 2-part introductory look at ThePort's APIs. /* Setup Tabs */ var oSoProfileTab = new ThePort.UI.Tabs("CPsoProfile","TPCPsoProfile",9,1); oSoProfileTab.SetStart(7); oSoProfileTab.Initialize(); Activity Updates About Blog Discussion ThePort.Module.ID_cb8e4180e68546a39597371b2420c86f.prototype.StartVisibilityInterval = function () { if ((typeof this.m_triggered == ThePort.Common.CONST_UNDEFINED) || (this.m_triggered==null)) { this.m_triggered = true; this.m_interval = setInterval(ThePort.Utils.Bind(this,'TestVisibleUpdate'), 500); } } ThePort.Module.ID_cb8e4180e68546a39597371b2420c86f.prototype.TestVisibleUpdate = function () { try { var oNode = ThePort.Utils.GetObj(this.m_sParentID); if (oNode==null) return; var oVisNode = oNode; if (!ThePort.Utils.IsVisible(oNode)) return; this.StopInterval(); ThePort.Debug.LogModuleMsg(this,"Update firing, my Parent node has been made visible."); this.Update(); } catch(e){} } Info ThePort.Module.ID_02a492fe0cd84df0a51b1ffd4df65e26.prototype.StartVisibilityInterval = function () { if ((typeof this.m_triggered == ThePort.Common.CONST_UNDEFINED) || (this.m_triggered==null)) { this.m_triggered = true; this.m_interval = setInterval(ThePort.Utils.Bind(this,'TestVisibleUpdate'), 500); } } ThePort.Module.ID_02a492fe0cd84df0a51b1ffd4df65e26.prototype.TestVisibleUpdate = function () { try { var oNode = ThePort.Utils.GetObj(this.m_sParentID); if (oNode==null) return; var oVisNode = oNode; if (!ThePort.Utils.IsVisible(oNode)) return; this.StopInterval(); ThePort.Debug.LogModuleMsg(this,"Update firing, my Parent node has been made visible."); this.Update(); } catch(e){} } Jenna Sweeney's great Training & e-Learning blog. ThePort.Module.ID_048830c3857c488bb70e17b2e9d92d79.prototype.StartVisibilityInterval = function () { if ((typeof this.m_triggered == ThePort.Common.CONST_UNDEFINED) || (this.m_triggered==null)) { this.m_triggered = true; this.m_interval = setInterval(ThePort.Utils.Bind(this,'TestVisibleUpdate'), 500); } } ThePort.Module.ID_048830c3857c488bb70e17b2e9d92d79.prototype.TestVisibleUpdate = function () { try { var oNode = ThePort.Utils.GetObj(this.m_sParentID); if (oNode==null) return; var oVisNode = oNode; if (!ThePort.Utils.IsVisible(oNode)) return; this.StopInterval(); ThePort.Debug.LogModuleMsg(this,"Update firing, my Parent node has been made visible."); this.Update(); } catch(e){} } ThePort.Module.ID_5c9477cfea2247f290bc85115290c1bc.prototype.StartVisibilityInterval = function () { if ((typeof this.m_triggered == ThePort.Common.CONST_UNDEFINED) || (this.m_triggered==null)) { this.m_triggered = true; this.m_interval = setInterval(ThePort.Utils.Bind(this,'TestVisibleUpdate'), 500); } } ThePort.Module.ID_5c9477cfea2247f290bc85115290c1bc.prototype.TestVisibleUpdate = function () { try { var oNode = ThePort.Utils.GetObj(this.m_sParentID); if (oNode==null) return; var oVisNode = oNode; if (!ThePort.Utils.IsVisible(oNode)) return; this.StopInterval(); ThePort.Debug.LogModuleMsg(this,"Update firing, my Parent node has been made visible."); this.Update(); } catch(e){} }

Please wait... Documents ThePort.Module.ID_2b427f84578e41db8827c7d27521aee8.prototype.StartVisibilityInterval = function () { if ((typeof this.m_triggered == ThePort.Common.CONST_UNDEFINED) || (this.m_triggered==null)) { this.m_triggered = true; this.m_interval = setInterval(ThePort.Utils.Bind(this,'TestVisibleUpdate'), 500); } } ThePort.Module.ID_2b427f84578e41db8827c7d27521aee8.prototype.TestVisibleUpdate = function () { try { var oNode = ThePort.Utils.GetObj(this.m_sParentID); if (oNode==null) return; var oVisNode = oNode; if (!ThePort.Utils.IsVisible(oNode)) return; this.StopInterval(); ThePort.Debug.LogModuleMsg(this,"Update firing, my Parent node has been made visible."); this.Update(); } catch(e){} } Discussion ThePort.Client.Put("OwnerGuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000023");ThePort.Client.Put("OwnerNumID","0");ThePort.Client.Put("bIsUserGlobalDiscussionAdminOrModerator","0");ThePort.Client.Put("bIsUserAdminOrModerator","0");ThePort.Client.Put("bIsUserAdmin","0"); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_SECOND_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20second%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_SECONDS_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20seconds%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_MINUTE_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20minute%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_MINUTES_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20minutes%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_HOUR_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20hour%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_HOURS_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20hours%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_DAY_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20day%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_DAYS_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20days%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_MONTH_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20month%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_MONTHS_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20months%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_YEAR_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20year%20ago')); ThePort.Label.Add(unescape('GLOBAL_YEARS_PAST_TERM'),unescape('%7B0%7D%20years%20ago')); ThePort.BreadCrumbs.AddCrumbUrl(unescape('discussionCrumbTrail'),unescape('Training%20%26%20Development'),'http://community.theport.com/groups/training__development/discussion');   View All TopicsSubscribeUnsubscribePost a Topic ThePort.Client.Put("iTopicLastViewedTimestamp","0");ThePort.Client.Put("bIsUserSubscribedToTopic","0"); ThePort.BreadCrumbs.AddCrumbUrl(unescape('discussionCrumbTrail'),unescape('Training%20Video%20-%20General%20Product%20Overview'),'http://community.theport.com/groups/training__development/discussion/2011/03/24/training-video---general-product-overview'); 23 Posts ThePort.UI.Like.AddLike('A15923233161',0,'15923','23','3161',0,0,'iCache=300,iItemID=15923,iItemParentID=3161,iItemTypeID=23,sSMName=GenericServerModule,sUserID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000023,sXslFileName=Extension/SetLike.xslt'); Training Video - General Product OverviewBy aaron.rolka    ThePort.Utils.TimerModule.DisplayDateTime('TCTLc6c1e1506f56459691113caacecc5c30','1300997096'); Please view a general walk-through of ThePort's main Social Engine product.  This is very introductory.  It is a longer, 12 min video. 

We are exploring ways to incorporate videos here at community.theport.com with more comprehensive viewing features (clickable Table of Contents, better forward/rewind capability, etc).

Aaron Rolka - Training Manager


Block signatureUnblock signature ThePort.Client.ShowNodeTestOR(ThePort.Utils.ReGenID('ID085dff6da198458c8cd85ba7845cbb71'),'bIsUserGlobalDiscussionAdminOrModerator=1'); Categories:  Training VideosReplyRemove ThePort.Client.ShowNodeTestOR(ThePort.Utils.ReGenID('IDf1e1188fc44c4bb9a3ceb4af9f3f47b5'),'bIsUserAdminOrModerator=1,OwnerNumID=1774716'); Edit ThePort.Client.ShowNodeTestOR(ThePort.Utils.ReGenID('IDec63e28eeebb4d82b6cce14711eed22b'),'bIsUserAdminOrModerator=1,OwnerNumID=1774716'); SubscribeUnsubscribe ThePort.Client.ShowNodeTestOR(ThePort.Utils.ReGenID('ID111d75def29a434bbaf86d9c3424e901'),'bIsUserSubscribedToTopic=1'); SubscribeUnsubscribe ThePort.Client.ShowNodeTestOR(ThePort.Utils.ReGenID('ID9b02881dc1f34427a8f8a4d9f545edad'),'bIsUserSubscribedToTopic=0'); Forum ThePort.Module.ID_44201c1c4db34654b97a3ea5361fdbc2.prototype.StartVisibilityInterval = function () { if ((typeof this.m_triggered == ThePort.Common.CONST_UNDEFINED) || (this.m_triggered==null)) { this.m_triggered = true; this.m_interval = setInterval(ThePort.Utils.Bind(this,'TestVisibleUpdate'), 500); } } ThePort.Module.ID_44201c1c4db34654b97a3ea5361fdbc2.prototype.TestVisibleUpdate = function () { try { var oNode = ThePort.Utils.GetObj(this.m_sParentID); if (oNode==null) return; var oVisNode = oNode; if (!ThePort.Utils.IsVisible(oNode)) return; this.StopInterval(); ThePort.Debug.LogModuleMsg(this,"Update firing, my Parent node has been made visible."); this.Update(); } catch(e){} }

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= function() { var oWikiDiv = ThePort.Utils.GetObj('tp_divWikiContent'); var oEditContentDiv = ThePort.Utils.GetObj('tp_divEditContent'); oEditContentDiv.style.display = 'block'; oWikiDiv.style.display = 'none'; var oBtnSave = ThePort.Utils.GetObj('btnSave'); var oBtnCancel = ThePort.Utils.GetObj('btnCancel'); var bPublicText = 'false'; var oEdit; if (bPublicText == 'false') { oEdit = ThePort.Utils.GetObj('btnEdit1'); } else { oEdit = ThePort.Utils.GetObj('btnEdit2'); } oEdit.style.visibility = 'hidden'; oBtnSave.style.visibility = 'visible'; oBtnCancel.style.visibility = 'visible'; } ThePort.Module.ID_12f89f7b235c42eba48c000561079c3d.prototype.UpdateWiki = function() { var sContentText = ThePort.CKEditor.prototype.GetEditorData(ThePortEditor); /* Replace the node in our object with the newly created document. */ ID_WikiPage_3322.SetNodeValue('WikiPage/ContentText',sContentText); /* Now lets save it to the server and we will get a response back. */ ThePort.XSL.Save(ID_WikiPage_3322,unescape(''),ThePort.Utils.Binder(ThePort.XSL.GetModulePointer('ThePort.Module.ID_12f89f7b235c42eba48c000561079c3d'),'WikiUpdated')); } ThePort.Module.ID_12f89f7b235c42eba48c000561079c3d.prototype.WikiUpdated = function(oObj) { if (oObj.Response=='true') { /* Reload our object with the server's modification if there is any */ ID_WikiPage_3322=ThePort.XSL.Instantiate(oObj.Obj); this.GoBusy('GoBusy'); ThePort.Utils.GotoURL('http://community.theport.com/Groups/Training_Video_Series/Wiki'); } else {alert('Failed to save layout. Message:'+oObj.Message); } } ThePort.Module.ID_12f89f7b235c42eba48c000561079c3d.prototype.CancelWikiUpdate = function() { this.GoBusy('GoBusy'); ThePort.Utils.GotoURL('http://community.theport.com/Groups/Training_Video_Series/Wiki'); }


ThePort.Module.ID_37f28f571171416694b6d8a4795feb2d.prototype.StartVisibilityInterval = function () { if ((typeof this.m_triggered == ThePort.Common.CONST_UNDEFINED) || (this.m_triggered==null)) { this.m_triggered = true; this.m_interval = setInterval(ThePort.Utils.Bind(this,'TestVisibleUpdate'), 500); } } ThePort.Module.ID_37f28f571171416694b6d8a4795feb2d.prototype.TestVisibleUpdate = function () { try { var oNode = ThePort.Utils.GetObj(this.m_sParentID); if (oNode==null) return; var oVisNode = oNode; if (!ThePort.Utils.IsVisible(oNode)) return; this.StopInterval(); ThePort.Debug.LogModuleMsg(this,"Update firing, my Parent node has been made visible."); this.Update(); } catch(e){} }
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