March, 2007

Learning Visions

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adults?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, March 06, 2007 Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adults? Weve been exploring the notion of sending our son to a local Montessori school come this fall. Hell be 4. So last week, we had the chance to take a tour of the school, peek in on some classrooms, and ask a lot of questions.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Video Games & Retirees

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, March 30, 2007 Video Games & Retirees Interesting article in todays New York Times by Seth Schiesel about the increasing acceptance of video games among retirees/baby booomers, especially older women. Some of this due to the introduction of the Wii.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Enciclomedia: Mexican Classrooms go hi-tech

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, March 30, 2007 Enciclomedia: Mexican Classrooms go hi-tech Found via Slashdot , this BBC News article on the use of Enciclomedia in Mexican classrooms. In a world where video game consoles, computers and television are already integral parts of young peoples lives, it was only a matter of time before someone harnessed them all in the classroom.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Blogging & Boundaries in the Professional Sphere

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, March 29, 2007 Blogging & Boundaries in the Professional Sphere Karyn Romeis recent post echoed stuff thats been rolling around in my mind about blogging, professionalism, sharing, confidentiality, roles, boundaries, etc. etc. So first -- why have I started blogging about e-Learning with, not a vengence, but at least with some passion?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Immersive = Addictive

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, March 22, 2007 Immersive = Addictive A couple of weeks ago, I participated in the eLearning Guild online presentation of their 360 Report on Immersive Learning Simulations hosted by Steve Wexler and Mark Oehlert. The conversation was initially focused on defining just what ILS is.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Games vs. Gaming

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, March 22, 2007 Games vs. Gaming The topic that kept me thinking late last night: the difference between games and gaming; between people who play computer games and so-called gamers. Maybe this is an obvious distinction for those who have been long immersed in the immersive learning simulations discussion.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Auditory Advantage

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, March 19, 2007 The Auditory Advantage Patrick Dunn, in his latest rant, Games are not an alternative vision has this to say: The huge array of tools, techniques and approaches that games producers have developed with the benefit of their consumer-sized budgets are largely available to medium and low-end e-learning producers, if they would just apply their imagination.

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