Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Here are links to some research which indicates that moving through a computer generated interface as an avatar provides powerful learning stimulus. 1) An experience as an avatar can change a person’s real life perceptions. 1) An experience as an avatar can change a person’s real life perceptions.

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Resources Virtual World Second Life Exercise 182

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 19, 2007

One thing Second Life, Online games, and high quality streaming video need to be successful is a broadband connection. residential broadband penetration is expected to exceed 50 percent in 2007--and the U.K. By the end of 2007, more than 60 million U.S. By the end of 2007, more than 60 million U.S.

Games 100

Games Pipes Second Life Streaming 100

Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2006

Wednesday, May 31, 2006 E-Learning Guild Content Authoring Research Report Research report by the e-Learning Guild. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Results of a survey from 2005. United States License.

Research 100

Research Report Authoring eLearning Guild 100

Janet Clarey

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Designing instruction based on a person’s age is not grounded in solid research. 34 (1) 5-32, 2005-2006. Educational Researcher 18(1): 32-42. Innovations in eLearning Symposium 2006. Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Central Florida. Keep your own bias in mind. & Fisher, M.

Social Networks 68

Social Networks Blended Learning Brandon Hall Cognitive 68

Learning with e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

It truly is the ‘architecture of participation’ (Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural part of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). has spawned concepts such as folksonomy, ‘Darwikianism’ and the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ (Kamel Boulos et al, 2006). 2006) Introducing Web 2.0:

Social Networks 77

Social Networks Web Wiki Change 77

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 4, 2006

The questions this month are: What will you remember most about 2006? What are the biggest challenges for you/us as head into 2007? What are your predictions for 2007? What will you remember most about 2006? I believe that I will remember 2006 as one of the more important transition years for me.

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Predictions Wiki CD-ROM Authoring Tools 100

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 10, 2010

Liveblogging an Online Conference - Experiencing eLearning , April 17, 2008 Wendy Wickham asked a good question in the comments on TCC08: Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier: Christy - are you using 2 computers (one for blogging, one for the conference ), or just one? We also encouraged everyone to put in the hashtag.

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Conference Web Resources Social Networks 199

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 6, 2007

Thursday, December 06, 2007 Instructional Design Central Travis Jordan, a recent graduate from Utah States Instructional Technology program, has created Instructional Design Central , a collaborative website for professionals in the fields of instructional design, and E-Learning, and performance improvement. United States License.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Confessions of an Instructional Designer I failed Will Thalheimers Learning Research Quiz. Will just published the results of the Learning Research Quiz (2002-2007). I was mortified. Ive been doing this for over ten years and I did terrible. It turns out that Im not alone. It was a hard quiz.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Monday, May 21, 2007 Learning Styles as Fortune Telling My research into understanding the role of learning styles in e-Learning continues. The reason researchers roll their eyes at learning styles is the utter failure to find that assessing childrens learning and matching to instructional methods has any effect on their learning."

Learning Styles 186

Learning Styles Wiki Cognitive Rapid eLearning 186

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Dr. Thalheimers focus is on bridging the gap between research and practice. I wont attempt to recreate them -- dont have the time. But it was great, and I highly recommend you attend his next session on context. Thats the kind of theory I can sink my fingers into. United States License.

Moodle 100

Moodle Brandon Hall Instructional Design ASTD 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

Monday, August 20, 2007 Getting Started in Instructional Design Many readers find their way to this blog because they are interested in learning more about instructional design. I am drinking in all the learning and research I can get from people. Thanks so much!!!! (Oh Oh and I saw your post about telling other moms what you do.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Diversity Training 133

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 3, 2007

Wednesday, October 03, 2007 Ive Gone Pink For October Im not a pink-ish kind of a girl. Web sites will Go Pink during the month of October to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, get people talking about breast cancer, and raise money for research. But October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so Ive gone pink.

Moodle 100

Moodle Instructional Design ASTD Brandon Hall 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2009

Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:14 PM Labels: kineo , research 5comments: Untung Sutikno said. Hi Cammy, The research report also says "In many of the studies showing an advantage for online learning, the online and classroom conditions differed in terms of time spent, curriculum and pedagogy. United States License.

Compliance Training 100

Compliance Training Report Online Learning Case Study 100

Learning Visions

JANUARY 2, 2008

Wednesday, January 02, 2008 Go Read a Book How many books did you read in 2007 that were not work or school related? by Caleb Craine, The New Yorker, December 24, 2007. Craine ) Steven Johnson (Everything Bad is Good For You) (a book of which I read about half of in 2007) argues that games can make us smarter. What do you think?

Moodle 100

Moodle Instructional Design Learning Objects ASTD 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 4, 2007

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 NewsFlash: PowerPoint Bad For Learning Found via SlashDot , an article in todays Sydney Morning Herald " Research points the finger at PowerPoint." The article cites new research from the University of New South Wales (home of John Sweller, "founding father" of Cognitive Load Theory).

PowerPoint 100

PowerPoint Cognitive eLearning Guild Moodle 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 18, 2007

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Another take on Cognitive Load Theory The authors of the Eide Neurolearning Blog weigh in on recent research and articles on cognitive load (including the death of Powerpoint that have been talked about here ). the researchers still underestimate the diversity of their audience."

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Cognitive Diversity Training Theory eLearning Guild 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 16, 2007

Thursday, August 16, 2007 31 Days: Days 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 The 31 Days of this challenge is definitely dragging on. Ive tried to post on things that I havent been able to find much about when Ive been doing research, figuring others might have the same info gaps. Im losing my steam, but trying to stay somewhat on target.

IM 100

IM IMS Second Life Moodle 100

Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2007

Tuesday, May 01, 2007 Beginning Instructional Designers Toolkit I want to incorporate a reading list for the next level of the 30-minute masters (taking a crash course in Instructional Design). Perhaps we just include this in the wiki and the informal learners can go off and do their own research (because we learn best by doing, right?).

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Instructional Design Toolkit Instructional Instruction 154

Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 e-Learning Guild Synchronous Learning Systems e-Learning Guild presentation on Synchronous Learning Systems hosted by Steve Wexler, Karen Hyder, and Karl Kapp. Which Guild Research Surveys have you taken? Have you used the Direct Access Portfolios (live, interactive research)? 81% said no!

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Synchronous Learning System Yugma Wiki 100

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Monday, November 05, 2007 Instructional Design Inspiration As I mentioned last week , Im in the midst of designing my first custom eLearning course in quite awhile. Ive gotten rusty in the practice of ID, although very adept in the research and learning part (and I can talk a pretty good game). 10:45 AM Cammy Bean said.

Instructional Design 125

Instructional Design Custom eLearning Development Instructional Instruction 125

Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Learning from Observation This post, from the Eide Neurolearning Blog got me thinking about motivation in e-learning. A study is cited in which researchers looked at brain activity while subjects learned how to build a structure with Tinker Toys. This job ain't dead yet. United States License.

Moodle 100

Moodle Brandon Hall Brain Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 29, 2007

Wednesday, August 29, 2007 e-Learning Guild Mobile Learning Report The e-Learning Guild presentation of the most recent 360 Research Report on Mobile Learning. Presenters include: Steve Wexler : e-Learning Guilds research guru Brent Schlenker : e-Learning Guild Evangelist. Judy Brown : University of Wisconsin.

Mobile Learning 100

Mobile Learning Report Mobile eLearning Guild 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 3, 2009

People ask for the research but then they dont like the data when its provided. This comes up every few months on training-related discusssion sites and in LinkedIn questions. I cite Ruth Clark and Richard Mayer (and their book together, the great "E-Learning and the Science of Instruction"), and Sweller, and Nguyen. United States License.

Audio 100

Audio Corporate eLearning Moodle ASTD 100

Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2006

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

eLearning Guild 100

eLearning Guild Moodle Brandon Hall Case Study 100

Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2006

Wednesday, May 31, 2006 e-Learning Success in Manufacturing This article is kind of old (from 2002), but provides insight into the successes achieved by one manufacturing organization. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. United States License.

eLearning Guild 100

eLearning Guild Moodle Brandon Hall Case Study 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 22, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007 The Buzzing Blogging Hive This morning I had the pleasure to chat live with Brent Schlenker and Allison Anderson in one of Brents occasional " talk casts ". Somewhere along the line as my current job evolved, I started doing more "research". It was very cool on many levels. If youre up to it, listen in.by

Blogging 100

Blogging Instructional Design Moodle ASTD 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 6, 2007

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adults? The basis of Montessori practice in the classroom is respected individual choice of research and work, and uninterrupted concentration rather than group lessons led by an adult. If your kid just wants to polish brass for three hours, so be it.

Informal 157

Informal Moodle Instructional Design ASTD 157

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Make a boomer uncomfortable -- "do this, there are no guidelines" Looking at research/lit: workaholics, can do, optimistic, strongly influence policy, high tech can intimidate older members. Apply research. Most research has common flaws/consistency -- fail to take into account gender diff and socio-cultural and economic differences.

Brandon Hall 100

Brandon Hall Wiki Social Networks Moodle 100

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Thursday, February 15, 2007 Pretesting: Why bother? Well, I recently took Will Thalheimers Original Learning Research Quiz which had me rethinking the whole point of prequestions/pretesting. Over at The Learning Circuits Blog , Clark Quinn is wondering about pre-tests. Theyve always just seemed annoying to me. Pretesting: Why bother?

Moodle 100

Moodle Learning Objects Instructional Design Brandon Hall 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Richard Mayer – research on multimedia learning. Idea Kickstarters Talk to others outside of your area of expertise Use the Goofus and Galant approach – compare and contrast the good example vs. the bad example 2. Apply Mayer’s SOI Model Where projects derail. Have a good idea, but want to put too much stuff into it.

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PPT Compliance Training Authoring Tools Case Study 191

Learning Visions

MAY 18, 2006

Thursday, May 18, 2006 A General Theory of Love An article in National Geographic about the chemistry of love sparked a conversation with my friend Bob. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. He sent me a book, " A General Theory of Love." Its keeping me up late at night.

Theory 100

Theory Blended Learning eLearning Guild Moodle 100

Learning Visions

MAY 30, 2007

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Blogging is the new Graduate School Im not the only one getting an informal masters degree out here. If you have a focused blog, then you can jump from job to job and learn many skills, but the constant will be that you are an expert in whatever area you choose to research and write about. but a little.

Blogging 100

Blogging Cognitive Rapid eLearning Write Blog 100

Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Getting an Informal M.Ed If youre looking for more links to theory, discussion, and research, Ive got a bunch of places bookmarked at my FURL site. The ID theory and research is under the topic "Information design" because I think thats really what most of it addresses. At least not formally.

Informal 100

Informal IM IMS Cognitive 100

Learning Visions

JANUARY 9, 2009

Friday, January 09, 2009 Instructional Objectives -- How Some of them Work Lunchtime webinosh with Will Thalheimer, PhD (president of Work-Learning Research, Inc. Help organizations to bridge the gap between research on learning and reality.) Research shows prequestions do work. Answer yes or no. The value of pre-questions.

Instructional 100

Instructional Instruction Learning Objects Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2006

Wednesday, May 31, 2006 TIPP Learning Styles Last week, all of the instructors at the school where I teach had to take an online test to assess our learning styles. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. United States License.

Learning Styles 100

Learning Styles Moodle eLearning Guild Brandon Hall 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Games for Girls.and by girls, I mean women. Inspired by all this blog talk about simulations and immersive learning and Second Life and World of Warcraft. One of the piece of research that stuck out to me was the obvious gender gap. Specifically me. CC License ). Whos got the time?

Games 100

Games Simulations IM IMS 100