Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. A company or organization that youve admired from afar? In 2008, Kineo was named the e-learning company of the year in the UK by E-learning Age and has won awards for their work in the US, including an Articulate Guru Award.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 9, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, August 09, 2007 With Community Comes Great Responsibility In reflecting over the benefits of the first week or so of the 31 Days to Better Blogging Challenge , the biggest thing for me has been the overall boost in community.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 15, 2009

Tweetdeck Im officially hooked to Twitter and use Tweetdeck to organize and group those I follow. So easy to clip from articles online, jot down to do lists, and tag and organize it all. But Gcal helps me keep myself organized, and now that Ive discovered CalenGoo for the iPod Im all synched up.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

I havent signed up anywhere, I havent taken part in any of the sessions, but Im like a moth drawn to the flame: as I peer in on all the conversation beginning to happen, I cant help but join in. See Christy Tuckers musings on this topic: Does Learning Grow or is it Built? Cammy, Im glad youre doing the auditing.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2009

Me: Im an instructional designer. Im sort of distracted by the naked boy who just ran by (not mine). billbrandon had this comment on Twitter: I usually just tell em Im a writer. Then if they ask what I write, I explain: "Stuff that helps people learn how to do things." I create learning material. Oh, I see."

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Continuing in Second Life Im still at it. I finally learned how to fly with relative ease (its as simple as using the page-up and page-down keys to change altitude.duh). Schone said.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 8, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, June 08, 2007 Instructional Designers Tools Theres been a good conversation going on over at Christy Tuckers Experiencing E-Learning blog about instructional design. I think Im somewhat of an anomaly in the field.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 14, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Saturday, April 14, 2007 Conversations do matter I am still quite brain dead from the the eLearning Guild event. So now Im sold on the values of social networking tools and Web 2.0. And I realized that Im no longer a beginner.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Im wondering if we should be talking about tiers of instructional design. Look at organizations structures and define strategy. Craft distance learning events for college credit that pull together elements of both asynchronous and synchronous learning experiences. Today Im feeling more like a hazy purple.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, February 27, 2007 DIY vs. Formal Learning DIY Learning (Do-it-Yourself) is the term of the week, it seems. Elliot Masies most recent Learning Trends newsletter leads with the headline "DIY: Do It Yourself Trends".

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

The more I get into this field the more I realize how big a problem (if you can call it that) it is to create the right learning for the student, but still appease the person thats ultimately paying you. Im interested to see what responses you might get. Im interested to see what responses Ill get as well. So far, none!

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Learning Visions

JUNE 19, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Come to Dinner -- Spreading the Word So Who Exactly IS Coming to Dinner? So Im spreading the word and saying: go take the survey and add your own little self into the mix.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 2, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Saturday, June 02, 2007 Be the Node To Michele Martins most excellent post on the Psychology and Skills of Personal Learning Environments. Im a practical person at heart; not a theory-based one). It just seems like a no-duh.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

by Gaetan Lee Cut my breath by batega Devil Duck by wonderferret Posted by Cammy Bean at 1:46 PM Labels: e-learning , games , instructional design , six sigma 13comments: Dave Ferguson said. Im glad youre on board with my ducks! Im particularly thrilled with using scenarios (naturally :). 3:07 PM Cammy Bean said. Great stuff.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Learning News Microsoft just released Semblio , a new authoring tool Skype 4.0 much better video) Question of the Week -- Economy How has economy affected your Learning Unit? Hit Us Hard 31% Hurt A Little 33% Not Much Effect 33% Helped Us 3% (Is "it hasnt hurt us yet, but Im nervous" an answer?) Fewer doing Level 3 and 4.

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Learning Visions

JULY 6, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, July 06, 2007 I Heart My Wiki I have finally thrown myself into the wiki waters. Im a Word power-user and love all the little tricks and shortcuts. And I love it. Bye bye Word. I miss them. But the payoff is huge.

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Learning Visions

JULY 2, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, July 02, 2007 The Gin System As Ive been trying to sort out the role of FaceBook lately, I cant help but wonder "wheres the content?" Then again, perhaps Im missing something. I viewed the "Office" demo of The Gin System.)

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Im still a really hands-on person. Or maybe Im just too lazy and poor. Now, Im not linking to John just because he is full of praise of me (which is nice and somewhat embarrassing, I must admit.), Im with you, Maria! An inquiry class Im taking takes me into the mind of Sherlock Holmes. 4:35 PM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

Thursday, April 26, 2007 Memoirs of an "Instructional Designer" I dont have a masters degree in instructional design or education. I have never taken a course in adult learning theory. My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". And now Im here -- "Manager of Instructional Design." Hi Cammy!!!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 7, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, August 07, 2007 31 Days to a Better Blog: Days 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 This whole 31 Days to a Better Blog exercise is proving harder to stay on top of than I had even imagined. Already I can tell you that Im just going to skip this step.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, May 04, 2007 Rapid e-Learning, Templates, & SMEs Theres been a lot of good talk lately about rapid e-learning tools and templates and the roles of SMEs vs. instructional designers. I think about this topic a lot.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning Welcome to stop #3 of The Karl Kapp Games, Gadgets, and Gizmos Virtual World Book Tour. Im a Gen Xer and a Gamer 1.0er. Do They? ) Tom beat me to the punch.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, September 27, 2007 Messy Learning OK. And now it turns out that learning is messy, too. Is a messy training program just one in which the presenter is clearly not organized? But Im learning.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 11, 2008

Photo credit: Cello Inlay by asluthier Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:56 AM Labels: learning 9comments: Brent Schlenker said. Im avis fan of serendipitous learning. And the web certainly supports serendipitous learning in a big way. What Ive learned? What unknowns have you crept into? 1:21 PM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 29, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. 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. Any industries leading the charge? Many thanks!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, August 01, 2007 e-Learning Content & Version Control Earlier this week, Janet Clarey wrote about the " Preservation of e-Learning Content." Im sure it matters to them.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

There are great tools with a short learning curve (for example, Adobe Captivate and Articulate Presenter) and tools with a longer learning curve that are really excellent (for example, Lectora, and Flashform). There seems to be a mix between contract and full time positions, and Im not sure how to read into that.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

Thursday, June 14, 2007 Defining an e-Learning Strategy: Planning the Kickoff In the spirit of building a Community of Practice -- sharing ideas and processes -- I thought Id try and share what I can of a current project. It was fairly organic. I googled "Defining an e-Learning strategy" and various iterations thereof.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

These days organizations, for want of head count, take anyone from any background as Instructional Designers and Technical Writers. Im with you all. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? 5:12 PM Rupa said. Hi Cammy, I totally agree with Chris.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

How much of the pedagogy used by IDs is less to do with learning and more to do with design? And by asking this, Im not suggesting that design isnt important, for it is - its seen by some as part of the pedagogy. You will get a much better product that will suit not only your learners but your organizations aims as well.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

One of the participants talked about a focus group/research project his organization did. Im not sure if the SME was reading a script, reading the notes, or just speaking from the heart. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? For now, this is all heresay.

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eFront

APRIL 22, 2010

At mid 2007 we decided that it was time to open eFronts source and let other people contribute to the system - this strategic shift helped us improve the quality of the product and make it known to the learning community. Different eFront Editions will grow organically through time.

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, July 10, 2007 The Real World, SecondLife and FaceBook/MySpace Over the past few weeks Ive conducted about 17 interviews with current college students and recent graduates. All women. A couple of people also had MySpace accounts.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 15, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, August 15, 2007 My Second Second Life Experience Yesterday I posted about the Second Life Backlash and Controversy , with corporations supposedly abandoning SL and moving on. Im Bliss Yue). 9:07 AM Anonymoussaid.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2008

In the December 10, 2007 edition of The eLearning Guilds Learning Solutions magazine, Reuben Tozman (President and founder of edCetra Training ) gets into this topic in The Next Generation of Instructional Designers. Tony, Id be delighted if this question were expanded to the larger Learning Circuits audience.

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