Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Im wondering if we should be talking about tiers of instructional design. Look at organizations structures and define strategy. Today Im feeling more like a hazy purple. Im wondering if in the carpentry example if a master carpenter would agree with you? Look at our survey results. But maybe it does.

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JUNE 8, 2007

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. Maybe Im not an instructional designer at all. I dont do any graphic design. 7:56 PM Cammy Bean said.

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AUGUST 9, 2007

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. Im a touchy-feely-people-kind-of-person. But with community comes great responsibility. (Im

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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. Im comforted to know that Im not the only one who receives blank stares or gets tongue-twisted in trying to describe what I do.

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2009

A company or organization that youve admired from afar? I met Steve Rayson and Matthew Fox at the eLearning Guild Annual Gathering in Boston in 2007. Just seemed to happen in the most organic of ways. Dreams do come true, and Im very happy for you, Cammy. Weve stayed in touch. And, well, one thing has led to another.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 14, 2007

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. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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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

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 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Continuing in Second Life Im still at it. All this to say, Im keeping an open mind. Im ashamed to admit I havent given it a try yet, although it is on my To-Do list. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Slogging away in Second Life.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Im interested to see what responses you might get. Im interested to see what responses Ill get as well. In theory an overlap exists between the needs of learners and the goals of the organization. If the organization hinders your access as a developer to the people who do the relevant work, the qualitys bound to suffer.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 2, 2007

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). Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. It just seems like a no-duh.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

Cammy: Although I like to think Im good-humored, I am leery of "humor" or "fun" (scare quotes are deliberate) injected into training like salt water into a frozen turkey. Im glad youre on board with my ducks! Im particularly thrilled with using scenarios (naturally :). Ironic, like most things in organizations.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 DIY vs. Formal Learning DIY Learning (Do-it-Yourself) is the term of the week, it seems. But then, Ive been working in small organizations for the past 11 years. These flatter organizations tend to be more transparent. Im getting a Masters Degree in Instructional Design. Because its out there.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Her statement is in keeping with traditional instructional design theory that says that learning objectives help learners organize their learning efforts. I called this one out as one of the top things I learned about learning in 2007. And yet one could argue that most learners dont even bother reading them.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 19, 2007

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. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Is it the number of theories you can cite? Adult learning theory? These days organizations, for want of head count, take anyone from any background as Instructional Designers and Technical Writers. So as a licensed teacher I feel very knowledgeable in theory as well as practice and took that to a new level.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

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 linear reader in recovery and have been actively learning how to skim books and not feel guilty about it. Im a Gen Xer and a Gamer 1.0er. Do They? ) I was born in 1968.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

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. If youre providing SMEs with the templates, Im not sure theyll be altering them. Im not saying there is no place for templates (honestly!),

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

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?) Level 4 Eval traditionally done during Learning Outcomes (there were a lot more things on his chart, but Im not that fast and it was somewhat complicated.) Most of us are doing Level 1 completion and smile sheets.

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Learning Visions

JULY 6, 2007

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 it will serve a double-purpose in terms of educating them about the potential uses for wikis within their organization. And I love it. Bye bye Word. I miss them.

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JULY 2, 2007

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. Heres some examples of whos on Gin: A national non-profit organization. It seems to me that FaceBook is a great networking tool.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2008

For many organizations, that means "We have a template set up to produce it X way." Belatedly, Im thinking that there are relatively easy ways to enable learners to have cake or to eat it as they see fit. Im not sure I suggested writing WIIFM learning objectives, but they probably have their uses. 2:05 PM Clark said.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 7, 2007

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. Im not trying to make money off this blog. Well, thankfully, Im no George Lucas!

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Savvy instructional designers are starting to realize that they cannot be involved in the development of all instructional content in their organizations. There seems to be a mix between contract and full time positions, and Im not sure how to read into that. I take it you work for a large organization with a big training department?

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 2, 2009

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 Messy Learning OK. Is a messy training program just one in which the presenter is clearly not organized? But Im learning. Im just back from two this week, and presented yesterday at USQs Pedagogies and Learning Conference in Brisbane. dont actually think that organized = linear.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 11, 2008

Im avis fan of serendipitous learning. Working with a buddy the other day on making his ecommerce website more accessible as first step to more profitable, we started drafting a new organization scheme and a new section for help and advice. What unknowns have you crept into? What discomfort have you gone towards? What Ive learned?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

And by asking this, Im not suggesting that design isnt important, for it is - its seen by some as part of the pedagogy. As I read the posted comments I begin to wonder how much people actually know about higher educated Instrcutional Designers and what they can offer an organization. 5:06 PM Anonymoussaid. 10:28 AM ID Studentsaid.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 e-Learning Content & Version Control Earlier this week, Janet Clarey wrote about the " Preservation of e-Learning Content." This issue may not matter to some organizations, but imagine an airline company maintenance department that has to report to the FAA. Im sure it matters to them.

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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. Im cammybean on deli.ci.ous -- try adding me to your network and make a for: cammybean list.

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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. Adoption within organization: 33% say they have no plans to do m-learning in their organization (international said 24%, u.s. Any industries leading the charge?

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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. I dont have the specifics and Ill try to track him down to find out more because the results were fascinating. For now, this is all heresay.

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Mark Oehlert

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

Main | Im tired people, so Im only going to say this about 1,000 more times. » September 18, 2007 Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: The Blog Book Tour - Week Two So the pressure is on. There must be associated cultural change to ‘permission’ these kinds of activities – it must be perceived that the organization values it.

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

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. Im not sure how this relates to danah boyds recent blog article on Viewing American class divisions through FaceBook and MySpace. All women. But mostly not.

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AUGUST 15, 2007

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. Rebekah, Thanks so much for the info.Ive been flailing around a lot in the menus when Im on my own in SL. 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. But Im not sure I can get people to hold their answers back. Sorry Tony, but Im going to jump into the conversation now.

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