Learning Visions

JANUARY 8, 2008

Im guessing youre designing online distance learning courses. Im in the weird place of for-profit education, which really has characteristics of both market sectors. Having just a bachelors degree seems to be fine as long as you arent working directly for the universities (Im not sure about K-12 online). What do you do?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2007

But thats OK because Im sure you all (all conferences that do this) share some of these revenues with the authors right? Spelled out that is the InterService and Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference. So next time someone tells you that games cant do something. From the land of Huh?

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Debunking the Learning Styles Myth As you may know, Ive been on a focused mission to better understand so-called learning styles and their place -- or not -- in e-Learning. Tobias states: Some adaptations to learning styles may lead instructional developers to teach concepts using multiple illustrations.

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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. Cammy, Im glad youre doing the auditing. In my own lazy way, at the very least. Am I creating a new pattern? Am I growing new knowledge? (As

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Update : Ken Allan (Blogger in Middle-earth) has written up Typealyzer in great detail and got some comments from the tools founder, Mattias Östmar , who writes: Typealyzer is a way for us to test our hypotheses that it is possible to analyze the persona of a person by teaching a classifier to identify word usage among different personality types.

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Learning Visions

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. 9:34 AM Anonymoussaid.

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Mark Oehlert

AUGUST 1, 2008

This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from UX Week 2007. » September 18, 2007. Im tired people, so Im only going to say this about 1,000 more times. September 18, 2007 in Arrghh!!! Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Im tired people, so Im only going to say this about 1,000 more times.

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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

MARCH 14, 2008

Im not just thinking about the gadgets and the gizmos that you use or the instructional design "method" behind the process (e.g., ADDIE), but rather the teaching tools themselves. Im excellent at creating ridiculous rhymes and ditties for my kids; I think I could come up with something interesting for a course. Most excellent.

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Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

Monday, July 30, 2007 A Deserted Second Life An interesting read from Wired.com on Second Life and Corporate America. Im definitely interested in getting myself in there and would like to arrange a meeting of bloggers, if youre interested. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2007

Thursday, May 10, 2007 Learning Styles In 1996, when I first started working as an "instructional designer", I was taught about learning styles. I usually lunge for the mute button, but often I still have to wait for the now-silent narration to finish before Im allowed to move on. Im with you. 2:23 PM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Learning objectives clarify exactly what it is youre trying to teach. As Michael Allen says in Michael Allens Guide to e-Learning : "Learners think, Im supposed to do my best to learn whatever is here, so I might as well spend all my time learning it rather than reading about learning it." (p. I see the value. Pretty radical, isnt it?

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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. Im a writer and a schmoozer. Im sorry its taken me so long to get back to you on your question about Instructional Designers here in the US.

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Learning Visions

MAY 15, 2007

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Can we throw away e-Learning? Says Healy, "Without discussion or one-on-one teaching e-learning is cheap, ineffective and gives the impression that a company does not care enough to invest time or money into training." Just don’t use it as a replacement for real teaching. The reality of poor design.

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Mark Oehlert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Im tired people, so Im only going to say this about 1,000 more times. Main | Interactive Game Timeline » September 21, 2007 Turns out that cough was. atypical pneumonia. What a pain in the butt. In the butt? From the land of Huh?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Roy and Will have been teaching a one-day workshop on measurement. 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?) Roy : "If Im a business leader, I really need to know if training is working in order to invest $$." . Fewer doing Level 3 and 4.

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Learning Visions

MAY 12, 2009

As Im ramping up in my new job, Im talking with my new Kineo colleagues about everything under the sun. Is there some historical background here that Im missing, like computers in the UK didnt have speakers until 2002 so they never bothered? We know to avoid narrating text word for word, for instance. You do know that, right?)

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E-Learning Acupuncture

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Learning objects that work! Im glad to say I was pleasantly surprised! So after examining this very excellent learning object I can now say I know how Im going to vote on Oct 10th. link] September 12, 2007 7:42 AM rlubensky said. September 12, 2007 8:10 AM Ramprekash said.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Thursday, June 28, 2007 Emerging Technologies in e-Learning I sat in on a lunchtime WebEx presentation with Gary Woodill -- Director, Research and Analysis, Brandon Hall Research. e-Learning = teaching and learning through electronic methods. How you teach will depend on who you are teaching. 1980s CD ROMS. 1980s CD ROMS.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

Professional content It may be my perception, but the pedagogy that is often so prevalent in the writing of teachers, about resources for teaching and learning, is often scarce in the writing of instructional designers, when writing about the same things. those who cant, teach. Those who cant teach, teach gym."

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 The Rise of Rapid e-Learning Mike Alcock, MD of Atlantic Link Ltd has written an article over at Trainingzone.co.uk: The Rise of Rapid e-Learning. Im going to quote heavily from the article here, inserting my own thoughts along the way. Granted, Im not commenting on the design nor the quality of the material.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 Messy Learning OK. But I dont think folks are comfortable with the notion that TEACHING or TRAINING can or should be messy. What makes for messy training/teaching? The training doesnt teach what the participants want or need (failure to consult with actual learners while designing the program).

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Mark Oehlert

OCTOBER 17, 2007

» October 17, 2007 Finally for today.my Im late to this party but Im there now.these things just crack me up and we all need some humor in our lives.I Im late to this party but Im there now.these things just crack me up and we all need some humor in our lives.I were just getting warmed up! Great pics!

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Mark Oehlert

AUGUST 1, 2008

This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from UX Week 2007. Quote of the Day » August 13, 2007. Right now Im sitting in the audience listening Deborah Adler, the designer whos Masters Thesis became the redesigned Target pharmacy bottles - Clear RX. August 13, 2007 in design | Permalink. e-Learning/e-Teaching.

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E-Learning Acupuncture

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Thursday, December 20, 2007 Technology, Colleges and Community Online Conference I live in Canada and these days everywhere I look, I see snow. You might ask, what do I think about when Im shoveling? Well, its a bit out of my budget for the moment; however, Im going to Hawaii in another sense this spring. Where theres no snow!

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

If I notice Im losing someones attention in class, Ill instantly make direct eye-contact, maybe raise an eyebrow, and start talking directly to that student, and most of the time. I dont do any online teaching at the moment, but I do a lot of online collaboration on projects -- reviewing content with SMEs, going over storyboards, etc.

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Mark Oehlert

JANUARY 11, 2008

Im a big collector of these.please feel free to add your own favorites in the comments section. stories of 2007 (Dion Hinchcliffe) Highlight: Widgets, gadgets, and roaming desktops on the Web showed enterprises how portals should really work as well as be dis-intermediated. " Top 10 educational stories of 2007 - connectivism!

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Mark Oehlert

OCTOBER 9, 2007

» October 09, 2007 We Lost A Good One Folks.Well Miss You Philip Philip Dodds , Chief Architect of SCORM and ADL (and so many more important things), died this Saturday. Im sure there will be many posts remembering Philip.there should be. and were back. There are no links here although there are a number that could be included.

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Mark Oehlert

DECEMBER 6, 2007

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « 2007 edublog awards are now open for voting.and Im torn | Main | The Kindle: Tom Crawford Executes a Perfect Double Rebuttal with a Twist » December 06, 2007 Firefox and Opera.You Are Both Pissing Me Off!! December 06, 2007 in Arrghh!!!

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Mark Oehlert

DECEMBER 6, 2007

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Learning Games at Wharton | Main | 2007 edublog awards are now open for voting.and Im torn » December 06, 2007 msnbc is predicting the news? December 06, 2007 in From the land of Huh? From the land of Huh?

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Mark Oehlert

JUNE 23, 2007

» June 24, 2007 iQuiz Maker - Make Custom Quizzes for the iPod - oh yeah, its free From the fine folks at Aspyr Media comes iQuiz Maker (full disclosure - Im still trying this product out). Read More] Tracked on June 28, 2007 at 06:43 PM Comments The comments to this entry are closed. e-Clippings (Learning.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

The Connected Worker 21st century knowledge worker/learner "Im only as good as my network." Trying to teach to different generations is not necessary -- more about teaching to capabilities. How can we teach these skills online? Shift is not to do what youre supposed to do. Do it when you want. Slides will be emailed.

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Mark Oehlert

JUNE 12, 2007

Main | Funny Funny (not safe for work) e-cards » June 12, 2007 Generate Your Own Mii Im digging this Mii Generato r from Joystiq. June 12, 2007 | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Generate Your Own Mii : Comments The comments to this entry are closed.

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Mark Oehlert

JUNE 21, 2007

» June 21, 2007 Well there goes one of my main reasons for me not switching to Macs yet. Command andConquer 3, Battlefield 2142, Need For Speed Carbon, and Harry Potter& the Order of the Phoenix are coming in July 2007, with Madden 08and Tiger Woods 08 to follow." Comments Im never goint to a mac.

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Mark Oehlert

MAY 21, 2007

» May 21, 2007 Two new addictions.flickrvision and twittrvision. flickrvision and twittervision.all kidding aside, part of me feels like Im watching the pulse of the Web. May 21, 2007 in Arrghh!!! Great.this is just what I needed. From the land of Huh? where I am linking to all the Lewin stuff I find.

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Mark Oehlert

APRIL 21, 2007

As DArcy explains "If you want to clean up your browser after Sitemeter, delete anycookies you might have from "specificclick.com" (I had 4 cookies fromthat domain, but Im not sure if they were a result of Sitemetertracking code from my blog, or from elsewhere.)" " Thanks for the catch DArcy. From the land of Huh?

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Mark Oehlert

AUGUST 25, 2007

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Quote of the Day: James Gee and Learningq | Main | Reflections from Adaptive Paths UX Week 2007 » August 25, 2007 A foot in both worlds.working on a MacBook Yep. Thats what Im working on now. I know.big whup right? From the land of Huh?

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