Learning Visions

JUNE 5, 2007

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Personal Learning Earthquake Sometimes tectonic plates shift and earthquakes form cracks in the crust. And it started dawning on me that the PLE was about a revolution in learning -- about teaching people to learn -- about empowering individuals to take control of their own learning environments, their futures.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Instructional Designers = Liberal Artists I recently posted a survey, asking instructional designers to tell us about their educational background and ID training. Theres a few with MEds and teaching backgrounds, which gets you somewhat close to ID.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Better than Bullet Points Develop a treatment Apply Richard Mayer’s SOI model Choose graphics with soul, interactions with meaning, and animations that teach Taking an existing classroom course – think about TRANSFORMING it, not converting it. Choose Graphics with Soul, animations that teach, interactions with meaning.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Learning objectives clarify exactly what it is youre trying to teach. I called this one out as one of the top things I learned about learning in 2007. I sat in on a couple of Michael Allens sessions at ASTD 2007 and when he advised us to spare our learners from learning objectives, it really surprised me. I see the value.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Thursday, February 15, 2007 Art History e-Learning Nuggets I was looking for some inspiration the other day -- a way to refill the creative cup -- and decided to head over to the Louvre website for a closer look.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

Friday, February 16, 2007 eLearning Technology: What is eLearning 2.0? These learners would go through online courseware for about 6 hours that would teach them about the software and test them using simulations. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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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

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

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. My background is in advertising, teaching English and IT (technical writing/editing, e-sales administration). 9:34 AM Anonymoussaid.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 22, 2007

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

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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Cognitive Flexibility Theory & Multiple Representations After reading Clarks comment on my posting from yesterday , Ive been looking into Cognitive Flexibility Theory (Spiro), trying to better understand the notion of "multiple representations." I think theres quite a bit of alignment with CFT.

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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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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 26, 2007

Monday, February 26, 2007 The Learning Show Thanks to Will Thalheimer for continuing to provide great learning resources. Since learners are bound to forget what we teach them, what strategies can instructional designers use to transfer that info to the learners long term memory?

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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 learned everything I "know" about instructional design and teaching by doing. Had thought I would go into teaching. How have you found the transition going from teaching to ID?

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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. I teach online courses and I am really trying to gain more experience in ID so that I can land a job doing ID full time in the future.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Trying to teach to different generations is not necessary -- more about teaching to capabilities. How can we teach these skills online? For more reading on millenials (see her slides, cuz I cant see them). Slides will be emailed. Session will be repeated in a few weeks. We now have an abundance of information. Next month.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Sidebar: This, Tony Karrer , is why schools still need to teach good writing. Id even say that teaching skim and writing for skimmers could be done later in a students lives 7+ 11:09 AM Cammy Bean said. Ive been told its not as devastating as Revolutionary Road. Thankfully. Dont think I could handle that right now.

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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.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Friday, November 02, 2007 Instructional Designers: Do You Have a Degree in ID? degrees and/or teaching experience (my corporate training experience doesnt appear to be valued). Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. They often have Ed.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 17, 2009

This app "Write my name" is dedicated to all the parents who love to teach their child how to write their name or any words. "Write my name" can help teach your kids to spell ! So I decided to develop an application which will help and also give some fun for kids to play, to learn and write their alphabet and words.

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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. CNet recognized Yugma this year by selecting us as a finalist in its 2007 Webware 100 Awards. It will take some time.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

"I teach people to do stuff using technology." Photo credit: in rainbow(s) umbrella by atomicjeep Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:08 PM Labels: instructional design 5comments: Wendy said. My personal elevator speech when people ask me what I do for a living.

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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. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Some insightful industry analysis, surrounded by a lot of marketing speak.

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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

MAY 6, 2009

Of course, I then need to mention some topics, because otherwise, people think I teach others how to _use_ a computer. It is difficult for them to understand that you could help teach domains that you are not an expert in. 11:52 AM learnnuggets said. Once I said I was an "Interactive Learning Developer." 12:03 PM Downes said. "I

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 8, 2008

For my specific position, its more relevant that I have K-12 teaching experience than whether I have a masters or not. Even though IDs arent teaching and probably dont fall under accrediting standards, its an environment where people are used to looking at degrees. Accrediting bodies look at what degrees faculty and leaders have.

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Learning Visions

JULY 31, 2009

Is it the schools who use eLearning to teach their students? Is it the professors who teach at those institutions? Is it the little companies who don’t even have training departments but still have a lot of training needs? Is it the teachers at those schools? Is it the non-profits who create eLearning for their members?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2009

Dont teach the learner what they already know. If used appropriately and skillfully theyre not fluff - they become good teaching. For more on learner motivation, read Tom Kuhlmans tips. And, please, keep it short! Cathy Moore urges us to chop the basic fluff out of the course. Stick to the meat. Dont restate the obvious.

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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. Karl recounts a workshop he ran one summer to teach business concepts to middle school kids using the game Railroad Tycoon. One groups satisfaction ratings were through the roof.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2008

ADDIE), but rather the teaching tools themselves. For example, when I design a course that is trying to teach a far-transfer skill such as a 4-step sales process, I might show the process as a series of simple illustrations or icons. What instructional strategies do you use to make your content more memorable and engaging?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

One oh-so-hopeful prediction: Instructional design programs will begin teaching instructional designers to write. And thus the 60-Minute Masters : a crash course created by an instructional designer to teach SMEs the basics of instructional design. Why this critical skill isnt considered a must-have has me scratching my head.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 11, 2008

The new scheme is designed to "teach" customers how to think about the systems that make up the cars theyre modifying (its a performance parts co.). And were committed to continually refining the scheme as we learn more about the customer base.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

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. Im the same when teaching face-to-face -- big user of the laugh to create connection. It’s interesting what our minds build up without seeing the people.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 16, 2008

From an instructional design perspective, I think its a great resource: excellent illustrations, written in a conversational tone (as if you were sitting next to the author and she was teaching you), with lots of hipster humor. Dan Roddy recently shared a link to a great article on tips for writing in a more conversational tone.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 23, 2009

Do we really know if were teaching the right stuff?) . -- nothing else is effective). Learning designs dont need to specifically minimize forgetting (enable remembering). Content doesnt need validation. (Do Particular behaviors are easy to learn. Learning is always beneficial. It is never disruptive or distracting. It never misinforms.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Little nuggets that stand out to me: George Siemens writes, in Connectivism: Learning Theory or Pastime of the Self-Amused?:

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Learning Visions

MARCH 17, 2009

As long as the brain is being engaged and used to solve problems, video games can be a creative and engaging way to teach problem solving skills. The best games are not as much about beating up people and mindless violence as they are about problem solving. 12:34 PM Cammy Bean said.

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