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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. Christy has been writing about how to get started in instructional design and what technology tools you might need. Easy breezy. Thats what I like.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Bloggers New Polling Tool As you may know, Ive been playing around with Polls on this blog. Today I just noticed that Blogger has added a polling tool. Blogger's New Polling Tool My Online Visual Identity 31 Days: Days 26, 27, 28 So What Kind of a Gamer Are You? and "Are You a Gamer?" (58%

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FEBRUARY 16, 2007

Friday, February 16, 2007 Rapid Authoring Tools Speed Dating Check out the Engage presentation done by the folks over at Kineo: Rapid Authoring Tools Speed Dating. I thought the Experience Builders simulation tool somewhat intriguing. Rapid Authoring Tools Speed Dating eLearning Technology: What is eLearning 2.0?

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JULY 26, 2007

Thursday, July 26, 2007 My Top Ten Tools for Jane Hart Jane Hart asked me to add my own top ten list to the mix. For the most part, I like tools that are easy to use, easy to learn, look good, and create good-looking output. But I like to use it as a simple wireframe tool. Im not a techie -- far from it. Im #34 on the list.

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AUGUST 1, 2007

I talk about some of the tools I use. Beachward Bound Crowdsourcing: Authoring Tools & LMS Questions My Summer ID Reading List ► June (3) eLearning Authoring Tools Mindmap The Two Faces of ePortfolios The Unofficial eLearning Salary Calculator ► May (9) Book Review: Ruth Clark’s Evidence-Based Training.

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MAY 4, 2007

Friday, May 04, 2007 New Rapid e-Learning Tool from Epic Another new rapid e-Learning tool, this from Epic (UK). From the press release: Its important to remember, however, that as with any tool, you only get out what you put in. It is indeed an authoring tool which integrates with Microsoft Word. Take the Survey!

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APRIL 24, 2007

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Kineo & The Future of Rapid e-Learning Tools If you dont already subscribe to Kineos occasional newsletter , please do. The latest edition is chock full o good stuff, including some thoughtful summaries of the eLearning Guild Annual Gathering and the future of rapid e-Learning tools. Take the Survey!

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Medina (2008), Brain Rules) Strategies for integrating relevant fun… Joni describes some activities in her online higher ed programs : At course intro (this is for a higher-ed online program) – need to do a bio – which is important to creating community – instead of “tell me who you are” to “What are your superhero powers.

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

May all of our skill sets grow three sizes in 2008! Beachward Bound Crowdsourcing: Authoring Tools & LMS Questions My Summer ID Reading List ► June (3) eLearning Authoring Tools Mindmap The Two Faces of ePortfolios The Unofficial eLearning Salary Calculator ► May (9) Book Review: Ruth Clark’s Evidence-Based Training.

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

Thursday, December 11, 2008 Blog-o- the-Month at ISTE Island in Second Life Imagine my surprise when Scott Merrick contacted me, letting me know that Learning Visions had been nominated as Blog-o-the-month on ISTE Island in Second Life. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Friday, February 15, 2008 Essential Reading for Instructional Design? As an instructional designer/eLearning professional, what books are the essential tools in your reference library ? Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Im not looking for the obtuse theory books.

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MARCH 12, 2008

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Salaries for Instructional Designers Are you wondering if your salary is up to snuff? E-Learning Guilds Annual Salary Reports for the US and Canada 2008 (Lots of ways to cut the data here. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Do you need a raise?

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AUGUST 20, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 In Loving Memory of My Father Captain Robert M. January 20, 1933 - August 18, 2008 Posted by Cammy Bean at 3:23 PM Labels: me 9comments: Chris said. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Morrison (USN Ret.) 4:41 PM Christine Martell said.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Thursday, November 06, 2008 Learning About eLearning: Browse My Stuff Tony Karrer has just rebranded and launched eLearning Learning. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Its kind of like Technorati, but community focused around the singular topic of eLearning. Take the Survey!

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OCTOBER 2, 2008

Thursday, October 02, 2008 Testing Twitter Feed Just testing folks. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Move along. Theres nothing to see here. Take the Survey! Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point?

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JANUARY 21, 2008

Monday, January 21, 2008 Putting the Demand Back in On-Demand Learning I didnt come up with that headline. My Predictions for 2008 Instructional Design and Market Sector Differences. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Take the Survey!

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 New Product Announcement Just in time for the holidays: "socially-networked virtual game-based blended mobile cloudy-learning 4.0" Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. delivered on a portal for your iPhone. if i ever start a blog, im stealing that title.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Friday, February 08, 2008 Instructional Designer as Consultant? With the rise of rapid eLearning tools and the ease with which virtually anyone can now create a course, whats changing for the instructional designer? SMEs using rapid eLearning tools)? Clive Shepherd thinks so. Take the Survey!

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OCTOBER 9, 2008

Thursday, October 09, 2008 27 Inspiring Women Edubloggers 27 Inspiring Women Edubloggers View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Take the Survey!

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JANUARY 29, 2008

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Wills New Taxonomy for Learning Objectives Will Thalheimer , along with many other illustrious eLearning professionals, made some great points in the comments of Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objections. My Predictions for 2008 Instructional Design and Market Sector Differences. Take the Survey!

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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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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Friday, November 07, 2008 Webinosh with Dr. Will Thalheimer: Smile Sheets I sat in on a great lunchtime webinosh with Dr. Will Thalheimer on smile sheets. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. The sorrow. Please oh please can I throw this laptop out the window now?) Take the Survey!

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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? Add this to your reading list for 2008. My Predictions for 2008 Instructional Design and Market Sector Differences. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

e-Learning Tools Crash Course: Deciding What Authoring Tools to Use and When So youve heard about PowerPoint, Articulate, Captivate and Flash. There are lots of eLearning authoring tools out on the market these days. How do you decide which tool to use? (@jmarrapodi) If youre in the area, come along and help me out!

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Thursday, September 11, 2008 Instructional Designers with ID Degrees? Ive contemplated reworking it, but theres no way to add questions to an existing survey in this tool. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Survey Results. 4:01 PM Cammy Bean said. Christy -- thanks!

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Effective design using PPT as a tool. Many tools out there that still have to start with ppt Use it as a storyboarding tool, prototyping. Bad elearning can be horrible no matter what tool you use. Not PPT 101. But will talk about how to make instruction more engaging, interactive and interesting. Why PowerPoint?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Thursday, November 06, 2008 Blogger's Hut in Second Life Scott Merrick (also check out Scotts SecondLife Blog ) runs the ISTEs Bloggers Hut in Second Life. I must admit, however, that I am just trying to share ideas and tools that I find. Scotts Twitter bio describes him as a "teacher, learner,old hippy." Just the kind I like!

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APRIL 11, 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008 Instructional Designers Poll: Market Sector and Advanced Degrees My original survey on Instructional Designers and Advanced Degrees had some holes in it. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Christy: yes; in the for-profits, theres no tenure. Take the Survey!

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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Monday, February 11, 2008 Instructional Designers with Degrees: Latest Survey Results Since I last reported the results of the survey asking practicing instructional designers if they have an advanced degree in ID, the picture has shifted slightly. Take the Survey!

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JANUARY 16, 2008

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Im a (K)nitwit! Beachward Bound Crowdsourcing: Authoring Tools & LMS Questions My Summer ID Reading List ► June (3) eLearning Authoring Tools Mindmap The Two Faces of ePortfolios The Unofficial eLearning Salary Calculator ► May (9) Book Review: Ruth Clark’s Evidence-Based Training.

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MAY 10, 2009

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. My eighth blog post ever was about Kineo. I met Steve Rayson and Matthew Fox at the eLearning Guild Annual Gathering in Boston in 2007. And doodle. Take the Survey!

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MARCH 25, 2009

For his thesis, hes thinking about tools and processes to better support the ID process. There are two surveys: Tools Survey for IDs (closed questions) About You -- the Instructional Designer (open-ended questions, essay format) Thanks! Hes come up with a couple of surveys to help him gather more grist for his mill. Take the Survey!

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FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 InVision Learning: Seeking an Instructional Designer Were seeking a full-time Instructional Designer to join our growing company here in Westborough, Massachusetts. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Your future colleague is going to be lucky.

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MAY 17, 2008

Saturday, May 17, 2008 No News That is to say, I have not yet had this baby. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. My official "due date" is not until May 21, but Ive been hoping (as all expectant mothers do), that this is one project that would be delivered a bit early.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Beachward Bound Crowdsourcing: Authoring Tools & LMS Questions My Summer ID Reading List ► June (3) eLearning Authoring Tools Mindmap The Two Faces of ePortfolios The Unofficial eLearning Salary Calculator ► May (9) Book Review: Ruth Clark’s Evidence-Based Training. Take the Survey!

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APRIL 10, 2008

Thursday, April 10, 2008 Instructional Designers with Formal Training: Survey Update As of today, over 119 responses to the ongoing survey Instructional Designers: Do You Have An Advanced Degree? Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. 63% of working IDS say "Nope. Take the Survey!

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Getting to Good Enough "Dont let good enough get in the way of perfect." Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. " This adage works for me most of the time as Im designing eLearning courses. Take the Survey!

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