Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Im not looking for the obtuse theory books. Im already feeling a bit overwhelmed. Im about halfway through Michael Allens new book, Designing Successful E-Learning. Between you and John Im going to need to ask for a visit to Ikea for a new bookshelf too! I prefer the get-down-and-dirty variety. What would you add?

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AUGUST 22, 2007

This August 21 article posted by Sharon Gaudin in Information Week reports that Half of Companies are Blocking Facebook: "Employers are increasingly blocking access to Facebook because theyre concerned about the time wasted and the information leaked when workers use social networks on company time." And Im in complete agreement.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 16, 2009

Monday, March 16, 2009 Learning to Work, Working to Learn This post is my contribution to this months Work/Learning Blog Carnival hosted by the venerable Dave Ferguson. This go-round, Im at the other end of things: in a much-needed lull between projects, taking a breather. The last time I posted for this carnival (almost a year ago!)

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Learning Visions

JUNE 25, 2007

Monday, June 25, 2007 Getting Pysched for FaceBook Im definitely feeling out-of-my element in this whole FaceBook thing. Im trying to get into it and discover its potential professional uses. Im just scratching the surface, I suppose. Im feeling lonely and really nerdy. Id like to push this somehow, but Im not sure.

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Jay Cross

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

4:48 PM Nov 18th, 2009. Feature | Block yuuhey RT @jackiegerstein : mLearnopedia – [link] – blogs, activities, research, resources for mobile learning – #learntrends -4:15 PM Nov 18th, 2009. voicethread, thinkingworlds, inxpo, odijoo, caspian learning, 5 moments of need – #learntrends -3:21 PM Nov 18th, 2009.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 19, 2007

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Using FaceBook Im trying to expand my horizons a bit these days and have been taking a closer look at a whole bunch of tools out there, including SecondLife and FaceBook. There was a great NYTimes article a few weeks ago about a mom signing up for a FaceBook account, completely appalling her teenage daughter.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. Donald does a great job recapping various articles and provides some useful links, including the following: 2) Second Thoughts on Second Life by Sylvia Martinez. Ive been exploring the use of Second Life for a client for whom Im developing an e-Learning strategy.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Mark Oehlerts response to Tom Crawford on the Kindle reminded me of a New Yorker article from last month, in which Anthony Grafton concludes that paper books are an anthropological record of their times and of the people reading it. Great post, Cammy and Im completely with you on loving the physical feel of a good book.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Im concerned that women will be excluded if such a focus is put on gaming skills -- or at least the gamer label. Im just raising some questions. Check out this article called Girl’s Night Logged On which is really intersting about a female gaming dynamic that is rarely discussed. I dont have a conclusion here.

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. I was pointed in the direction of a good article on learning styles from Harold Stolovich via Guy Wallace. And on that note, I think Im pretty much done now with my learning styles assignment. As a practical person, I tend to avoid theory. Somehow this is an easy starting point.

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Learning Visions

MAY 18, 2006

Thursday, May 18, 2006 A General Theory of Love An article in National Geographic about the chemistry of love sparked a conversation with my friend Bob. Not because Im trying to figure out the mysteries of love (although that would be nice, too) -- but because it turns out Im extremely fascinated by the brain and how it works.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

This hasnt gotten onto my radar before -- Im not sure if there are any state-funded online programs in Massachusetts. Within higher ed, Im sure well continue to see growth in online, but it is starting to plateau a bit. Im with Stephen that we need different kinds of learning options for different kids and different needs.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 12, 2007

That said, Im a little concerned that the gamer mentality is sometimes presented as important to corporate culture and that as a result women should get into gaming. Im a bit of an über a-hole when it comes to stereotypical representations - the giggly "girl" (which is the name of this episode) just lights my match. Which is correct?

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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 4, 2007

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 NewsFlash: PowerPoint Bad For Learning Found via SlashDot , an article in todays Sydney Morning Herald " Research points the finger at PowerPoint." The article cites new research from the University of New South Wales (home of John Sweller, "founding father" of Cognitive Load Theory).

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Facebook for the Enterprise Im still mucking around in Facebook, trying to get it. Found this article, via Alec Saunders : Facebook for the Enterprise = Facebook. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

He quotes an article by Dion Hinchcliffe in ZD Net in which Dion states, The idea of DIY (Do It Yourself) is to get developers and IT departments out of the demand loop and letting users self-service themselves. Im getting a Masters Degree in Instructional Design. Because its out there. And its free. Free range. Free of cost.

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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. Those will still remain all over the spectrum.

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2007

I found some great articles/old posts on learning styles, thanks to Cathy Moore who pointed me to her reading list. 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. This time, I scored stronger on auditory than visual.

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

Guy includes the text of a 2001 article by Sigmund Tobias of Fordham University. Im interested in your background -- it sounds like your experience is in the classroom. Im definitely not saying to throw out the baby or the bathwater here. Im definitely not saying to throw out the baby or the bathwater here.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Multi Generational Learning in the Workplace My notes may be spotty here.eating and twittering. The Connected Worker 21st century knowledge worker/learner "Im only as good as my network." Marc Prensky has updated his article. Shift is not to do what youre supposed to do. Do it when you want.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

If youre providing SMEs with the templates, Im not sure theyll be altering them. Im not saying there is no place for templates (honestly!), So what Im saying is, we can work with SMEs -- use templates as a starting point -- and still hope to create good learning experiences. Im getting a lot out of the conversation.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 19, 2007

But Im always in search of practical advice. On Learning Circuits site I found an article called The Auditory Advantage written by Lenn Millbower from January 2003. I thought this article gave some useful examples of how one might use music to good effect in an e-Learning program. Have a look at Lozanov’s research on this.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 26, 2007

For some backstory , see the Boston Globe article, " Women tap the power of the blog " July 17 2006. Now, as a woman, Im definitely interested in those topics. where I was pointing out the general lack of women in the e-Learning blogosphere. But perhaps this is just a general business-blog issue. It seems this is old news.

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Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

(I think my secondlife category in deli.ci.ous has more articles than any other category). Im definitely interested in getting myself in there and would like to arrange a meeting of bloggers, if youre interested. I have never actually gone into SL (my laptop doesnt have the right video card). What about you? Do you have a Second Life?

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Mark Oehlert

JULY 16, 2008

So I was reading this post on Slashdot about a Chronicle of Higher Ed article on the growing piracy of textbooks. The Chronicle article quotes Edward McCoyd who heads up the Online Piracy Working Group of the Association of American Publishers, "It is troubling that there is a culture of infringement out there. Thats awesome.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Audio in eLearning: When Rough Around the Edges is Better At our seminar today on using Articulate and Moodle and "Doing More for Less" , the conversation turned (as it always does) to using audio in eLearning. Im not sure if the SME was reading a script, reading the notes, or just speaking from the heart.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 2, 2008

This has very little to do with eLearning - although Im sure those of you with a creative mindset could think of something! Todays challenge: apply one of the eleven helpful tips mentioned in this article to eLearning/instructional design. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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Mark Oehlert

APRIL 22, 2008

Im sure that the Romans thought their empire wold stand for all time as well and look what happened to them. Phew.Someone had me my water bottle.sorry.its just that some of the comments on the original article are so wrong-headed that they just sent my blood pressure reeling - you should read them. Thanks for sharing.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

I read articles, followed links, looked at websites. Im cammybean on deli.ci.ous -- try adding me to your network and make a for: cammybean list. Some of these steps happened simultaneously or in no particular order at all. It was fairly organic. Research Google away! You know how thats done. Ill do the same for you!)

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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. He/she needs to think about the negative reaction that could come about if the enterprise has something like IM deployed but the boss won’t let the Gamer see if he is online or available. This is how they build virtual friendships.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The latest version of the course manual includes several minor corrections and is dedicated to the memory of our co-author Jeanne Smuts who died on 28th July 2009. Educating the Net Generation - An EDUCAUSE e-Book The Net Generation has grown up with information technology. Ugur Demiray e-Learning Survival Guide by e-Learning Queen (a.k.a

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Im getting emotional about e-Learning! I came across another good article by Clark Quinn , Making It Matter to the Learner: e-Motional e-Learning from 2006. 3) [Clark, Im interested to hear more of your thoughts on learning styles as you alluded to them here]. Are you emotional about your e-Learning?

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Im not sure how this relates to danah boyds recent blog article on Viewing American class divisions through FaceBook and MySpace. I had read Danahs article before starting my interviews and was listening for any judgment based on class. Two results were for articles about the percentage of women in SL. Its not safe."

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Learning Visions

JULY 25, 2007

I found a good LifeHacker article expounding on the wonders of the Google Sidebar. Back to the Google Desktop -- Im playing around a bit with the searching capabilities and am seeing the light. So the search feature -- I get that and Im sold. Im not sure if the Sidebar would make me more productive or just more distracted.I

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 3, 2008

After reading Jane Harts article Understanding Todays Learner , I realized Id better be walking the talk and trying out all the hot new "learning" tools. Like Tracy Hamilton , Im enjoying the endless thought streams. I know people consolidate and slim down ( Brent , for instance), but Im not sure Im ready for that challenge.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 15, 2007

At Virtual Learning Worlds "Bartman" responds to that Wired article (A Deserted Second Life) : The problem I have with it [the Wired article], is that it deals almost COMPLETELY with Second Life as it pertains to marketing and corporations…and inevitabley why SL sucks in that space. Im Bliss Yue). 9:07 AM Anonymoussaid.

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