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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: My Objection to Learning Objectives

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Learning objectives clarify exactly what it is youre trying to teach. Ray Sims has written a great summary on Writing Learning Objectives , with citations to some good resources, including Vicki Heaths post Learning Objectives: Writing Learning Outcomes So They Matter. I see the value. How about you?

Learning Objects

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objectives

Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2008

Friday, January 25, 2008 Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objectives My recent post on alternatives to listing out learning objectives generated a lot of interest and a good conversation. ( See My Objection to Learning Objectives.) Have you come up with some novel way to handle learning objections?

Learning Objects

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Wills New Taxonomy for Learning Objectives

Learning Visions

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. Learning objectives are used to tell the learner whats in the course.

Learning Objects

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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

This is no longer just evaluating whether you like the course. It still measures course, content, instructor, and relevancy to the job. There should be a request for suggestions on how to improve the course and an action plan to address identified weaknesses. Level 2: Learning. It was an opportunity I couldn’t miss.

Kirkpatrick

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Here’s the First Step When Building Interactive E-Learning Courses

Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

On past projects, many of my customers would ask for interactive elearning courses. When I asked them how they defined interactive elearning courses they’d usually list things like fancy mouseovers, drag-and-drop interactions, and a host of other ways to interact with the screen.

Interactive

Interactive Rapid eLearning Course Cognitive

Here’s a Way to Make Your E-Learning Course Objectives Interesting

Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 13, 2011

In the past I’ve built similar elearning courses for organizations that taught their employees about having these disaster kits. In most cases they started the courses with the standard objectives screen like the image below. Understanding Objectives. We start at point A and at the end of the course want to be at point B.

Learning Objects

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Evaluating eLearning

Web Courseworks

JANUARY 27, 2011

In fact, it’s difficult sometimes to separate the quality of the overall eLearning program from individual course efforts. Some organizations have purposely created varying levels of course quality in order to accommodate stakeholders who desire rapid delivery, versus those that want more immersive interactivity within their courses.

Evalution

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Quit Wasting Time Trying to Find the Right Look for Your E-Learning Courses

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

A while back I shared an example of how to create more engaging course objectives. It’s a great way to get past the bullet list of learning objectives that we often see in courses. I then did a follow up post on how to quickly find images for your elearning courses. Elearning courses are mostly visual.

Rapid eLearning

Rapid eLearning ASTD Course Articulate

Janhavi Padture – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Janhavi has spoken at various industry conferences (including AICC, ASTD, eLearning Guild) and local groups on topics pertaining to online learning. And because of that, learning professionals have come to expect more from the same, be it sophisticated interactivity or social learning.

Raptivity

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JANHAVI PADTURE – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Janhavi has spoken at various industry conferences (including AICC, ASTD, eLearning Guild) and local groups on topics pertaining to online learning. And because of that, learning professionals have come to expect more from the same, be it sophisticated interactivity or social learning.

Raptivity

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Objectives -- How Some of them Work

Learning Visions

JANUARY 9, 2009

Todays focus: Focusing Objectives A statement presented before learner encounters material to help guide learner attention to the most important aspects of the learning material. Correct answer (to question above): #3 If provide learning objective to learner, they will focus more on that material. What will happen?

Instructional

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Name That Tool

Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2009

I want to be able to ask people a series of questions and correlate their answers with topic areas to indicate what courses they should take. So if you say, yes I have signoff authority for travel vouchers, I could tell this tool to mark four courses. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

Tools

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Mass Chapter ISPI November Meeting

Learning Visions

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. In this crash course, well introduce you to a wide catalog of e-learning tools. In this crash course, well introduce you to a wide catalog of e-learning tools.

ISPI

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10 Tips to Help You Get Started

Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 9, 2011

You won’t necessarily build world-class elearning the first time you build an elearning course. But you can build a decent and viable course. It’s just a matter of learning, which entails practicing your craft. Good books to get started: e-Learning By Design. e-Learning & the Science of Instruction.

Rapid eLearning

Rapid eLearning Help Tips ASTD

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Putting the Demand Back in On-Demand Learning

Learning Visions

JANUARY 21, 2008

What have you done lately to create a course that will intrigue and inspire your learners? Im writing financial industry software training course storyboard #10, in a series of 29 courses! Im writing financial industry software training course storyboard #10, in a series of 29 courses! I know I do.

Moodle

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New to E-Learning? Here are Some Simple Steps to Help You Get Started

Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2011

Find elearning courses you like and then break them down into chunks so it’s easier to understand how the courses were created. This will help you understand some of the techniques used to transition the content and move a learner through the course. The course is about helping them get from A to B. Common Course Chunks.

Rapid eLearning

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Design Inspiration

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, November 05, 2007 Instructional Design Inspiration As I mentioned last week , Im in the midst of designing my first custom eLearning course in quite awhile. Ideally, Im trying to figure out how to make this a bit interactive.

Instructional Design

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Design and Market Sector Differences

Learning Visions

JANUARY 8, 2008

Im guessing youre designing online distance learning courses. The courses I develop are 3-credit graduate courses for K-12 teachers, taught over 9 weeks. Each course is about 75 hours of work for the students, so the scale is probably larger from most strictly corporate work. What do you do? What do you design?

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Market

Are Your E-Learning Courses Pushed or Pulled?

Rapid eLearning

MAY 19, 2009

We want to make our courses engaging and interactive, yet sometimes the content or the time pressures of work don’t make that easy. The default position for many elearning courses is to merely push the information out to the learners. The end result is that the course is heavy on information and light on interaction.

Case Study

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Jane Bozarth: Better than Bullet Points

Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

But will talk about how to make instruction more engaging, interactive and interesting. 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.

PPT

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Kineo e-Learning Development Survey

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f. 2 ► January (14) Learning Visions Has Moved What Is Instructional Design? ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

Survey

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Kineo Webinar: Compliance Training Case Study

Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2009

former EVP Human Resources of First Group America on August 27 th for a case study on the development of a 15-minute course on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. All who attend will receive a FREE copy of the course. 2 ► January (14) Learning Visions Has Moved What Is Instructional Design? Schottmiller J.D,

Case Study

Case Study Compliance Training Compliance Study

Elearning applications

eFront

JANUARY 5, 2011

Xerte - (Authoring Tool) The Xerte Project provides a full suite of open source tools for e-Learning developers and content authors producing interactive learning materials. All assets are configured to be played back in a pre-configured order. to version 3.6.6 wibiya widget Simple template.

Authoring Tools

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Pretesting: Why bother?

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Ive always wondered about them myself and have only reluctantly included them in courses. Well, I recently took Will Thalheimers Original Learning Research Quiz which had me rethinking the whole point of prequestions/pretesting. 2 ► January (14) Learning Visions Has Moved What Is Instructional Design?

Moodle

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Interviews on Instructional Design

Learning Visions

JANUARY 14, 2009

Today we build courses which have specific learning objectives, tomorrow this same course could sit additional learning resources all of which together forms a learnin environment for an individual. Hope to continue blogging and learning from you!! ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Designing for Articulate: A Newbie’s View

Learning Visions

JULY 7, 2009

Although I’ve been r eading Tom Kuhlman’s Rapid E-Learning Blog now for a couple of years, I’ve never actually designed (or for that matter, built) an Articulate course. That is, if a client uses Articulate in-house, they may ask us to build a few courses for them in Articulate. I’m such a n00b.

Articulate

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Interview with Brent Schlenker

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 10, 2009

A nice follow-on to the webinar, we talked a bit more about learning campaigns, emerging technologies and, of course, the upcoming DevLearn 09. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

Moodle

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: InVision Learning: Seeking eLearning.NET Developer

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Wednesday, November 07, 2007 InVision Learning: Seeking eLearning.NET Developer Were seeking a full-time.NET Developer to join our growing company here in Westborough, Massachusetts. Invision Learning is seeking a.Net Developer to create leading-edge interactive multimedia and web-based eLearning applications.

Moodle

Moodle Develop Brandon Hall Case Study

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Getting to Good Enough

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

" This adage works for me most of the time as Im designing eLearning courses. Right now, Im proofing a storyboard thats full of endless text bullets and boring software demos with no interactivity -- and theres really nothing I can do about it. Of course good is very subjective. Not usually, of course, but I tried.

IM

IM IMS Moodle Instructional Design

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Emerging Technologies in e-Learning

Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Self-direct learning experience == a standard course prepared and available on a web site. Learning objects: standard small chunks put together and done in a rapid e-learning experience. They often dont take courses unless required/certification. New generation of e-Learning is more disruptive.

Emergent

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: DevLearn09 - Im Speaking!

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Posted by Cammy Bean at 8:00 AM Labels: devlearn09 , e-learning guild , kineo 4comments: Ethan said. And schmoozing, of course!) Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

IM

IM IMS Moodle eLearning Guild

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Big Question

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Motivating Learners in Learning Designs As Ive been writing courses on fascinating subjects like Six Sigma and financial software training after financial software training, Ive been trying to keep that motivation carrot out in front. Forget the page of bulleted learning objectives at the beginning of the course. "At

Big Question

Big Question Authoring Tools IM IMS

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: As eLearning Ripens on The Vine

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

In my early days, I wrote a lot of software training courses. Hi Cammy, For those of us who have been designing e-learning since the days of interactive video, in many ways the demand for "complexity" is somewhat cyclical and perhaps more linked to stable periods between technological advances in platform and connectivity.

Authoring Tools

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Designers Poll: Market Sector and Advanced Degrees

Learning Visions

APRIL 11, 2008

I put myself as academic, since the courses I develop are graduate courses. I figured youre really more interested in what type of courses I design rather than where the money comes from. 2 ► January (14) Learning Visions Has Moved What Is Instructional Design? 1:21 PM Dave Ferguson said.

Instructional Design

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: On Games and eLearning

Learning Visions

JANUARY 5, 2009

So then its really easy to think that the best way to make a course more engaging is to make it fun. Clark Quinn in Learning Predictions for 2009 : I continue to see interest in games, and naturally I’m excited. Of course, sometimes they coincide.) (Now ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

Games

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Go Read a Book

Learning Visions

JANUARY 2, 2008

Audio Narration and PowerPoint And then there was this, yet another argument in favor of NOT narrating the text of a PowerPoint (or eLearning course): there is research suggesting that secondary orality and literacy don’t mix. 2 ► January (14) Learning Visions Has Moved What Is Instructional Design? What do you think?

Moodle

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: InVision Learning: Seeking an Instructional Designer

Learning Visions

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. Invision Learning is seeking an Instructional Designer to design leading-edge interactive multimedia and web-based eLearning applications.

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Beginning Instructional Designers Toolkit

Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, May 01, 2007 Beginning Instructional Designers Toolkit I want to incorporate a reading list for the next level of the 30-minute masters (taking a crash course in Instructional Design). Blooms Taxonmy, of course.

Instructional Design

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Design: Wheres Your Center? Whos Your Master?

Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Content Centric Solutions These are those courses that have the entire book of knowledge in em. Every software interaction and menu is explained in detail. That course that meets the needs of the learner. As the course designer, youre not encouraged or even allowed access to actual learners to get an understanding yourself.

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: eLearning Brand Name Recognition?

Learning Visions

MAY 20, 2009

Well, first of all I apologize for being self-serving, but I cant not promote my own company, Phasient Learning Technologies, which does provide custom course development and eLearning consulting services as well as tools. Who needs large brands for e-learning? 9:30 AM Denise Link said. We are primarily in the Midwest.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Essential Reading for Instructional Design?

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

I've not seen John's link to tuition free ID course so far - thanks for pointing to that. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f. This is a great list Cammy.

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Will the Real eLearning Industry Please Stand Up?

Learning Visions

JULY 31, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. When we talk about the “industry&# , we (and by “we&# , I of course mean those of us in the industry) often refer to it as if it’s this monolithic thing that you can touch. Of course it's not the perfect analogy.

Blended Learning

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Online Schooling for the K-12 Set

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

As I recall, she has two kids in high school who are taking online courses, and thats what got her interested in ID and e-learning. Even some bigger schools like my high school (around 1500 students) are using online courses for supplemental studies. 9:52 PM Cathy Moore said. Cathy -- looking forward to that post!

Online

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Learning Myths with Dr. Will Thalheimer

Learning Visions

JANUARY 23, 2009

Question of the Week -- Economy How has the economy affected your learning unit? 9% Hit us Hard 47% Hurt a little 41% Not much effect 3% Helped us MYTHS the Business Side Has about Learning Client asked him to develop a course for business side. To help improve on-the-job learning. Its a training issue. ("We

Case Study

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: My Objection to Learning Objectives

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objectives

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Wills New Taxonomy for Learning Objectives

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Evaluating eLearning

Quit Wasting Time Trying to Find the Right Look for Your E-Learning Courses

Janhavi Padture – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

JANHAVI PADTURE – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Objectives -- How Some of them Work

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Name That Tool

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Mass Chapter ISPI November Meeting

10 Tips to Help You Get Started

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Putting the Demand Back in On-Demand Learning

New to E-Learning? Here are Some Simple Steps to Help You Get Started

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Design Inspiration

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Design and Market Sector Differences

Are Your E-Learning Courses Pushed or Pulled?

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Jane Bozarth: Better than Bullet Points

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Kineo e-Learning Development Survey

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Kineo Webinar: Compliance Training Case Study

Elearning applications

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Pretesting: Why bother?

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Interviews on Instructional Design

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Designing for Articulate: A Newbie’s View

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Interview with Brent Schlenker

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Beginning Instructional Designers Toolkit

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