Learning Visions

APRIL 15, 2009

Tweetdeck Im officially hooked to Twitter and use Tweetdeck to organize and group those I follow. Not only is Twitter great for the occasional laugh, but also a great source of information and links. So easy to clip from articles online, jot down to do lists, and tag and organize it all. Im ready for the iPhone.

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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. I disagree with that, though heavens knows that at times organizations seem opposed to learning.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 29, 2007

To work out my thoughts and ideas (hey, Im an extrovert -- I need to talk about whats going on in my head in order to process it and take it to the next level). Im a new blogger -- not fully evolved). At least, I would hope thats what Im doing. Im excited to meet people whose blogs I have been reading.

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2009

A company or organization that youve admired from afar? Just seemed to happen in the most organic of ways. Dreams do come true, and Im very happy for you, Cammy. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2007

So, what do I do if Im not doing that? Im not such an anal person, so this isnt my favorite thing in the world. And Im really excited about the project Im working on. Weve got a gig to help an organization with a large membership craft an e-Learning strategy. Havent written a course script in a long time here.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 9, 2007

Im a touchy-feely-people-kind-of-person. Suddenly, you need a new level of organization and ways to keep track of it all. Making the time to engage in conversations online does seem to move towards greater abundancy thinking and Im really enjoying the opportunities it is presenting. The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew!

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eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The eLearning Guilds Handbook of e-Learning Strategy - eLeanring Guild In many organizations, there is a need to better identify and document a comprehensive learning strategy and to answer the question, "What should we be doing in order to support improved learning and performance?"

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Im wondering if we should be talking about tiers of instructional design. Look at organizations structures and define strategy. Today Im feeling more like a hazy purple. Im wondering if in the carpentry example if a master carpenter would agree with you? Look at our survey results. But maybe it does.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Im interested to see what responses you might get. Im interested to see what responses Ill get as well. In theory an overlap exists between the needs of learners and the goals of the organization. If the organization hinders your access as a developer to the people who do the relevant work, the qualitys bound to suffer.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Continuing in Second Life Im still at it. All this to say, Im keeping an open mind. Im ashamed to admit I havent given it a try yet, although it is on my To-Do list. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Slogging away in Second Life. Schone said.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 8, 2007

I think Im somewhat of an anomaly in the field. Maybe Im not an instructional designer at all. My company creates customized course development templates for organizations. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. I dont do any programming. I dont build courses. I dont do any graphic design.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

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?) Level 4 Eval traditionally done during Learning Outcomes (there were a lot more things on his chart, but Im not that fast and it was somewhat complicated.) ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

Cammy: Although I like to think Im good-humored, I am leery of "humor" or "fun" (scare quotes are deliberate) injected into training like salt water into a frozen turkey. Im glad youre on board with my ducks! Im particularly thrilled with using scenarios (naturally :). Ironic, like most things in organizations.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 14, 2007

So now Im sold on the values of social networking tools and Web 2.0. And I realized that Im no longer a beginner. I had so much to share with these women in just a few minutes and I think they walked away really seeing the potential in these tools for their organizations. Completely. And I may start proselytizing. It was Web 2.0

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eFront

MARCH 30, 2010

3) [professor] Use the open-source version to create locally lessons and then just upload them to you distant server. Also, you may create your own external pages with info for your organization. This process is much faster than uploading one file at a time. 2) [admin] Use the search facility to locate users. It is much faster!

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eFront

JUNE 1, 2010

The introduction of Course-instances combined with the introduction of Curriculum brings some very important new options for organizing the learning material. Recent Comments Blog Archive ► 2011 (3) ► January (3) Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Le.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2008

For many organizations, that means "We have a template set up to produce it X way." Belatedly, Im thinking that there are relatively easy ways to enable learners to have cake or to eat it as they see fit. Im not sure I suggested writing WIIFM learning objectives, but they probably have their uses. 2:05 PM Clark said.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

But then, Ive been working in small organizations for the past 11 years. These flatter organizations tend to be more transparent. Im getting a Masters Degree in Instructional Design. But Ill have the knowledge and the confidence that I know what the hell Im talking about for once. This is a very interesting conversation.

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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

JUNE 19, 2007

So Im spreading the word and saying: go take the survey and add your own little self into the mix. And then there are consultant-types who focus on performance improvement within organizations, of which learning and training is a key component -- and thus technology. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

Last week I presented a session at ASTD TechKnowledge entitled eLearning 2.0 - Applications and Implications. I discussed a bit of these issues in First Thoughts After ASTD Sessions. I discussed a bit of these issues in First Thoughts After ASTD Sessions. It could just as easily have been called Web 2.0 Choose the top 3-5.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 2, 2007

Im a practical person at heart; not a theory-based one). In my professional practice Ive watched thousands of people pay no attention to their personal learning, always leaving "training" up to their organizations. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Thats it, isnt it? For me, I add -- why bother?

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Learning Visions

MARCH 11, 2008

Im avis fan of serendipitous learning. Working with a buddy the other day on making his ecommerce website more accessible as first step to more profitable, we started drafting a new organization scheme and a new section for help and advice. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. 1:21 PM Cammy Bean said.

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eFront

MAY 3, 2010

Tailored with larger organizations in mind, eFront Enterprise offers solutions for the management of companies most valued asset - the people. Recent Comments Blog Archive ► 2011 (3) ► January (3) Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Le. Epignosis’s win was announced on Thursday, April 29.

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Learning Visions

JULY 6, 2007

Im a Word power-user and love all the little tricks and shortcuts. I dont have to open 800 documents. And it will serve a double-purpose in terms of educating them about the potential uses for wikis within their organization. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. I miss them. But the payoff is huge.

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Learning Visions

JULY 2, 2007

Then again, perhaps Im missing something. Heres some examples of whos on Gin: A national non-profit organization. It seems to me that a system like this could provide some of the networking that FaceBook provides -- within an organization -- and provide a lot of content. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Recent Comments Blog Archive ► 2011 (3) ► January (3) Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Le. Top 5 e-Learning books for beginners Top 10 Open Source e-Learning Projects to Watch fo.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Savvy instructional designers are starting to realize that they cannot be involved in the development of all instructional content in their organizations. There seems to be a mix between contract and full time positions, and Im not sure how to read into that. I take it you work for a large organization with a big training department?

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". And now Im here -- "Manager of Instructional Design." But at this point, Im here to stay. If youd like to learn more about what Im doing these days, check out my current job description. My point is this: I dont think Im that unusual. Hi Cammy!!!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 7, 2007

Already I can tell you that Im just going to skip this step. Im not trying to make money off this blog. Ive got too much of my real work to do to be that organized. Well, thankfully, Im no George Lucas! ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Day 7: Plan a Weeks Worth of Blog Posts.

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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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Im a linear reader in recovery and have been actively learning how to skim books and not feel guilty about it. Although Im not in active instructional design mode for any projects right now, I did jot a bunch of ideas. those born between 1991-2000), Im a bit of an ape (no offense to apes, mind you). Do They? ) No boomers here.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

These days organizations, for want of head count, take anyone from any background as Instructional Designers and Technical Writers. Im with you all. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Just because a film professor has a graduate degree doesnt mean he/she can make a great movie. 5:12 PM Rupa said.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Is a messy training program just one in which the presenter is clearly not organized? But Im learning. Im just back from two this week, and presented yesterday at USQs Pedagogies and Learning Conference in Brisbane. Sure experience is a great teacher but organizations are about efficiency and effectiveness.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

One of the participants talked about a focus group/research project his organization did. Im not sure if the SME was reading a script, reading the notes, or just speaking from the heart. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. For now, this is all heresay. Perhaps the subject matter expert had created them?)

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

This issue may not matter to some organizations, but imagine an airline company maintenance department that has to report to the FAA. Im sure it matters to them. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Again, some of this may be process on the clients end (where and how to archive).

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

And by asking this, Im not suggesting that design isnt important, for it is - its seen by some as part of the pedagogy. As I read the posted comments I begin to wonder how much people actually know about higher educated Instrcutional Designers and what they can offer an organization. 5:06 PM Anonymoussaid. 10:28 AM ID Studentsaid.

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