Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

For those of you that don’t know Jeffrey, he’s one of the foremost sales speakers and writers in America today; author of The New York Times best sellers The Sales Bible, The Little Red Book of Selling and The Little Gold Book of YES! -Ralph Waldo Emerson Last week I attended Jeffrey Gitomer’s sales seminar here in Minneapolis. Attitude.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 Learning Visions Im Cammy Bean and this is my little corner of the world where I talk about instructional design and topics somewhat related to eLearning. I talk about some of the tools I use. Im @cammybean. I share my experiences with current e-Learning projects and challenges I might be facing.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 15, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 My Top Ten Tools for 2009 Cammys Top 10 Tools of 2009 These are my favorite tools in support of my own learning adventures. Tweetdeck Im officially hooked to Twitter and use Tweetdeck to organize and group those I follow. Im ready for the iPhone. What tools do you use? (I

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

by Jolene on March 11, 2011 in Gaming Theory , Instructional Design , Training Development , eLearning Over the last year or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to incorporate games into eLearning instructional design projects. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Properly d.

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Learning Visions

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. Im not a techie -- far from it. Im an instructional designer with an emphasis on writing and schmoozing. For the most part, I like tools that are easy to use, easy to learn, look good, and create good-looking output.

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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. Christy has been writing about how to get started in instructional design and what technology tools you might need. Maybe Im not an instructional designer at all.

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ID Reflections

MAY 15, 2010

How will you ensure effective communication throughout the development cycle? Mistake #3: I did not leverage the power of the Internet and the various options available for interaction, communication, collaboration--at least till that point. How much of it is likely to change during the development of the training program? (It

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Learning Visions

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. Ive used the previous version in my work with a local authority and I like it.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2009

Me: Im an instructional designer. Im sort of distracted by the naked boy who just ran by (not mine). I have even had the light bulb go on once I let them know that I developed eLearning. So I simply say I develop eLearning or training. billbrandon had this comment on Twitter: I usually just tell em Im a writer.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Friday, February 06, 2009 Building Measurement into Our Training-Development Process Another lunchtime webinosh with Dr. Will Thalheimer. The topic today: Building Measurement into Our Training-Development Process. Roy has a new book: Getting Your Moneys Worth From Training & Development. Fewer doing Level 3 and 4.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Heres a taste of whats on my plate right now: Lots of Software Trai ning Finishing up a big project update for a large financial institution. Wrapping up software training for another client. More just-in-time performance support tools; "hey, how do I do that?" Im a convert. Im still of that mindset.

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ProProfs

JUNE 15, 2017

Many would say that the process is rather overwhelming because the sheer abundance makes it challenging to identify the best tool that meets and exceeds the expectations. In simple words, choosing the right software for your company’s training needs is time-consuming and a mentally challenging activity to get involved in.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 25, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Jott This Blog I havent had so much time lately to blog, as this project Im working on has been quite grueling. I find my best time for thinking up excellent blog entries is late at night when Im lying in bed. That is, of course, if Im even awake after the kids have finally fallen asleep.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 14, 2009

Alan Young, Director of Curriculum Development at Brigham Young University-Idaho Jennifer Summerville, Ph.D, Alan Young, Director of Curriculum Development at Brigham Young University-Idaho Jennifer Summerville, Ph.D, Im curious, have you had a chance to listen to yours or any of the others? Im happy with how they turned out.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

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. Now that Ive been actually doing some writing, Im having to put it all to work. Ideally, Im trying to figure out how to make this a bit interactive.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 3, 2007

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 eLearning Guild Event -- My Sessions As Ive mentioned here before, Im extremely excited about attending the upcoming eLearning Guild event here in Boston. Im excited to go to as many sessions as I can. Im excited to pick peoples brains. And Im wondering if Im missing something really cool.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009 Market Differences in eLearning Im a fan of the number 42. I know of companies who only hire instructional designers and buy Rapid elearning tools and expect the ID to do it all themselves to reduce the cost and over head of hiring graphic designers as well. But I know of few variable cases too: 1.

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eFront

OCTOBER 31, 2010

As a result, the following post is Free and Open Source Web Conferencing (Online Meetings, Webinars) Tools for e-Learning. The following list contains free and open source Web Conferencing tools that are nt in particular order. OpenMeetings is a free browser-based software that allows you to set up instantly a conference in the Web.

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Learning Visions

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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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Often I have two small kids in tow or Im trying to check ten things off a list during my lunch hour. A link to learn more about the blogs author. A good aggregator (like Stephen Downes) will get me the info I need so Im not missing the really juicy stuff. Im sure many of you are the same. Yeah right. But in my actions?

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Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Developed over 60 e-learning programs. Instructional designers can take the tools and create a good learning experience or not. What if a whole new way of delivering high quality meals is developed? The topic: Emerging Technologies in e-Learning. You can buy each of the three reports in this series for a mere $495.)

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. The author cited two learning styles tests which came in at.60 Rather than different methods being appropriate for different children, we ought to think about different methods being appropriate for children at different stages in their development." rating is 100% reliable.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

Friday, May 04, 2007 Rapid e-Learning, Templates, & SMEs Theres been a lot of good talk lately about rapid e-learning tools and templates and the roles of SMEs vs. instructional designers. Our tools still require the user to work in the Flash environment, but you really dont need to know Flash. I think about this topic a lot.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 29, 2007

To share thoughts, to learn, to grow: professional development (for free!) 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.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 8, 2008

Im guessing youre designing online distance learning courses. Im in the weird place of for-profit education, which really has characteristics of both market sectors. The courses I develop are 3-credit graduate courses for K-12 teachers, taught over 9 weeks. If youre an ID in the academic sector, what does that mean?

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2007

So, what do I do if Im not doing that? Check in with the development team. Im not such an anal person, so this isnt my favorite thing in the world. How can I help our clients better use our tools? And Im really excited about the project Im working on. Havent written a course script in a long time here.

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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. In my own lazy way, at the very least. Am I creating a new pattern? Am I growing new knowledge? (As

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Learning Visions

MAY 12, 2009

As Im ramping up in my new job, Im talking with my new Kineo colleagues about everything under the sun. Is there some historical background here that Im missing, like computers in the UK didnt have speakers until 2002 so they never bothered? We know to avoid narrating text word for word, for instance. You do know that, right?)

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Thursday, February 08, 2007 Back to bloggin Im gonna try this again. See Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development: Welcome to the Learning Clinic. And so now I feel compelled to enter the conversation, although Im not sure yet if I have anything to add. Im gonna try it. Ive been lurking for awhile. felt.connected.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 10, 2008

Im flying on intuition and experience and informal learning." Im still curious about the breakdown in degrees between the corporate and academic sectors. 37% of IDs say "Yes, I do have a formal/advanced ID degree." 63% of working IDS say "Nope. Only 13% of those without a degree say they have ever been denied work as a result.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Different tools; different projects; different expertise. Im wondering if we should be talking about tiers of instructional design. Work with 3D tools like Second Life. Today Im feeling more like a hazy purple. Im wondering if in the carpentry example if a master carpenter would agree with you? But maybe it does.

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Learning Visions

MAY 11, 2009

The seminar will cover: Rapid e-learning design with Articulate Top tips for getting the best out of Articulate Rapid development processes Delivering engaging learning portals with Moodle To learn more and sign up, visit the Kineo website. In the meantime, Im looking forward to staying connected with you on your blog. Duly noted.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Im going to quote heavily from the article here, inserting my own thoughts along the way. Subject matter experts are embracing the more sophisticated rapid e-learning tools which allow server side development with international collaboration and “instant&# course deployment. Is it really the SMEs using the tools?

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Every software interaction and menu is explained in detail. So the vendor scopes it out and does the design work, the storyboarding, the development work. How do you ensure your consulting expertise gets communicated in a development project? Im interested to see what responses you might get. Its all there. So far, none!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. Ive been exploring the use of Second Life for a client for whom Im developing an e-Learning strategy. Theirs is an audience comprised only of women and Im not convinced Second Life will feel appropriate to them. As you may know, Ive only been there once.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2008

Im not just thinking about the gadgets and the gizmos that you use or the instructional design "method" behind the process (e.g., ADDIE), but rather the teaching tools themselves. Do you ever develop a mnemonic for a custom course? Ahhh.Facebook as a learning tool! Friday, March 14, 2008 Instructional Strategies?

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Learning Visions

MAY 24, 2007

Im a believer in this stuff. So I have no expertise in this area -- and perhaps this is really just a note to self to look into this topic more -- but Im just wondering how brain plasticity relates to the recent NIH study out that claims that cognitive ability is mostly developed by adolescence (found via Jay Cross ).

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