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 Provide support and control mechanisms to help learners "stick with it." 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.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Learning News Microsoft just released Semblio , a new authoring tool Skype 4.0 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?) Roy : "If Im a business leader, I really need to know if training is working in order to invest $$." Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. 1) Donald Taylor provides a little summary of some of the recent talk in Second Life Backlash: After all the hype Second Life has had, there is bound to be some push back. 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

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. The best self-paced eLearning does this well, providing scenario-based learning and demos with plenty of opportunity for reflection and practice.

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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. They provide a mental model.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 12, 2007

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 My Personalized Personal Work Learning Environmental World Tony Karrer asked in the comments on my PLE post yesterday , Im curious if you distinguish your learning environment (tools, skills, etc.) from your work environment (tools, skills) in any significant way (especially in the context of tacit work)?

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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. How can I help our clients better use our tools? To provide what the market is asking for? 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

AUGUST 16, 2007

Im losing my steam, but trying to stay somewhat on target. So go ahead and "Email or IM another blogger in your niche to introduce yourself and your blog". Beyond that, I think all I can do is provide my own take on things in a fairly transparent way. I want to share as much as I can about projects Im working on.

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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. Provides some real examples of how business-folk are using FB; compares Facebook (emotional attachment) to LinkedIn (static resume). Found this article, via Alec Saunders : Facebook for the Enterprise = Facebook. Take the Survey!

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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. 10 years ago I cut my elearning teeth in the K12 market, working on projects for two big US providers.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 4, 2007

But they will never provide all the copies of, say, “The Wealth of Nations&# and the early responses it provoked. Great post, Cammy and Im completely with you on loving the physical feel of a good book. link] I hope that Im wrong. The databases include multiple copies of some titles. I think of del.icio.us

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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

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Im also interested in the results of the poll question I asked, " Are you a Gamer? Again, not statistically significant Im sure. Next thing I know I am trying to text chat Newbie, suddenly I am getting teleport requests and IM from all my other SL friends and trying to talk on Skype laughed so much trying to cope with it all.

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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. Im excellent at creating ridiculous rhymes and ditties for my kids; I think I could come up with something interesting for a course. Most excellent.

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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, 2008

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? Are "instructional designers" of the experienced/trained in ID sort, providing more consulting expertise to the lower-tier of instructional designers (a.k.a. Clive Shepherd thinks so.

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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. Provide the content. Provide thoughts around the content and the discussion. However, a few things struck me: A big reason for the survey was to get people to think about where these tools might make sense.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 8, 2007

Tom is the author of 5 Myths About Rapid e-Learning which made the rounds a while back. Tom provides "practical real-world tips for rapid e-Learning success" with enticing blog entry titles such as How Can Baking Cookies Improve Your E-learning Course? Just this week -- for once Im in the know. A useful service indeed.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 7, 2007

Shes the author of that fabulous presentation Dump the Drone , which we all got so excited about a few months ago. See the intense comment thread on The Real World, Second Life and Facebook/MySpace where Cathy provides some interesting commentary on women in Second Life. As someone who develops corporate elearning, Im simply thrilled!

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Learning Visions

MARCH 3, 2008

Of course, you need the right tools -- accurate measuring spoons and cups, and the right ingredients. And it works best when you know your tools and your ingredients. Sometimes you just follow the recipe -- perhaps using a rapid eLearning Template tool and a solid ISD model. Muffins, spaghetti sauce, cookies, yum. Even a rat.

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Learning Visions

JULY 2, 2007

It seems to me that FaceBook is a great networking tool. Then again, perhaps Im missing something. The Gin System provides you with (among other things): Secure login Calendar of events Phone & Email lists Email group s ("public" f0r all members; or private for designated members only) Questions: Allows for easy posting of questions.

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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. Dona was an early Atari employee (and the only woman at the time) and spoke about women in the gaming industry and provided some specific ideas for getting girls and women more involved in games and gaming.

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

Take learning a piece of software. If youve ever taught a software class, you know you will have explorers in your class who will wander off the track being presented in class following the "I wonder what happens if you do x" train of thought then get lost from where you are going. Im coming at it more from the e-Learning perspective.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". After a few years, I got involved in an IT initiative (then it was called MIS) -- designing a new software application to support our call center business. I did stand-up classroom sessions on the software. They liked my software training experience.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

Blog link not provided to protect the innocent]. And by asking this, Im not suggesting that design isnt important, for it is - its seen by some as part of the pedagogy. What most trainers/teachers dont understand is exactly how the information they are providing will impact a organizations bottom line. 1:38 PM Nicole said.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

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. Maybe its managers or mentors who have to provide guidance -- on-the-fly instructional design. (I Because its out there. And its free. Free range. Free of cost. Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

Im a writer and a schmoozer. In Instructional Designers Tools I talk a bit about that. It would be great if you could provide some info on this. Im sorry its taken me so long to get back to you on your question about Instructional Designers here in the US. 12:23 AM Cammy Bean said. Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Certainly with the rise of rapid e-Learning tools and the increase in SME-published content well start to see an increase in the frequency of updates to e-Learning material. We need to find out what tools our clients use and what systems they have in place. Well need to advise those clients on what tools they should be using.

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2007

It implies that each of us has a natural inclination toward learning of some kind, and that if that natural inclination can be identified then teaching experiences can be provided that facilitate our learning. Im with you. Of course, this is all just my unfounded and profoundly biased opinion (Im very very visual). Or a job aid.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 11, 2007

He reveals the thinking about PLEs inside the financial services industry: (A PLE/Education Portfolio owned by the learner) also requires a means for the learner to accept updates to their PLE, made by people providing training, so the student has a verified training record, verified qualifications and ce points/hours or other measurement."

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

As Michael Allen says in Michael Allens Guide to e-Learning : "Learners think, Im supposed to do my best to learn whatever is here, so I might as well spend all my time learning it rather than reading about learning it." (p. Instead, provide some meaningful and memorable experiences using interactivity, graphics, animation, and storytelling.

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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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Or maybe you want to learn about the life of the author of that great novel, and then end up reading about Puccini. Things go wrong (software fails, power goes out). (A But Im learning. Im just back from two this week, and presented yesterday at USQs Pedagogies and Learning Conference in Brisbane. By accident. It happens.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2009

Michael Allen urges designers to provide "meaningful and memorable learning experiences." wait, Im getting verbose. Admit to the learner upfront that the content may be dry. Set the expectation. And then remind them why they still have to learn this stuff. Sell the course to the learner. Stick to the meat. Dont restate the obvious.

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Learning Visions

MAY 5, 2007

The old theory: Up until now, Ive gone along with that concept of learning styles , which the books authors tell me is based on the information delivery theory. Im pretty skeptical of learning styles stuff, frankly (and justifiably). The realization that Ive been working off some really outdated theories.as recently as this week.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 29, 2007

Could you provide reference charts available for reference out in the field? Small packets (learning objects): repackaged to provide just-in-time. Sales people cant remember all the products -- can you provide a quick tool to find the right product for a customer? Shouldnt be highly dense, more bulleted. Many thanks!

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

This post features a presentation I gave at the recent ASTD TechKnowledge conference in San Antonio. Since you’re using a rapid elearning tool, you can quickly add all sorts of media to the screens to build dynamic and media-rich learning scenarios. ASTD TechKnowledge 2008 Presentation. Click here to see demo. Rapidly! -

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