Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, March 23, 2009 Market Differences in eLearning Im a fan of the number 42. I agree with Rupa and Poonam on the elearning industry in India but there are variations too. But I know of few variable cases too: 1. Loved the post.

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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). billbrandon had this comment on Twitter: I usually just tell em Im a writer. Then if they ask what I write, I explain: "Stuff that helps people learn how to do things." I create learning material. Oh, I see."

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 22, 2007

Im no Facebook super-user and I havent experienced a huge time suck from it, but I suppose its possible. Cammy, Im just a "lite" Facebook user, but I have seen profile pages that list their workplaces with commentary about how horrible their company is, or how much they hate their job. And Im in complete agreement.

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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. Through blogs I can feel the pulse of the industry; stay on top of trends; read what other people are doing. e-Learning Strategy Consulting: This is a new area for me. Marketing: I write the fact sheets.

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Learning Visions

JULY 25, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Im just testing to see if I can blog from my iPhone. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? IPhone Test Last Week's Kineo Product Knowledge E-Learning Web.

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, May 21, 2007 Learning Styles as Fortune Telling My research into understanding the role of learning styles in e-Learning continues. Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. For the moment. We got Wii!

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Learning Visions

APRIL 8, 2009

If I were in charge (but sadly, Im not), Id put her in the Whos Who of eLearning. I learned a lot about how people outside our practice think about who we are, what we do, how we work. Now that so many of us in the industry are doing so much self-reflecting, its been nice to be able to share some of these insights.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Im literally not a gamer. Im not sure how I got into games.but I think it had something to do with PONG. But Im so lost at sea for the most part in these environments. But Im no gamer. I dont do the online social games, so Im not a Gamer 4.0, but Im definitely a gamer. 12:21 PM Clive Shepherd said.

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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 ). We got Wii!

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Learning Visions

MAY 30, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Blogging is the new Graduate School Im not the only one getting an informal masters degree out here. Now Im not at the beginning of my career and Id like to think that I have some expertise.if but a little.

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eFront

APRIL 13, 2010

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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

JANUARY 3, 2008

Brent Schlenker of the eLearning Guild, commented on my post Memoirs of an Instructional Designer : Im one of the unfortunate ones with a actual honest to goodness Masters Degree in EdTech. Nothing I learned is actually applied today. I focused on Communities of Practice and learned quite a bit. 12:43 PM Wendy said.

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Learning Visions

MAY 23, 2007

Im definitely hooked -- you might say, "immersed" or "addicted". Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Kineo Rapid e-Learning Podcast with Gabe Anderson Adobe/Bersin Overview of the eLearning Industry Don't Be a Tyrant! The graphics are amazing.

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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. Lots of practical ideas and examples for turning basic teaching points into learning games -- from casual games to teach facts and concepts, to detailed simulations that teach procedures and problem solving. Do They? )

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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. Some insightful industry analysis, surrounded by a lot of marketing speak. Granted, Im not commenting on the design nor the quality of the material.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

Im a writer and a schmoozer. Im sorry its taken me so long to get back to you on your question about Instructional Designers here in the US. Interesting to find out how others get started in the industry. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point?

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Im curious what other folks experiences has been. Im so happy to see you post this up. Im struggling with this right now. Im not on to trying to source another college or university to try out. I fill a support role and bide my time trying to finish a degree Im not really interested in. 11:25 AM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

Jean, You make some great points about learning styles. Im interested in your background -- it sounds like your experience is in the classroom. Whats your take as far as e-Learning goes with learning styles? Im definitely not saying to throw out the baby or the bathwater here. We got Wii! Getting an Informal M.Ed

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

I have never taken a course in adult learning theory. My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". I have learned everything I "know" about instructional design and teaching by doing. And now Im here -- "Manager of Instructional Design." But at this point, Im here to stay. Whats your story?

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2007

I can see how theorists might argue that reading text aloud to the learner addresses multiple "learning styles," but the real-world experience is one of frustration: you want to read ahead but you cant because the narrator reads more slowly than you do. Im with you. But I just thought that was my learning style. Youre right.

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Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

A terror has gripped corporate America," says Joseph Plummer, chief research officer at the Advertising Research Foundation, an industry think tank. Im definitely interested in getting myself in there and would like to arrange a meeting of bloggers, if youre interested. What about you? Do you have a Second Life? What have you done?

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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

MAY 15, 2007

Maybe Im smart enough that I would have said that anyway.but maybe not. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Kineo Rapid e-Learning Podcast with Gabe Anderson Adobe/Bersin Overview of the eLearning Industry Don't Be a Tyrant! I love blogs!

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

"And hopefully, they are flexible enough that they can be altered as needed in order to create an effective learning experience." If youre providing SMEs with the templates, Im not sure theyll be altering them. Im not saying there is no place for templates (honestly!), Im getting a lot out of the conversation. We got Wii!

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Adult learning theory? This industry is too caught up in abstract thinking and not attentive enough to the actual products they are creating. Im with you all. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? the more of an ID you are. 10:21 AM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

Im going to spend some time looking into this product more. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Kineo Rapid e-Learning Podcast with Gabe Anderson Adobe/Bersin Overview of the eLearning Industry Don't Be a Tyrant! 1:31 PM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

MAY 5, 2007

Posted by Cammy Bean at 3:50 PM Labels: instructional design , learning styles , multiple representations 2comments: clark said. Cammy, I appreciate the citation, but Id argue for the multiple representations more from a Cognitive Flexibility Theory (Rand Spiro) than for a learning styles approach. 7:38 PM Cammy Bean said. We got Wii!

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Im not sure if the SME was reading a script, reading the notes, or just speaking from the heart. Joel Harband Tuval Software Industries 5:04 AM Jeff Goldman said. If there's an industry to look to to illustrate the impact of "professional talent", look to the video game industry. So thats one version.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 29, 2007

Adoption within organization: 33% say they have no plans to do m-learning in their organization (international said 24%, u.s. Any industries leading the charge? Small packets (learning objects): repackaged to provide just-in-time. Im interested in hearing more stories of how companies are implementing mobile learning.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

How much of the pedagogy used by IDs is less to do with learning and more to do with design? And by asking this, Im not suggesting that design isnt important, for it is - its seen by some as part of the pedagogy. Karl, Of course Im trying to bait you! A major learning experience that Im sure to never forget.

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eFront

APRIL 22, 2010

Which types of industry are the main adopters of eFront: education, government, small and medium businesses, large businesses…? The same time, eFront became the second LMS world-wide that offer support for SCORM 2004/4th edition ([link] A short introduction to v3.6 Weve got dedicated editions for different types of audience.

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Im getting emotional about e-Learning! Are you emotional about your e-Learning? When thinking about training SMEs to create decent e-Learning, we need be clear about what getting emotional means.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 16, 2008

I have a lot of issues with the whole "seat time" model (and Im thinking about sit and click style eLearning here of the self-paced variety): My seat time may be different than yours Is there supplemental material, like reading, that is optional -- or that might vary per user? 10:56 AM jadekaz said. 12:19 PM Cammy Bean said.

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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. Im a major geek, yet I avoid Second Life and continue to be skeptical about its use in elearning. Geography, industry, gender - perhaps these factors influence where the position of a technology edge lies.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 3, 2008

Like Tracy Hamilton , Im enjoying the endless thought streams. Im having fun hearing the stream of peoples activities and thoughts ("ambient intimacy"), but is that all there is to it? I know people consolidate and slim down ( Brent , for instance), but Im not sure Im ready for that challenge. Im cammybean on Twitter.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2008

The way I see it, like all other industries, the elearning technology is catching up and making the production of online learning easier and more affordable. Our industry is always in flux and those with the most diverse skills have the best chance of remaining employed. Its only going to become more so. 1:26 PM Cammy Bean said.

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