Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

As a practical person, I tend to avoid theory. But in my quest for an informal M.Ed, Ive got to get into theory a bit, right? From the perspective of the adult learner, I think its appropriate to think of skill level in these terms: a novice might have a different "learning style" from an expert. For the moment.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 12, 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007 Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Jay Cross in Free the learners talks about his afternoon omelette and anarchy and then goes on: People ask how to track informal learning in their LMS; my response is don’t. Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? Games for Girls.

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Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2007

A list of important books, key terminology, basic theory. And, more importantly, you can improve your design when you understand the theory. (Im Im not a big theory person. Im not saying that these theories are right or wrong -- but they get tossed about and referred to with great relish by some in the industry.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Thursday, February 22, 2007 Informal Learning -- Getting Learners to Ask the Right Questions In a post on informal learning by Ray Sims (thanks to Tony ), he lists out a whole bunch o good things "to do on behalf of increasing informal learning aligned with company strategy and goals." Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Allen bridges the gap from theory to practice on both training and educational programs. Information technology has brought unique capabilities to learning spaces, whether stimulating greater interaction through the use of collaborative tools, videoconferencing with international experts, or opening virtual worlds for exploration.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Little Shots of Theory Instructional Design as a practice in corporate vs. A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc. Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional. .

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

I like this from the articles intro: Graphic descriptions you may be familiar with: · ‘Two people shaking hands’ · ‘Business person on the phone in generic office’ · ‘Image of learners, asleep in front of their computers’ Come on -- admit it. Youve used those same images, havent you?

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

It’s very easy to load content on slides – but it takes more creativity to move learner to actual understanding! “Select, organize and integrate&# Select important information Organize it into meaningul wholes Integrate it with real world problems Select: Help the learner understand what they’re going to do.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Information framed in practical terms, rather than theory. I especially like the part about "avoiding grand theories of learning." Stuff I can actually apply to my work. I started off reading Clive Shepherds recap of a workshop he attended with Dr. Itiel Doror of Southampton University (UK). Where Are All the Women?

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Limestone Learning

AUGUST 30, 2017

This webcast covers the theory, tools, and techniques for conducting team coaching. But adding learner interactivity in the courses can be time-consuming, and to some extent, challenging as well. What are the steps and ingredients of team coaching? What are the similarities and differences between team coaching and team building?

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Learning Visions

MAY 18, 2009

E-learning solutions have several advantages to the learner: Things such as, increased retention, reduced learning time, On-demand availability, self-pacing, interactivity and confidence that refresher or quick reference materials are available reduces burden of responsibility of mastery. Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 3, 2009

Problems include the desire to narrate every word (when there are already too many words) and the belief that adding any visual will "appeal" to "visual learners". But keep spreading the word! 5:02 PM MCSE_Karrox said. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi. Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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Learning Visions

MAY 5, 2007

Saturday, May 05, 2007 Humble Learning Moment File this one under the challenging of outdated theories and assumptions. 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. Overwhelms the learners visual channel.

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Learning Visions

JULY 20, 2009

Little Shots of Theory Instructional Design as a practice in corporate vs. A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc. Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Professional Development Reading The Adult Learner by Malcolm Knowles, et al. My brain has a hard time these days parsing dense theory. So Im curious: what drove you to revisit theory? Jane -- In theory, Im not against theory. I think good IDs should know the theories. Its a definitive classic, so why not.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2006

The idea is that as learners, all of us have elements of these styles when we learn, although some will be stronger than others. This learner needs to be told what to do and how. For this type of learner, its all about personal connections. Personal learners relate first, and then act. What are the instructions?"

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Learning Visions

APRIL 4, 2007

The article cites new research from the University of New South Wales (home of John Sweller, "founding father" of Cognitive Load Theory). You know -- appeal to multiple learning styles; address the needs of both auditory and visual learners. The use of the PowerPoint presentation has been a disaster," Professor Sweller said.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Are you being content centric or learner centric ? And probably killed a learner or two in the process, if they even bothered to stick with it. And probably killed a learner or two in the process, if they even bothered to stick with it. Learner Centric Solutions This is what were all striving for, right? Its all there.

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Learning Visions

JULY 13, 2009

Learners need to know the benefits, how to recognize customer needs for a product, and how to close the sale. Keeping it short and focused: sales people who need product knowledge information work in challenging, fast paced and often noisy retail environments. The learning has got to get to the point, quickly.

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Learning Visions

JULY 7, 2009

Let the learner explore. Compel the learner to want to find out what comes next. . “Which of these widgets would you use to paint a monkey?&# There’s no penalty for a wrong answer. Spice it up with scenarios. This is true for any tool. Keep it interesting with a story. Use interesting images.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 21, 2008

The learner cringes. What have you done lately to create a course that will intrigue and inspire your learners? Perhaps you need to think about motivating the learner? So much on-demand training consists of boring page turners. Ive created my share. That will motivate them to come back for more? I know I do.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 29, 2008

Learning objectives are used to guide the attention of the learner toward critical learning messages. Learning objectives are used to tell the learner whats in the course. They are used by instructional designers to guide the design of the learning. They are used by evaluation designers to develop metrics and assessments.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

As I sift through this weeks reading assignments, Im trying to pick out how this learning theory effects my work as a creator (an instructional designer) of self-paced eLearning experiences for the corporate market. Little nuggets that stand out to me: George Siemens writes, in Connectivism: Learning Theory or Pastime of the Self-Amused?:

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 5, 2009

How do you help your learners get into a state of flow ? Little Shots of Theory Instructional Design as a practice in corporate vs. A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 22, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007 Profiles of a Twentysomething and a Fiftysomething Learner In the fact-gathering phase for an e-Learning strategy project I am working on, I have the fun task of interviewing a whole bunch of potential end-users. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Is it the number of theories you can cite? Along with a handful of other titles, some less glorified than others. :) I say its all about vision, creativity, passion for the learner experience, a good design sense, solid writing skills. Adult learning theory? Adult learners using eLearning. What are the criteria?

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2007

Dror is a cognitive scientist, who urges instructional designers to keep the focus on the learner rather than the learning materials and to design the learning experience to the human brain. Dror states that learning designers shouldnt worry so much about learning theories, which are too abstract and dont guide us in how to design learning.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Scotts Twitter bio describes him as a "teacher, learner,old hippy." Little Shots of Theory Instructional Design as a practice in corporate vs. A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 7, 2007

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Games for the Brain These brain games are from Phillip Lenssen, via Dean at my company who was thinking about how we could use brain teasers or games to get a learner prepped to learn. Use your brain game as a pre-question to focus the learner on the programs learning objectives. Games for Girls.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 26, 2007

A 26-minute presentation with just the right mix of theory, practical information and humor. Since learners are bound to forget what we teach them, what strategies can instructional designers use to transfer that info to the learners long term memory? Dont cram everything into your e-Learning program. Delay testing.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

I laugh, remembering Art History 101 in college -- a darkened lecture hall, slides projected on the wall, me falling asleep in spite of myself, sometimes even snoring. The interface is nothing exciting and somewhat counter-intuitive, but its balanced out by the beauty of the artworks themselves. Check out the Mona Lisa for an in-depth study.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 6, 2007

Now, I dont know all the theory and Ive only read a bit about Maria Montessori (the founder of this approach) and the Montessori Method. Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? So last week, we had the chance to take a tour of the school, peek in on some classrooms, and ask a lot of questions.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 23, 2009

Everybodys got myths: business side, learners, learning professionals Captured 140 myths and categorized them (not a scientific set of findings.) Learners know how to learn. Asked participants to submit the own myths theyve come across. Most Popular Categories of Myths (A Top Six List) 6.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2007

Little Shots of Theory Instructional Design as a practice in corporate vs. A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc. Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 15, 2007

Little Shots of Theory Instructional Design as a practice in corporate vs. A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc. Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

I thought Patrick Dunn did a nice job presenting the difference between e-learning designers of the "last century" who follow the addie method to create courses (click me, read me) and thus bored learners, vs. todays e-learning designers who "create experiences". Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners?

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

It goes to show, weve got to make sure that were putting the right content into our courses -- so that the learner knows that he or she is actually going to be using this information later. Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? Weed out the fluff. The brain does indeed pay attention.

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