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". Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 But keep spreading the word! 5:02 PM MCSE_Karrox 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.

Instructional Design 100

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Rather than segregating learners by different styles where they will receive "one-dimensional instruction", we should instead create "multidimensional instruction" using a variety of activities and presentation modes. Program control gave better results during initial learning, while learner control was more effective at alter stages." (p.

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Learning Visions

JULY 7, 2009

But now I’m starting to loosen up a bit, with help from my Kineo colleagues. Let the learner explore. Compel the learner to want to find out what comes next. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 I’m such a n00b. How constricting!&#

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2007

I learned that connecting with the blogging community has helped me get more passionate about my work as an instructional designer. Now granted, the plastic brain of a 4 1/2 year old is pretty different than your average adult learners brain. Explain exactly why the learner should care about this stuff. Worst grade ever.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 5, 2009

How do you help your learners get into a state of flow ? Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Go for flow, not fun. (Of Of course, sometimes they coincide.) (Now Now go have some fun with this Flow Game ). United States License. Template by Tina Chen.

Games 100

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2009

So youve got some great ideas on how to make your content more engaging , how to get the learner into the flow. Admit to the learner upfront that the content may be dry. In Michael Allens Guide to e-Learning he reminds us to motivate the learner by giving them the WIIFM (whats in it for me). Sell the course to the learner.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 23, 2009

9% Hit us Hard 47% Hurt a little 41% Not much effect 3% Helped us MYTHS the Business Side Has about Learning Client asked him to develop a course for business side. To help improve on-the-job learning. Learners know how to learn. Thanks for the helpful writeup! Most Popular Categories of Myths (A Top Six List) 6.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2008

Strategies that help learners connect with and remember the content. Or chunk out your content and create an easily remembered acronym to remind the learner of the steps they need to follow? She described getting her learners to "snap things out." How do you get your learners to get snap happy?

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2007

Dr. 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. Get into the learners shoes. Learn ways to help people learn more in less time: use exaggeration to burn concepts and ideas into memory.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Here are some of specific ideas Ive taken from a few sources that (Im hoping) will help me design a kick-ass course: Chapter 2 of Gadgets, Games & Gizmos for Learning by Karl Kapp. Even something as simple as having the learner type their ideas on the screen. So, whats been working for me? Michael Allens Guide to e-Learning.

Instructional Design 125

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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

Use multiple representations to provide the learner with multiple ways of accessing the information: visual or auditory. This allows the learner to be more flexible in her understanding of the material, so that she can effectively apply it to concepts in the real world (knowledge transfer). Thats a helpful explanation.

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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?) Roy talked about getting examples from learners and anecdotes. Whats better - the learners report or the managers report? Whats better - the learners report or the managers report? It depends.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2008

[In the comments of this post, Karl clarifies: hes not suggesting pre-test questions, but rather a series of thought-provoking questions to get the learner to THINK about the content at hand]. He suggests a list of potential outcomes with check boxes , effectively allowing the learner to create his or her own objectives.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Hey thanks for posting this, it might help me in my art history class and my e-learning class! Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 How cool it would have been to have these resources available back then. Where Are All the Women? Pretesting: Why bother?

Brandon Hall 100

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Learning Visions

MARCH 6, 2007

Montessori educational practice helps children develop creativity, problem solving, social, and time-management skills, to contribute to society and the environment, and to become fulfilled persons in their particular time and place on Earth. #2 Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners?

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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. 9) Stephen Downes ( What Connectivism Is ) talks about the role of the teacher = model and demo; the role of the learner = practice and reflection.

IM 100

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Learning Visions

APRIL 18, 2007

One test showed me to be a VKA learner (Visual, Kinesthetic, Auditory). Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 The TIPP learning theory showed me to be Traditional Personal with a visual preference (although I was also high on the auditory scale).

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Learning Visions

APRIL 4, 2007

You know -- appeal to multiple learning styles; address the needs of both auditory and visual learners. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 And how many e-Learning courses have you created with on-screen text bullets timed to narrative audio? Raise your hand.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Learner profile? ASTD TechKnowledge 2010 #tk10 ▼ 2009 (87) ► December (6) ► November (11) ► October (10) ▼ September (7) What’s the Difference: Learning Designer vs. Inst. eLearning Authoring Tools Review -- Help! What are the metrics? – think about them upfront, not at the end.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 9, 2009

Thursday, April 09, 2009 Building Better Learning Games Interested in building casual games for your learners? But, help may be on the way on the form of companies which are delivering a template-driven platform for creation of pretty cool immersive games in 3D. While games like Diner Dash etc. 4:42 AM Cammy Bean said.

Games 124

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

So the focus shifts towards creating interactive and engaging courses for the learners. That’s a lot to cover and there aren’t many places to get help, especially when you’re by yourself. Support : Since the software is new to you and you won’t be completely familiar with it, you’ll have many questions and may need some help.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 2, 2008

Here are eleven helpful tips on the subject from Western Properties: 1. Todays challenge: apply one of the eleven helpful tips mentioned in this article to eLearning/instructional design. Dont linger too long on any point--keep things moving to keep learners (especially those "sensitive" women) engaged. Pick young married women.

Scanning 100

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Small scale, help demos. Professional Development Reading The Adult Learner by Malcolm Knowles, et al. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Wrapping up software training for another client. Built six courses. Many lessons learned. United States License.

IM 100

IM IMS Authoring Tools Moodle 100

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Vicki states as the first benefit of learning objectives: "Learners can focus more easily on what is important to their actual workplace performance." Her statement is in keeping with traditional instructional design theory that says that learning objectives help learners organize their learning efforts. How about you?

Learning Objects 150

Learning Objects Learning Objectives Authoring Tools Instructional Design 150

Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

I created characters that the learner follows throughout the course. We had to go with lockouts, meaning the learner must go through the topics in order and cant advance to the next topic until the previous topic has been completed. Your scenario-based questions should help allay the clients fears. Storyline. And we made it fun.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 27, 2009

And at times not, especially when we find it is a performance management issue, which we also help find a intervention for. Customers typically over-estimate the importance of all their content (it is all essential) and under-estimate the time required for the learner to actually learn. United States License. Template by Tina Chen.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Moodle eLearning Guild ASTD 100

Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2007

The learner could listen to the audio if her preferred style was auditory, OR read the text if her preferred style was visual. Give the learner a variety of ways to access the content -- on the same screen. We each took a survey, the results of which showed what type of learner you were. Thats about all I knew of it.

Learning Styles 100

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Something like 60-70% of the learners preferred the rough version, created by the expert. And create content that learners will trust. I have also had SMEs, and myself, do the audio piece and the authenticity does help. Respect the learner (time, intelligence, etc.) They piloted these two versions and got feedback.

Audio 100

Audio Moodle Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 5, 2007

My job is to help this organization think about how they can use technology to support learning and community. The tool, the environment can only belong to the learner. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Its a very exciting project. PLE is a concept.

Personal Learning 100

Personal Learning PLE Personal Personalization 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 29, 2007

Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 At least, I would hope thats what Im doing. 2 ► January (14) Learning Visions Has Moved What Is Instructional Design? Games for Girls.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2007

Product Vision: This is a key area where blogging has really helped me lately. How can I help our clients better use our tools? What strategies are helping other vendors succeed? Weve got a gig to help an organization with a large membership craft an e-Learning strategy. How can we improve our templates? Untested waters.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

With all the research behind online social learning environments and the impact it has on the learner (which I agree with and promote), I always feel that one major piece is still being overlooked and still isnt hasnt become a big part of online learning communities. Non-Verbal Communication and/or Body Language. 11:44 PM Cammy Bean said.

Moodle 100

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Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Doesnt change the basic model of an expert/teacher delivering to a group of learners. Collaboration Software Learner generated content (instead of teacher preparing things, learners put things online and edit together. I would like to ask for some help: My team and I plan to develop an e-learning system for our university.

Emergent 176

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 29, 2007

Loves any new technologies that helps us achieve our goals. Mobile helps us meet needs that we havent been able to touch before. Content that helps people perform their tasks better. Instead, take elements (intro, practice, exit) -- and think about how you can reuse them in creative ways. What is m-Learning?

Mobile Learning 100

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

This week I listened to Brent Shlenkers recent podcast with David Williamson Shaffer author of "How Computer Games Help Children Learn". Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

Games 100

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

The training doesnt teach what the participants want or need (failure to consult with actual learners while designing the program). The key is there still needs to be some structure and good coordinate -- good facilitator helps. Learners can feel uncomfortable because they have been raised on structure. 4:56 PM Cammy Bean said.

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