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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Things That Light Up My Life

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photo by tanakawho Whats been lighting up my life this week is when I hear a Subject Matter Expert say, "Lets cut that. You ARE a geek! :-) Whats lighting up my life this week is "Beyond Bullet Points" which Im using to structure the PPT that Im going to use for my webinar on time management next month. But here it is.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Describing What You Do: Instructional Design

Learning Visions

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. It is difficult for them to understand that you could help teach domains that you are not an expert in. I create eLearning. Oh, I see."

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Putting the Demand Back in On-Demand Learning

Learning Visions

One of my very smart and witty clients said that in a conversation we were having the other day with a group of his internal subject matter experts. Im co-opting it and encourage all of you to do the same. Im writing financial industry software training course storyboard #10, in a series of 29 courses! Ive created my share.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Learning Styles as Fortune Telling

Learning Visions

Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. 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. Novices should be given less control, while experts should have more options and open navigation.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Name That Tool

Learning Visions

Friday, May 01, 2009 Name That Tool I just got a FaceBook query from someone and I thought you all could help: Im looking for a tool you might have come across, but I dont even know what product/programming group it belongs to. Im sure I could do a better job describing this, so let me know if Ive been clear. Can you name any names?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Youre So Immature: e-Learning in Some Organizations

Learning Visions

Im just about to kickoff a new project with a manufacturing organization to produce some custom courses. Im gonna call them an "immature e-Learning organization." Michele -- youre stronger than most to turn down work, but Im sure its benefited you in the long run to NOT be affiliated with a failed project. Games are scary.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Big Question: Instructional Design as a Spectrum

Learning Visions

Some instructional designers are trained in ID; some are subject matter experts whove been assigned a training project or see a training need. Im wondering if we should be talking about tiers of instructional design. Today Im feeling more like a hazy purple. Different tools; different projects; different expertise.