eFront

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It is important that e-Learning professionals, researchers, experts, and learners have a common basis in order to communicate effectively. Recent Comments Blog Archive ► 2011 (3) ► January (3) Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Le. In other words, they need to “speak the same language&#.

Social Networks 109

Social Networks Open Source Text-to-Speech Storyboard 109

learnWorlds

JANUARY 24, 2022

These online learning platforms are often called ‘online course marketplaces’ because they give learners the opportunity to search for and pay for online courses directly. As we mentioned before, learning platforms are more suitable for learners looking for a subject to study. Pros: Free and open-source. Who is it for?

Diversity Training 131

Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools Platform 131

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Professional Development Reading The Adult Learner by Malcolm Knowles, et al. Im a convert. Yes, Im an English major who writes mostly text bullets instead of novels. So Im curious: what drove you to revisit theory? Cammy, Im glad to hear you so revved up. Jane -- In theory, Im not against theory.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Monday, November 05, 2007 Instructional Design Inspiration As I mentioned last week , Im in the midst of designing my first custom eLearning course in quite awhile. Now that Ive been actually doing some writing, Im having to put it all to work. Ideally, Im trying to figure out how to make this a bit interactive.

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Instructional Design Custom eLearning Development Instructional Instruction 125

Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2007

Im not a big theory person. Im much more into practical application. 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. Im not a big theory person. Im much more into practical application." Please add your own essentials.

Instructional Design 154

Instructional Design Toolkit Instructional Instruction 154

eFront

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Some of them are your learners and they know how to use Facebook effectively! 1) Interactions between Learner and Content SlideShare You can create and share presentation on Facebook. You can share information relevant to your course with your learners. Learners can see the formulas even if they did not add the application.

Social Networks 111

Social Networks Facebook Open Source VLE 111

eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Learning Spaces focuses on how learner expectations influence such spaces, the principles and activities that facilitate learning, and the role of technology from the perspective of those who create learning environments: faculty, learning technologists, librarians, and administrators.

Blended Learning 112

Blended Learning Free Authoring Tools eLearning Guild 112

Learning Visions

JANUARY 14, 2009

Im curious, have you had a chance to listen to yours or any of the others? Im happy with how they turned out. Currently Im playing the role of a learning consultant, taking care of solutions and operations for learning services. Im new to blogging and had done a RSS feed on your blogs last year. Curry said. Thanks again!

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2007

And this is definitely not one of those things that Im learning for the first time, but here goes: Motivation is everything! 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. Im primed and ready.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 29, 2007

To work out my thoughts and ideas (hey, Im an extrovert -- I need to talk about whats going on in my head in order to process it and take it to the next level). Im a new blogger -- not fully evolved). At least, I would hope thats what Im doing. Im excited to meet people whose blogs I have been reading. Games for Girls.

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Blogging IM IMS Confidentiality 100

Petra Mayer

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Action planning involves describing the steps that supervisors, trainers, learners and coworkers should follow when completing learning modules. An adaptive learning technique, branching navigation enables learners or trainees to control the outcomes. Action planning. Branching Navigation. COD (Content On Demand). Course Author.

Authoring Tools 52

Authoring Tools Blended Learning Develop LMS 52

Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. 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. As a practical person, I tend to avoid theory. For the moment.

Learning Styles 186

Learning Styles Wiki Cognitive Rapid eLearning 186

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.

Learning Objects 124

Learning Objects Learning Objectives IM IMS 124

Learning Visions

JANUARY 21, 2008

Im co-opting it and encourage all of you to do the same. 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. I know I do.

Moodle 100

Moodle Learning Objects Instructional Design Brandon Hall 100

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., 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?

Instructional 100

Instructional Instruction eLearning Strategy Strategy 100

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. And Im really excited about the project Im working on. Im sure its not an insult, but I just dont think Id be so comfortable having that on my business card :) 9:03 AM ahsigmon said. The website copy.

Job 113

Job IM IMS Cognitive 113

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

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 100

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

IM IMS Moodle Instructional Design 100

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?) Level 4 Eval traditionally done during Learning Outcomes (there were a lot more things on his chart, but Im not that fast and it was somewhat complicated.) Whats better - the learners report or the managers report?

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools Metrics Wiki Develop 100

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 5, 2007

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.

Organization 100

Organization IM IMS Moodle 100

Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

I created characters that the learner follows throughout the course. I tried, but couldnt convince my client to go with open navigation. 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. Storyline. Rubber Ducks!

IM 113

IM IMS Case Study Instructional Design 113

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 25, 2010

Harvesting Learning’s Fruit: A Downstream Training Investment - Living in Learning , September 4, 2009 Learners, managers, training staff, and SMEs all have a vested interest in what happens after training with respect to reinforcing learning through coaching, knowledge sharing, and in the case of sales people – boasting and bragging.

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Blended Learning Sales Case Study Diversity Training 173

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Thursday, February 08, 2007 Back to bloggin Im gonna try this again. And so now I feel compelled to enter the conversation, although Im not sure yet if I have anything to add. Im gonna try it. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Ive been lurking for awhile.

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IM IMS Moodle Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Amidst client projects and presentations I think Im actually writing more than ever. 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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Tips Moodle Write Blog Brandon Hall 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". I was a classroom assistant and lead teacher at a trade school for adult learners -- very hands-on (quite literally -- its massage therapy). And now Im here -- "Manager of Instructional Design." But at this point, Im here to stay. And yet here I am.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 100

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?

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Moodle Design Brandon Hall 100

Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

In such practices, the instructional material may illustrate concepts, presumably the complex ones, in different ways, leading learners to form multiple representations. The designer may assume that the multiple illustrations work because learners choose the representation that is most congruent to their learning styles.

Learning Styles 100

Learning Styles Authoring Tools PENS IM 100

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. 12:20 PM she said. ".bide

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Diversity Training 133

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. Im with you.

Learning Styles 100

Learning Styles Diversity Training IM IMS 100

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Im still a really hands-on person. Or maybe Im just too lazy and poor. Now, Im not linking to John just because he is full of praise of me (which is nice and somewhat embarrassing, I must admit.), Im with you, Maria! An inquiry class Im taking takes me into the mind of Sherlock Holmes. 4:35 PM Cammy Bean said.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Theory Instructional Instruction 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 16, 2007

Im wondering if any e-Learning designers out there consider these differences when creating courses. I may have the opportunity soon to do some design for a strictly-female audience, and Im just starting to think about different tactics to take.suggestions? Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners?

Brain 100

Brain Moodle Brandon Hall IM 100

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? Sadly to say, by comparison, I believe we're becoming lazy learners.

Audio 100

Audio Culture Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 16, 2009

This go-round, Im at the other end of things: in a much-needed lull between projects, taking a breather. Opening my eyes, looking around, and seeing what I can see. Reading Im still in the midst of The Adult Learner by Malcolm Knowles et al. The last time I posted for this carnival (almost a year ago!)

eLearning Guild 100

eLearning Guild Evernote Instructional Design Moodle 100

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. To Brents unwilling participants, I might add those learners who dont even know what questions they should be asking. Because its out there. And its free. Free range.

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Instructional Design Compliance Training IM IMS 100

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Based on experience here, our learners are used to having v.o. Now, maybe Im just jaded and want to get to an approved storyboard. Now, maybe Im just jaded and want to get to an approved storyboard. Maybe its the fact that Im recovering from pneumonia and just dont have the energy to fight the fight. But I caved.

Audio 100

Audio Instructional Design Corporate eLearning eLearning Consultant 100

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.

Content 100

Content Instructional Design Moodle eLearning Guild 100

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Scotts Twitter bio describes him as a "teacher, learner,old hippy." Funny, Im pretty active in SL, and would be moreso if my 1stL werent so dadburned bizzy. Thursday, November 06, 2008 Blogger's Hut in Second Life Scott Merrick (also check out Scotts SecondLife Blog ) runs the ISTEs Bloggers Hut in Second Life.

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