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. Im comforted to know that Im not the only one who receives blank stares or gets tongue-twisted in trying to describe what I do.

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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.

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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. Cammy, Im glad youre doing the auditing. In my own lazy way, at the very least. Am I creating a new pattern? Am I growing new knowledge? (As

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Learning Visions

JUNE 19, 2007

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Using FaceBook Im trying to expand my horizons a bit these days and have been taking a closer look at a whole bunch of tools out there, including SecondLife and FaceBook. Im interested in how we could leverage that existing community for better communication, learning opportunities, networking, etc.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Karl sites statistics that "Seventy percent of the players of the social interaction game The Sims are women under twenty-five," and that the number one game from May 2004-July 2006 was Princess Fashion Boutique. Im concerned that women will be excluded if such a focus is put on gaming skills -- or at least the gamer label.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Monday, September 17, 2007 31 Days: Days 26, 27, 28 Im cleaning house and trying to to finish up with the 31 Days to Building a Better Blog Challenge. Im happy to link and do so with great gusto. Day 27 Get a Sponsor for Your Blog Im not monetizing this blog, so Im skipping this one. Task complete. Task ignored.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 15, 2009

Tweetdeck Im officially hooked to Twitter and use Tweetdeck to organize and group those I follow. Not only is Twitter great for the occasional laugh, but also a great source of information and links. But Gcal helps me keep myself organized, and now that Ive discovered CalenGoo for the iPod Im all synched up. Excellent list!!

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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. Rapid Authoring Tools Speed Dating eLearning Technology: What is eLearning 2.0? Ive been lurking for awhile. felt.connected.

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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. I learn what technologies are being pushed, what people are embracing. And Im really excited about the project Im working on. I think a lot about instructional design, but I dont really practice it.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 8, 2007

Christy has been writing about how to get started in instructional design and what technology tools you might need. I think Im somewhat of an anomaly in the field. Maybe Im not an instructional designer at all. The course was strongly based around design theory and use/understanding of technology. I dont build courses.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 12, 2007

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 My Personalized Personal Work Learning Environmental World Tony Karrer asked in the comments on my PLE post yesterday , Im curious if you distinguish your learning environment (tools, skills, etc.) At first glance, Id say that most of my "personal" learning does not happen with technology tools at all.

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E-Learning Acupuncture

DECEMBER 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar e-Learning Acupuncture Erics ramblings, experiences and random thoughts about e-Learning, distance education and Educational Technology. Thursday, December 20, 2007 Technology, Colleges and Community Online Conference I live in Canada and these days everywhere I look, I see snow. Where theres no snow!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. It takes brains and a bit of technological savvy to figure out what route to follow for any individual situation — something many corporations seem to lack when it comes to new media. As you may know, Ive only been there once. And thoughtful experimentation must continue.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

We use technology for storage. Then I realized Im a constant notetaker, in the pen-and-paper sense. Thats one way for me to process the information Im seeing/hearing, and the same may be true for at least some live bloggers. Its personal and personalized. Its mine and a corporation can never ever own it.or This is true.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Im still a really hands-on person. Or maybe Im just too lazy and poor. Over the past few days, Ive been having a back and forth with Dr. John Curry, an Assistant Professor in Educational Technology at Oklahoma State. Do I need my MS in Instructional Technology to practice? Im with you, Maria! Whadya think?"

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Im wondering if we should be talking about tiers of instructional design. technologies to design collaborative, just-in-time training experiences. Today Im feeling more like a hazy purple. Im wondering if in the carpentry example if a master carpenter would agree with you? Look at my own path to instructional design.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 10, 2007

Im blushing. Sue Waters Mobile Technology in TAFE 5:11 PM Cammy Bean said. 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. Cammy, You deserve it. 1:28 PM Sue Waterssaid.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 19, 2007

(Take the Survey) : Bump on the Blog Found this link via Christy Tucker who says its a, "Discussion about the lack of diversity in the education technology blogosphere, including a survey to try to measure a snapshot of the population. So Im spreading the word and saying: go take the survey and add your own little self into the mix.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 26, 2007

For some backstory , see the Boston Globe article, " Women tap the power of the blog " July 17 2006. Now, as a woman, Im definitely interested in those topics. Rapid Authoring Tools Speed Dating eLearning Technology: What is eLearning 2.0? But perhaps this is just a general business-blog issue. It seems this is old news.

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Moodle Instructional Design ASTD Brandon Hall 100

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 3, 2007

Emerging Technologies in eLearning : Notes from a live blogged session with Gary Woodill of Brandon Hall Research. 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

APRIL 14, 2007

So now Im sold on the values of social networking tools and Web 2.0. And I realized that Im no longer a beginner. I didnt learn anything new about the technologies or even how they are being used. To put real personalities and faces and human warmth on top of all these words I have been reading. Completely. It was Web 2.0

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Facebook for the Enterprise Im still mucking around in Facebook, trying to get it. 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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Social Networks Facebook Enterprise Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 19, 2007

Im always happy to spread the good word. 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. An excellent vision of how web2.0 is/will change the way we work. 2comments: Carolyn said.

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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. Indiana University in Bloomington has a 15-credit Instructional Systems Technology certificate program.

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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? We know to avoid narrating text word for word, for instance. You do know that, right?)

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eFront

APRIL 22, 2010

We also felt the need to integrate advanced collaboration tools to the platform using new technologies. From the middle of 2006 we came stronger producing a stable 2.5 The open-source community uses eFront Community; this is the suggested eFront edition for anyone having basic needs. AJAX tools to the system.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

greatly appreciate the education Im getting. 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. Rapid Authoring Tools Speed Dating eLearning Technology: What is eLearning 2.0?

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Moodle Instructional Design Brandon Hall ASTD 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 18, 2007

Now I see that you can publish a Google Doc right to my blog, so Im going to try that now. 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. Aah -- corporate control.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 15, 2007

Friday, June 15, 2007 ADDIE: Its a Process This is probably an argument made in any Instructional Design 101 class; I dont think Im saying anything new here. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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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. Although Im not in active instructional design mode for any projects right now, I did jot a bunch of ideas. A gamer is someone who has grown up in the generation influenced and shaped by video games and technology." (p.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". My boss had an educational technology degree from Harvard. And now Im here -- "Manager of Instructional Design." But at this point, Im here to stay. If youd like to learn more about what Im doing these days, check out my current job description.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Im going to quote heavily from the article here, inserting my own thoughts along the way. This continuing technological development means that e-learning developers can no longer rely on being more technologically sophisticated than rapid e-learning and need to utilise their other natural competitive advantages to sell their services.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

It turns out that Im not alone. 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. Rapid Authoring Tools Speed Dating eLearning Technology: What is eLearning 2.0?

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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. If so, Id love to know more about it - Ive only found content tangentially related to ID and elearning (a course in interface design on the UKs Open University website).

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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. Hi Cammy, I'll starting to work towards my Master's degree in Instructional Technology/Training. It would be great if you could provide some info on this. 12:23 AM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

If I notice Im losing someones attention in class, Ill instantly make direct eye-contact, maybe raise an eyebrow, and start talking directly to that student, and most of the time. Im the same when teaching face-to-face -- big user of the laugh to create connection. For example. you get their attention again. 8:00 AM Iida said.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 2, 2007

Im a practical person at heart; not a theory-based one). The reason Im so keen on the idea of PLEs (not as a system, but as a set of tools and skills) is that I think it puts power back into peoples hands, rather than leaving them at the mercy of organizations who dont really have their best interests in mind. Thats it, isnt it?

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