Learning Visions

JULY 13, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009 Kineo Product Knowledge E-Learning Webinar Kineo will be holding a free webinar on creating effective product knowledge e-learning on July 16th, 2009. Keeping costs down: Given the pace of change, product knowledge e-learning has got to be cost effective, otherwise the maintenance costs will be prohibitive.

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 e-Learning Guild Synchronous Learning Systems e-Learning Guild presentation on Synchronous Learning Systems hosted by Steve Wexler, Karen Hyder, and Karl Kapp. You can look to a wiki I have developed about Second Life and ProtoSphere to learn a little about how to use 3D synchronous tools. You are a fast typer.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 15, 2007

Thursday, March 15, 2007 Learning Mate Demo Im in search of good examples of cheap but effective e-Learning in the vein of the 21st century designer (web 2.0, Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. ils, etc.). Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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Mark Oehlert

AUGUST 25, 2007

Peer-to-peer mesh networking, open source OS, this is a tool that is also expressly built on an educational theory. Then we extend the idea ofmanipulative materials to the idea that learning is most effective whenpart of an activity the learner experiences as constructing ameaningful product."

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Dr. Thalheimer talked about ways hes been trying to make smile sheets more effective so that they can be used to tell us something valuable about the learning experience. Bottom line on smile sheets: Favorable returns on smile sheets have little correlation with the overall value of the learning experience.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 7, 2007

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 16, 2007

Friday, February 16, 2007 eLearning Technology: What is eLearning 2.0? this clearly effects how we should all be designing and building courses now. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. I particularly liked this approach he describes for a software training course.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 4, 2007

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 NewsFlash: PowerPoint Bad For Learning Found via SlashDot , an article in todays Sydney Morning Herald " Research points the finger at PowerPoint." It is effective to speak to a diagram, because it presents information in a different form. It should be ditched." "It

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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. Most e-Learning vendors mention ADDIE or some form thereof on their websites as if it was a real science about creating effective learning.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 19, 2007

Whos really used music in e-Learning to good effect? We might use the same clip as the course faded out to great dramatic effect. Of course, we also used sound effects -- ping if the user answered correctly, a deep "egggh" if the user answered incorrectly. But Im always in search of practical advice. Dont think so.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 18, 2007

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Another take on Cognitive Load Theory The authors of the Eide Neurolearning Blog weigh in on recent research and articles on cognitive load (including the death of Powerpoint that have been talked about here ). Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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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?) Questions Question asked about measuring results social media and wikis. You could go all out and separate the effects of training by using control groups. In a six sigma cycle. Who would observe this?

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2007

Thursday, August 23, 2007 Kineos August Rapid e-Learning Newsletter If youve been following my blog for awhile, then you already know how I feel about the folks at Kineo. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. This months newsletter is no exception.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Ive also tried to argue with clients about what makes effective learning. 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. Not usually, of course, but I tried.

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Mark Oehlert

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

» November 20, 2007 Dissertation: The Effective Integration of Digital Games and Learning Content by M.P.J. However, this thesis proposes an alternative viewpoint that identifies gameplay mechanisms or game mechanics as more critical to effective integration than fantasy. where I am linking to all the Lewin stuff I find.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

Thursday, April 26, 2007 Rubric for Online Instruction Chico State This morning, I stumbled across this Rubric for Online Instruction from Chico State University. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. For those of us not from academic backgrounds, rubric might be a new term.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 5, 2007

Thursday, April 05, 2007 More on PowerPoint and Instructional Design Continuing the PowerPoint conversation begun yesterday here and picked up by Clive on Learning: Dont blame PowerPoint.and Quintus Joubert PowerPoint vs. Interactive Learning. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Lessons in Learning, e-Learning, and Training: Perspectives and Guidance for the Enlightened Trainer and Designing World-Class E-Learning : How IBM, GE, Harvard Business School, And Columbia University Are Succeeding At E-Learning These have been very valuable to me in the way I think about how and where elearning can be most effective.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning Welcome to stop #3 of The Karl Kapp Games, Gadgets, and Gizmos Virtual World Book Tour. Its also a bout using blogs and wikis and other collaborative tools for workplace learning and knowledge sharing. Its a big shift for instructional design. Labels are just labels.

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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. Measurement myths Technology is key to learning success (we must use elearning, social media, video etc. -- nothing else is effective). Stay tuned for topic.

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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. See Christy Tuckers musings on this topic: Does Learning Grow or is it Built? Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Cognitive Flexibility Theory & Multiple Representations After reading Clarks comment on my posting from yesterday , Ive been looking into Cognitive Flexibility Theory (Spiro), trying to better understand the notion of "multiple representations." Makes sense. Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 16, 2008

As I was struggling to figure out once more how to purl, I thought about the spacing effect and forgetting. These two resources came to mind: For more on the spacing effect, be sure to read this 2006 article by Lars Hyland: Less Learning More Often. Ive forgotten most everything I learned the last knitting go-around.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 26, 2007

Monday, February 26, 2007 The Learning Show Thanks to Will Thalheimer for continuing to provide great learning resources. Spacing Effect -- space our learning over time. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Will admits this is not always an easy thing to do.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 The Rise of Rapid e-Learning Mike Alcock, MD of Atlantic Link Ltd has written an article over at Trainingzone.co.uk: The Rise of Rapid e-Learning. Clients get simple, effective elearning for much less than they used to; elearning developers get to work on only the more interesting and involved projects.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

Friday, May 04, 2007 New Rapid e-Learning Tool from Epic Another new rapid e-Learning tool, this from Epic (UK). 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

JANUARY 9, 2009

responses in parens below) Hit us Hard (18%) Hurt a Little (50%) Not much effect (32?) If objectives worded general, they have very little effect. 47% of us said "some of the time" Which will be more effective at guiding learner atttention? Next event: Fri. Focusing objectives should be VERY specific. Answer yes or no.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

Monday, August 20, 2007 Getting Started in Instructional Design Many readers find their way to this blog because they are interested in learning more about instructional design. For me, instructional design is about designing "engaging and effective" asynchronous learning experiences (web-based training programs).

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 e-Learning Content & Version Control Earlier this week, Janet Clarey wrote about the " Preservation of e-Learning Content." Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. In response to a lawsuit, Janet had to scrounge to find old training materials and binders.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2008

Things might get a bit silly with all that snapping, but I bet its effective. Online courses provide ample opportunities to creatively and repeatedly introduce learners to concepts through the subtle, yet effective, use of graphics and/or audio. How could you do that in an e-learning experience? 8:34 AM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

I called this one out as one of the top things I learned about learning in 2007. I sat in on a couple of Michael Allens sessions at ASTD 2007 and when he advised us to spare our learners from learning objectives, it really surprised me. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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E-Learning Acupuncture

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Thursday, December 20, 2007 Technology, Colleges and Community Online Conference I live in Canada and these days everywhere I look, I see snow. ► May (1) Twitterfall - letting the web work for you ► April (2) Fantastic File Converter Solve problems with screencasting ► March (5) Do wikis work for any topic?

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Or is it substituted by other tools (how effective?)(web How simple and effective is that eyebrow raise? And how effective is that substitution? I felt this medium was very time effective bearing good results. web cam or emoticons)? I feel that great teachers are great communicators. you get their attention again.

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Mark Oehlert

JULY 3, 2007

What I find even more intriguing is the secondary effect of being able to track the flow of value within your organizations communication structure. I like both the game element here and the effect of focusing the senders attention on how badly they really need an answer. Now that is powerful.

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Learning Visions

JULY 31, 2009

For it to be successful, it has to satisfy the criterion of 'learning' as well as all the other niceties of commercial goods: functionality, cost effectiveness, design etc. I understand what you are saying - but if you give it some thought, the learning resource is not 'consumed' in the same way as most commercial commodities.

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Mark Oehlert

JULY 4, 2007

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 17, 2007

Friday, August 17, 2007 Plodding Along in Second Life In the spirit of plodding along , I had another positive experience in Second Life. On the other hand, a little levity and humor can make training less stressful and -- perhaps -- more effective. If this had been a Very Serious Training Experience, perhaps not so appropriate.

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