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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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

" This adage works for me most of the time as Im designing eLearning courses. Right now, Im feeling like just getting to good would be an achievement. Right now, Im proofing a storyboard thats full of endless text bullets and boring software demos with no interactivity -- and theres really nothing I can do about it.

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eFront

JANUARY 10, 2011

Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Kogan Page; 1 edition (May 28, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0749453974 by Christopher Pappas M.B.A., eLearning Uncovered: From Concept to Execution does a nice job of walking beginners through all aspects of eLearning from choosing an LMS, design tools, and the actual course design.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2009

Wednesday, May 06, 2009 Describing What You Do: Instructional Design Youre at a playground and you start talking to the mom sitting on the bench next to you. Me: Im an instructional designer. Im sort of distracted by the naked boy who just ran by (not mine). Eventually, she asks you what you do for work. What do you say?

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Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2009

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. So if you say, yes I have signoff authority for travel vouchers, I could tell this tool to mark four courses.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Im not looking for the obtuse theory books. Im already feeling a bit overwhelmed. Im about halfway through Michael Allens new book, Designing Successful E-Learning. Between you and John Im going to need to ask for a visit to Ikea for a new bookshelf too! Template by Tina Chen. These are my current faves.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2007

The focus here the last few months has been less on creating custom courses for clients and more on building Templates and Learning Portals (think LMS-lite). Havent written a course script in a long time here. So, what do I do if Im not doing that? What should their Templates be able to do? Manage the project.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 25, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Jott This Blog I havent had so much time lately to blog, as this project Im working on has been quite grueling. I find my best time for thinking up excellent blog entries is late at night when Im lying in bed. That is, of course, if Im even awake after the kids have finally fallen asleep.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009 Market Differences in eLearning Im a fan of the number 42. Here IDs sometimes work as technical writers and TW sometimes write courses to optimize the cost. Do watch out, Im very keen to know what people would say. Looks like Im 2 weeks late here as well :) Sreya 7:36 AM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Ive thought about instructional design as weve been building eLearning Templates and certainly made a lot of recommendations. But I havent "done" a course in ages. And now Ive got a two-hour custom course on my plate. And now Ive got a two-hour custom course on my plate. Im excited. Im nervous.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009 My Blogs Personality Type Well, it isnt very glamorous or creative sounding. Of course, we dont get any detail into how Typealyzer works, so its even more suspect! Okay, Im stunned there are so many INTJs here since as a general rule, INTJs are only about 5% of population (Im guessing here).

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 8, 2008

Im guessing youre designing online distance learning courses. Im in the weird place of for-profit education, which really has characteristics of both market sectors. The courses I develop are 3-credit graduate courses for K-12 teachers, taught over 9 weeks. What do you do? What do you design?

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

In fact, Ive had very little of interest to add to any conversation of late, mostly because Im much more focused on my personal life and the many transitions Im handling there. Hey Cammy--you know me, I think you can always apply the personal to the professional, so Im with Karl that you should blog about the Wii. Which is fine.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2008

Karl Kapp suggests starting off a course with a series of questions related to the objectives, or to start off with a scenario. [In If they choose to skip that part of the course, then thats OK by me, they must still meet the objective(s) before they complete the course." Then the course can help to answer that quesiton.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Friday, September 12, 2008 Connectivism: Week 1 With little time these days, Ill be auditing the auditors version of the 12 week Connectivism course happening now. Cammy, Im glad youre doing the auditing. Template by Tina Chen. In my own lazy way, at the very least. Am I growing new knowledge? (As As opposed to building it?)

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 21, 2008

Im co-opting it and encourage all of you to do the same. What have you done lately to create a course that will intrigue and inspire your learners? Im writing financial industry software training course storyboard #10, in a series of 29 courses! Template by Tina Chen. Ive created my share. I know I do.

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. So when designing e-Learning courses, think about the skill level of your audience and present to their "current abilities and the demands of the task they have to master next." And on that note, I think Im pretty much done now with my learning styles assignment. For the moment.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

This manufacturing process training course was originally delivered as a four hour plus death-by-PowerPoint classroom session (if you could see the original PPT source content, youd begin glazing over within a few slides). Within certain parameters as defined by the client (of course). Im glad youre on board with my ducks!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 22, 2007

Im no Facebook super-user and I havent experienced a huge time suck from it, but I suppose its possible. Cammy, Im just a "lite" Facebook user, but I have seen profile pages that list their workplaces with commentary about how horrible their company is, or how much they hate their job. And Im in complete agreement.

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Learning Visions

JULY 26, 2007

Im not a techie -- far from it. Im an instructional designer with an emphasis on writing and schmoozing. Google Alerts A nice adjunct to Google Reader; Im always discovering something new via my "instructional design" alert. Im #34 on the list. Template by Tina Chen. Gmail Gmail love. 7) MediaWiki Wiki love.

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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! Forget the page of bulleted learning objectives at the beginning of the course. "At At the end of this course, you will know how to." Im primed and ready. Template by Tina Chen. Any guesses?

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Learning Visions

JUNE 8, 2007

I think Im somewhat of an anomaly in the field. I dont build courses. Maybe Im not an instructional designer at all. If youre an instructional designer within a corporate training group, it seems -- most likely -- that youll be asked to both design and build courses. Template by Tina Chen. Easy breezy.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

This hasnt gotten onto my radar before -- Im not sure if there are any state-funded online programs in Massachusetts. As I recall, she has two kids in high school who are taking online courses, and thats what got her interested in ID and e-learning. Of course, the direction makes perfect sense and does seem inevitable at this stage.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Friday, February 06, 2009 Building Measurement into Our Training-Development Process Another lunchtime webinosh with Dr. Will Thalheimer. 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?) Theyre connected of course. Fewer doing Level 3 and 4.

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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." Are you seen merely as the course developer? Template by Tina Chen. So thats a vision of the future of e-Learning. Thats mature e-Learning.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Of course, there may be and there are many variations in the quality of instruction that result. Im wondering if we should be talking about tiers of instructional design. Of course, this is all semantics, and maybe it doesnt matter. Today Im feeling more like a hazy purple. Look at our survey results. But maybe it does.

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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., Do you ever develop a mnemonic for a custom course? But Ive got a mind to try it out one of these courses. In a recent course, I designed "Think About It!" I dont know if Ive ever done that.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Content Centric Solutions These are those courses that have the entire book of knowledge in em. That course that meets the needs of the learner. As the course designer, youre not encouraged or even allowed access to actual learners to get an understanding yourself. The sponsor says "we want this eLearning course."

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Learning Visions

MARCH 16, 2007

Im wondering if any e-Learning designers out there consider these differences when creating courses. I know Ive asked the question about gender split, but I can honestly say Ive never designed a course with a specific gender in mind. Template by Tina Chen. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

Nevertheless, Im trying to keep up. Then again, Im not trying to stay on top of hundreds of comments a day. Im not going to bother with a full-blown survey. But I will ask my dear readers (informally, of course) if you have any thoughts as to how I can make this blog better? Template by Tina Chen.

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Learning Visions

MAY 22, 2008

Im not disconcerted, though probably youre wreaking havoc with administrative systems. Im grateful to Baby Girl that she came a couple days early. As you know, Im a big fan of baby girls! Template by Tina Chen. Hooray for the new arrival. 8:27 PM John David Roberts said. Congratulations!! Very very exciting news!

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Learning Visions

APRIL 11, 2008

I put myself as academic, since the courses I develop are graduate courses. However, I do work for a for-profit company, which means Im sort of in-between. I figured youre really more interested in what type of courses I design rather than where the money comes from. Template by Tina Chen. United States License.

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Learning Visions

MAY 12, 2009

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences? 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? For or against?

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Learning Visions

MARCH 3, 2008

Of course, you need the right tools -- accurate measuring spoons and cups, and the right ingredients. Sometimes you just follow the recipe -- perhaps using a rapid eLearning Template tool and a solid ISD model. Now Im not saying that SMEs are rats, or instructional designers are rats. Template by Tina Chen. Even a rat.

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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". Template by Tina Chen. But its more than that. United States License.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2009

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 When the Content is Really Boring. Sell the course to the learner. Cathy Moore urges us to chop the basic fluff out of the course. wait, Im getting verbose. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. You cant just send in the clowns.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Of course they are. Im concerned that women will be excluded if such a focus is put on gaming skills -- or at least the gamer label. Im just raising some questions. My "Guild Master Ceiling" notion is a bit a tongue-in-cheek, of course. Karl and I have had lively discussions about whether or not girls are gamers.

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