Learning Visions

JUNE 15, 2007

Tom says, (By instructional design, I mean a design model that typically prescribes elements such as learning objectives, presentation of information, practice with feedback, and evaluation that ties back to the objectives. Theres nothing in ADDIE about learning objects or the presentation of information.

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Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Im looking for some input: good examples of software product training. Im working on a pitch to a software company -- technical audience (think database guys). Ive done about 8 gazillion software training programs in my time.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, June 09, 2009 I Say Instructional Designer, You Say Tomah-toe As you may know, I struggle with describing what I do. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, February 13, 2009 Currently Working On. Heres a taste of whats on my plate right now: Lots of Software Trai ning Finishing up a big project update for a large financial institution. Many lessons learned.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Motivating Learners in Learning Designs As Ive been writing courses on fascinating subjects like Six Sigma and financial software training after financial software training, Ive been trying to keep that motivation carrot out in front. Forget the page of bulleted learning objectives at the beginning of the course. "At

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Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Self-direct learning experience == a standard course prepared and available on a web site. Learning objects: standard small chunks put together and done in a rapid e-learning experience. Collaboration Software Learner generated content (instead of teacher preparing things, learners put things online and edit together.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. New Product Announcement Best Practices for Software Training? United States License. Template by Tina Chen.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Thanks to Ben Edwards of Redbird Software and B.J. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. United States License. Template by Tina Chen.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

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. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? United States License. Just do it.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

I particularly liked this approach he describes for a software training course. These learners would go through online courseware for about 6 hours that would teach them about the software and test them using simulations. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point?

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 29, 2008

Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. New Product Announcement Best Practices for Software Training? United States License. Template by Tina Chen.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 16, 2007

The site was created by Ben Edwards of Redbird Software and B.J. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. United States License. Check it out.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 6, 2007

In a March 13, 2005 article in The Toronto Star The Art of PowerPoint: David Byrne (Yes, that David Byrne) Defends a Reviled Software , "Byrne suggests that the medium itself is not the sole factor behind ill-fated attempts at over-simplifying complex information." United States License. The noted Edward Tufte blames PowerPoint.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The guide contains the course model, week-by-week learning activities, general guidance to the course leader on how to implement and customize the course and specific guidelines on each learning activity. Educating the Net Generation - An EDUCAUSE e-Book The Net Generation has grown up with information technology.

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Learning Visions

JULY 26, 2007

9) Bugtracker by FogBugz Weve been using this bug tracking software in-house for the last few months. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. United States License.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

Its the best software around and completely portable. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. United States License. Its called your head."

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, February 06, 2009 Building Measurement into Our Training-Development Process Another lunchtime webinosh with Dr. Will Thalheimer. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Every software interaction and menu is explained in detail. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. United States License. Its all there.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 1, 2008

Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. New Product Announcement Best Practices for Software Training? United States License. Template by Tina Chen.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 26, 2007

The only performance support Ive actually ever written are bulky user-guides to go along with a software training program. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Audio in eLearning: When Rough Around the Edges is Better At our seminar today on using Articulate and Moodle and "Doing More for Less" , the conversation turned (as it always does) to using audio in eLearning.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 2, 2007

Im with certain forums relating to software I use rather than my topics of my blog, but youve nspired me to investigate futher. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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Learning Visions

MAY 12, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences? My trans-Atlantic observations indicate that UK/Ireland courseware is more likely to be accessible and media-switching software more generally available.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. 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. United States License. Eventually, she asks you what you do for work.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Of course, I was thinking that last week I had arrived when I got my first email asking me to do a review for software--for which I would be given a free copy. As my husband said, "You, too, can now be part of the astroturfing movement." ;) Welche deutsche e-learning Blog hast du gelesen? United States License. Danke sehr.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

I designed it that way because I was told thats the way to appeal to different "learning styles." I love using audio to narrate software demos and complicated graphics or animation. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? United States License.

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Learning Visions

MAY 22, 2007

Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

Take learning a piece of software. If youve ever taught a software class, you know you will have explorers in your class who will wander off the track being presented in class following the "I wonder what happens if you do x" train of thought then get lost from where you are going. United States License.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

Technical Infrastructure -- servers, software, etc. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. United States License. Template by Tina Chen.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Things go wrong (software fails, power goes out). (A As Michael Allen says in Michael Allens Guide to e-Learning , "you can teach someone, but you cant learn someone" (to echo something Mark Oehlert recently ranted about ). Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, January 19, 2009 Instructional Design: Whats in a name? What I am learning in class, and what I see in the real world point to a disconnect. I like what I am learning. United States License.

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

.;) ] Showed some trends in the Financial industry showing how use of synchronous learning has grown over the past 6 months. Karl: "The two of the most used items for synchronous learning are lectures via PowerPoint and software training (app sharing)." $199 United States License. Template by Tina Chen.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, December 19, 2008 Best Practices for Software Training? This has been the year of software training. Weve added thoughtful, process-based questions in the middle of the software demo to break things up.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

After a few years, I got involved in an IT initiative (then it was called MIS) -- designing a new software application to support our call center business. I did stand-up classroom sessions on the software. They liked my software training experience. United States License. That led into training. I had expertise.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 21, 2008

Mostly software training, with bits of process and product information thrown in for good measure. Lots of software interactivity. Schedules dont always work out, so more often this is a one-on-one tour of the software and the content notes with the trainer. And Im "lucky" enough to have access to the software.

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Xyleme

JULY 21, 2010

Companies will choose best-of-breed social business software vendors for enterprise social learning deployments, not niche players Below is Gartner’s 2009 Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace, G00171792 [see note at end of post]. These sound a lot like the definition of Social Learning.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 26, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, June 26, 2009 The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Because it’s open source, there are no licensing costs. Time will tell whether the software had anything to to with the program and learners' success.

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