Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. The reason researchers roll their eyes at learning styles is the utter failure to find that assessing childrens learning and matching to instructional methods has any effect on their learning." And on that note, I think Im pretty much done now with my learning styles assignment.

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eFront

DECEMBER 5, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 12/05/2010 e-Learning Glossaries Think about e-Learning. It is important that e-Learning professionals, researchers, experts, and learners have a common basis in order to communicate effectively.

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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. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi. As opposed to building it?)

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Roy has a new book: Getting Your Moneys Worth From Training & Development. 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?) Roy : "If Im a business leader, I really need to know if training is working in order to invest $$." Could be people.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 11/07/2010 Facebook for e-Learning Facebook objective is " to help you connect and share with the people in your life ". Some of them are your learners and they know how to use Facebook effectively!

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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.) I read books, I talk to people, I experience. Sometimes I actually buy a book. Im a Google Girl.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

For design inspiration, I took a few pages out of Karl Kapps book Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning. I tried to make more effective use of audio. Cammy: Although I like to think Im good-humored, I am leery of "humor" or "fun" (scare quotes are deliberate) injected into training like salt water into a frozen turkey.

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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., Things might get a bit silly with all that snapping, but I bet its effective. Im delighted that youre finding value in all of my ramblings. Friday, March 14, 2008 Instructional Strategies?

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eFront

JANUARY 5, 2011

Traditional instructor led training is expensive and, in some cases, difficult to track its effectiveness. ► 2010 (24) ► December (3) Top 10 e-Learning Blog posts for 2010 Free Storyboard Templates for e-Learning e-Learning Glossaries ► November (4) The most updated and informative e-Learning commun.

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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. Ive grown up with the mentality that its cheating if I don t read a book from cover to cover. But I have to admit that I used a few cheat codes to read this book. (I

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2008

He suggests a list of potential outcomes with check boxes , effectively allowing the learner to create his or her own objectives. Belatedly, Im thinking that there are relatively easy ways to enable learners to have cake or to eat it as they see fit. Not sure if any company has try to innovate on this. 11:51 PM Dave Ferguson said.

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Learning Visions

MAY 12, 2009

Weve taken this up before and many of us IDs know the strategies for using audio most effectively by now. As Im ramping up in my new job, Im talking with my new Kineo colleagues about everything under the sun. Suffice to say: in my book, it's always a balance. (This has happened to me!) You do know that, right?)

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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, Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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eFront

JULY 12, 2010

Before CSS3 we would need to work with images or javascript to produce a round box effect. Actually, there are dozens of wide spread techniques to produce the round corner effect (for example, check [link] ) – which by its turn is a clear signal that there is no perfect solution.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Or is it substituted by other tools (how effective?)(web 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. How simple and effective is that eyebrow raise? And how effective is that substitution?

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Learning Visions

MARCH 7, 2007

Beachward Bound Crowdsourcing: Authoring Tools & LMS Questions My Summer ID Reading List ► June (3) eLearning Authoring Tools Mindmap The Two Faces of ePortfolios The Unofficial eLearning Salary Calculator ► May (9) Book Review: Ruth Clark’s Evidence-Based Training. Check it out. and then click demo video at the top.

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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. 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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Learning Visions

APRIL 4, 2007

It is effective to speak to a diagram, because it presents information in a different form. But it is not effective to speak the same words that are written, because it is putting too much load on the mind and decreases your ability to understand what is being presented." It should be ditched." "It What Is Instructional Design? #2

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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. They have become adept at incorporating flash animations, pdfs, PowerPoint presentations, audio-visual material and any number of other techniques for getting training messages across to users in effective and imaginative ways.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

For me, instructional design is about designing "engaging and effective" asynchronous learning experiences (web-based training programs). 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. 12:23 AM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 19, 2007

But Im always in search of practical advice. 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. Dont think so.

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2007

I usually lunge for the mute button, but often I still have to wait for the now-silent narration to finish before Im allowed to move on. Im with you. But even when theres a visual that needs examination, it might be more effective to provide a rollover rather than explaining the image with an audio presentation. Youre right.

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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. Can I, um, have your attention, please?

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

It is probably more accurate that such instruction is effective because the multiple illustrations induce learners to devote more time to these concepts. Im interested in your background -- it sounds like your experience is in the classroom. Im definitely not saying to throw out the baby or the bathwater here.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

And hopefully, they are flexible enough that they can be altered as needed in order to create an effective learning experience. This approach saved them a ton of time, and resulted in an effective training program. If youre providing SMEs with the templates, Im not sure theyll be altering them. They provide a mental model.

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eFront

JUNE 1, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 6/01/2010 Course-instances on eFront 3.6.3 Previously you had to create 4 different courses to achieve this effect. Top 5 e-Learning books for beginners Top 10 Open Source e-Learning Projects to Watch fo.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

I start a book, but I dont finish it. But Im learning. Im just back from two this week, and presented yesterday at USQs Pedagogies and Learning Conference in Brisbane. Sure experience is a great teacher but organizations are about efficiency and effectiveness. By accident. It happens. Conversations can wander.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

To makes sure that clients get the most out of Rapid Create, or from any other authoring tool they may select, Epic also provides training and capability building to ensure internal teams are skilled-up in creating effective e-learning. Im going to spend some time looking into this product more. 1:31 PM Cammy Bean said.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

And by asking this, Im not suggesting that design isnt important, for it is - its seen by some as part of the pedagogy. I wonder about this, for scaffolding is important for the effectiveness of resources that are used. Karl, Of course Im trying to bait you! A major learning experience that Im sure to never forget.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

In the Learning Portals that we create for our clients, we need to think about how we can ensure that updates are effectively tracked and recorded and that old versions of courses are properly archived. Im sure it matters to them. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi. What Is Instructional Design? #2

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

As Michael Allen says in Michael Allens Guide to e-Learning : "Learners think, Im supposed to do my best to learn whatever is here, so I might as well spend all my time learning it rather than reading about learning it." (p. Michael showed us an example of the "drama" approach you cited, Cammy, and it was extremely effective.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 16, 2011

According to a study done by the Sand Hill Group and Neochange, the most critical factor for software success and ROI is effective user adoption (70% listed it as #1). Organizational change came in at 16%, followed by process alignment at 13%, and software functionality at 1%. Don’t wait till after go-live and the pain points begin to mount.

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OpenSesame

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

She found that each worker went an average of 11 minutes on any given task before being interrupted by a coworker, email, IM or other demand for their attention. And while video might sound expensive, we’ve seen really effective iPhone-shot videos incorporated in courses as either an interview, product demo or just simply sharing an example.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Im not sure if the SME was reading a script, reading the notes, or just speaking from the heart. My argument is that if the information is presented as 'real' conversation it is more believable, more engaging and ultimately more effective. Look at games like Mass Effect 2 as a perfect example. So thats one version.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 29, 2007

Wrote a book on mobile learning ( M-Learning: Mobile E-Learning ). Where does the iPhone fit into this connected puzzle of technologies -- to improve the effectiveness of our learning. Im glad to be able to provide an accurate typing service for the general good of the e-learning community! Judy Brown : University of Wisconsin.

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Im not sure how this relates to danah boyds recent blog article on Viewing American class divisions through FaceBook and MySpace. Im a major geek, yet I avoid Second Life and continue to be skeptical about its use in elearning. However, ideas taken from Second Life, minus the cultural trappings, could be effective.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 18, 2007

Monday, June 18, 2007 Visual and Auditory Multi-Tasking From the Eide Neurolearning Blog: Voluntary Control of Attention - Visual and Auditory Multi-Tasking There is a yin and yang effect between visual and auditory attention. In Ruth Clarks book e-Learning and the Science of Instruction , we learned not to ask a channel to multi-task.

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