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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 11/28/2010 The most updated and informative e-Learning community on Twitter On Twitter exists a resourceful community of e-Learning professionals. minutebio (Update 11/30/2010: suggested by ME a.k.a.

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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

For various reasons, Im not going to go back to school to get a Masters Degree in instructional design. But I firmly believe that this journey Im on is giving me the experience and educational equivalent (if not better) than a formal M.Ed. Even though Ive been doing this ("instructional design") for over ten years, Im starting over.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 11/21/2010 The most updated and popular E-Learning Blogs After a long research, I have created a list of the most updated and popular e-learning blogs regarding e-learning.

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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. to version 3.6.6

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eFront

OCTOBER 24, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 10/24/2010 Free Stock Photos Sites for e-Learning As an e-Learning developer I had to invest a lot of time to find images for my e-Learning projects. Cheers N October 26, 2010 4:34 AM Christoforos Online said.

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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 ". November 7, 2010 9:34 AM JasonOutThere said. See what they think!

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Learning Visions

APRIL 10, 2008

Im flying on intuition and experience and informal learning." Im still curious about the breakdown in degrees between the corporate and academic sectors. 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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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 books I need to read, what research I need to track down. And Im really excited about the project Im working on. Havent written a course script in a long time here. The website copy.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 16, 2007

Im losing my steam, but trying to stay somewhat on target. So go ahead and "Email or IM another blogger in your niche to introduce yourself and your blog". I want to share as much as I can about projects Im working on. Im not sure Ill bother with that. Im not sure if it does much for a site with minimal traffic.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Women, Gaming & the Guild Master Ceiling This post is an addendum to my first review of Karl Kapps book, Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning. A basic premise of the book is that gamers are on their way into the workplace and will be changing how we do business. Im just raising some questions.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Second Life and Gaming Poll Results I dont claim to be a researcher, nor can I claim that the results of polls conducted on this site are in the least bit statistically significant. Im also interested in the results of the poll question I asked, " Are you a Gamer? Im checking out your polls ;).I

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2008

Belatedly, Im thinking that there are relatively easy ways to enable learners to have cake or to eat it as they see fit. Im not sure I suggested writing WIIFM learning objectives, but they probably have their uses. I have reviewed the research on learning objectives however. Is there any research that looks at this?

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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

AUGUST 3, 2007

Sorry you had that experience, but Im glad to know Im not the only one. They were coming at me in the chat, then IM, and when they started coming into my email I quit the program. Just to be clear, Brandon Hall Research does not own Education Island. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi.

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Learning Visions

MAY 18, 2006

He sent me a book, " A General Theory of Love." Not because Im trying to figure out the mysteries of love (although that would be nice, too) -- but because it turns out Im extremely fascinated by the brain and how it works. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi. Its keeping me up late at night.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Im still a really hands-on person. Or maybe Im just too lazy and poor. Now, Im not linking to John just because he is full of praise of me (which is nice and somewhat embarrassing, I must admit.), I actually have some books on my shelf that cover these topics. Admittedly, I may not have read all of the books.

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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? Suffice to say: in my book, it's always a balance. You do know that, right?)

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Learning Visions

MAY 30, 2007

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Blogging is the new Graduate School Im not the only one getting an informal masters degree out here. If you have a focused blog, then you can jump from job to job and learn many skills, but the constant will be that you are an expert in whatever area you choose to research and write about. but a little.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 3, 2007

Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning : my review of Karl Kapps recent book contribution to the training community. Emerging Technologies in eLearning : Notes from a live blogged session with Gary Woodill of Brandon Hall Research. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi. What Is Instructional Design?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Confessions of an Instructional Designer I failed Will Thalheimers Learning Research Quiz. It turns out that Im not alone. Will just published the results of the Learning Research Quiz (2002-2007). Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi. I was mortified.

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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

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." The article cites new research from the University of New South Wales (home of John Sweller, "founding father" of Cognitive Load Theory).

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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., Im excellent at creating ridiculous rhymes and ditties for my kids; I think I could come up with something interesting for a course. Im delighted that youre finding value in all of my ramblings.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

A study is cited in which researchers looked at brain activity while subjects learned how to build a structure with Tinker Toys. Im no neuroscientist, but these kinds of images get me excited -- seeing which areas of the brain light up. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 3, 2008

Brent Schlenker of the eLearning Guild, commented on my post Memoirs of an Instructional Designer : Im one of the unfortunate ones with a actual honest to goodness Masters Degree in EdTech. First I must say, I wish there was more formal research related to how many instructional designers have advanced degrees. 12:43 PM Wendy said.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Make a boomer uncomfortable -- "do this, there are no guidelines" Looking at research/lit: workaholics, can do, optimistic, strongly influence policy, high tech can intimidate older members. The Connected Worker 21st century knowledge worker/learner "Im only as good as my network." Apply research. Seek comfort in these things.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

With all the research behind online social learning environments and the impact it has on the learner (which I agree with and promote), I always feel that one major piece is still being overlooked and still isnt hasnt become a big part of online learning communities. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 3, 2007

Wednesday, October 03, 2007 Ive Gone Pink For October Im not a pink-ish kind of a girl. Web sites will Go Pink during the month of October to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, get people talking about breast cancer, and raise money for research. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi.

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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. I am drinking in all the learning and research I can get from people. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi. 12:23 AM Cammy Bean said. hilarious!

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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. research methods, history of education, etc.). When my contract is up at the college Im highly unlikely to re-sign.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Thursday, June 28, 2007 Emerging Technologies in e-Learning I sat in on a lunchtime WebEx presentation with Gary Woodill -- Director, Research and Analysis, Brandon Hall Research. Marshall McLuhan) -- Im not trying to be a smarty-pants here, but I looked this up and Gary was close: "We look at the present through a rear-view mirror.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

One of the piece of research that stuck out to me was the obvious gender gap. Im right with you. Im a female instructional designer in my late 30s. Sort of Myst-like puzzles, although Im definitely out of practice from that way of thinking. Men use games a lot more than women. Mostly men. Which brings me back to me.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Now, maybe Im just jaded and want to get to an approved storyboard. Maybe its the fact that Im recovering from pneumonia and just dont have the energy to fight the fight. In addition their had been no research done on what systems they were using to take the course.as Im just now starting to feel slightly less horrible.

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Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

A terror has gripped corporate America," says Joseph Plummer, chief research officer at the Advertising Research Foundation, an industry think tank. Im definitely interested in getting myself in there and would like to arrange a meeting of bloggers, if youre interested. What about you? Do you have a Second Life?

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

The research connecting MBTI and low literacy learners is limited, but studies continue to point to the over abundance of S (sensing) vs N (Intuitive) learners, rising above the 75/25 split in the general population. Im interested in your background -- it sounds like your experience is in the classroom.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". 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. My point is this: I dont think Im that unusual. Hi Cammy!!!

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JANUARY 16, 2011

Create.mp3 or.m4b (Audio Book) recordings (in English, French, Spanish and German) of any text content on your computer or mobile phone. The Epos Speech Synthesis System Epos is a language independent rule-driven Text-to-Speech (TTS) system primarily designed to serve as a research tool. eSpeak eSpeak uses a "formant synthesis" method.

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