Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

I have not had much luck with open source LMS programs, mainly because of technical limitations on our part. Do you have any recommendations on which programs to consider? So, help on effective all-in low cost LMS solutions would be good. Also, are the price quotes mentioned above reasonable?

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eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

> Resources Down-and-dirty Guidelines for Effective Discussions in Online Courses Joanna C. Dunlap Improving the Odds of Effective Collaborative Work in Online Courses Joanna C. Allen bridges the gap from theory to practice on both training and educational programs. Dunlap Protocols for Online Discussions Joanna C.

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

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." Novices should be given less control, while experts should have more options and open navigation. The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew!

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Learning Styles Wiki Cognitive Rapid eLearning 186

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. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Look for a sample smile sheet on Dr. Thalheimers site (type smile sheet in the search field).

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 25, 2010

In effect, their capabilities are in recession. If we’ve learned nothing else in recent years, we’ve learned that improving performance through learning is more effective the more it is integrated with real work. ASTD is born. Specifically, the web. In Part 2, I'll list some of the levels within one of the learning types.

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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

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, ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. ils, etc.).

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 6, 2007

Publicly available training program. Game Based Learning Finding more effective ways to teach about Sun and the business. Game based learning programs that teach high level info about business, mission values. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Wiki Platform Using Web 2.0

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Ive also tried to argue with clients about what makes effective learning. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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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

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

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

this clearly effects how we should all be designing and building courses now. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

A rubric is a statement describing the quality of the learning outcome, or rather a way to evaluate the effectives of the teaching experience and the students comprehension or mastery. The Chico State rubric provides a way to assess the quality of the program; essentially a checklist to evaluate your program.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 7, 2007

Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Check it out. Click on one of the pedals (theyre all hand painted, wow!)

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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." ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Learning Visions

MAY 15, 2007

Clives 30-Minute Masters Wiki got a nice plug -- "Create a way to help your SME learn more about building effective e-learning courses. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

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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?) If program is about improving customer service -- then ask customers. You could go all out and separate the effects of training by using control groups. Sometimes the manager does know. Could be people.

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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. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew!

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Learning Visions

JULY 24, 2007

The company you surround yourself with may be shallow, but their effects upon your reality are tremendously deep. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 15, 2007

Most e-Learning vendors mention ADDIE or some form thereof on their websites as if it was a real science about creating effective learning. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

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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. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 18, 2007

While they recognize that some of this info is useful for understanding ways to effectively present information, ".the Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

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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? ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Next event: Fri.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 5, 2007

You can use the animation features of your presentation program to build your ideas a step at a time. I also stumbled on this interview by Karl Kapp with Jane Bozarth over at e-Learning guru.com that had some good nuggets on basic instructional design and using low cost tools (like PowerPoint) to build effective e-Learning.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2007

Here are a few highlights: Sustaining Performance in Rapid e-Learning includes some great tips and ideas for how to create effective follow-up activities to ensure knowledge transfer on the job. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. This months newsletter is no exception. The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew!

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Learning Visions

JULY 31, 2009

Is it the associations? -- the eLearning Guild and ASTD. 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. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

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. Have the e-Learning vendor create the first few custom programs. How adept are these SMEs really getting?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 30, 2009

As such, Ive seen the manager able to champion ideas and standards much more effectively than if there was a lack of degree or experience. ID Student here While I was going through the MBA program, there was one thing that was abundantly clear to me: Know your industry. Now have I learned a lot in my ID degree program?

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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). That said, there are plenty of Certificate programs and Masters Degree programs out there, should someone want to go for it. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 26, 2007

Dont cram everything into your e-Learning program. The only performance support Ive actually ever written are bulky user-guides to go along with a software training program. Spacing Effect -- space our learning over time. Some notes (by writing these notes, I am creating an activity of repetition , arent I?)

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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

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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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

This allows the learner to be more flexible in her understanding of the material, so that she can effectively apply it to concepts in the real world (knowledge transfer). ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. Provide a variety of examples or case studies that get to the concept in different ways. Makes sense.

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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. If we read Ruth Clark's e-Learning and the Science of Instruction we learn that audio can be a great way to aid learning -- when used effectively. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

My argument is that if the information is presented as 'real' conversation it is more believable, more engaging and ultimately more effective. I can't agree more about strategic and even (sometimes) liberal use of SME's in various programs. Look at games like Mass Effect 2 as a perfect example.

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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. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. I suppose most LMS/LCMS keep track of versions on some levels. (Is

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eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

They just do not see the benefit nor value – NOW – of having their products available to be used effectively and optimized for consumer slate tablets, aka “tablets&#. Again, open source programs exist today that you can use as a feature within your LMS. It is amazing. I like that. Integrated e-mail.

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