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." Program control gave better results during initial learning, while learner control was more effective at alter stages." (p.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Ive also tried to argue with clients about what makes effective learning. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 In the past, Ive cut it down significantly, and sent it back to the writer/author hoping theyll learn a leaner writing style. United States License.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 7, 2007

Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Check it out. Click on one of the pedals (theyre all hand painted, wow!) and then click demo video at the top. United States License. Based on a work at learningvisions.blogspot.com. Template by Tina Chen. Powered by Blogger.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

this clearly effects how we should all be designing and building courses now. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Friday, February 16, 2007 eLearning Technology: What is eLearning 2.0? Art History e-Learning Nuggets Enough Web 2.0, United States License.

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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

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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Clives wiki is really evolving nicely. Getting an Informal M.Ed Getting an Informal M.Ed

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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 United States License.

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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

JULY 24, 2007

The company you surround yourself with may be shallow, but their effects upon your reality are tremendously deep. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Youre not crazy, youre just a little unwell. United States License. Template by Tina Chen.

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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

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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Theres nothing in ADDIE about learning objects or the presentation of information.

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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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

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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 Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 the researchers still underestimate the diversity of their audience." United States License.

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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. Ive forgotten most everything I learned the last knitting go-around.

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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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

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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? Next event: Fri. Focusing objectives should be VERY specific. Answer yes or no.

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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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 5, 2007

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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

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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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Janet Clarey was reporting back from the Brandon Hall Innovations in Learning Conference, including experiments with un-workshops when things dont go as you planned. Sure experience is a great teacher but organizations are about efficiency and effectiveness. Ive got small kids and my house is pretty messy. United States License.

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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?) You could go all out and separate the effects of training by using control groups. What are the simplest, most effective tool to measure learning? Who would observe this? Could be people. Could be a system.

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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). Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Makes sense. Getting an Informal M.Ed

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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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 26, 2007

Spacing Effect -- space our learning over time. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Will admits this is not always an easy thing to do. But if we "chunk" out our learning events into smaller pieces. Art History e-Learning Nuggets Enough Web 2.0,

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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. So the end game is transferring the knowledge in an easy and effective manner, and then following up in person.

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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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

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Learning Visions

JULY 31, 2009

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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Powered by Blogger.

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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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Is that true?)

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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). Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at learningvisions.blogspot.com.

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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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 In my little corp. Our area really shines thanks to this background.

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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. This has happened to me!) You do know that, right?) United States License.

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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. Look at games like Mass Effect 2 as a perfect example. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 17, 2007

On the other hand, a little levity and humor can make training less stressful and -- perhaps -- more effective. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 If this had been a Very Serious Training Experience, perhaps not so appropriate. United States License.

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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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at learningvisions.blogspot.com. Template by Tina Chen.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 12, 2007

Blogging has a positive effect on my work-life expertise -- countless client conversations have gone all the better because of something I read just yesterday or wrote about the day before. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 I blog , therefore I am.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

I tried to make more effective use of audio. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Of course, we used rubber ducks whenever possible to create some fun graphics and exercises. Using Audio. Avoided reading text heavy pages word-for-word. But I got pushback.

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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. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

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