Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. 1) Donald Taylor provides a little summary of some of the recent talk in Second Life Backlash: After all the hype Second Life has had, there is bound to be some push back. Ive been exploring the use of Second Life for a client for whom Im developing an e-Learning strategy.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Often I have two small kids in tow or Im trying to check ten things off a list during my lunch hour. A good aggregator (like Stephen Downes) will get me the info I need so Im not missing the really juicy stuff. Im sure many of you are the same. Im off looking at the new interesting thing in a heartbeat. Its too busy.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

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 concerned that women will be excluded if such a focus is put on gaming skills -- or at least the gamer label. In Gamasutra, John Henderson has posted about a summary of a presentation by Dona Bailey.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Im curious what other folks experiences has been. He told me that I had no business applying because my 5 years of education and training experience was totally irrelevant to instructional design. Im so happy to see you post this up. Im struggling with this right now. Ill post a full summary at some point.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Im a linear reader in recovery and have been actively learning how to skim books and not feel guilty about it. Although Im not in active instructional design mode for any projects right now, I did jot a bunch of ideas. Then I started jumping ahead and reading the summary of each chapter. Im a Gen Xer and a Gamer 1.0er.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 7, 2007

In summary: Day 4: Interlink Your Posts. Already I can tell you that Im just going to skip this step. Im not trying to make money off this blog. Its great to make all these contacts through this Challenge and its really good to know that were all busy and were all trying hard to keep up! I have a bit of catching up to do.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

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. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? We march backwards into the future." Change is constant.

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