Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2009

Me: Im an instructional designer. Im sort of distracted by the naked boy who just ran by (not mine). billbrandon had this comment on Twitter: I usually just tell em Im a writer. My title of "Program Development Leader" doesnt come close to describing what I do so well. And then they think Im a flippin genius!!!!

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Monday, September 17, 2007 31 Days: Days 26, 27, 28 Im cleaning house and trying to to finish up with the 31 Days to Building a Better Blog Challenge. Although the challenge officially ended in August, the community is alive and well and coming up with new challenges and ideas. Im happy to link and do so with great gusto.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 16, 2007

Im losing my steam, but trying to stay somewhat on target. This reminds me of a post I saw today at the Internet Time Community from Andy Jones: Give me a Lobster. It also makes me think of the whole gift-giving economy which is central to BurningMan , an arts festival and community that is created every year in the Nevada desert.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 19, 2007

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Using FaceBook Im trying to expand my horizons a bit these days and have been taking a closer look at a whole bunch of tools out there, including SecondLife and FaceBook. Im interested in how we could leverage that existing community for better communication, learning opportunities, networking, etc.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

My life in no way supports random trips to the shopping mall, so instead Ill look at my current shopping habits and needs: I need to get in and out of the store as quickly as I can, getting exactly what I need. Often I have two small kids in tow or Im trying to check ten things off a list during my lunch hour. Im too distracted.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 3, 2007

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 eLearning Guild Event -- My Sessions As Ive mentioned here before, Im extremely excited about attending the upcoming eLearning Guild event here in Boston. Im excited to go to as many sessions as I can. Im excited to pick peoples brains. And Im wondering if Im missing something really cool.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 29, 2007

To belong to a community -- to network -- to connect. To work out my thoughts and ideas (hey, Im an extrovert -- I need to talk about whats going on in my head in order to process it and take it to the next level). Im a new blogger -- not fully evolved). At least, I would hope thats what Im doing.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 2, 2007

Im not blogging for the money or the fame, but I am in it for the community, networking and learning opportunities. Im already behind. So Im thinking Ill finally join Jay Crosss Internet Time Community. Dont worry--Im sure Ill be falling behind soon, as I have a grant due at the end of the month.

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eFront

JANUARY 16, 2011

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/16/2011 Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning Open source software can be used as we wish, without long-term commitments and with a community of professionals that extend and support them.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

In fact, Ive had very little of interest to add to any conversation of late, mostly because Im much more focused on my personal life and the many transitions Im handling there. Hey Cammy--you know me, I think you can always apply the personal to the professional, so Im with Karl that you should blog about the Wii.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 22, 2007

Im no Facebook super-user and I havent experienced a huge time suck from it, but I suppose its possible. Cammy, Im just a "lite" Facebook user, but I have seen profile pages that list their workplaces with commentary about how horrible their company is, or how much they hate their job. And Im in complete agreement.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Im literally not a gamer. I find games as addictive as programming so I avoid both like the plague. Im not sure how I got into games.but I think it had something to do with PONG. But Im so lost at sea for the most part in these environments. But Im no gamer. but Im definitely a gamer. 2:46 PM Karl Kapp said.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 8, 2008

I primarily design self-paced eLearning programs. What kinds of programs do you design? Im guessing youre designing online distance learning courses. Im in the weird place of for-profit education, which really has characteristics of both market sectors. Do you have a graduate degree in ID? What do you do?

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2007

I learned that connecting with the blogging community has helped me get more passionate about my work as an instructional designer. And this is definitely not one of those things that Im learning for the first time, but here goes: Motivation is everything! Im primed and ready. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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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. Ive been into SL several times but Im very daunted about attempting to talk to anyone, so usually wander around by myself.

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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. How do you finish a program that isnt there? Im not on to trying to source another college or university to try out. Any advice on a great school/program would be greatly appreciated by myself.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 2, 2009

JANUARY 2009 January 3-4, 2009 New Presidents Program , sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, Florida, USA. cfm January 28, 2009 eMarketing Techniques Conference, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas, USA. Thanks for your cooperation. link] conferences_events/presidents/ 2009.asp.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

Nevertheless, Im trying to keep up. Then again, Im not trying to stay on top of hundreds of comments a day. Im not going to bother with a full-blown survey. Most bloggers have much more interesting things to say than I do, and Im always happy to point that out. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. Ive been exploring the use of Second Life for a client for whom Im developing an e-Learning strategy. Theirs is an audience comprised only of women and Im not convinced Second Life will feel appropriate to them. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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eFront

JANUARY 5, 2011

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/02/2011 Top 10 Open Source e-Learning Projects to Watch for 2011 2011 is the e-Learning year! eFront enables "community learning" and supports the principles of "collective knowledge".

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

3) I went to the same high school as presidential candidate Oback Barama (although Im 7 years younger and have never laid eyes on him in person). I used to speak it fluently; these days Im pretty rusty. Wendy Wickham Ray Sims Apologies if youve been tagged previously or have done something similar, Im just playing the game!

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

So Im going to try to mix it up a bit. Im still smiling. But Im wearing a different purple shirt. I should also show you pictures of me where Im not smiling. Although Im professional, I do have many faces. Usually, Im the one with the camera. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Im concerned that women will be excluded if such a focus is put on gaming skills -- or at least the gamer label. Furthermore, women are often in roles that hold communities of players together, Wolfcale said, acting as socialite players and leaders of player groups, or guilds. Im just raising some questions.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 2, 2007

Im on the press page, so I think I should get at invite, dont you? I did send an email and got a response that Id be included in the "next round of invitations", which Im told will be in the next day or so. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th. I like that its built in Flash. Will the free part stay free?

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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. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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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.) Most of what Im doing outside of work these days involves the care and feeding of two small people, ages 2 and 4.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 2, 2007

Im not looking for a job right now, so theres no urgent need. Im blogging the progress at [link] Best 2:59 AM jmaddrell said. I doubt I would have taken the time to pull out and clean up project samples for a "formal" portfolio had it not been a program requirement. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Continuing in Second Life Im still at it. All this to say, Im keeping an open mind. Im ashamed to admit I havent given it a try yet, although it is on my To-Do list. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th. Slogging away in Second Life. Schone said. Are You A Gamer?

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 8, 2007

Up until recently, Tom was guest blogging for the Articulate Customer Support Blog (Gabe Anderson), but now hes gone solo. Just this week -- for once Im in the know. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th. Tom is the author of 5 Myths About Rapid e-Learning which made the rounds a while back.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 29, 2007

Content that helps people perform their tasks better. Examples (David/Judy) Performance Support -- the way to go and the proper place for m-learning Review or Reinforcement -- following models of Will Thalheimer for optimal reinforcement to use m-learning as an adjunct to main delivery of training. What is m-Learning?

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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. He goes on to say that current ISD programs are more like history programs. The program I went to at Pepperdine was outstanding.

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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? And, interestingly, we're designing more and more e-learning to support this trend.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 7, 2007

As someone who develops corporate elearning, Im simply thrilled! Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th. See the intense comment thread on The Real World, Second Life and Facebook/MySpace where Cathy provides some interesting commentary on women in Second Life.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Because self-directed learning doesnt always have a clear or specific performance objective. Is a messy training program just one in which the presenter is clearly not organized? The training doesnt teach what the participants want or need (failure to consult with actual learners while designing the program). But Im learning.

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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. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th. Instructional Designers -- Do You Have a Degree in ID? : An ongoing survey of instructional designers.

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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. Non-Verbal Communication and/or Body Language. For example.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

The Blog-o-the-Month for November is Dr. Z Reflects , Leigh Zeitzs stellar offering to the educational community. Funny, Im pretty active in SL, and would be moreso if my 1stL werent so dadburned bizzy. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th. Stop by the Bloggers Hut at [link] to vote!

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