Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

" This adage works for me most of the time as Im designing eLearning courses. Right now, Im feeling like just getting to good would be an achievement. Right now, Im proofing a storyboard thats full of endless text bullets and boring software demos with no interactivity -- and theres really nothing I can do about it.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Id go so far as to say that Ive reinvented myself as a learning professional. And this is definitely not one of those things that Im learning for the first time, but here goes: Motivation is everything! Over the past two weeks, Ive had the privilege of watching my 4 1/2 year old son learn how to write. The motivation?

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 1, 2008

Im not talking about the quantity of my friends, but rather the breadth and depth. Im not sure if there was a specific tipping point for me, but I was certainly amused when one of my friends informed me that Im personally responsible for making her waste more time on Facebook than she ever thought possible. Think Uggs.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 New Product Announcement Just in time for the holidays: "socially-networked virtual game-based blended mobile cloudy-learning 4.0" if i ever start a blog, im stealing that title. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 21, 2008

Monday, January 21, 2008 Putting the Demand Back in On-Demand Learning I didnt come up with that headline. Im co-opting it and encourage all of you to do the same. Im writing financial industry software training course storyboard #10, in a series of 29 courses! So much on-demand training consists of boring page turners.

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eFront

JANUARY 5, 2011

Xerte - (Authoring Tool) The Xerte Project provides a full suite of open source tools for e-Learning developers and content authors producing interactive learning materials. OpenMeetings - (Web Conferencing) OpenMeetings is a free browser-based software that allows you to set up instantly a conference in the Web.

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Learning Visions

JULY 26, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Im not a techie -- far from it. Im an instructional designer with an emphasis on writing and schmoozing. For the most part, I like tools that are easy to use, easy to learn, look good, and create good-looking output.

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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. Do you have any suggestions for e-learning/instructional design forums? Day 1: Email a new reader. I really will.

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eFront

DECEMBER 12, 2010

The English version supports Windows, OS X, Linux, and even eeePC. Celtx creating a storyboard! by Christopher Pappas Posted by Christoforos Online at 1:44 PM Email This BlogThis!

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Learning Visions

JUNE 15, 2007

Friday, June 15, 2007 ADDIE: Its a Process This is probably an argument made in any Instructional Design 101 class; I dont think Im saying anything new here. Theres nothing in ADDIE about learning objects or the presentation of information. You could apply the ADDIE model to software development, right?

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Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Self-direct learning experience == a standard course prepared and available on a web site. Learning objects: standard small chunks put together and done in a rapid e-learning experience. Collaboration Software Learner generated content (instead of teacher preparing things, learners put things online and edit together.

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eFront

JANUARY 10, 2011

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/10/2011 Top 5 e-Learning books for beginners The most of you already know that I am a great fun of open source software and free e-Learning resources: 14 Free and Open Source Authoring Tools 8 Free and Open Source Web Conferencing (..)

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Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

Its the best software around and completely portable. Then I realized Im a constant notetaker, in the pen-and-paper sense. Thats one way for me to process the information Im seeing/hearing, and the same may be true for at least some live bloggers. Mark writes, "You wanna know what a PLE is? Its called your head."

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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

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. Yesterday I read an e-Learning blog auf Deutsch and I was surprised at how much I could actually understand. Danke sehr.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 8, 2009

If I were in charge (but sadly, Im not), Id put her in the Whos Who of eLearning. But the goal was about selling software for elearning and education, not necessarily focusing on the needs of IDs. I learned a lot about how people outside our practice think about who we are, what we do, how we work.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

I have never taken a course in adult learning theory. My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". I have learned everything I "know" about instructional design and teaching by doing. I did stand-up classroom sessions on the software. They liked my software training experience. Hi Cammy!!!

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Floyd Take some time to visit Scott at his various blogs and learn what hes been up to in Second Life: [link] [link] blogspot.com And be sure to check out the Bloggers Hut in Second Life , which has its own cat AND a skating rink! link] Im Bliss Yue (get it?) New Product Announcement Best Practices for Software Training?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Learning News Microsoft just released Semblio , a new authoring tool Skype 4.0 much better video) Question of the Week -- Economy How has economy affected your Learning Unit? 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?) Fewer doing Level 3 and 4.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Every software interaction and menu is explained in detail. The more I get into this field the more I realize how big a problem (if you can call it that) it is to create the right learning for the student, but still appease the person thats ultimately paying you. Im interested to see what responses you might get. Its all there.

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

Take learning a piece of software. If youve ever taught a software class, you know you will have explorers in your class who will wander off the track being presented in class following the "I wonder what happens if you do x" train of thought then get lost from where you are going. Jean, Just an addendum to my last comment.

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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. I was talking with Mark Harrison, a Kineo partner with over 25 years experience in learning design, about some of the differences between eLearning in the UK and in the US. You do know that, right?) 8:26 AM narrator said.

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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. I designed it that way because I was told thats the way to appeal to different "learning styles." Im just now starting to feel slightly less horrible.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

This is a “must read&# for managers and executives who are interested in aligning learning and training efforts and investments with larger business objectives. You can read the full text of the book here for free.

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learnWorlds

AUGUST 9, 2021

1 What is a Learning Management System (LMS)? 3 Choosing Your LMS Software. 4 Best Examples of Learning Management Software6. If you are an instructional designer, instructor, teacher, trainer or an HR professional who needs specific online learning requirements for internal training, this article is for you.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

How much of the pedagogy used by IDs is less to do with learning and more to do with design? And by asking this, Im not suggesting that design isnt important, for it is - its seen by some as part of the pedagogy. What I am learning in class, and what I see in the real world point to a disconnect. I like what I am learning.

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eFront

JUNE 9, 2010

Modules can integrate eFront with various third party software systems or extend its functionality. Create a video or animation highlighting and describing the eFront software and post it on Youtube, Metacafe or Vimeo. Please check the developers section on how to create a module. This is where this contest begins.

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eFront

OCTOBER 31, 2010

OpenMeetings is a free browser-based software that allows you to set up instantly a conference in the Web. Meetings can be conducted either in conjunction with an enterprise’s existing teleconferencing service, or utilizing WebHuddle’s optional voice over IP.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Things go wrong (software fails, power goes out). (A As Michael Allen says in Michael Allens Guide to e-Learning , "you can teach someone, but you cant learn someone" (to echo something Mark Oehlert recently ranted about ). But Im learning. A whole bunch of other things, right?)

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Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

Im cammybean on deli.ci.ous -- try adding me to your network and make a for: cammybean list. Technical Infrastructure -- servers, software, etc. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? If you have any suggestions, please offer them up! (Im

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eFront

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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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Im not sure if the SME was reading a script, reading the notes, or just speaking from the heart. Joel Harband Tuval Software Industries 5:04 AM Jeff Goldman said. I've also successfully discussed medical terminology for doctors, electronics and software for Dell, Microsoft, and many others. So thats one version.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, December 19, 2008 Best Practices for Software Training? This has been the year of software training. Weve added thoughtful, process-based questions in the middle of the software demo to break things up.

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Rustici Software

MARCH 12, 2020

But if your platform is primarily used in the corporate space, you might not be familiar with LTI or even know how it can help enhance your learning product. Corporations and enterprise-level businesses use LTI’s secure, single-sign on ecosystem to manage and administer eLearning across their organizations. What is LTI?

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Learning Visions

MARCH 21, 2008

Mostly software training, with bits of process and product information thrown in for good measure. Lots of software interactivity. Schedules dont always work out, so more often this is a one-on-one tour of the software and the content notes with the trainer. Oh, except Im the developer and audio engineer too.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 16, 2008

I have a lot of issues with the whole "seat time" model (and Im thinking about sit and click style eLearning here of the self-paced variety): My seat time may be different than yours Is there supplemental material, like reading, that is optional -- or that might vary per user? What would you add to this list? How do you estimate seat time?

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Xyleme

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Home > Social Learning > Five Myths of Social Learning Five Myths of Social Learning December 3rd, 2009 Goto comments Leave a comment There is no question that the rise of social networks is creating a profound shift in the way training departments are delivering knowledge to their employees, partners, and customers.

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