Mark Oehlert

MARCH 5, 2008

» March 05, 2008 Big Basket of Stuff #1: Wikis, IMs, and 3D Pardon this hodge podge but I have waaayyy too many items to get through them individually and quite frankly the number of tabs I have open is getting a little scary. in which even amnesiacs can remember games.students get connected and wikis get adopted.

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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. Im comforted to know that Im not the only one who receives blank stares or gets tongue-twisted in trying to describe what I do.

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Mark Oehlert

DECEMBER 6, 2007

» December 06, 2007 2007 edublog awards are now open for voting.and Im torn Hurry, hurry, step right up and cast your vote! The 2007 edublog Awards are now open for voting. e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « msnbc is predicting the news? So who to vote for?

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Learning Visions

MARCH 29, 2007

To create credibility and market value for myself -- on a professional level as an active member of the e-Learning industry. 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).

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009 Market Differences in eLearning Im a fan of the number 42. I agree with Rupa and Poonam on the elearning industry in India but there are variations too. I see the changes happening in my industry as well as if nothing else the thought of exporation of ID (for elearning)perks up once in a while. Always do.

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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

For various reasons, Im not going to go back to school to get a Masters Degree in instructional design. But I firmly believe that this journey Im on is giving me the experience and educational equivalent (if not better) than a formal M.Ed. Even though Ive been doing this ("instructional design") for over ten years, Im starting over.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2007

So, what do I do if Im not doing that? Im not such an anal person, so this isnt my favorite thing in the world. Through blogs I can feel the pulse of the industry; stay on top of trends; read what other people are doing. And Im really excited about the project Im working on. Marketing: I write the fact sheets.

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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. 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. I dont do the online social games, so Im not a Gamer 4.0, but Im definitely a gamer. 12:21 PM Clive Shepherd said.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 21, 2008

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! Monday, January 21, 2008 Putting the Demand Back in On-Demand Learning I didnt come up with that headline. So much on-demand training consists of boring page turners.

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. And on that note, I think Im pretty much done now with my learning styles assignment. A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc.

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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. Dona was an early Atari employee (and the only woman at the time) and spoke about women in the gaming industry and provided some specific ideas for getting girls and women more involved in games and gaming.

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Petra Mayer

OCTOBER 4, 2021

From Cloud to Scorm, to Authoring tool to Microlearning – eLearning has become a full-fledged industry. It involves a set of rules for xAPI which narrow the ‘umbrella’ or extensive specification to enhance its adoption rate in the industry. LTI is a standard created by the IMS Global Learning Consortium.

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Learning Visions

MAY 24, 2007

Im a believer in this stuff. So I have no expertise in this area -- and perhaps this is really just a note to self to look into this topic more -- but Im just wondering how brain plasticity relates to the recent NIH study out that claims that cognitive ability is mostly developed by adolescence (found via Jay Cross ). We got Wii!

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Learning Visions

JULY 25, 2009

Im just testing to see if I can blog from my iPhone. A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc. Saturday, July 25, 2009 IPhone Test Dont mind me. What do you use?

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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. Im not on to trying to source another college or university to try out. I fill a support role and bide my time trying to finish a degree Im not really interested in. 12:20 PM she said. ".bide

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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. Now that so many of us in the industry are doing so much self-reflecting, its been nice to be able to share some of these insights. But the goal was about selling software for elearning and education, not necessarily focusing on the needs of IDs.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". And now Im here -- "Manager of Instructional Design." But at this point, Im here to stay. If youd like to learn more about what Im doing these days, check out my current job description. My point is this: I dont think Im that unusual. Hi Cammy!!!

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Learning Visions

MAY 30, 2007

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Blogging is the new Graduate School Im not the only one getting an informal masters degree out here. Now Im not at the beginning of my career and Id like to think that I have some expertise.if Kineo Rapid e-Learning Podcast with Gabe Anderson Adobe/Bersin Overview of the eLearning Industry Don't Be a Tyrant!

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eFront

APRIL 22, 2010

Which types of industry are the main adopters of eFront: education, government, small and medium businesses, large businesses…? The open-source community uses eFront Community; this is the suggested eFront edition for anyone having basic needs. Why did you decide to move to an open source model?

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Some insightful industry analysis, surrounded by a lot of marketing speak. Im going to quote heavily from the article here, inserting my own thoughts along the way. Granted, Im not commenting on the design nor the quality of the material. Those will still remain all over the spectrum.

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2007

I usually lunge for the mute button, but often I still have to wait for the now-silent narration to finish before Im allowed to move on. Im with you. Of course, this is all just my unfounded and profoundly biased opinion (Im very very visual). 2:23 PM Cammy Bean said. I always tune out the audio and read ahead. Youre right.

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Mark Oehlert

JULY 14, 2008

My solution to resolving this could be to do something like declaring " bookmark bankruptcy " but I dont feel like doing that; instead, Im going to hold a blog-a-thon. I do much better when Im under public pressure so Im putting myself under the gun to produce between 5 and 10 blog posts a day for the next 30 days.

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Learning Visions

MAY 16, 2007

Im interested in your background -- it sounds like your experience is in the classroom. Im definitely not saying to throw out the baby or the bathwater here. Im definitely not saying to throw out the baby or the bathwater here. Im coming at it more from the e-Learning perspective. We got Wii!

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Mark Oehlert

MAY 4, 2008

So someone tell me if Im wrong but here is how I am seeing this.the way IT departments are currently incentivized - their ideal situation would be zero users and no connection to the Internet. » May 04, 2008 I keep coming back to this intact cohort idea. Once you connect to the internet and add users, then things start getting hinky.

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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. those born between 1991-2000), Im a bit of an ape (no offense to apes, mind you). Do They? ) No boomers here.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

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. Interesting to find out how others get started in the industry. In Memoirs of an Instructional Designer , I describe how I got to the exalted position (ahem) in which I now find myself.

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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. The degree opens many doors but thats about it. The industry, the type of project, and so on. Nothing I learned is actually applied today.

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Mark Oehlert

AUGUST 1, 2008

Im tired people, so Im only going to say this about 1,000 more times. Industries also change; the horse and carriage give way to the car which gives way to what? Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Im tired people, so Im only going to say this about 1,000 more times. Open Source.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

If youre providing SMEs with the templates, Im not sure theyll be altering them. Im not saying there is no place for templates (honestly!), So what Im saying is, we can work with SMEs -- use templates as a starting point -- and still hope to create good learning experiences. Im getting a lot out of the conversation.

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Learning Visions

MAY 23, 2007

Im definitely hooked -- you might say, "immersed" or "addicted". A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc. I had to force myself to stop. The graphics are amazing.

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Mark Oehlert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Im tired people, so Im only going to say this about 1,000 more times. Main | Interactive Game Timeline » September 21, 2007 Turns out that cough was. atypical pneumonia. What a pain in the butt.

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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. Any LMS needs to have open-standards (not just open source) so you can take your content to another source. We march backwards into the future."

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Mark Oehlert

OCTOBER 17, 2007

Im late to this party but Im there now.these things just crack me up and we all need some humor in our lives.I | Main | A Post Reborn or How Marcia Conner Reminded Me How Smart She is. » October 17, 2007 Finally for today.my new guilty pleasure.LOLCats and "I Can Haz Cheezburger?"

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Mark Oehlert

MARCH 25, 2008

Im on board with that but then comes this article in The Escapist, " This is your brain on smart drugs." " So now Im thinking, wow, that really puts a Flowers for Algernon or Terminal Man spin on the whole "made not born" issue doesnt it? " OK.so was a good thing?

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Mark Oehlert

FEBRUARY 28, 2008

Im asking this question fairly seriously. Am I missing all the products in the learning/training industry that are coming out in this regard? The awesome open source project? Am I missing the innovative company that is re-inventing itself in this space? If I am, please educate me.

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Mark Oehlert

MARCH 31, 2008

To me, I think that Im more comfortable talking about the bunker mentality of some folks in our industry versus the ivory tower. nobody reads this blog) or is it our industry focus - that would lead to a dearth of attendees? The Lewin Links This link should take you to the page I have on del.icio.us

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