Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

As an instructional designer/eLearning professional, what books are the essential tools in your reference library ? Oh, and as I mentioned in a recent entry on my blog, Dont Make Me Think by Steve Krug is useful on the usability stakes - perhaps more so when you step from courseware and in to the wider field of elearning/performance support.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2009

To do everything, including write a blog post. Beachward Bound Crowdsourcing: Authoring Tools & LMS Questions My Summer ID Reading List ► June (3) eLearning Authoring Tools Mindmap The Two Faces of ePortfolios The Unofficial eLearning Salary Calculator ► May (9) Book Review: Ruth Clark’s Evidence-Based Training.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 8, 2009

Are you reading Ellen Wagners blog eLearning Roadtrip yet? Start with Ellens latest post: Prerequisites for IDs in which she eloquently describes all of the OTHER skills one first needs (like writing, presentation skills) before one can even get to the ID work. Well you should be! Join Ellen on her roadtrip. Take the Survey!

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

Last week I presented a session at ASTD TechKnowledge entitled eLearning 2.0 - Applications and Implications. I'm writing this post for both attendees of the session to have some notes and for people who were not at the session to hopefully get value from the discussion that happened there. Applications in Learning. Choose the top 3-5.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 30, 2009

eLearning Art provides royalty free stock photos, images, and other assets to help you create some cool stuff in your own authoring tools. I was not paid or offered any favors to write this review, I just think it’s a cool service. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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Learning Visions

JULY 7, 2009

Although I’ve been r eading Tom Kuhlman’s Rapid E-Learning Blog now for a couple of years, I’ve never actually designed (or for that matter, built) an Articulate course. At Kineo , we often work with our clients’ tools of choice. This is true for any tool. I’m such a n00b. How constricting!&#

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Learning Visions

APRIL 17, 2009

When shes trying to write a letter she doesnt know, I have to "dot it out" on paper for her so she can trace it herself. So I decided to develop an application which will help and also give some fun for kids to play, to learn and write their alphabet and words. "Write my name" can help teach your kids to spell !

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 21, 2008

Im writing financial industry software training course storyboard #10, in a series of 29 courses! 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 know I do. Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

More just-in-time performance support tools; "hey, how do I do that?" Sidebar: This, Tony Karrer , is why schools still need to teach good writing. Likewise with writing. Yes, Im an English major who writes mostly text bullets instead of novels. Many lessons learned. Starting a new project for another company.

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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. In a guest post on the Brazen Careerist, Ryan Healy writes, "maybe blogging is the new graduate school." If you offer intelligent opinions or advice on a credible blog, then you are an expert.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 29, 2008

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Wills New Taxonomy for Learning Objectives Will Thalheimer , along with many other illustrious eLearning professionals, made some great points in the comments of Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objections. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 14, 2009

Hope to continue blogging and learning from you!! As the tool available to employees/learners/students grows and theres more information out there, the role of the ID will change. Cammy can you point me to LearnScapes and some good blogs on ID. Im new to blogging and had done a RSS feed on your blogs last year.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 The Big Question This months big question from the Learning Circuits Blog: What did you learn about learning in 2007? I learned that connecting with the blogging community has helped me get more passionate about my work as an instructional designer. Me: "Well, well have to write him a letter."

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

I cope by blogging about it. Wendy -- But I hardly have time to blog (whine, whine, whine). Wendy -- But I hardly have time to blog (whine, whine, whine). In the past, Ive cut it down significantly, and sent it back to the writer/author hoping theyll learn a leaner writing style. All of the above. 9:08 AM Wendy said.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 10, 2007

Friday, August 10, 2007 31 Days: 8, 9 & 10 Day 8: Run an Advertising Audit on Your Blog. Obviously, thats not my focus so I took Micheles advice and tried to do something from Darens Get Your Blogging Groove Back series. I attempted to write a linking post. My house might be a mess, but Id rather my blog were neat and tidy.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 16, 2008

Dan Roddy recently shared a link to a great article on tips for writing in a more conversational tone. Photo credit: Learn to Knit by abbynormy Posted by Cammy Bean at 12:50 PM Labels: instructional design , knitting , writing 3comments: Janet Clarey said. So heres to me remembering something this time around. Good for you! Very cool.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Now that Ive been actually doing some writing, Im having to put it all to work. Here are some of specific ideas Ive taken from a few sources that (Im hoping) will help me design a kick-ass course: Chapter 2 of Gadgets, Games & Gizmos for Learning by Karl Kapp. So, whats been working for me? Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 21, 2007

So, where are all the women in this so-called e-Learning blog-o-sphere? Kathy Sierra at Creating Passionate Users kicks ass, but shes not writing about e-Learning. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Where Are All the Women? Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

I know of companies who only hire instructional designers and buy Rapid elearning tools and expect the ID to do it all themselves to reduce the cost and over head of hiring graphic designers as well. Here IDs sometimes work as technical writers and TW sometimes write courses to optimize the cost. The answer will be revealed.or

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

Day 18: Create a Sneeze Page and Propel Readers Deep Within Your Blog This task is about spreading germs. The goal of this task is to write a post that links back to some of your greatest hits, unearthing those old treasures from way back when. Ive been looking at which search terms come up as readers find their ways to this blog.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 18, 2007

Now I see that you can publish a Google Doc right to my blog, so Im going to try that now. Not sure if it gives me any advantages over writing a blog entry in Blogger. Nor can you add tags when publishing to your blog. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 22, 2007

One real problem is corporate fear of social networking tools. Update: Also be sure to check out this Facebook post over at the Read/Write Web that follows this same "study." sure to check out the Read/Write Web article that I posted a link to in this original post (as an update). I thought the comments were insightful.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2007

Marketing: I write the fact sheets. Proposal Writing: When the sales demo goes well, I write the proposal. Write all the design documents, project plans, change orders, etc. Product Vision: This is a key area where blogging has really helped me lately. How can I help our clients better use our tools?

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Learning Visions

APRIL 6, 2006

Thursday, April 06, 2006 Tardy to the Party I am extremely late to this party, but I am fascinated by the sociological implications of blogging: extreme community; loss of anonymity; anonymity; rampant voyeurism and exhibitionism; collaboration.There are a lot of much cooler people than me out there who have been blogging for a long time.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Little nuggets that stand out to me: George Siemens writes, in Connectivism: Learning Theory or Pastime of the Self-Amused?: 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

JUNE 14, 2007

Mark writes, "You wanna know what a PLE is? I said a similar thing in a comment on Tony Karrers blog the other day: Isnt the main tool of the PLE our very own little brains? Tony came back talking about all the tools he uses as an extension of his brain. I love being part of raging debates -- its really fun, isnt it?)

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Being a part of the Building a Better Blog community has given me that same thrill. Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:39 AM Labels: bb31days , Blogging , community 3comments: Cathy Moore said. Ive been meaning to write about this for awhile and took that picture on my cell phone a week or two ago in preparation. What a great story.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 15, 2008

12:28 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Cammy Bean Greater Boston, MA, United States View my complete profile About This Blog Subscribe in a reader Subscribe via email Are you an Instructional Designer? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 9, 2007

Thursday, August 09, 2007 With Community Comes Great Responsibility In reflecting over the benefits of the first week or so of the 31 Days to Better Blogging Challenge , the biggest thing for me has been the overall boost in community. Ive been using a tool called co.mment. Its awesome. But with community comes great responsibility. (Im

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Learning Visions

JULY 11, 2007

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 My 100th Post In honor of my 39th birthday (which is today), I write my 100th post (which seems improbable). Blogging friends sent me birthday messages via FB today. I have off-blog conversations with blogging people, which makes it all even more real. The best use of FB that Ive seen so far!)

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 6, 2007

tools to create a new hire experience Built using the Confluence Enterprise Wiki platform Brandon said they were “corrupting the real idea of a wiki&#. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. Publicly available training program. Wiki Platform Using Web 2.0 Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

JULY 6, 2007

Now Ive left Word behind and am writing everything directly in the wiki. And theyre just so much more flexible than writing in Word, particularly when you want to embed multimedia, etc. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. It just sort of flows that way. I miss them.

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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. Join us at the Building a Better Blog Ning Group. For those of you who are new to my blog, the 31 Days Challenge was started by Darren Rowse of ProBlogger. So why do you blog?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 19, 2009

I stumbled across this on a writers blog today: "Officially, I’m now an Instructional Designer. A fancy term for writing training material." Blog link not provided to protect the innocent]. If all we do is write training material, then perhaps yes. I write and design self-paced eLearning for the corporate market.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 2, 2008

“The secret at the heart of reading,&# Wolf writes, is “the time it frees for the brain to have thoughts deeper than those that came before.&# ( Craine ) As youre reading this post, youre thinking about other things. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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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.) from your work environment (tools, skills) in any significant way (especially in the context of tacit work)?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

With the rise of rapid eLearning tools and the ease with which virtually anyone can now create a course, whats changing for the instructional designer? One oh-so-hopeful prediction: Instructional design programs will begin teaching instructional designers to write. SMEs using rapid eLearning tools)? Clive Shepherd thinks so.

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