Learning Visions
AUGUST 1, 2007
Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, August 01, 2007 Learning Visions Im Cammy Bean and this is my little corner of the world where I talk about instructional design and topics somewhat related to eLearning. I talk about some of the tools I use. I share my experiences with current e-Learning projects and challenges I might be facing.
Moodle Journal
AUGUST 3, 2007
This week thanks to some major groundbreaking efforts from my fellow Moodle VLE administrator Clive, we now have our DSpace content repository accessible through common authentication with Windows Active Directory via Free Radius server. If you have been following this blog then you may recall the posting DSpace Content Repository - Tuesday, April 12, 2005 , where I reported that the system was now fully installed and rolled out for user access.
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Tony Karrer
AUGUST 27, 2007
Found via Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development A great introduction to using Second Life as a teaching / learning tool. Video embedded below - didn't show in my blog reader. A few thoughts. 1. I've said for a while that Second Life offers something interesting in terms of providing a natural "setting" for online sessions, presentations, etc. because they are based on understood physical settings, e.g., presentation rooms with break out spaces.
Kapp Notes
AUGUST 31, 2007
So Labor Day is coming up this weekend in the US and you are looking for one last beach read. I would recommend Everything is Miscellaneous by David Weinberger. It is insightful and very funny. In fact, he writes much as he speaks. I saw him present this past spring and was entertained and enlightened. The idea behind the book? Explaining how the digital age now allows us (humans) to categorize information in as many ways as we could possibly imagine as opposed to older ways of organizing inform
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From the Coleface
AUGUST 28, 2007
An unnamed government agency sent a delegation down to visit some colleagues as part of a fact finding expedition re e-learning authoring tools. What a splendid waste of taxpayers’ money- that’s your money and my money. It seems completely obvious to me that above a pretty low threshold, the quality of e-learning produced is down to the skills of the instructional designer and the quality of content that they can elicit from the subject matter experts.
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Learning Visions
AUGUST 20, 2007
Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, August 20, 2007 Getting Started in Instructional Design Many readers find their way to this blog because they are interested in learning more about instructional design. Ill share with you what I know and point you in the direction of some great resources where you can learn even more.
Moodle Journal
AUGUST 12, 2007
If you had read my previous bog to this, where I presented two Social Networking diagrams, produced from the Sociomatrix data processed by Agna, then you will no doubt have been having some thoughts about the likely final outcome for the two groups. If you recall group ‘A’ displayed a very low level of social activity and group ‘B’ a far more impressive set of connections.
Tony Karrer
AUGUST 30, 2007
Interesting post. Horizontal technologies for learning. In the eLearning sector many vendors have created eLearning solutions primarily for educational institutions. These technologies are supposedly designed for learning but that is not true. These technologies are institution-centric and vertical by nature. The concept of Learning Management System (LMS) was wrongly named.
Kapp Notes
AUGUST 30, 2007
Too often learning and development professionals view learning as a one time event.conduct the class, create the e-learning module, craft the job aid.ok, now we are done. Learning doesn't work like that. You can't create a one-and-done and actually expect people's behaviors or attitudes to change. Altering behavior and changing attitudes takes a concentrated effort, a CAMPAIGN.
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From the Coleface
AUGUST 21, 2007
Integrity is a key attribute of a professional e.g. ICAEW values , Solicitors Regulation Authority code of conduct. Typically integrity is seen as a subjective quality; hard to define. As society becomes more litigious and regulators feel the need to demonstrate compliance more robustly, it is probably only a matter of time before a compliance department suggests routine integrity tests for staff in professional firms.
Learning Visions
AUGUST 22, 2007
Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Half of Companies Blocking Facebook Christy Tucker has been musing on Social Networking as LMS: Problems and Opportunities. One real problem is corporate fear of social networking tools. This August 21 article posted by Sharon Gaudin in Information Week reports that Half of Companies are Blocking Facebook: "Employers are increasingly blocking access to Facebook because the
Moodle Journal
AUGUST 5, 2007
Going on as I do these days with regard to the value of social networking tools practices and the implications for collaboration in learning, which you may well have picked this up from a number of posts in this blog. As its summer now and there are no classes, its given me time to start thinking about trying to see if I can extract anything at all meaningful from the exercise that I encouraged my year 1 level 3 students to carry out at the start of their course in September 06.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.
Tony Karrer
AUGUST 29, 2007
I just saw that BJ had posted about DevLearn and I feel somewhat remiss that he beat me to it. In case you hadn't heard, The eLearning Guild is hosting DevLearn 2007 in San Jose, CA, November 5-8 2007. I'll be there (and doing a few presentations and some special sessions for managers with Lance Dublin). As always, I'll likely be getting together with folks who read this blog and other bloggers and other interesting folks to go have a few beers.
Kapp Notes
AUGUST 29, 2007
In keeping with the Back to School theme, his week over at the TrainingDay blog , my post is called Back to School Special. The post discusses what learning professionals should be thinking about as students head back to classes. As professionals, we always need to keep learning and the posting provides "homework" to help with the learning process. Stop by the site and leave a comment, you could win a free book.
From the Coleface
AUGUST 13, 2007
Hiding stealthily in the August issue of Accountancy is a story stating that Ernst & Young have created 200 new graduate jobs in India for UK tax compliance work over the next 2 years. People will seize on this story as evidence of three entirely different trends: 1. The End is Nigh. Firms will continue to offshore increasingly added value services until only the UK jobs are account management and emptying the bins.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Learning Visions
AUGUST 31, 2007
Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, August 31, 2007 31 Days: Days 22, 23 & 24 Ive been seriously lagging in this 31 Day Blog Challenge. For me, the Challenge has worn thin. The tasks are relentless -- every single day theres something new to do. And yet I feel compelled to continue and fulfill my duty to my fellow Challenge Participants.
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development
AUGUST 21, 2007
A good friend and colleague from Intel reminded me of the 70:20:10 rule. Okay.wait a minute. Maybe this actually was the first time I was hearing of this. I feel so out of it. A quick Google search on it turns up this article about Charles Jennings, Global Head of Learning for Reuters. He calls this the 70:20:10 rule. "About 70 per cent of organisational learning takes place on the job, through solving problems and through special assignments and other day-to-day activities.
Tony Karrer
AUGUST 28, 2007
I mentioned this before ( eLearning 2.0 Presentation - ASTD OC - September )but promised I'd post a reminder. I'm doing a presentation that's an Introduction to eLearning 2.0 in Irvine, CA on September 12. Details here.
Kapp Notes
AUGUST 28, 2007
Today, my kids went back to school. They were so wound up last night. My oldest said, "I'm so excited its like a holiday.except I can't sleep in tomorrow and I don't get any presents." As I think about my kids getting a year older and going back to school after a short summer. It reminds me of thoughts about technology within schools and it makes me sad they are growing up so fast:( Negative View of Technology in Schools A few schools still have a long way to go in terms of technology.
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From the Coleface
AUGUST 6, 2007
Prensky’s metaphor of people being digital natives (intuitively understanding how recent technology works) or digital immigrants (needing support/ training in order to grasp new technology) seems wonderfully rich to me. Here’s an example from recent life. The other day we were visiting one of my wife’s godsons who was proudly showing off his Wii.
Learning Visions
AUGUST 29, 2007
Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, August 29, 2007 e-Learning Guild Mobile Learning Report The e-Learning Guild presentation of the most recent 360 Research Report on Mobile Learning. Presenters include: Steve Wexler : e-Learning Guilds research guru Brent Schlenker : e-Learning Guild Evangelist.
Learning with e's
AUGUST 31, 2007
In preparation for the forthcoming ALT-C 2007 conference, I glanced over the content of papers, posters, workshops and symposia on offer. It interested me to see that some key topics have emerged as the front runners for discussion. A quick trawl of titles and keywords revealed these top 7 favourite topics: e-Learning 31 Web 2.0 Social Software 25 VLEs 24 Blogs 20 Mobile learning 19 Social networking 18 Wikis 16 No surprises really.
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Tony Karrer
AUGUST 28, 2007
Interesting question posed in eLearn Magazine article: How Long Should an E-learning Course Be? Interestingly the author chooses to sidestep the question he poses and instead gives a direct answer to a different question (focusing on modules that are parts of a course): What is a good length for a module? Through countless hours of instructional design, field testing, and client feedback, I have found that 30 minutes is about the maximum, and less than 15 is too short.
Kapp Notes
AUGUST 27, 2007
If, while playing a video game, the player waits for instructions or information, he or she will fail. Decisive action must be taken immediately. The gamer generation has learned this and expects speed in answers and learning. If a gamer needs information, he or she inputs a question into a search engine and then demands accurate, up-to-date results.
Clive on Learning
AUGUST 30, 2007
I've just booked a four-day trip to Indianapolis to participate in a client problem-solving meeting. There are just four of us participating, two from the UK, to from the USA. The meeting lasts just two days, so the remaining two days are largely wasted in travelling. I'm not that bothered about going to my grave without having seen Indianapolis (no offence, any residents who are reading this), so the travel is no real incentive.
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