Learning Visions

MARCH 11, 2008

Its more than informal. Photo credit: Cello Inlay by asluthier Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:56 AM Labels: learning 9comments: Brent Schlenker said. Im avis fan of serendipitous learning. Serendipitous learning at work: If you are possessed by an idea, you find it expressed everywhere, you even smell it.

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Learning Visions

JULY 6, 2007

Brainstorms and project ideas go in the wiki. My sense is, theyll learn a lot and come into that meeting with great ideas. Photo credit: "One Heart" by Sanja Gjenero from stock.xchng Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:54 AM Labels: e-learning strategy , wiki 2comments: Michele Martin said. It just sort of flows that way.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Oftentimes, when I find a new blog, I will fairly quickly search for a photo so I can map a face to a name, which is interesting since it seems like I should really only care about the ideas expressed in the writing, not how the person looks. Fat-fingered the draft version of the original comment.) But its hard to argue with free.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. So youve got some great ideas on how to make your content more engaging , how to get the learner into the flow. Wednesday, January 07, 2009 When the Content is Really Boring. But what do you do when the content itself is just plain boring?

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

Photo Credit: Corner Pocket - Day 42 by Vox Efx Posted by Cammy Bean at 8:50 AM Labels: global , instructional design , market 6comments: KarROX said. You have to stick to the approved models and if you have ideas other than those you have to go through a long chain of approvals spanning different business units.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2008

Other Ideas? Heres a few more ideas off the top of my head: Storytelling Case studies Role plays What other strategies or approaches could you suggest? My bet is many eLearning designers dont often have the time to develop creative instructional strategies. But, given the right course, it may be time well spent.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

Photo Credits: So many ducks.Ducking hell. by Gaetan Lee Cut my breath by batega Devil Duck by wonderferret Posted by Cammy Bean at 1:46 PM Labels: e-learning , games , instructional design , six sigma 13comments: Dave Ferguson said. That said, I think the rubber duck idea sounds great. I really like the ideas youve put forward.

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Learning Visions

JULY 31, 2009

Photo credit: Liverpool Street station crowd blur by victoriapeckham Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:05 PM Labels: e-learning , e-learning guild , e-learning industry , ellen wagner 10comments: CM Carmean said. Kia ora e Cammy I think you are on to it with the idea of it being too machine-like. C’mon, Dave.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

I called this one out as one of the top things I learned about learning in 2007. photo by bb_matt Alternatives to Listing Objectives Here are some of Michael Allens alternatives to listing out boring learning objectives in text bullet form: Put the Learner to Work (p. see where youre going with the checklist idea.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Photo credit: Microphone by hiddedevries Posted by Cammy Bean at 1:00 PM Labels: audio , instructional design 11comments: Beth Griese said. I like Toms idea of the audio avatar -- as a means, perhaps, of slowly weaning a client away from needing audio on every page. But I caved. And yesterday I just added audio back to every page.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

e-Learning should be all neat and tied up in a nice wrapper with a Next button that moves you through a content checklist and a great assessment at the end. This may be why the concept of informal learning is such a hard sell. But Im learning. Photo Credit: Audrey Johnson from stock.xchng. Forget about it.

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2007

Theories do not help us to expand our awareness and understanding of learning; they serve to reduce and confine it. 3) Brian Alger -- Experience Designers Network Learning Styles: Whose styles are these and what are they for? The idea of learning styles commonly refers to some notion for a preferred way of learning.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2008

Photo credit: I Learn By Going Where I Have To Go by Joe Shlabotnik Posted by Cammy Bean at 10:39 AM Labels: instructional design , learning objectives 8comments: Cathy Moore said. Great summary of ideas. Most of my clients want a list of learning objectives to appear somewhere near the beginning of the material.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

John asks, "So does it matter if Cammy knows (and I have no idea if she does) what the Dick/Carey , Smith/Ragan, or Morrison/Ross/Kemp models are? Photo Credit: Integral Calculus DSC00163 by Mr. ToHa Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:53 AM Labels: academia , instructional design 15comments: Wendy said. Do you think it matters?

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

By 2050, the population of the United States is estimated to reach 400 million (it reached 300 million in 2006). The only thing is, only a handful of people can fit big chaotic discussions into a simple set of ideas. All you ever wanted to know about informal learning - Informal Learning , April 27, 2010 YouTube of Jay’s UMBC ISD Now!

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 1, 2009

It’s about combining formal learning events with social learning, informal learning, accidental learning, and whatever else it might take. Julie Dirksen also provided some great ideas on how to create a campaign, including before, during and after activities. Photo credit: Risk! Its a campaign.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Photo credit: Hey guys, I captured the mouse! Using scenario based mode for software training is an excellent idea. I appreciate this idea. Short demos (some with practice) linked right from the software itself. What have you been doing in the software training world of late? What are your best practices?

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Ive been asking various questions about technology and tools in order to get a sense of where people are at, while also soliciting ideas and input for improving the use of technology to support learning throughout their member organization. A few people have "read" a few blogs -- written by friends with photos of children.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Photo credit: Shock and sorrow: chair mass grave by emdot Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:50 AM Labels: seat time 11comments: Dan said. If you are working with rolling media (video/audio) then time becomes objective, but learning time on typical elearning pages just isnt. Wed never built one, and had no idea what it would cost to create.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2008

Reuben on the value of the instructional designer: The skill that an instructional designer possesses, that writers, teachers, programmers, technical writers, and so on don’t, is the ability to systematically break down content so that it is applicable to learners and their learning styles. 1:32 AM Tom Kuhlmann said.

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