Learning Visions

AUGUST 2, 2007

Thursday, August 02, 2007 31 Days to A Better Blog I mentioned to Michele Martin that I was interested in participating in the 31 Days to a Better Blog Exercise being led by problogger Daren Rowse. Im not blogging for the money or the fame, but I am in it for the community, networking and learning opportunities. Take the Survey!

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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. Although the challenge officially ended in August, the community is alive and well and coming up with new challenges and ideas. Im happy to link and do so with great gusto.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 22, 2007

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. Im no Facebook super-user and I havent experienced a huge time suck from it, but I suppose its possible.

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Social Networks Facebook Companies IM 124

Learning Visions

APRIL 3, 2007

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 eLearning Guild Event -- My Sessions As Ive mentioned here before, Im extremely excited about attending the upcoming eLearning Guild event here in Boston. Im excited to go to as many sessions as I can. Im excited to pick peoples brains. And Im wondering if Im missing something really cool.

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AUGUST 16, 2007

Thursday, August 16, 2007 31 Days: Days 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 The 31 Days of this challenge is definitely dragging on. Im losing my steam, but trying to stay somewhat on target. This reminds me of a post I saw today at the Internet Time Community from Andy Jones: Give me a Lobster. Im not sure Ill bother with that.

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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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MARCH 29, 2007

Thursday, March 29, 2007 Blogging & Boundaries in the Professional Sphere Karyn Romeis recent post echoed stuff thats been rolling around in my mind about blogging, professionalism, sharing, confidentiality, roles, boundaries, etc. To belong to a community -- to network -- to connect. Im a new blogger -- not fully evolved).

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Blogging IM IMS Confidentiality 100

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 31 Days: Day 25 (Go Shopping) Day 25: Go Shopping For day 25 of the Blogging Challenge, the task at hand was to go shopping. Often I have two small kids in tow or Im trying to check ten things off a list during my lunch hour. A link to learn more about the blogs author. Yeah right. But in my actions?

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IM IMS Moodle Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Thursday, September 13, 2007 Are You A Gamer? 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,

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 13, 2007

Monday, August 13, 2007 Second Life Backlash and Controversy The Second Life naysayers seems to be gaining ground lately. And Im not implying that Im a Second Life naysayer. Ive been exploring the use of Second Life for a client for whom Im developing an e-Learning strategy. As you may know, Ive only been there once.

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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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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

In fact, Ive had very little of interest to add to any conversation of late, mostly because Im much more focused on my personal life and the many transitions Im handling there. Hey Cammy--you know me, I think you can always apply the personal to the professional, so Im with Karl that you should blog about the Wii.

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Blogging Personal Personalization IM 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 8 Random Facts About Me Michele Martin of The Bamboo Project has tagged me for the 8 Random Facts About me meme. 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). 4) I speak German. Danke sehr. Tim, Danke schon!

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IM IMS Wiki Second Life 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

Monday, August 20, 2007 31 Days: Days 17, 18, 19, 20, & 21 If youve been following along with the 31 Day Challenge, you may know that its starting to wear thin. Nevertheless, Im trying to keep up. Then again, Im not trying to stay on top of hundreds of comments a day. Im not going to bother with a full-blown survey.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 My Online Visual Identity When Michele Martin changed her profile picture the other day, I realized I was a bit disoriented. So Im going to try to mix it up a bit. Im still smiling. But Im wearing a different purple shirt. I should also show you pictures of me where Im not smiling.

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AUGUST 3, 2007

Friday, August 03, 2007 My First Second Life Experience Not so good, I must say. Sorry you had that experience, but Im glad to know Im not the only one. They were coming at me in the chat, then IM, and when they started coming into my email I quit the program. Its sort of me-ish. 5:35 PM Kate Quinn said. Take the Survey!

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Second Life Brandon Hall Harassment Training IM 100

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AUGUST 2, 2007

Thursday, August 02, 2007 Yet More Buzz on Buzzword I posted about Buzzword a month or so again and since then, Ive had a lot of traffic to my site. Im on the press page, so I think I should get at invite, dont you? Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. 2comments: David said.

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AUGUST 8, 2007

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 Welcome to Tom Kuhlman Welcome to Tom Kuhlmann from Articulate, who adds The Rapid e-Learning Blog into the mix. Tom is the author of 5 Myths About Rapid e-Learning which made the rounds a while back. Just this week -- for once Im in the know. Just this week -- for once Im in the know.

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AUGUST 7, 2007

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 Welcoming Cathy Moore to the Blogosphere Many of you may already be familiar with Cathy Moore. Shes the author of that fabulous presentation Dump the Drone , which we all got so excited about a few months ago. As someone who develops corporate elearning, Im simply thrilled! Take the Survey!

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Continuing in Second Life Im still at it. All this to say, Im keeping an open mind. Im ashamed to admit I havent given it a try yet, although it is on my To-Do list. This post has been removed by the author. Slogging away in Second Life. Schone said. 4:56 AM Cammy Bean said.

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Second Life IM IMS Moodle 100

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Women, Gaming & the Guild Master Ceiling This post is an addendum to my first review of Karl Kapps book, Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning. Im concerned that women will be excluded if such a focus is put on gaming skills -- or at least the gamer label. Im just raising some questions.

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AUGUST 2, 2007

Thursday, August 02, 2007 Online Portfolios Jennifer Madrell shows us a great example of an online portofolio , which she calls a "svelte and sparkly version of this blog - that is a requirement and capstone project at Indiana University." Im not looking for a job right now, so theres no urgent need. A wiki tool? Your blog?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 8, 2008

Im guessing youre designing online distance learning courses. Im in the weird place of for-profit education, which really has characteristics of both market sectors. Having just a bachelors degree seems to be fine as long as you arent working directly for the universities (Im not sure about K-12 online). What do you do?

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Market 100

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AUGUST 20, 2007

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. Im a writer and a schmoozer. In Instructional Designers Tools I talk a bit about that. It would be great if you could provide some info on this.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Friday, February 23, 2007 The Science of Learning This is the kind of science I like. greatly appreciate the education Im getting. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Information framed in practical terms, rather than theory. Stuff I can actually apply to my work.

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Moodle Instructional Design Brandon Hall ASTD 100

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

The Blog-o-the-Month for November is Dr. Z Reflects , Leigh Zeitzs stellar offering to the educational community. Funny, Im pretty active in SL, and would be moreso if my 1stL werent so dadburned bizzy. I must admit, however, that I am just trying to share ideas and tools that I find. Stop by the Bloggers Hut at [link] to vote!

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Second Life Moodle Instructional Design ASTD 100

Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

Existing Adoption At the very start I asked the audience for examples of where they were currently using these tools as part of learning solutions. Question 1 - What are the most likely ways / places your organization might or does use Blogs, Wikis, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking or Collaboration Tools? Choose the top 3-5.

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Wiki Web Social Networks Authoring Tools 105

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 e-Learning Content & Version Control Earlier this week, Janet Clarey wrote about the " Preservation of e-Learning Content." Certainly with the rise of rapid e-Learning tools and the increase in SME-published content well start to see an increase in the frequency of updates to e-Learning material.

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Version Content Second Life Rapid eLearning 100

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

The bonus of so many of the social media tools we use is that our pictures are attached. Non-Verbal Communication and/or Body Language. Research ranges the percent of non-verbal communication you use to communicate (willingly or unwillingly) from 55% to 93%! Or is it substituted by other tools (how effective?)

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Moodle Instructional Design ASTD Picture 100

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Friday, September 14, 2007 So What Kind of a Gamer Are You? At Phil Charrons suggestion, Im taking this next poll a bit deeper. Blogger's New Polling Tool My Online Visual Identity 31 Days: Days 26, 27, 28 So What Kind of a Gamer Are You? In yesterdays poll , I asked readers if they think of themselves as gamers.

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MAY 12, 2009

As Im ramping up in my new job, Im talking with my new Kineo colleagues about everything under the sun. Is there some historical background here that Im missing, like computers in the UK didnt have speakers until 2002 so they never bothered? We know to avoid narrating text word for word, for instance. You do know that, right?)

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Audio Culture Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools 100

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AUGUST 10, 2007

Friday, August 10, 2007 31 Days: 8, 9 & 10 Day 8: Run an Advertising Audit on Your Blog. I also kept the LibraryThing listing books Im currently reading (or have read or intend to read at some point.), Day 10: Dig Into Your Blogs Statistics Not hard to do with tools like MyBlogLog or FeedBurner. What do you think?

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Second Life Write Blog Moodle Instructional Design 100

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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). Well, lets just say that theres no denying now that Im almost 40. Mostly, I feel grateful for the connections and the sense of community. In fact, I think Ill just start saying that I am 40.

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Wiki Moodle eLearning Guild Instructional Design 100

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? SMEs using rapid eLearning tools)? Tom Kuhlman is certainly providing this expertise to the Articulate user community and beyond with his Rapid E-Learning Blog.

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Instructional Design eLearning Consultant Consulting Blended Learning 100

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AUGUST 7, 2007

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 31 Days to a Better Blog: Days 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 This whole 31 Days to a Better Blog exercise is proving harder to stay on top of than I had even imagined. Already I can tell you that Im just going to skip this step. Im not trying to make money off this blog. Well, thankfully, Im no George Lucas!

Blogging 100

Blogging Second Life Wiki Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Friday, November 02, 2007 Instructional Designers: Do You Have a Degree in ID? 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. Ryan 11:11 AM TRACY HAMILTON said.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 Messy Learning OK. Or maybe you want to learn about the life of the author of that great novel, and then end up reading about Puccini. Things go wrong (software fails, power goes out). (A But Im learning. tools in a learning context using this approach. Messy Training Not OK.

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Blended Learning Authoring Tools Brandon Hall Instructional Design 100