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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.
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. Im @cammybean. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. You can even subscribe via email.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007Im Mrs. Dalloway Im just back from vacation and still trying to make the transition back into work mode. Im disturbed to report that Im The Poisonwood Bible. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Not quite there yet. Quite chilling.
Friday, December 14, 2007Im a Gamer 3.0! Im so pleased. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. If youve been reading my blog for awhile, you know that Ive been really into the whole topics of gamers -- who is, who isnt, and should we even use that term?
Tuesday, September 08, 2009 DevLearn09 - Im Speaking! Did I tell you that Im looking forward to the schmoozing part?) Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Come November, Ill be heading to San Jose for DevLearn 09. and -- oh yes! -- the speaking. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Im a (K)nitwit! Im looking forward to your post on blended quilting! Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Its winter here in New England. A time when this womans thoughts turn to knitting. Or, rather, the desire to be a knitter.
Monday, December 03, 2007 Top Posts in 2007 Snow is falling general over Massachusetts. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Its the kind of day here in New England when you turn inward and take stock of the past year. Me, Id mostly like to take a nap.
Im not looking for the obtuse theory books. Im already feeling a bit overwhelmed. Im about halfway through Michael Allens new book, Designing Successful E-Learning. Between you and John Im going to need to ask for a visit to Ikea for a new bookshelf too! I prefer the get-down-and-dirty variety. These are my current faves.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007 Beginning Instructional Designers Toolkit I want to incorporate a reading list for the next level of the 30-minute masters (taking a crash course in Instructional Design). Im not a big theory person. Im much more into practical application. Im not a big theory person. Amen, Cammy.
In the December 10, 2007 edition of The eLearning Guilds Learning Solutions magazine, Reuben Tozman (President and founder of edCetra Training ) gets into this topic in The Next Generation of Instructional Designers. But Im not sure I can get people to hold their answers back. Sorry Tony, but Im going to jump into the conversation now.
Monday, May 21, 2007 Learning Styles as Fortune Telling My research into understanding the role of learning styles in e-Learning continues. 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. As a practical person, I tend to avoid theory.
Monday, November 05, 2007 Instructional Design Inspiration As I mentioned last week , Im in the midst of designing my first custom eLearning course in quite awhile. Now that Ive been actually doing some writing, Im having to put it all to work. Now that Ive been actually doing some writing, Im having to put it all to work.
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.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Half of Companies Blocking Facebook Christy Tucker has been musing on Social Networking as LMS: Problems and Opportunities. Im no Facebook super-user and I havent experienced a huge time suck from it, but I suppose its possible. And Im in complete agreement. If employees are bored, why?
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 The Big Question This months big question from the Learning Circuits Blog: What did you learn about learning in 2007? And this is definitely not one of those things that Im learning for the first time, but here goes: Motivation is everything! Im primed and ready. The motivation? Any guesses?
Thursday, May 31, 2007 My Job Description I work at a small e-Learning company, which means I play lots of different roles. 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. And Im really excited about the project Im working on. The website copy.
Monday, June 25, 2007 Getting Pysched for FaceBook Im definitely feeling out-of-my element in this whole FaceBook thing. Im trying to get into it and discover its potential professional uses. Im just scratching the surface, I suppose. Im feeling lonely and really nerdy. There must be more, or is there?
Monday, July 30, 2007 Looking for Good Examples Help! Im looking for some input: good examples of software product training. Im working on a pitch to a software company -- technical audience (think database guys). Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Things That Light Up My Life This is a geeky instructional designer moment. You ARE a geek! :-) Whats lighting up my life this week is "Beyond Bullet Points" which Im using to structure the PPT that Im going to use for my webinar on time management next month. But here it is.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Getting an Informal M.Ed 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. At least not formally.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Using FaceBook Im trying to expand my horizons a bit these days and have been taking a closer look at a whole bunch of tools out there, including SecondLife and FaceBook. Im interested in how we could leverage that existing community for better communication, learning opportunities, networking, etc.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Google Desktop, Sidebar and Dual Monitors Wendy Wickham has been posting about her Google Sidebar experiments. Back to the Google Desktop -- Im playing around a bit with the searching capabilities and am seeing the light. So the search feature -- I get that and Im sold. Very useful feature.
Thursday, July 26, 2007 My Top Ten Tools for Jane Hart Jane Hart asked me to add my own top ten list to the mix. Im not a techie -- far from it. Im an instructional designer with an emphasis on writing and schmoozing. Im #34 on the list. Google Reader All the news I need to know about e-Learning in one place.
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. So go ahead and "Email or IM another blogger in your niche to introduce yourself and your blog". Im not sure Ill bother with that. Maybe I will.
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,
Im in that beginner-mind zone. Although Ive been doing this work for 15ish years, the ground beneath me is shaky and I feel like Im in new waters, navigating new people, new processes, new tools. Im suddenly racking up lots of frequent flyer points. When Im actually in town, I work from the shed. Im @cammybean.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Jott This Blog I havent had so much time lately to blog, as this project Im working on has been quite grueling. I find my best time for thinking up excellent blog entries is late at night when Im lying in bed. That is, of course, if Im even awake after the kids have finally fallen asleep.
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.
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. Im already behind.
Thursday, February 08, 2007 Back to bloggin Im gonna try this again. And so now I feel compelled to enter the conversation, although Im not sure yet if I have anything to add. Im gonna try it. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Ive been lurking for awhile.
Monday, October 22, 2007 Instructional Design Stress I have to confess that although I call myself an instructional designer, its been quite awhile since Ive done anything like that. Im excited. Im nervous. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.
As Michael Allen says in Michael Allens Guide to e-Learning : "Learners think, Im supposed to do my best to learn whatever is here, so I might as well spend all my time learning it rather than reading about learning it." (p. I called this one out as one of the top things I learned about learning in 2007. Pretty radical, isnt it?
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. Im happy to link and do so with great gusto. Day 27 Get a Sponsor for Your Blog Im not monetizing this blog, so Im skipping this one. Task complete. Task ignored.
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.
Im a convert. Yes, Im an English major who writes mostly text bullets instead of novels. So Im curious: what drove you to revisit theory? Cammy, Im glad to hear you so revved up. Jane -- In theory, Im not against theory. Im still of that mindset. Now Im reading Cold Spring Harbor. Thankfully.
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.
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. Im a touchy-feely-people-kind-of-person. Its awesome.
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.
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.
Friday, October 05, 2007 Youre So Immature: e-Learning in Some Organizations Earlier this week I was musing about messes in Messy Learning OK. Im just about to kickoff a new project with a manufacturing organization to produce some custom courses. Im gonna call them an "immature e-Learning organization." Messy Training Not OK.
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» December 06, 20072007 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. Posted by: mark oehlert | December 07, 2007 at 10:23 PM hi mark -- i'm a huge fan of your work. So who to vote for?
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.) Most of what Im doing outside of work these days involves the care and feeding of two small people, ages 2 and 4.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Second Life and Gaming Poll Results I dont claim to be a researcher, nor can I claim that the results of polls conducted on this site are in the least bit statistically significant. Im also interested in the results of the poll question I asked, " Are you a Gamer? Im checking out your polls ;).I
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