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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.
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Im not a big theory person. Im much more into practical application. Im not saying that these theories are right or wrong -- but they get tossed about and referred to with great relish by some in the industry. Im not a big theory person. Im much more into practical application." Amen, Cammy.
My ID education has been completely on the job and informal. Im curious what other folks experiences has been. He told me that I had no business applying because my 5 years of education and training experience was totally irrelevant to instructional design. Im so happy to see you post this up. 10:22 AM Jody Baty said.
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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.
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. Im sure its not an insult, but I just dont think Id be so comfortable having that on my business card :) 9:03 AM ahsigmon said. The website copy.
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. Thats a languishing skill. Thankfully. Care to share?
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Im no Facebook super-user and I havent experienced a huge time suck from it, but I suppose its possible. Cammy, Im just a "lite" Facebook user, but I have seen profile pages that list their workplaces with commentary about how horrible their company is, or how much they hate their job. And Im in complete agreement.
Cousin, I do consider myself to be a gamer and while my interests used to fall into the "Grand Theft Auto" category, over the past couple of years I have moved more to PC games and since I have limited time with two kids.online flash games (some with an educational tilt). Im literally not a gamer. But Im no gamer.
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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.
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Im guessing youre designing online distance learning courses. Are the required skill sets of the instructional designer different depending on which sector of the market youre in? Are the required skill sets of the instructional designer different depending on which sector of the market youre in? What do you do?
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Im wondering if we should be talking about tiers of instructional design. There are different types of IDs with different skills required. I dont have the benefit (or the baggage) of formal education in Instructional Design. Today Im feeling more like a hazy purple. Look at our survey results. But maybe it does.
Im still a really hands-on person. Or maybe Im just too lazy and poor. Over the past few days, Ive been having a back and forth with Dr. John Curry, an Assistant Professor in Educational Technology at Oklahoma State. Im with you, Maria! Formal education is just one way I do that. 4:35 PM Cammy Bean said.
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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. Id like to push this somehow, but Im not sure.
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). Im not looking to work with another vendor, Im just looking to see good examples of software training to make sure Im not behind the times!
And then I teleported myself over to Brandon Halls Education Island. 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. Just to be clear, Brandon Hall Research does not own Education Island.
" This adage works for me most of the time as Im designing eLearning courses. Right now, Im feeling like just getting to good would be an achievement. Right now, Im proofing a storyboard thats full of endless text bullets and boring software demos with no interactivity -- and theres really nothing I can do about it.
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