Wed.Mar 16, 2011

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Instructional Design Portfolio Resources

Experiencing eLearning

I love how some of my posts from 2007 still generate regular comments, such as this question today about software for creating a portfolio. First, if you’re wondering why you need a portfolio , read Tom Kuhlmann’s explanation. Portfolio by cirox. If you’re trying to plan or create a portfolio, check out April Hayman’s very thorough series on creating an instructional design portfolio: Decide what skills you want to showcase.

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Drumroll … I am back … see?

Steve Howard

It has been far too long since my last post. But I have a good excuse, which I shall briefly explain. Around about May last year my wife Amy got a work opportunity in Atlanta, GA. Which she took. Because it paid well, and, well because we had already decided that Mississippi was not going to ever be a central hub of career opportunities for us. So off Amy went to Atlanta, leaving me in charge of the chickens and the goats.

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Hassenzahl’s Model and eLearning

Upside Learning

During the course of my web wanderings which have revolved around usability and user experience recently, I came across this interesting Hassenzahl’s model in the book ‘Funology’, that talks about the relationships between an user and a product. It is mainly about user experience, especially in reference to ‘fun’ in product design. It elaborates on how users assign some attributes to a product or service when using it.

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Reader Feedback. eLearning & Grammar: Should eLearning Text Contain End of Sentence Punctuation?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

We received lots of feedback concerning last week's article, eLearning & Grammar: Should eLearning Text Contain End of Sentence Punctuation?  Here is a sampling: NO PERIODS and it is indeed to minimize visual clutter. That's why I use bullets whenever possible instead of lists. That's why I use bubbles. I need to communicate fast, and since periods were invented for that, I figure that any improvement on the speed of communication is alright.   Joan Dickerson, PhD,�

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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A Conversation with Andrew Hughes

Kapp Notes

Working in the space of 3D virtual immersive environments (VIE) is a small, but dedicated group of people who are creating some really wonderful and powerful learning. The other day I had a chance to virtually catch up with Andrew Hughes who is the president of Designing Digitally, Inc. and an instructor at the University of Cincinnati. Andrew is very passionate about creating engaging, educational, and entertaining learning experience through web-based training and simulations.

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Understanding by Design

Clark Quinn

I have long advocated, in consonance with sound learning principles, that in a good design process works backwards: start with the desired outcomes as capabilities, align assessment to the outcomes, and then design the learning experience to achieve those outcomes. This shouldn’t be new. Recently, I was pointed towards Wiggins & McTighe’s Understanding by Design , which turns out to be a curricular approach predicated on just such lines.

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How & why to design scenarios

Making Change

I’ve added a substantial section about scenarios to the Elearning Blueprint. The section is open and free for everyone until March 31 to support my March 24th presentation at the Learning Solutions conference. The six parts cover: What are scenarios? (includes examples of different approaches). Why use them? Scenario ingredients: characters, decisions, and feedback.

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Adobe FrameMaker 10: Why are there Checkmarks in the Catalogs?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Barb Binder  When I started working in Adobe FrameMaker 10, one of the first differences I noticed was the appearance of checkmarks in front of the formats in the various Catalogs. My first guess was that the check marks indicated whether or not a format was being used in the document, or not. But I would see checkmarks on formats I wasn't using (i.e., CellBody) and when I applied a format, sometimes the checkmarks didn't show up.

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Google's Search for Good Managers

The Performance Improvement Blog

Managers have a critical role to play in the learning and development of the people who report to them. In fact, that relationship is more critical than anything the HR or Training departments can do to improve performance. This is born out in Google's internal study of good management. In this self-study, Google identified eight things that “good” managers should do.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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2020 learning technologies

Learning with e's

When I try to gaze into the future I hurt my eyes. It's difficult to see much beyond the end of the year, so trying to predict what technologies we might see in schools by 2020 is like staring into a very strong spotlight. We can merely speculate. It's not even worth trying to extrapolate trends based on developments from the previous 10 years. Change is not linear, it's exponential.

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Training: Adding Interactivity to eLearning Courses with Adobe Captivate 5

Adobe Captivate

The fourth session in the Adobe Captivate training program is scheduled for tomorrow -March 17th, 9AM to 10.30AM US Pacific Time. If you’ve been following this blog, by now you know that the training program is scheduled for every Thursday of the week. If you missed any of the previous three sessions, you can find [.].

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“Brain Freeze: Does your eLearning System Cause Learning Paralysis?”

Vignettes Learning

Synthesis: The advent of technology options can be exciting. However, the influx of information to an individual’s brain may prove to be debilitating to one’s decision making process or may result to learning paralysis for learners. Considering the limitations of the brain’s working memory to handle a certain quantity of information, elearning developers should seriously reflect on their implementation strategies.

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Career Development: Interview with Tom Kuhlmann, Part 2 by Temple Smolen

LearningGuild

Part 2 of the video interview with Tom Kuhlmann about getting started in e-Learning. Tom shares some valuable lesson, including what he looks for when he hires an instructional designer.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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How Top-to-Bottom Re-Training Can Be Critical to the Bottom Line

Mindflash

While the economy still hasn’t fully recovered from recession, smart employers are investing in one thing that keeps customers coming back — excellent service — even if it means re-training employees on basic skills you’d expect them to have in the first place. Delta Airlines, for instance, recently announced it will send all 11,000 of its customer service agents back to class — to brush up on core service skills and practice how to handle tough situations through a

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Two great ideas for your next sustainability course

Good To Great

Good To Great In pursuit of excellence: my view on the world of learning and training Skip to content Home A bit about me ← Have you done your good deed for the day? Two great ideas for your next sustainability course Posted on March 16, 2011 by Stephanie Dedhar | Leave a comment Sustainability is one of those hot topics of the moment, and I’ve recently come across a couple of things that I think could be adapted really effectively for a sustainability e-learning course.

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2020 learning technologies

Learning with e's

When I try to gaze into the future I hurt my eyes. It's difficult to see much beyond the end of the year, so trying to predict what technologies we might see in schools by 2020 is like staring into a very strong spotlight. We can merely speculate. It's not even worth trying to extrapolate trends based on developments from the previous 10 years. Change is not linear, it's exponential.

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Crowd-inspired innovation

Jay Cross

TED’s Chris Anderson talks about How Web Video Powers Global Innovation. This same logic applies to any organization or community. Making it easy to create and share videos multiplies the potential connections between new ideas and a group’s members. It’s another way for an organization to work smarter. Speakers at TED spending more time, getting better.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.