August, 2012

Integrated Learnings

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Discovering Adobe InDesign for eLearning

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By Dean Hawkinson. If you have been developing eLearning for any period of time, you have probably used several of Adobe’s applications to create engaging and interactive courses. With Adobe Captivate , you can create some great system simulations. With Adobe Flash , you can create interactive elements that take your courses to the next level of engagement and even create entire courses.

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Keeping eLearning Readable – Visual Readability

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By Joseph Suarez. Though at times challenging, a good instructional designer can transform a complex process into a simple message in the hopes that knowledge will be transferred and retained. However, many factors -- both preventable and unpreventable -- can interfere with that message and hinder learning retention. One such preventable barrier is poor visual readability.

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Using Variable Flags to Provide Feedback in Adobe Captivate

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by Jonathan Shoaf. Flags are common everyday objects. When a flag is raised into position, it has meaning. Flags are used as signals. The are used in races to signal caution, final laps, and victory. They are used in the Olympics to signal an athlete's country, when an athlete goes out of bounds, or commits a penalty. Flags have meaning. When it comes to developing e-learning, flags can be very useful.

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Practice Early and Coach the Details Later

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By Shelley A. Gable. A typical training design is to start by telling learners everything we want them to know about a topic or a task, and then we eventually give them an opportunity to practice. For a training project I recently started, a team member said something that resonated with me: Let’s make sure learners are practicing this stuff as early as possible.

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