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3 Key Elements of eLearning Storytelling

B Online Learning

Everyone loves a good story. We are surrounded by stories in social media, movies, advertising and the news. People love to share anecdotes and jokes as a way to connect with each other. The best presenters use stories to capture the audience’s attention at the start. What about eLearning designers? Do we need to be [.].

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Writing & Grammar: Lay Versus Lie--The Truth

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Jennie Ruby    Two words have seldom been more confusing than the two verbs lay and lie. Yes, they are actually two different words, but the first area of confusion is that the simple past tense of  lie  is spelled exactly the same as the word  lay. Not only that, but the main difference between the word  lie  and the word lay is that  lie  is intransitive and  lay  is transitive--a grammatical concept not instantly familiar to

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Finding the Right Words: 3 Tips for eLearning Scriptwriting

B Online Learning

One of the many skills that eLearning designers need is the ability to write clear and engaging audio scripts. Good narration should complement what the learner sees on the screen. At its best, the narration draws the attention of the learner to the key learning points, while at the same time making the learning experience [.].

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Mobile pitfall #4: Are you really compatible?

From the Coleface

Many development tools claim that they produce learning content which will publish automatically to different models of mobile phone. So for the L&D manager commissioning mobile learning it’s just a game of finding out from IT which phones are on the standard list, cross-checking and then away you go…if only it was that simple…. Faced with the technical challenge of rendering content on different screen sizes and with different operating systems, developers have taken the pragmatic approach

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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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Theories for the digital age: Postmodern perspectives

Learning with e's

Postmodernist views of society can be appropriated as lenses to analyse the personalised use of digital technology. Consumers of Web based content tend to search randomly and nomadically, due to the multi-layered, multi-directional nature of hyperlinked media and this aligns neatly with some post modern theory. The writings of Deleuze and Guattari (1980), for example, feature the nomadic thought processes that characterise contemporary perceptions, and portray the chaos of modern life.

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Porn, weed and fireworks

E-Learning Provocateur

Last weekend I was privileged to contribute to the Human Brochure – a world first initiative by Australian Capital Tourism to promote the nation’s capital city, Canberra. When I told my friends that I was going down to Canberra for the weekend, they invariably asked: “Why.?” You see, Canberra has a reputation among Australians as being boring.

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Docnito Launches New State-of-the-Art Learning Management System by News Editor

LearningGuild

Docnito Learning Management System Inc. announces the release of its new, state-of-the-art learning management system. From simple testing to a full-blown campus-style environment, Docnito provides a customizable solution.

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Porn, weed and fireworks

E-Learning Provocateur

Last weekend I was privileged to contribute to the Human Brochure – a world first initiative by Australian Capital Tourism to promote the nation’s capital city, Canberra. When I told my friends that I was going down to Canberra for the weekend, they invariably asked: “Why.?” You see, Canberra has a reputation among Australians as being boring.

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Public Launch of Free Edition of Authoring Tool easygenerator at DevLearn 2012 by News Editor

LearningGuild

Easygenerator.com will announce the public launch of the free edition of its easygenerator authoring tool at The eLearning Guild’s DevLearn Conference and Expo on October 31, 2012. The free version includes full authoring capabilities and is not time-limited.

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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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Xyleme Adds Analytics to Cloud-based Delivery Solution Bravais 1.2 by News Editor

LearningGuild

Xyleme brings analytics into its cloud-based delivery solution Bravais. User tracking, reporting, and analytics are among the highly anticipated updates released in Bravais 1.2.

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