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My Typical Week as an LXD Consultant

Experiencing eLearning

Everyone manages their time a little differently, but I’ve been asked several times what a typical week looks like in my work. I’m an independent consultant, so my schedule is different from people who work full time for a single company. I work from home and have a pretty flexible schedule. It’s hard to say what a single day is, but here’s my basic weekly pattern.

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Closed Caption Tools

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Like many of us in L&D, I spend a fair amount of time adding closed captions to elearning and videos. I’m looking for ways to make that process more efficient, so I posted a question on LinkedIn. I got a ton of responses with suggestions for different closed caption tools. Some of the tools I had heard of and used before, but there were several new tools mentioned.

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AI Tools, Visual and UI Design: ID Links 2/13/24

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As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I share these links about once a month here on my blog. This post includes links to four AI tools, visual and UI design, predictions and trends for L&D in 2024, scenarios and simulations, and Articulate Rise. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts.

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How To Make Money By Sharing Expertise For Free

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It seems counterintuitive. How do you make money by sharing expertise for free? Wouldn’t it be better to hoard your knowledge and only give it out when people pay for it? After all, you can’t pay your bills with “exposure.” While that’s true, I’ve also found that sharing generously ends up growing my business. I’m more successful as a consultant because of the reputation I’ve built by sharing my knowledge.

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Looking Back at 2023, Looking Ahead to 2024

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It’s that time of year for reflections and goals, looking back at 2023 and looking ahead to 2024. These are my top blog posts from 2023 plus a review of a few other accomplishments and my goals for 2024. Top new blog posts of 2023 I would never have guessed that a post on learning objectives would be my top post for the year, but this turned out to be a surprisingly controversial topic.

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When Is Audio Narration Helpful?

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When is audio narration helpful? When should you include voice-over in elearning? This is an update of a post originally based on a discussion from several years ago on eLearning Heroes. In that original discussion, Judith Reymond asked about the research on when or whether audio narration is helpful to adult learners. The modality principle In Clark and Mayer’s eLearning and the Science of Instruction , they say that the research generally supports using narration with on-screen visuals.

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Feedback in Branching Scenarios: What Works for Novices, Experts, and Everyone

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When we provide feedback in branching scenarios, we have several questions to consider. Should we provide consequences (intrinsic feedback) or coaching (instructional feedback)? Should we provide immediate feedback or delayed feedback? What works for novices versus experts? The most effective approach usually involves a combination of feedback strategies, but different audiences may need a different balance of types of feedback.

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