IT Training Department Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

This post is about instructional designers and whether they can effectively work remotely. Or is it more beneficial for instructional designers to stick to the conventional in-person approach? The role of instructional designers is critical in shaping effective learning experiences.

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ProProfs

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Top eLearning companies provide great service to training companies, enterprises, and training managers with their eLearning development solutions. These solutions include: eLearning authoring tools. consulting & coaching. A Quick Comparison Table of the 10 Best eLearning Companies. eLearning Authoring Tool.

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IT Training Department Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

This is a comparison of the value of technical writing vs. instructional design. If you know me at all then you know I hold more value in instructional design. What creates more value, technical documentation or employees trained specifically how to use technology for their job?

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

In this article, I outline 7 aspects that helped us get nominated for eLearning Industry’s Top 10 eLearning companies for 2018 (for the 4th consecutive time) and strike Gold. 7 Aspects That Helped EI Design Reach The Top Position Among eLearning Content Development Companies For 2018. Design thinking workshops.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

PT: Getting Started with JavaScript in Adobe Captivate Tools such as Adobe Captivate are great for quickly developing elearning. Phil Cowcill, Senior Elearning Specialist at the Department of National Defence, Canada, will give you a quick introduction on how to write your own JavaScript that’s geared for Adobe Captivate.

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TalentLMS

JUNE 20, 2018

In your first week of working in the eLearning industry, you’re likely to look at your colleagues blank-faced as they throw out sentences that sound like noises only a dog would understand. To help in your transition and welcome you to the cool kids e-club, we decoded the top twenty most common eLearning acronyms for you.

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Here are 3 instructional design models that have proven to operate well in the modern age of online training courses. 1) The ADDIE Model. The ADDIE Model is an instructional design theory that we have mentioned before on this blog. ADDIE stands for Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2019

Instructional Design. Design For How People Le arn by Julie Dirksen is one of my favorite books in the field. The Accidental Instructional Designer by Cammy Bean is especially good for career changers and those who landed in instructional design from other fields. eLearning.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 6, 2006

The question this month is: Are ISD / ADDIE / HPT relevant in a world of rapid elearning, faster time-to-performance, and informal learning? If you look at the shift between eLearning 1.0, As I've pointed to before: Course and Courseware are Fading - The Future of eLearning. Courses and Courseware?

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IT Training Department Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Because comparing agile software development to instructional design is the wrong comparison. They work together well but agile is never a framework and therefore it’s wrong to call it agile instructional design. Instructional design goes beyond that because analysis is always a requirement to some degree.

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IT Training Department Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Creating training isn’t only about creating training. It’s about creating the right type of training and also making sure that training is kept up-to-date. It’s important to update old eLearning that has been sitting for a while. Nothing is ever about creating it and then forgetting about it.

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LearnDash

JANUARY 9, 2014

Entering the elearning industry can sometimes be complicated as you will want to pursue an area that interests you the most. If you enjoy design, then becoming an instructional designer may fit your tastes a bit more. You get to create engaging elearning programs, giving them a dynamic look and feel for your client.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2017

Instructional Design. Design For How People Learn by Julie Dirksen is one of my favorite books in the field. The Accidental Instructional Designer by Cammy Bean is especially good for career changers and those who landed in instructional design from other fields. eLearning and Blended Learning.

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Learnnovators

JANUARY 7, 2015

Michael Allen, the CEO of Allen Interactions, is known for pioneering multimedia learning technologies, interactive instructional paradigms, and rapid-prototyping processes—bringing each forward into leading corporate enterprises. He was the founder and CEO of Authorware, a revolutionary eLearning authoring tool.

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IT Training Department Blog

JULY 31, 2023

Not only that but good training with custom eLearning can minimize the time it takes to learn new skills as well as offer a level of realistic practice that doesn’t exist in instructor-led training, one reason we don’t create instructor-led training for technical topics. These are the most important steps.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 28, 2012

Let’s face it – the title “Instructional Designer” comes with a reputation that designing instruction or training is all that we do. We have been placed into a box that can be a real challenge to get out of, especially when it comes to moving into more of a performance consulting type of role. By Dean Hawkinson.

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Learnnovators

MAY 13, 2015

This is the first post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. The goal of this series is to build upon good implementations of instructional design, and go deeper into the nuances of what makes learning that really works. So, the starting point of a learning design has to be the objective that will achieve the outcome.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The A and D contain essential steps that instructional designers must perform to create effective instruction. There’s the agile crowd who wants to jump right in, then there are those who think ADDIE can’t be iterative (it can). That is if you use ADDIE to its full potential. Think again.

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Learnnovators

MAY 12, 2015

This is the first post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. The goal of this series is to build upon good implementations of instructional design, and go deeper into the nuances of what makes learning that really works. So, the starting point of a learning design has to be the objective that will achieve the outcome.

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Ninja Tropic

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Many people struggle to create an eLearning script for their corporate video animation. But before you can create amazing eLearning animated videos, you need a blueprint to ensure that the final product is as informative, entertaining, and clear as you had envisioned it. e-Learning Scripts for Animated Corporate Videos.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

However, not all IT training courses are created equal. eLearning : eLearning is a self-paced course with no instructor involved. There are other things you should consider for IT training courses if you’re looking at creating employee resources. The more employees know, the more they can do.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

These things don’t just happen–you have to take responsibility for creating this kind of culture. ADDIE is content centric. No fixed alternative to ADDIE b/c depends on ecosystem/learnscape. Clark says ADDIE is a process, there will be a role for it (I think–I may be misrepresenting what he said).

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

That could mean creating realistic software simulations or in some circumstances venturing into even more complex (and expensive) methods. These components should help you create more effective technical training. In the instructional design world, we have a thing called ADDIE.

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IT Training Department Blog

JULY 10, 2023

If any content in an eLearning course doesn’t directly help one of those three things then you’re doing it wrong. That’s why we’ve been so successful at creating custom digital training that’s effective, relevant, and most important doesn’t overwhelm employees. What is content overload in eLearning?

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Who Should You Include In Your Planning For Your eLearning Course? Having worked with many companies over the years I have come across a high number of instructional designers and company managers that dictate what needs to be included in the learning materials for online teaching. Create an outline of the course(s).

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Ninja Tropic

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Many people struggle to create an eLearning script for their corporate video animation. But before you can create amazing eLearning animated videos, you need a blueprint to ensure that the final product is as informative, entertaining, and clear as you had envisioned it. e-Learning Scripts for Animated Corporate Videos.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Theory vs. Application in Instructional Design: One Academics View A long time ago, I decided I was much better at the practical side of things than the theoretical. Do I use ADDIE?

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IT Training Department Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

In the world of software and computers, it’s possible to create simulations that are realistic and great for learning. Creating something realistic is going always be more effective at helping people learn than simply showing screenshots or even worse, babbling on for hours with no visuals at all.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 30, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, January 30, 2009 Do Instructional Design Degrees Get "Wasted"? In my recent post Instructional Design - Whats in a Name? Teasdale is an instructional designer in the corporate market.

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Limestone Learning

JUNE 28, 2021

Erika Lamont, managing director of Connect the Dots Consulting, will discuss how to evaluate and give feedback to leaders who are new to the organization and not sharing a physical space with their people or colleagues. Create a plan to prioritize skill development for the L&D function. Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 10 a.m.–11

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EI Design

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In this article, I outline 7 aspects that helped us get nominated for eLearning Industry’s Top 10 eLearning companies for 2018 (for the 4th consecutive time) and strike Gold. 7 Aspects That Helped EI Design Reach The Top Position Among eLearning Content Development Companies For 2018. Design thinking workshops.

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WhatFix

MAY 2, 2023

xAPI stands for Experience API and is a cutting-edge eLearning standard format. Developed in 2013 (then known as Project Tin Can), xAPI was created to be the successor of SCORM , the most widely used learning specification form. As a first step, the instructional designers or L&D teams must decide what specific actions to track.

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Petra Mayer

OCTOBER 4, 2021

From Cloud to Scorm, to Authoring tool to Microlearning – eLearning has become a full-fledged industry. There are a number of factors that embody eLearning, helping it become a driver for personal and professional advancement. In eLearning, it caters to the development and promotion of standards adapted to education and training.

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Learnnovators

MAY 15, 2015

Instructional designers need to run, not walk, away from classroom-thinking and get to the point of providing short, quick business focused learning points that are easily accessible when and where our learners need them. This means leveraging new technologies to deliver non-traditional instruction. ” — Karl Kapp.

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Learnnovators

MAY 23, 2021

ABOUT BOB MOSHER: Bob Mosher is a senior partner, and the Chief Learning Evangelist, at APPLY Synergies , a strategic consulting firm that specializes in helping learning organizations design, develop and measure effective learning and performance support strategies to meet The 5 Moments of Learning Need. Number one is our methodology.

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SweetRush

JULY 28, 2022

In our article Comparing Off-the-Shelf vs. Custom eLearning Solutions: Which Is Best? , we took an honest look at the benefits and potential pitfalls of buying a ready-made eLearning solution versus building something from scratch with a custom eLearning solution provider. Let’s begin with off-the-shelf eLearning.

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Learnnovators

MAY 1, 2015

The Basics of Design Thinking in eLearning : What is the basic idea behind design thinking in e-learning? What are some of the ways to implement design thinking? Read this article to find out what Christopher Pappas (Founder, eLearning Industry) has to say. Is Design Thinking Missing From ADDIE?

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