Upside Learning

APRIL 21, 2010

Some of the posts are on specific tools (like Articulate) but generally you will find them equally useful for any rapid tool/framework you use. Are you playing the role of the Subject Matter Expert instead of the Instructional Designer? Articulate has me lost for words. Hope you find something useful here.

Rapid eLearning 214

Rapid eLearning Instructional Design Blogging ActionScript 214

Upside Learning

MAY 18, 2010

As the behavior and layout is pre-programmed for each template, it doesn’t require programming or designing skills to develop the course content. However, instructional designers or the SMEs should be able to select the right template for the right kind of slide in the course content. in Flash Based eLearning Development?

Authoring Tools 255

Authoring Tools Templates Authoring Udutu 255

Upside Learning

APRIL 30, 2010

Storytelling principles have been in existence and articulated since Aristotle. Instructional designers would do well to keep these in mind when writing stories. Typical elearning content that just transforms existing media into digital form obviously don’t work to tell digital stories.

eLearning 198

eLearning Simulations Instructional Design Beginner 198

Upside Learning

MAY 6, 2010

The storytelling principles articulated by McKee show how to create a good narrative using inciting incident, progressive complications and resolution while MOD provides a framework to create story narratives starting with just a topic or idea. There is great learning potential in this type of activity and interaction.

eLearning 188

eLearning Micro-Learning Courseware eLearning Tools 188