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10 Learning Design Blogs to Draw Inspiration From

Allen Interactions

JANUARY 12, 2016

When searching on Google for "Learning Design Blogs" , a staggering amount of more than 117,000,000 search results appear. With this overwhelming amount of information, it can be very hard to determine which blogs are credible and a valuable use of time to read.

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Our Top 15 e-Learning Blog Posts of 2016

Allen Interactions

JANUARY 5, 2017

So, to celebrate last year, here are the Top 15 e-Learning Leadership Blog Posts from 2016! We love sharing our best practices, strategies, and insights on creating performance-based learning and we are excited to continue to do so in 2017.

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Blogging Leadership Community Learning

Eight EGGcellent ELearning Blogs for Your Easter Basket

Allen Interactions

APRIL 13, 2017

By Carrie Zens , Director of Marketing / @carriezens. It's that time of year again. And, like many holidays, it's super fun to see Easter through the eyes of children. Having three little boys, I love to see their creativity and joyful messiness explode while decorating Easter eggs.

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Blogging Director eLearning Market

Hitting the High Notes Part 2: Making it Right

Allen Interactions

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In our last blog, we explored how critical trust is in the sales enablement process and the important role that context plays in providing value to the learner. In this edition, we will explore the final two high notes that sales enablement training can provide and how they can create exceptional learner, employee, and client experiences.

Simulations

Simulations Sales Coaching Guidelines

Immersive Technology Showdown Part 3: Mixed Reality

Allen Interactions

APRIL 3, 2023

In continuation of my blog series on Evaluating Immersive Technologies, today I present a look at the limitations of Mixed Reality (MR). If you have not yet read my previous posts, check them out here: Part 1: Considerations & Limitations of VR Part 2: Considerations and Limitations of AR

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Immersive Technology Showdown Part 2: Considerations & Limitations of AR

Allen Interactions

MARCH 28, 2023

In continuation of my blog series on Evaluating Immersive Technologies, today we’ll cover the limitations of Augmented Reality (AR). If you have not yet read about the limitations of VR , check it out.

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality Technology Evalution Blogging

Instructional Design 3.0: Designing the Learner’s Journey - Part 5 - The Post Instruction Phase

Allen Interactions

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In this series of blogs, I’m emphasizing factors that can have a profound effect on learning but yet are often left unattended. We all do this. We do it for a variety of reasons, including very pragmatic ones such as the fact that developing good training requires professional attention to the myriad components of a training program.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design

Immersive Technology Showdown Part 4: Holography

Allen Interactions

APRIL 7, 2023

In continuation of my blog series on Evaluating Immersive Technologies, today I present a look at the limitations of Holograms. If you have yet read my previous posts, check them out here:

Technology

Technology Evalution Blogging Engineering

Change Management: Leading During the Change

Allen Interactions

MAY 24, 2022

This blog contains a During the Change Checklist, an overview of the OODA Loop, and four powerful leadership questions. Leading and managing "during the change" is your planning reality check.

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Change Management Leadership Blogging

Selective Fidelity in Immersive Learning Systems - Part 2: Entering the Fidelity Matrix

Allen Interactions

JUNE 16, 2022

In the first blog of this series, we introduced the concept of fidelity in an immersive learning environment and compared physical fidelity and behavioral fidelity. We also dug into the dimensions of behavioral fidelity—sensory, cognitive, and psychomotor. Today, we will dive deeper into fidelity in immersive learning environments.

Cognitive

Cognitive Learning System System Behavior

Using Learning as an Accelerator for the Future of Work

Allen Interactions

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In this blog, Dr. Barss shares the key to keeping employee engagement high and how to foster a sense of stability. The future of work is here!

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Blogging Learning Consulting Custom

Immersive Technology Showdown Part 5: Volumetric Displays

Allen Interactions

APRIL 19, 2023

Following our previous blog on Holography, we'll continue the discussion of immersive technology with an introduction to volumetric displays. Part 1: Virtual Reality Part 2: Augmented Reality Part 3: Mixed Reality Part 4: Holography Volumetric displays come in different forms and allow users to view complex 3D data from any angle.

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality Technology Low Cost Engineering

Dear Designer: What Type of ID Are You?

Allen Interactions

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

“Dear Designer” is a new blog series on orienting novic e practitioners to the discipline of instructional design and learning experience design.

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Design Instructional Design Instructional Instruction

Dear Designer: 3 Considerations for Length When Shifting to VILT

Allen Interactions

MAY 8, 2020

“Dear Designer” is a blog series on orienting novice practitioners to the discipline of instructional design and learning experience design.

Design

Design Instructional Design Instructional Instruction

Microlearning: Overcoming 4 Assumptions

Allen Interactions

JUNE 22, 2017

We’ve seen an enormous response to the ebook and blog posts we’ve shared on the topic, and an increasing number of clients are asking us to help them create microlearning solutions. If we’re not focused on the right problems, we can’t be sure that microlearning is the right solution.

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To Enhance the Human Mind and Spirit

Allen Interactions

MAY 21, 2018

Previous blogs have discussed various aspects of these and their importance to learning. At Allen Interactions, we often talk about the three M’s of learning: Meaningful, Memorable, and Motivational.

Discussion

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Psychologically-Based Principles for Effective eLearning

Allen Interactions

APRIL 19, 2018

Editors Note: This is a guest blog post. We love to support our eLearning community through the sharing of relevant content. Thank you to Leona Henryson for this article. Check out more of her work here. We'd love to hear your feedback on this post. Please let us know what you think in the comments!

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Effectiveness eLearning Community Blogging

Why Today’s Training Should Focus on Modern Learners, Not Just Millennials

Allen Interactions

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

A co-written blog. We’ve all heard it – if we want to grow our businesses we have to focus on millennials! It seems to be all we ever hear about today, especially in the Learning and Development world.

Learner

Learner Training Train Blogging

Integrating Gaming and e-Learning Design

Allen Interactions

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Your life will be better, skin blemishes will vanish, relationships will improve, and this blog post will make a lot more sense. Part 2 of 3: Bright Horizons. Thanks for coming back. If you didn’t read Part 1 of this article, you should.

Integrate

Integrate Games Design Learning

Moving to Mobile Learning: Three MLearning Design Mistakes that Everyone’s Making

Allen Interactions

MARCH 16, 2017

Maybe you’re on your phone right now, liking and retweeting this blog post! What was the last thing you learned on your phone? A new cooking technique? How to write better emails? How to change a flat tire? In any event, our phones have become indispensable tools to get needed information quickly and precisely when we want it.

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Mobile Mobile Learning Design Write Blog

Gameful Design

Allen Interactions

JUNE 30, 2016

I want you to read every line of this blog post, so here’s what I’m going to do. By Edm ond Manning , Senior Instructional Strategist. I will give you 50 points, and you can use those points to buy an avatar and accessories. No, wait—.

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Games Design Instructional Instruction

ID Essentials: Three Steps When There’s Too Much Content for One Course

Allen Interactions

DECEMBER 16, 2016

In last month’s ID Essentials blog , we were instructional designers at World of Wings, Inc., By Ann Iverson, Senior Instructional Designer. a commercial airline dedicated to safety. We covered how to unpack those big, overstuffed objectives by first aligning them with business goals and then breaking them apart into smaller tasks.

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Content Instructional Instruction

My eLearning Hopes for 2017

Allen Interactions

JANUARY 19, 2017

By Michael Allen , Chairman & CEO, Allen Interactions. Years seem so short as I’ve reached, um, maturity. And each year is shorter than the previous one. As the years fly by, I always wonder about the accomplishments of each previous year and how the coming year might contrast with it.

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Designing with the Learning Ecosystem Canvas

Allen Interactions

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Michael Hruska, President/CEO Problem Solutions. Learning Ecosystems Thinking is Important. Learning ecosystems are places where people, systems and resources are combined in a manner to support value creation around learning and performance. No longer is the LMS enough.

Design

Design Performance Support Behavior Problem

Je n’en crois pas mes yeux! Unexpected E-Learning Insights in a French Cathedral

Allen Interactions

APRIL 21, 2016

By Ethan Edwards , Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanaedwards. I had the great good fortune of traveling to Paris in March. I spent a couple of days engaged in consulting work, and then added a few extra days just to be a tourist.

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Five Lessons We Can Learn from Millennials About e-Learning

Allen Interactions

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

By Sloane Bâby, Instructional Writer.

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10 Learning Design Blogs to Draw Inspiration From

Our Top 15 e-Learning Blog Posts of 2016

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Eight EGGcellent ELearning Blogs for Your Easter Basket

Hitting the High Notes Part 2: Making it Right

Immersive Technology Showdown Part 3: Mixed Reality

Immersive Technology Showdown Part 2: Considerations & Limitations of AR

Instructional Design 3.0: Designing the Learner’s Journey - Part 5 - The Post Instruction Phase

Immersive Technology Showdown Part 4: Holography

Change Management: Leading During the Change

Selective Fidelity in Immersive Learning Systems - Part 2: Entering the Fidelity Matrix

Using Learning as an Accelerator for the Future of Work

Immersive Technology Showdown Part 5: Volumetric Displays

Dear Designer: What Type of ID Are You?

Dear Designer: 3 Considerations for Length When Shifting to VILT

Microlearning: Overcoming 4 Assumptions

To Enhance the Human Mind and Spirit

Psychologically-Based Principles for Effective eLearning

Why Today’s Training Should Focus on Modern Learners, Not Just Millennials

Integrating Gaming and e-Learning Design

Moving to Mobile Learning: Three MLearning Design Mistakes that Everyone’s Making

Gameful Design

ID Essentials: Three Steps When There’s Too Much Content for One Course

My eLearning Hopes for 2017

Designing with the Learning Ecosystem Canvas

Je n’en crois pas mes yeux! Unexpected E-Learning Insights in a French Cathedral

Five Lessons We Can Learn from Millennials About e-Learning

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