Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 24, 2019

2019 was a big year for my blog. I started this blog in 2006 as a free wordpress.com blog. I was using my blog primarily as a tool for my own reflection and learning. This is post #1,115 on my blog. Many of the republished posts have 40-50% new content, so the revisions often take as long as a new blog post.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. Instead, the idea of the critical decision method is to get experienced professionals to describe some of the toughest challenges they faced.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Evergreen blog posts. This post received the most views of everything on my blog. 30+ Ideas for eLearning Portfolio Samples : If you need to create samples, use this list to jump start your brainstorming. This was the original post that helped me build an audience for my blog back in 2007. 15 years of blogging.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Note that most of the links below are to my blog posts rather than directly to the presentation or podcast recordings, since that makes it easier for you to find the links and notes associated with each recording. This post is a collection of all of my presentations and podcasts about instructional design careers and freelancing.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 8, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Character images and other illustrations unDraw – Open source illustrations for any idea Image library that you can easily customize.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Life-Saver UK Chatterpast Twine prototype These blog posts have some additional ideas related to teaching and using scenarios in classroom environments. Watch the recording If the video doesn’t appear below, you can watch it on YouTube. Additional resources During the webinar, I shared several examples of scenario-based learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I have written over 1100 blog posts since I started this blog in 2006. This was the top post on my blog for many years, and still ranks highest of my instructional design careers series. 30+ Ideas for eLearning Portfolio Samples. One of the recurring themes on this blog is instructional design careers.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2020

Someone asked me in last week’s eLearning Freelancer Bootcamp Q&A about how I maintain my blogging momentum. I’ve been blogging since late 2006, and I’m still publishing every week. Many people start blogging but struggle to get past the first handful of posts. That’s a lot of writing.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

The biggest shift for me is that more of my work now comes from networking and referrals rather than from my blog and portfolio. If I was starting over now, I’d register a domain right away and create my blog as part of my website and portfolio. In 2015, the primary way prospective clients found me was via my blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. That doesn’t mean some other skills wouldn’t benefit from high-fidelity simulations, but it does support the idea that the lower cost simulations can still provide positive results. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Research on learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 23, 2024

Oliver is a new employee with ideas on streamlining the process through investments in new technology. Many of my blog posts are based on questions I get from readers. I may answer it in a future blog post. Scenario intro This introduction is the same for both examples. Today, Oliver and Rita got into a heated argument.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

WordPress has been my tool of choice for blogging for nearly 15 years. Writing helps me connect ideas and clarifies my understanding. In addition, my blog is a place where I try to help others learn. New clients find me through my blog. This is the place I do most of my personal reflective learning. Self-development.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. AI, Instructional Design, and OER – improving learning I agree with the idea that AI and LLMs will make it much easier to create a first draft of content. We decided to study these influences, to get an idea about just how wide-ranging the sources of influence are.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2022

WordPress has been my tool of choice for blogging for over 15 years. Writing helps me connect ideas and clarifies my understanding. In addition, my blog is a place where I try to help others learn. New clients find me through my blog. This is the place I do most of my personal reflective learning. Self-development.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This article also includes ideas on how to make better requests, and that’s what’s probably most helpful here. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Games for learning. “Game Making for Dummies” | HiEv Heavy Industries on Patreon.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The links below are usually to my blog posts with notes on the questions asked, what we discussed, and additional resources. His audience is primarily teachers, so this interview connects ideas from workplace training and education. We started with blogging as a way to “show your work” and reflect on your practice.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 8, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Best from the Brightest: Key Ideas and Insights for L&P Professionals – TiER1 Performance. Plus, Bianca includes recommendations for games to try for more ideas. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Insights for L&D professionals.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If your stakeholder gives you a 100 slide deck and wants you to turn it into a virtual slide deck with quizzes, how do you maneuver them into the idea of scenario based learning? You can also find any of the specific blog posts mentioned during the Q&A on my Storytelling and Scenarios page. You can get a copy of this guide here.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 10, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. A method for taking notes where you can link ideas together. This was originally designed as a method for taking paper-based notes but with effectively a hyperlink between ideas. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. It might be worth playing with it to see where it can be useful, like speeding up the process of first drafts or generating ideas. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2019

My post on 30+ ideas for portfolio samples can give you some inspiration if you need to create new artifacts. This blog and my portfolio were both built with WordPress. These are both self-hosted sites now, although my blog was on WordPress.com for many years. I have heard all the excuses why you can’t build one.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. These aren’t learning or training games, but it’s useful to look at games outside of L&D for ideas on game mechanics, look and feel, choice writing, and other elements of games. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Games built in Twine.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 19, 2015

Today, I reached a milestone in my blog: 1 million total views. It’s taken me over 8 years to reach this milestone, and I’m hardly the most-viewed blog in our field. For those out there struggling with low traffic on a new blog, don’t give up hope! Filed under: Blogging , Lifelong Learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Sometimes, you run into obstacles and need some ideas for getting “unstuck.” Do your research–review existing training materials, online articles, books, blogs, etc. If you’ve ever worked with a SME on scenario-based learning, you know it can sometimes be challenging. Ask for Their Stories.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If they are, this blog post probably doesn’t apply to you.) Spend an hour meeting with your SME and asking questions to get ideas. The illustration above was generated with Recraft.ai. SMEs aren’t IDs First of all, your subject matter experts probably aren’t instructional designers. (If

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 28, 2022

This helps me remember what I learned, and helps share the ideas with those who couldn’t attend. Drips, Bots, and Blogs: A Non-Traditional Approach to Learning. I liked the idea of treating the drips like a story and keeping people engaged by making them curious about what happens next.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 25, 2014

Build a Better Online Training Team | Talance Blog. Not sure if employers would actually care about this or recognize the organization, but it’s an interesting idea for peer-reviewed credentials. Freeware application for creating “action mazes” or branching scenarios. tags: freeware e-learning scenarios branching.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 22, 2020

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Interleaving: How Mixed Practice Can Boost Your Learning – Effectiviology A non-technical explanation of interleaving, with an overview of the research and theory supporting it and ideas on how to implement it to improve learning. Laptops for IDs.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 1, 2015

As part of the Debunker Club’s efforts, I discovered a post on Dane’s Education Blog called A Hierarchy of Learning. Although this post cites a great debunking article ( Tales of the Undead…Learning Theories: The Learning Pyramid ), the blog author only says that he “appreciate what it conveys.”

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

As part of my reflection, I always try to pull out one or two key ideas from each session. That was the idea anyway. However, being mediocre at UX still helps us solve problems, and having a little skill in a lot of areas helps us connect ideas and people. One recurring theme was the idea that we need shorter feedback loops.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 7, 2020

I share these links periodically here on my blog. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. In this post, I share links on spaced learning, marketing, networking, free tools and images, and L&D skills. Spaced Learning and Practice. Rather than going into conversations thinking, “What’s in this for me?”

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

I’m borrowing heavily from Scott Allen’s example in How to Politely Decline a LinkedIn Invitation , so give him all the credit for the idea and most of the actual text: Thanks for inviting me to connect on LinkedIn. ” I generally accept invites from people whose names I recognize from Twitter, #lrnchat, blogs, etc.,

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

These are my live blogged notes from Harold Jarche’s LearnTrends session on Personal Knowledge Management. Idea from Will Richardson: what do you do when you read a blog post and come across an interesting few sentences? Makes it explicit by posting to his blog. My side comments are in italics. Too much information.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Models of Blogs: Blog as Participant in Conversation (3 of 3) on Flickr. CC-NC image of blogs as connectors of ideas in conversations. tags: visualization , blog , conversation , connection. Using Blogs to Enhance Learning – Some Helpful Tips - OpenEducation.net. Posted in

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 22, 2010

Welcome to stop #10 on the blog book tour for Learning in 3D! Or am I being too pessimistic and we’re just on the cusp of a wave of 3-D learning so we’ll all be able to jump in and try it out these ideas ourselves? His blog is [link]. His blog is [link]. His blog is [link].

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 29, 2008

JOLT - Defining Tools for a New Learning Space: Writing and Reading Class Blogs. Examines blogs as learning tools for creating a “community of discourse.&# This article focuses more on the role of the facilitator in shaping the learning community than on the instructional design of assignments using blogs.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 1, 2008

Collection of posts and ideas about etiquette and expected behavior in the edublogosphere, including dealing with inappropriate comments, online reputation, and healthy debate. tags: blog , community , education , citations , reputation. The Learning Circuits Blog: Big Questions. tags: e-learning , blog , instructionaldesign.

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