The eLearning Coach

JULY 3, 2020

The elves are busy. . * Learning analytics in higher education. * How to find a job in higher education. * How to prepare for the learning designer role. TRANSCRIPT: Check back tomorrow. RATE: Rate this podcast in Apple Podcasts. TIME: 39 minutes. RESOURCES MENTIONED: * Instructional Designers in Education (Facebook Group).

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Instructional Design Social Networks Instructional Instruction 114

The eLearning Coach

MAY 16, 2018

We must find the most effective ways to meet the needs of a target audience, to improve workplace performance and to measure outcomes in terms of business metrics. Like all designers these days, learning experience designers are under pressure. That's a tall order.

Metrics 79

Metrics Productivity Product Design 79

The eLearning Coach

MAY 5, 2010

Tags: BUSINESS SOFTWARE REVIEWS online apps online tools productivity.

Productivity 82

Productivity Product Tools Online 82

The eLearning Coach

APRIL 28, 2010

Tags: BUSINESS learning management software learning management system lms.

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LMS Learning Management System Expert System 73

The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 13, 2009

The comments more or less fell into a few categories: working with SMEs, designing and developing content, love of learning, business savvy and personal attributes. Create connections for the learner to the instruction, learning objectives and business goals through ID principles, multimedia design, activities and feedback.

Instructional Design 82

Instructional Design Quality Instructional Instruction 82

The eLearning Coach

JULY 6, 2010

Tags: BUSINESS.

Tips 82

Tips Coaching Tagging Business 82

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Ensure It Solves A Business Need. The most sound advice is to make sure it solves a business need. Focus on results rather than concepts, including case studies and how the competition is using informal learning to solve a business need. In his blog, Karl Kapp presents ten strategies for communicating the value of social media.

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Social Media Media Communication Case Study 75

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Karl: The biggest problem is that in the learning field we sometimes get seduced by the technology and forget the underlying learning need and, even more importantly, the underlying business need. So I look to the convergence of social media, 3D worlds and business applications to be the future of learning.

Instructional Design 77

Instructional Design Design Wiki Simulations 77

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Tags: BUSINESS project management.

Project 76

Project Coaching Tagging Business 76

The eLearning Coach

MARCH 23, 2010

Just in case you’re a developer or in case your business is looking for a TTS technology, check out the Wizzard site. They produce speech applications for developers and businesses and they use AT&T’s Natural Voices. VOICE PUBLISHERS. Acapela Group.

Text-to-Speech 80

Text-to-Speech Diversity Training Voice WAV 80

The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 22, 2010

Tags: BUSINESS ISD RECENT ARTICLES.

Environment 70

Environment Instructional Design Social Networks Social Bookmarking 70

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Although this book is oriented toward the solving and selling of ideas in business, most of the techniques and concepts can be easily transferred to the general notion of solving problems through visual thinking. Often, our roles expand beyond design and development and into the business realm. I’m a big fan of this approach.

Authoring Tools 62

Authoring Tools Social Networks Social Bookmarking Picture 62

The eLearning Coach

JUNE 16, 2021

Do we talk enough about diversity, equity and inclusion in LXD? DesignxHumanity is changing the conversation and taking action.

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Voice Conversation Change Business 121

The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 27, 2009

Tags: BUSINESS RECENT ARTICLES.

Social Networks 76

Social Networks Authoring Tools Trends Online Learning 76

The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 6, 2010

Apply business skills to managing instructional design. Plan and manage instructional design projects. Promote collaboration, partnerships and relationships among the participants in a design project. Design instructional management systems. Provide for the effective implementation of instructional products and programs.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 97

The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 3, 2011

Be sure your SME knows that you are appreciative of his or her time and busy schedule. Explain this to your expert ahead of time, giving him or her time to prepare if needed. Phase 2: The Interview. Remember to record the interview for later reference if you have permission.

Brain 79

Brain Expert Instructional Design Guidelines 79

The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 14, 2009

If you’re writing for experts, assume they are busy. If your content is logically and conventionally organized, it will help experts quickly fit new information into their existing structures. Get Them In and Out. Everyone wants an expert, needs an expert and has questions for the expert.

Expert 71

Expert Design Simulations Exercise 71

The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2009

The really important SMEs are often too busy to show up at a meeting. This typical day reminded me of the hazards, joys and oddities of being an eLearning designer and developer, a few of which I’ll summarize here. We Can’t Be Stopped. That’s not enough to stop us! We’ll find underling SMEs to use as replacements.

Instructional Design 67

Instructional Design Coaching Instructional Instruction 67

The eLearning Coach

APRIL 7, 2021

You never know when it's going to hit the fan. Take these steps to avoid trouble.

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Issue Business Design eLearning 98

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

It would be difficult to create a ten-list without mentioning some of Google’s continually evolving Google Collaboration Tools for Education and Business. VoiceThread has a professional version for businesses that provides features for secure sharing and management of threads for staff and clients. Wikispaces. Category: Wikis.

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Social Media Social Networks Wiki Media 83

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

It’s about having a toolbox containing a number of different social technologies at your disposal in order to select the most appropriate one(s) that address a particular learning or business problem. It might just be one tool—it might be a number.

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Social Media Social Networks Media Social 76

The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 21, 2009

The tutorials include presentation tools and eLearning applications, graphic design software, video and audio editing packages, web design and development, iPhone apps, business applications (Office, Google docs), content management systems and many other categories. The instructors are knowledgeable.

Library 73

Library Online Tutorial Google Docs 73

The eLearning Coach

JULY 27, 2009

Our eLearning course designs should make sense in the context of our learners’ everyday experience; they are often busy, overwhelmed and overloaded with information. This can be difficult to achieve, considering the way screens tend to shrink during design. See Less is More for a related article. Post from: The eLearning Coach.

Cognitive 57

Cognitive eLearning Strategy Picture Specialist 57

The eLearning Coach

JULY 27, 2009

Our eLearning course designs should make sense in the context of our learners’ everyday experience; they are often busy, overwhelmed and overloaded with information. This can be difficult to achieve, considering the way screens tend to shrink during design. See Less is More for a related article. Post from: The eLearning Coach.

Cognitive 57

Cognitive eLearning Strategy Picture Specialist 57

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Learning professionals often wear many hats so it can make you feel like you're drowning in work. Working smarter is a goal worth trying to achieve. Here are ten ways to work smarter.

Learning 77

Learning Business 77

The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Were you too busy to read the reviews, analysis and opinions? The noise about the release of Apple’s iPad has been a bit overwhelming. No problem. I summarized the gist of it in a quick handy dandy rating system focusing on the iPad’s future for online learning. As Apple says, the iPad is slightly smaller than a magazine.

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iPad Online Learning Seesmic iPhone 75

The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Although readers may be surprised to see concepts relating to business, perception, usability and engineering, the authors make it all fit beautifully. For those of you interested in Design, this book captures a broad swath of the field by explaining the essential principles underlying the design experience.

Cognitive 62

Cognitive Social Networks Social Bookmarking Community 62

The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

What would happen if you chose only one goal to focus on this year? If you spent a few hours a week working on your goal, how would you be transformed by the end of the year?

Business 69

Business 69

The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Productivity isn't about becoming an automaton. It's about focusing when it's time to focus, getting work done and having time for the rest of your life.

Productivity 81

Productivity Product Business 81

The eLearning Coach

JULY 17, 2009

Realism also adds credibility to a training course, which is quite important to the busy, cynical, or tired employee. Adding realism to eLearning should improve learning transfer, which will prepare learners for situations they might really encounter.

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Case Study Simulations eLearning Strategy Propaganda 50

The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 14, 2010

Accommodate busy schedules. Use a witty character. Humor is a great way to keep learners motivated. Use humorous characters that reflect familiar situations and personalities to arouse interest. Create learning experiences that can be mastered in small segments of time.

Social Networks 91

Social Networks Learner Simulations Wiki 91

The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 14, 2010

Accommodate busy schedules. Use a witty character. Humor is a great way to keep learners motivated. Use humorous characters that reflect familiar situations and personalities to arouse interest. Create learning experiences that can be mastered in small segments of time.

Social Networks 89

Social Networks Learner Simulations Cognitive 89

The eLearning Coach

JULY 17, 2009

Realism also adds credibility to a training course, which is quite important to the busy, cynical, or tired employee. Adding realism to eLearning should improve learning transfer, which will prepare learners for situations they might really encounter.

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Case Study Simulations eLearning Strategy Propaganda 44

The eLearning Coach

MAY 14, 2020

Brian works in many roles, helping clients apply existing and emerging technologies to support process and business improvement. Accessible design and inclusive design are one of those things that once you learn about it and learn how easy and beneficial it is to make accommodations, you can’t turn back.

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Design Diversity Training Audio Guidelines 136

The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Find out how to promote transfer of learning with a supportive workplace. Post from: The eLearning Coach How Your Workplace Can Support Learning Transfer.

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Support Coaching Learning eLearning 80

The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 5, 2016

Are you looking for ways to be more effective at work? Would you like to improve your focus and get more done in less time? I think that striving to become more productive has its benefits if your goal is to live a purposeful and balanced life. But increasing productivity should not be about squeezing more […].

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Productivity Product Benefits Effectiveness 40

The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Have you ever had difficulty persuading a client to accept your course design? Here are ten strategies that may help you be more convincing.

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Design Course Strategy Help 40