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ELC 065: Pro Tips For Working With Subject Matter Experts

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Diane Elkins and Daw Mahoney provide strategies for dealing with SMEs. Diane Elkins is co-owner of Artisan E-Learning, where she helps companies, non-profits and government agencies get up and running with e-learning initiatives. Artisan E-Learning : (Diane's company). * TIME: 42 minutes. TRANSCRIPT: Coming soon.

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How To Write A Visual Style Guide for eLearning

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Provides one visual standard for an entire course, curriculum or company. Provides a reference for future courses if you want to re-use the design. Provides a way to get buy-in from your client. In either situation, here are some benefits of writing an eLearning visual style guide.

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The Future Of Learning Design

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Learning initiatives are not altruistic for companies. They use authentic sounds to put the listener in the location of the interview, stories to provide the context of the segment and then insightful questions. All great techniques to use for educational podcasts. Another example is National Public Radio (NPR).

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Informal Learning: An Interview With Jay Cross

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Other people are providing the context and the need, even if they’re not in the room. Coach: Are there advantages to informal collaborative learning as compared to informal individualized learning? Jay: Learning is social. Most learning is collaborative. Relative advantages would depend on the nature of what’s being learned.

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Content Organization Cheat Sheet

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Example: In an online presentation for new employees, Human Resources might first want to introduce critical security issues and how to safeguard company information prior to discussing less important issues, such as the office holiday party. Providing the big picture helps adult learners make sense of information. Simple to Complex.