eLearning Cyclops

AUGUST 3, 2015

My shameless plug - I will be demo’ing my “ Mission: JHome Content Manager ” on Day Two of this Demofest. There will also be opportunities to ask questions and pick the presenters' brains. Visit the Online DemoFest page to see a listing of all the presenters. So, register today and I hope to see you there.

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eLearning Cyclops

DECEMBER 9, 2012

So, I hope these posts demonstrate how characters can be weaved into a learning design to engage course participants, personalize learning, add entertainment value, provide an avenue for the learner to interact more directly with the content, and lend greater depth and realism to courses. In other words, take the final assessment.

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eLearning Cyclops

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Some edits may be needed, but the CDP should be a solid framework for all involved – limiting surprises and unneeded content when course drafts are presented. Use the CDP for review and agreement with your stakeholders and SMEs (not approval – agreement). e-Learning IMPS ISD SME'

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eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 29, 2009

The important thing is to tie it to the content and to “stimulate learning” of the subject at hand. The user should be able to pick and choose the content they need. Even if you are making a very linear course, you should at least have a very accessible contents menu. Use of animation, audio, graphics, etc. Keep it interactive.

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eLearning Cyclops

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Their decision is usually for various reasons, such as convenience or cost, but not because it is the most effective way to teach the content. We must also conduct a content analysis. The authors provide a practical approach to analyzing instructional content with the purpose of determining the best media to deliver the content.

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eLearning Cyclops

APRIL 25, 2010

Either way, I find that a sign-off provides confidence for me and my team that the course meets the approval and needs of the stakeholder, the content is accurate, and that we have a commitment from the stakeholders/SMEs for future reviews. Very often the stakeholders are also the subject matter experts for the course.

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eLearning Cyclops

JUNE 12, 2010

These include SCORM documentation , past webinar slides , and content examples , including the files from a Flash example. which you will find listed as "Plug-In Technologies Content Example." At the conclusion of the webinar they gave a tour of some of the available resources on their site. They also provide a test suite.

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eLearning Cyclops

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Content Is the content relevant to the learner and their job? Is the content engaging and have an appropriate level of interactivity? Is the content succinct? Navigation and orientation Does the course allow user control? Adults like to direct their own learning.

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eLearning Cyclops

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

If you write clear objectives, make sure your course's content allows participants to meet those objectives and your assessment measures whether the objectives were met, then you are doing a great job. It is an agreement between the content and the audience. If not, please give me a minute of your time. Objectives have a purpose.

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eLearning Cyclops

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

I have seen a lot of estimates out there regarding development times per hour of e-learning content. There may be times where we are pushed in a corner and we need to quickly estimate development time without all the information we require, but to get a realistic estimate I suggest we consider the following: The complexity of the content.

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eLearning Cyclops

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

In my opinion, there are too many e-learning courses that do not allow users to navigate through the content as they wish or need. I have had people say to me, "If you allow user control or make it non-linear, users will not read all the content or just go straight to the test." If done well, users will read and digest the content.

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eLearning Cyclops

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Other keynotes along with concurrent session videos including my "Adding More "Character to Your eLearning" session are also available.

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eLearning Cyclops

AUGUST 13, 2009

For many of my e-learning courses I like to make the content conversational. I have encountered on several occasions some resistance to delivering content in a conversational style and using humor. Plus, online we can proof and test the content as to assure it is still effective and professional. The answer has always been "Yes."

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eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 22, 2009

Here are a few ways you can use video in your courses: Vignettes of experts providing advice/tips as it relates to the course's content. Once the user reads the content they can then "hear from as expert." FYI: I want the video to add to the content, not overshadow it. Narration - a talking head can narrate each page.

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eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 20, 2009

Variations in learning styles and the time people dedicate to reading the content, and possibly reading content repeatedly. Complexity of content. The more complex the longer it may take to digest the content. Audience familiarity with e-learning and/or computers.

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eLearning Cyclops

APRIL 19, 2010

These include text layout framework, code snippets, ActionScript editor, Spring for bones, video improvements, new deco brushes, and Flash Builder & mobile content. Here is a video from AdobeTV of Greg Rewis' run through of some of the new features and improvements in Flash Professional CS5.

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eLearning Cyclops

JULY 8, 2009

grammar, accuracy of content, navigation, technology, etc.). Assessment Do the questions measure your understanding of the content presented? Are there questions that address content not presented in the course? This includes Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) among others. Is the feedback provided helpful?

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eLearning Cyclops

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Guide or facilitator - Typically this person is the expert that walks you through the content and facilitates discussions, interaction, etc. FYI: Disagreements are usually humorous in nature and should not compromise the integrity of any specific learning content in the course. Here are some ways I like to use characters in e-learning.

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eLearning Cyclops

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

And from Adobe, Creating e-Learning Content , which includes configuring learning interactions and tracking to a SCORM or AICC compliant LMS. Granted, many authoring tools provide a great deal of ease when adding content, navigation and quizzes, but the interactions they include within these tools are limited.

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eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 27, 2010

Here are reasons not to print courses for a review: It is important for anyone reviewing a course to not just look at content, but to review the entire learning experience including the delivery medium. It can also result in draft content mistakenly being distributed to the end user.

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eLearning Cyclops

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The site has community moderators, who monitor and facilitate discussions and also have the ability to improve the content. If you are interested in contributing code and interacting with other members, then registration is required or log-in with your Adobe account if you already have one.

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eLearning Cyclops

MAY 16, 2010

If for a developer, obviously I would add far more technical detail and content, for a SME it would focus more on the content and I may leave out technical specifications, etc. For example, storyboards that are for my sole use are sketched out in pencil and the notes are to a level of detail that suits my own needs.

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eLearning Cyclops

JUNE 3, 2010

As far as HTML5, it is not officially released yet nor is at a point where it can be used to create the level of interactive content you should expect in e-learning courses. However, years from now it may be much more practical and creating HTML5 content will probably be best done via Adobe Dreamweaver.

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eLearning Cyclops

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

It is from @LnDDave and although it does not include his audio, the slide content itself stands up well even without the full webinar audio. For those of you who are not tweeps yet or want to some basics on using Twitter, here are a couple of resources. The first is is good intro for learning and development professionals.

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eLearning Cyclops

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Once storyboards were developed, and rewritten a few times, I then had the content, navigation, development tools needed, etc. I have seen SMEs go back and forth too long bickering about small details (not content itself) in storyboards and resulting in delays. Either way, below are several examples that show a bit of the process.

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eLearning Cyclops

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

The content is not exactly concise. To prove it they provided sample SCORM 2004 content which they offered as a diagnostic tool to demonstrate how sequencing totally worked in their LMS. Quite often the content is hard to locate and questions are incoherent. In fact, it may have been written by Proust.

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eLearning Cyclops

JUNE 8, 2009

OutStart will make use of Hot Lava’s patent-pending technology to develop, deliver and track mobile content for everything from product training to assessments, surveys, job aids and checklists. So, here is what they get by buying, I mean merging, with Hot Lava as stated in the press release.

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eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 24, 2010

New HTML elements that better describe content. Here are some of the improvements that will be found in HTML 5: There will be new tags that make it much easier to embed applications and handle interactive elements. Offline data storage. Ability for visitors to edit sections of web pages. Improved web form handling and validation.

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eLearning Cyclops

MARCH 5, 2009

It was included in the e-Learning Guild's " 239 Tips for Producing and Managing Flash-based e-Learning Content ," but I thought i would also share it on the blog. Not only will this save you a lot of time, but it will also give the audience a preview of the content and design they will encounter in the course.

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eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 6, 2009

For now I am going to assume a content developer's kit (CDK) will be provided by Adobe and the TV remote will act in the same manner as a Flash enabled phone's key pad, recognizing key presses, etc. This will now place rich Internet applications (RIA) on TVs, using Flash Lite Player 3. your TV.

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eLearning Cyclops

MARCH 24, 2009

skip content) Fraud (e.g.

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eLearning Cyclops

JUNE 29, 2009

In the main frame: Textual content Graphics (even if rough representations) Screenshot or representation of animations, interactives, etc. I have made a few small changes to it. Here is the template , which is made in PowerPoint, but could easily be made in MS Word too. And here's what I include in my storyboards.

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eLearning Cyclops

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Make sure content/communications are relevant to its users. Can it increase sales, reduce losses, limit errors, etc.? Teach them how to use it and continually encourage them to use it. Staff buy-in and prototyping Get a willing group of staff to use and evaluate the prototype. Stay very involved in its implementation, facilitating discussion.

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eLearning Cyclops

AUGUST 8, 2010

Have audio without close caption or at least equivalent content on screen. Not only do most people read quicker than narration and may choose to move on, it is just plain wrong to deny learners user control. This is not just a 508 compliance (accessibility) issue, it is also possible that some computers won't have audio capabilities.

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eLearning Cyclops

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

These are approximately 2 minute videos of the subject matter experts (SMEs) who are extrapolating on the content at hand. I am currently working on adding short videos into a web based training course. The SMEs did a wonderful job, but.a little extra "pizzazz" would increase attention. So here's what I did.

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eLearning Cyclops

AUGUST 29, 2010

trchandler : “Mandated Learning Made Easy” billcush : ADDIE for Dummies Quinnovator : “Adapting Learning: Learning Styles, Generational Differences, and Brain-Based Learning” susannahrl : How to outsource all eLearning design and development in 3 easy steps Quinnovator : “Content and a Quiz: your guide to meaningful change” moehlert : @lrnchat Compliance (..)

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eLearning Cyclops

APRIL 21, 2010

Games are a fantastic way to challenge learners and keep them engaged and interacting with the content at hand. Thankfully, e-learning is prevalent in healthcare and very receptive to the use of games. Like many in e-learning, I am responsible for both design and development along with playing the role of graphic artist too.

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