Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 18, 2014

And, you’ve designed a course, which consists of several lessons. Of course, the aim is for the objectives, activities, and on-the-job behaviors to align as closely as possible. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. By Shelley A.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 14, 2013

How can we create these emotionally engaging experiences in eLearning? that permeates an entire course or lesson. A few years ago, I briefly contributed to a project that involved redesigning instructor-led training on coaching skills for self-paced, eLearning delivery. production. Rather, a simple yet compelling story.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 20, 2014

I’ve heard learners criticize eLearning lessons that have too much “extra” stuff at the beginning. Next time you create an eLearning lesson, consider placing meaningful content immediately after (or maybe even before) the title slide. 1-- Make information that isn’t part of the course content available via buttons. By Shelley A.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

I was part of a team last year that worked on a large eLearning course, which consisted of several hours of eLearning lessons that learners completed over a four-week period. Even if all information in a course is critical, designers still need to find ways to highlight what learners may or may not need to note.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 27, 2010

Regardless of the extent of your background in instructional design, I think just about everyone can agree that capturing learners’ attention at the start of an eLearning course (and engaging interest throughout) is critical. Of course, this element should be a part of every course. --7--

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

For anyone who’s in the midst of designing an eLearning course, have you figured out how you’re going to evaluate its success? Consider questions like: - How easy was the eLearning course and its activities to use? Ratings on even a few items should give you a sense of how favorably learners tended to view the course.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 25, 2010

So what does this mean for eLearning? In both instances, my colleagues found literature that described what eLearning should look like for older learners. In both instances, my colleagues found literature that described what eLearning should look like for older learners. What do you think?

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 27, 2012

Am I doing those things right when I design an eLearning lesson? This flexibility can work well with scenario-based eLearning. Why not make eLearning read more conversationally? Of course, eLearning can take advantage of icons in the same way. But that's the point of a lot of books, and not all of them do it well.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 27, 2011

But what about eLearning? Can we use eLearning to teach some of these soft skills that are required by leadership in a corporate environment? I would argue that we can, provided the eLearning has some elements to make it a successful interaction. The course would then provide feedback based on the learner’s response.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Several posts on this blog offer advice for engaging learners through compelling eLearning design (e.g., So let’s flex these muscles in ways that go beyond eLearning. Several instructional design theorists remind us of the importance of supporting learners after they complete an eLearning course (e.g.,

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 26, 2011

For eLearning, it shifts our paradigm from a course being a learning “event” to creating an entire learning environment in which the eLearning course is only a piece of the learning. Traditional classroom and eLearning environments come from this thinking. eLearning and Geodesic Thinking. Geodesic Thinking.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 9, 2010

After weeks – perhaps months – of analysis, design, and development, you finally have a completed and fully functional eLearning course. Before rolling it out to the masses (assuming that’s your eventual intent), you should probably pilot the course with a small group of learners from your target audience. And a relief.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 2, 2013

The posts from this blog in 2012 offered advice for trying out new eLearning authoring tools and other technologies as well as advice for trying out various instructional approaches. If you're interested in trying something new with your eLearning projects this year, take a look at how the past year of posts from this blog might help.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 1, 2010

In an earlier post on this blog , we walked through using a Lectora variable to control page navigation in your eLearning course. In this post, we'll look at using the learner’s name in your course content. In a future post, we’ll look at other things you can do with Lectora variables to spruce up your eLearning.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 31, 2010

In listing the benefits of eLearning, training folks often cite its flexibility – it’s available on-demand, allows learners to progress at their own pace, is easily deployed to a geographically dispersed audience, etc. eLearning’s flexibility can be especially handy when it’s included as part of a blended learning approach.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 23, 2011

When writing feedback for eLearning activities, we can do more than tell learners whether their response was correct or incorrect. eLearning lessons teaching computer systems often include knowledge check questions that ask learners to identify which button they must click to start a particular workflow. Can you refund that to my card?”

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 6, 2010

How can we use stories in eLearning? When a client asked our team to develop a sales skills enhancement course, we opted to base the training on the methods of the most successful sales person in the department. The Integrated Learnings: eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 31, 2011

In this webinar, Mr. Mallon outlined the top 10 best practices for the next generation of eLearning. Use “We-Learning” – How do we create eLearning that includes social elements in the learning where interactivity is key? This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 11, 2011

If the purpose of an eLearning course was to meet a specific business need – something that would increase revenue, save money, or protect the organization from risk – it makes sense that a learner’s manager would be accountable for goal-setting and coaching for new skills after training is complete. Why doesn’t it happen?

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 22, 2010

Frequently, we embed Adobe Captivate simulations within a Lectora eLearning course. But note that if you simply insert the Captivate simulation as a Flash swf file into Lectora without doing anything to limit the course navigation, then the learner can easily click right on through to the next page in the title. By Jay Lambert.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 20, 2011

Imagine that you have been assigned the task of creating a series of eLearning courses to teach a particular job. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Imagine that this job is so extensive that you just don’t know where to begin.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 11, 2010

Though eLearning isn’t new to the training field anymore, it’s still relatively new to many organizations. And once those organizations buy into the benefits of eLearning, many are tempted to run and dive into the deep end of the pool as quickly as possible. Requests to convert existing instructor-led training (ILT) to eLearning.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 14, 2012

Are you simply creating a web-based course, or are you partnering it with a job aid or online reference tool? If the course is instructor-led, will you produce a participant guide, instructor guide and PowerPoint presentations? This includes, but is not limited to: Identify WHAT you will produce. Feel free to share your experiences.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 24, 2010

You’re tasked with outlining an eLearning lesson. Let’s look at an example of how this formula can be applied to a short eLearning lesson. This lesson is part of a larger eLearning course designed to teach experienced support staff in a small lending firm how to conduct quality control checks on mortgage applications.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 6, 2012

Never say (or think) you can't do something until you have taken a training course on the topic. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Involve yourself with social media like Twitter, blogs, and user groups. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Considering a quick example, suppose that a sales team is scheduled to complete an eLearning course on sales skills in June. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Your initial performance trend line predicted that sales in July would be $20M.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 15, 2010

Both models provide sound structure for developing effective eLearning. This post mimics the earlier one about Gagne’s nine events of instruction by first defining the parts of Merrill’s model, and then applying it to a short eLearning lesson. Which model do you think about when designing an eLearning lesson? Another one?

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 14, 2010

I recently came across a discussion on LinkedIn that debated whether classroom (instructor-led) training is more credible than eLearning. As training professionals, we have the knowledge to make informed decisions about whether to use classroom training, eLearning, or another approach to meet an instructional need. By Shelley A.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Many organizations are converting pieces of their classroom training into eLearning modules. While there are a lot of advantages to eLearning - reduced delivery costs, on-demand availability regardless of time and location, consistent delivery, etc. For example, a course on technical writing might benefit from this blended approach.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 3, 2010

If you’re looking for good ideas on how to improve your eLearning designs and make learning stick, the Heath book might serve you well. As an exercise to improve your own designs, look back through the eLearning courses you created this past year. Their monthly column in Fast Company magazine also has good tidbits.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Have you ever thought, “well, that was a waste of time; it’s not like I’m gonna do anything differently now;” as you completed a training course? Are your eLearning projects typically part of a change management effort? Tags: Change Management ADKAR eLearning eLearning Project Management. By Shelley A. But maybe not.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

I took a course on learning styles a few years ago. In the table below, I've defined each of the modalities and suggested how each can be incorporated into an eLearning lesson. in eLearning. Appealing eLearning Elements. eLearning lesson), social media, humor. By Shelley A. Learning Modality + Definition.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 29, 2010

eLearning and an Aging Workforce looks at a specific angle of audience analysis. Anatomy of an eLearning Lesson: Nine Events of Instruction and Anatomy of an eLearning Lesson: Merrill’s First Principles each describe models that guide eLearning lesson design from start to finish. D = Development (develop the solution).

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 11, 2012

Storyboarding for an eLearning course can be a very effective way to lay out the overall look and feel of your course, as evidenced by this post by Donna Bryant. I recently attended a webinar presented by Trivantis, the company that owns the eLearning development software Lectora , on effective storyboarding.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 17, 2012

Many eLearning courses walk learners through a detailed process flow within the course, and then the eLearning courses tell learners that a job aid with the same information is also available for reference later. Do you introduce job tasks in eLearning courses with the help of job aids? By Shelley A.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

PowerPoint-based rapid eLearning tools, such as Articulate Presenter and Snap by Lectora, allow branched navigation, meaning you can create a non-linear navigation path still controlled through the course player’s next and back buttons. Here is the full list of all available actions (some may not apply to course development): Normal.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 13, 2011

Yet, in the tradition of building bulleted lists in PowerPoint, text dominates many eLearning courses. If I've written out a step-by-step process in an eLearning course, I try to replace it with a diagram. While there are many ways to include a story in eLearning , a slide full of text is probably the dullest option.

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