Maestro

MARCH 24, 2022

What instructional design tools are currently in your toolbox? At Maestro, we regularly take stock in the available tools for instructional designers and consider what the best ones are, from software to style guides, diagnostics to downloads. Instructional design software tools. Collaboration tools.

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Association eLearning

JUNE 30, 2016

The final course was going to use a different set of stock photos. At about the same time, in an equally close place, another frustrated reviewer tried to visualize a course based on only three columns of written descriptions: audio, onscreen visuals, and interactivity. Be used in a final course. That’s really valuable.

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eLearningMind

DECEMBER 14, 2022

CLT explains how you can improve instructional design with images: using them correctly means a higher capacity for learning. . Before you start filling your course with images, however, you should know that not all images are created equally. Here’s a primer on what, where, and how to use images to improve instructional design.

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Capytech

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

7 Common Instructional Design Mistakes in E-Learning. Do you have e-learning courses that are not delivering the results you need? Even training courses that have excellent content can miss the mark because of one of the most important parts of e-learning development – instructional design.

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eLearningMind

MARCH 25, 2021

If so, it might be time for you to take stock of your current training efforts and identify areas where you can repair the relationship. Behavior modification doesn’t happen overnight; one online course can’t change a behavior. The post SWOT Analysis for Instructional Design + eLearning appeared first on ELM.

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LearnDash

JULY 6, 2021

We’ve talked a lot on this blog about the importance of good instructional design , which often focuses on how educators create course content. However, a key aspect of good instructional design is how that material is presented, visually. Of course, the safest bet is always black and white.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 5, 2022

This post includes workshop pricing, useful tools and resources for L&D professionals, volunteering and internship guidelines, scenarios, games, and diverse stock images. Tiiny Host – The Easiest Way To Host Your E-Learning Course. Need a quick way to share an elearning course? Diverse stock images. Workshop pricing.

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Spark Your Interest

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

And while anyone with enough time, knowledge, and money can make an outstanding online course, can you do it on a budget? So, most importantly, we also give you 9 practical ways to make a great course within your budget using Articulate Storyline. Many organizations use a learning management system (LMS) to host their courses.

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eLearning Brothers

MARCH 23, 2015

But today we’re going to switch things up and tell you the worst ways to develop eLearning courses. Here are five ways you can kill an eLearning course. A good course needs to keep the learner engaged, not just mindlessly clicking “Next” over and over while passively staring at a screen. Little to No Interaction.

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eLearningMind

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Here are ten best practices for instructional design to motivate the unmotivated and engage the disengaged. #1 One of the biggest challenges in instructional design is getting the learner interested and motivated. Let the learner navigate through the course in whatever order they prefer. 8 Tell a story.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

When it comes to courses, there are two key stakeholders: the person who commissions the course, and the person who consumes it. Each of these stakeholders has their own objectives and needs for the course, and ensuring that these are met can be challenging. The best way to do this is through performance consulting.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 4, 2016

This instructional design tip focuses on how to simplify and chunk content in complex training courses. Essentially, instructional design is about crafting a viable learning experience. Or we over-simplify the course content (especially real-life decisions) and the result it the course is not complex enough.

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Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 21, 2011

The stability and salary of a “regular&# job became more appealing and I quickly found myself employed by a consulting firm focused on SAP training and change management, while still doing some theatre on the side of course. So how does active listening relate to instructional design?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 31, 2023

We’ve all been there, building courses where we don’t have much say in the content. You know the ones I’m talking about – those compliance courses or those annual refreshers that are driven by content more so than performance. Not everyone needs to go through the entire course. Context is king.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2022

From an ideal perspective, when we build courses, we’re trying to change performance and not just share a bunch of information. That means we need a course design model that goes beyond content-sharing. One common approach for online course design is the Tell, Show, and Do model. It also establishes context.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The death of Flash has created a mess for many e-learning developers who have to look for things in older e-learning courses that were published in Flash. The good news is that I found this thread in the community recently where Sarah shared a link to a Flash player that may help you view old courses. It sure is a pain.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 9, 2023

Many e-learning developers create multiple courses, but these courses are often very similar in content. Instead of building different courses, they are essentially building the same course repeatedly. However, they were unsure of which organizations are producing these types of courses and where to look.

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eLearningArt

MAY 20, 2019

I think watching the whole interview is great … but, if you’re short on time, scan the topics below and jump to the section that interests you most: How I got started in eLearning – I’m an accidental instructional designer, too. ( What’s wrong with most stock photo sites and how eLearningArt overcomes that ( 3:55 ).

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 9, 2022

I often see community members asking how to lock down a course. The reason for this is that people want to make sure learners see everything in the course. This is especially important in compliance training, where the goal is to ensure that everyone takes the course and is exposed to all the material. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 22, 2023

Quick Microlearning Course for Creating AI Illustrated Characters I used Rise 360 to put together a simple course that shows the process I go through to create the free illustrated characters I’ve been sharing. Click here to view the course. Or getting different characters with the same style. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Ever wonder how to present e-learning course ideas to your customers? I had a conversation the other day with someone who was presented with a somewhat boring course project. During the conversation, the person was concerned that the customer would never go for a different idea and only wanted the tried and true, click-and-read course.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 28, 2023

This is a common problem in our industry and the reason a lot of e-learning courses (and training programs for that matter) are ineffective. You’ve built enough courses to anticipate some of the issues that arise or common obstacles. Be the Expert You may just be getting started or you may have already built a hundred courses.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It is important to manage the customer relationship while building courses, as customers may not always know what they want. Customers often default to building more training as a solution to issues, but course designers need to step in and provide the best solution. Is training the right solution for them? Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 26, 2022

Thus a lot of what we call e-learning courses are mostly content dumps. Because the technology has made it easier to build “courses” the content looks better than it did 30 years ago; but courses like that are both ineffective training and a subpar learning experience. Good E-Learning Goes Beyond E-Reading.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 20, 2021

And when I heard we had a 3-hour harassment course coming, my first emotional response wasn’t positive. Why do I shudder thinking of taking a 3-hour e-learning course? I hear all the time that e-learning courses are boring. We have conferences that teach us how to build better courses. We all know why.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2022

.” I say this all the time when building courses. The course we’re building exists to help meet the performance objective; but the course itself is not the objective. This takes us back to what we discussed earlier: the problem of locking the course navigation. The course is a means to get to the objective.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In a recent post we looked at boring course content. Today we’ll look at how to deal with the bored people when building e-learning courses. E-Learning Courses Should Be Relevant and Meaningful. There’s a lot to learn about instructional design with all the theories and models. No need to overbuild the course.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 1, 2022

Ideally you have an LMS or using a product like Rise.com to share your e-learning courses. For example, you may maintain a professional portfolio where you share courses and work samples. Share Courses with Amazon S3 Tutorial. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 13, 2021

You built an e-learning course and the client is happy. There’s a lot that happens between getting the course uploaded and then delivered to those who need to consume it. Once a course is built, it needs to be rolled out to its intended audience. Once a course is built, it needs to be rolled out to its intended audience.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 10, 2022

The objective of an e-learning program is to be effective by creating the best courses possible with the resources at hand. From what I see, most e-learning courses are simple, explainer-type content. However, many of those courses tend to be overbuilt with superfluous interactivity. Next Step: Understand the Type of Course.

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Matthew Guyan

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The role of Instructional Designer (ID) is evolving into a Learning Experience Designer (LXD). Ceren Korkmaz 1 offers a distinction between the two terms that resonates with me: “instructional design emphasizes the source of knowledge – in other words the planning of the teaching activities. 1 Korkmaz, C.,

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 8, 2022

If you’re not using Rise.com or a learning management system to manage your e-learning courses, then you’ll need another way to upload courses to a web server to share. In an earlier post we looked at using Amazon S3 to share courses and today we’ll look at using Google Cloud. Share Courses Tutorial.

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Making Change

MAY 20, 2014

“Welcome to the course Online Responsibility ,” a too-perfect male voice intones while you stare at a stock photo of a man who’s grinning idiotically at a computer. Use a meaningful course name and skip the explanation. A meaningful title frees you from having to ponderously explain what the course is about.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 22, 2022

Visually branding your e-learning courses is a common requirement. A great way to figure out how to brand the course is by mimicking what’s available publicly from the organization’s website (and intranet). Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2022

I haven’t taken a survey, but my guess is that most people will tell you they can’t stand when an e-learning course’s navigation is locked. And to compound the frustration, many of those courses are narrated by the world’s slowest talkers. If a locked course is a frustrating experience, why do so many exist?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Lots of really good sessions to improve your course design skills and learn some cool tips using Articulate 360. Check out the weekly training webinars to learn more about Rise , Storyline , and instructional design. October 25-27 (Las Vegas) : Devlearn. Come visit the booth and see what's new. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

My hunch is the most e-learning courses are explainer-type content, heavy on content, but light on applied learning. This is fine, especially since most of the learning happens outside the course; however, good e-learning courses should be more than content. Most courses are content-heavy because of compliance requirements.

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