Mike Taylor

APRIL 2, 2021

When It Comes To Design, Your Eyes Are Way Better Than Math. This article takes a quick look at how mathematics is not the ultimate source of design truth. One of the most common design mistakes is the absence of a visual hierarchy. Tools, Tips & Resources. 5 ways to establish visual hierarchy. Thanks for being here!

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 26, 2021

In the documentary “Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests”, the discriminatory nature of a widely used tool is put under the microscope. Here are three podcast episodes from this week that are worth a listen: Designing Virtual Classrooms on the Good Practice podcast. Tools, Tips & Resources.

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 19, 2024

Last Week’s Most Clicked Should objectives go at the front of your elearning courses? Access valuable insights and actionable takeaways to help you plan and execute your next eLearning project. Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter. Thanks for reading! Aboard Collect.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 28, 2021

Last week’s most clicked item: Animation in eLearning: PowerPoint Tips and Tricks. Adobe has come out with a powerful new plugin for XD that makes presenting design work easy and beautiful. Professionally designed themes, slides & elements right within XD to speed up and enhance presentation making. (How Tools & Tips.

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 5, 2021

Here is the latest round up from the world or learning, design, and technology. It is as least as valuable a psychological tool as the many fads it debunks, only it’s more fun to read. 100 new tech tools and tips that hit my radar in February. Tools, Tips & Resources. Happy Friday! PowerPoint’s New AutoFix Feature.

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Mike Taylor

APRIL 9, 2021

10 years ago, most web and application designs on the internet used to depend on developers, who had to work day and night to make their code work. Fast-forward to today, and anyone with a computer and access to the internet can build a website, app or internal tool using extremely powerful applications: no-code & low-code tools.

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Mike Taylor

APRIL 16, 2021

Smashing Magazine takes a look into templates and tools for building and designing HTML emails. Tools, Tips & Resources. I think well done emails are an underutilized option in everyone’s toolbox. There is something for everyone and lots of really great resources in here. How are you using email in your work?

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 4, 2021

Last week’s most clicked item: Animation in eLearning: PowerPoint Tips and Tricks. How To Write A Visual Style Guide for eLearning. The most efficient way to achieve consistency in the visual design of eLearning and presentation slides is to create a visual style guide. Tools & Tips. The Seven Sins of Memory.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Last Week’s Most Clicked Learning Styles Are More Toxic Than We Thought News & Notes BrightSlide: Supercharge Your PowerPoint Design Productivity Ever feel like working in PowerPoint takes forever to do what you want? BrightSlide is a free add-in that makes it super fast to design, fix up, and change your presentations. No problem!

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 18, 2022

Last week’s most clicked item: How to Use PowerPoint for Graphic Design. Build or break habits using science-based tools on the Huberman Labs podcast Understanding and accessing scientific research on learning with Megan Sumeracki on the Lab Out Loud podcast How to create a effective learning community with Annamaria Dorgo.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 14, 2021

John Sweller talks about his Cognitive Load Theory on the Filling the Pail Podcast Emily Justin-Szopinski talks about the overlap between digital marketing and instructional design on the Awesome ID podcast Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at the difference between a learning culture and a culture of learning on the From Scratch podcast.

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 8, 2024

Last Week’s Most Clicked Instructional design 4.0 Learn more → Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter. endurancelearning.com/books/activity-cookbook One tool does it all—ClickUp offers all the features you need in one platform: Tasks, Docs, Whiteboards, Dashboards, Goals… and more!

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Design for Cognitive Bias: Using Mental Shortcuts for Good Instead of Evil. He’ll also talk about some content strategy and design choices we can use in our designs to redirect or eliminate the impact of those biases. Bonus : You can catch the author Arthur Brooks on the Daily Stoic podcast. Usually they’re harmless.

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 12, 2024

Take away : Use persuasive storytelling to transform information sharing into a powerful tool for motivating action. Learn more → Are you looking for eLearning resources to help you solve your training challenges? Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter. He’s one of the best!)

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 11, 2021

Why does learning have to be so difficult with Stella Collins on the Learning Hack podcast An Empathic, Effective Learning Journey with Erin Mariano on the Learning Uncut podcast Sal Khan on Leading for Impact and Rethinking Education on the Ideo U podcast. Tools & Tips. Canadian Elearning Conference – June 11.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Learn more → Email Marketing Tools are Great for L&D Forget fancy social media apps and new-fangled AI! L&D teams can supercharge learner engagement with good old-fashioned email marketing tools. Learn more → Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter.

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 10, 2020

In the meantime here are the best things I’ve found this week from the world of learning, design, and technology. 100 More Tools for Learning. Learning, Design & Technology Miscellany. Tools & Resources. app] Stoop – Like a podcast app – but for newsletters. Upcoming conference schedule.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Check out Tom McDowall and recorded sessions from a cast of great L&D pros that took place last week as part of the IDTX online conference. Video Candy is every tool you need to edit videos online. Around is an online meeting option you may want to check out. – it is Jeremy Caplan’s favorite! 100% FREE and easy to use!

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Learn more → Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter. www.guidde.com Recraft AI Image Generator The first generative AI design tool that lets users create and edit digital illustrations, vector art, icons, and 3D graphics in a uniform brand style. www.recraft.ai www.recraft.ai

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Looking to kick off 2019, I’m *SUPER* excited to team up with speakers and facilitators from the UK and around the world at the Learning Technologies conference in February. In the meantime, here are the best things of the week from the learning, design, and technology world. On Conference Proposal Rejections. Conference News.

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Mike Taylor

APRIL 7, 2023

Learn more → Why Less is More in Learning Design In this post, Connie Malamed discusses the importance of cognitive load in learning. Subscribe For Free Podcasts These are the podcasts that caught my ear this week. We provide free tech knowledge that’ll help you make more informed decisions.

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 27, 2019

How to take an evidence-informed approach to learning design: Driving impact informed by science. Yet, we often make decisions based on beliefs, preferences, and opinions when we design learning interventions. Learn from Mirjam Neelen ( @mirjamn ) how to take an evidence-informed approach to learning design.

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Mike Taylor

APRIL 21, 2023

Subscribe For Free Podcasts These are the podcasts that caught my ear this week. The Neovation Learning Hub can become your source of eLearning articles without the sales pitch! Tech, Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new WorkSmarter newsletter Nano.Site Build a profile page in minutes.

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Mike Taylor

JULY 19, 2019

The Ethics of Designing Training. When we design courses just because we’re asked to, it shows a disregard for the consequences of our actions. It’s unlikely that anyone will die or get seriously injured due to an unnecessary eLearning course, but it’s just that: unnecessary. Learning, Design & Technology Miscellany.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Designing for accessibility is not that hard. including screen readers, screen magnifiers, and speech recognition tools. Inclusive Design For Accessible Presentations. Learning, Design & Technology Miscellany. Conference News. HR Tech Conference – open until December 28th. Design Resources.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 13, 2022

How to Write Instructional Design Case Studies for Your Portfolio. You can achieve this by adding instructional design case studies to your portfolio. Likely long-term implications of the pandemic-driven, massive shift to online learning with Diane Elkins on the Leading Learning podcast. How was this week’s newsletter?

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Mike Taylor

JULY 13, 2018

I just finished a lovely conversation with Lloyd Dean ( @LloydDeanUK ) for his Future of Learning podcast. The knowledge sharing paradox is that enterprise social tools constrain what they are supposed to enhance. In this video, he’ll give you a look at some webinar tools including their key strengths and weaknesses.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 11, 2018

The Top eLearning Conferences to Attend. With so many great conference options to choose from it is nice to get an informed opinion from Learn Upon ( @LearnUpon ) You can check out my big list of L&D-related conferences if you’d like to see more options beyond this list. . L&D conferences happening this month.

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eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 7, 2009

It’s always fun at this time of the year to look back at what’s happened in the world of eLearning. This also contributed to the Hot Topics and eLearning Trends for 2009. You can see more detail of how this works here in Curator Editor Research Opportunities on eLearning Learning (and see how you can be involved).

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 1, 2024

Last Week’s Most Clicked BrightSlide: Supercharge your PowerPoint design productivity masterclass News & Notes This week’s featured article is sponsored by Wynter What L&D gets wrong about marketing tactics and how to do the things that work Ross Stevenson emphasizes the importance of adopting marketing strategies in L&D).

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KnowledgeAnywhere

MARCH 3, 2024

This article is designed as a guide for those who understand the value of a robust LMS but are seeking ways to elevate its impact. Subscribing to relevant journals, attending industry conferences, and joining professional groups can help you keep your content aligned with current trends. You've come to the right place.

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 26, 2024

For L&D, this translates to designing learning materials that are easy to understand and remember, enhancing learner engagement and retention. Learn more → Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter. Podcast This is the conversation that caught my ear this week. www.notion.so/product/calendar

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Mike Taylor

APRIL 8, 2022

Understanding NoCode: 12 No-Code Blogs, Guides, & Podcasts. Pitch is an online presentation tool I’ve been test driving. PACT Professional Portfolios – May 13 Canadian Elearning Conference – June 16-17 Elearn Success Series: The EdTech Session – July 20. Are you a #nocode newbie? Help me improve.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Best of eLearning Learning. The road ahead : I am presently developing detailed role descriptions, community guidelines, role assessment tools, and the identification of appropriate learning products and offerings. aLearning , April 13, 2010 We make recordings all the time: podcasts, recorded audio conferences, recorded Webinars.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 7, 2021

“The way organizations are designed and managed, the way people’s jobs are defined, create fundamental learning disabilities.” 10 Non-L&D Tools That Can Improve Your Practice Speaker Chat: How Do You Find and Test New Tools and Resources? Tools & Tips. ” Peter Senge. Happy Friday!

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Mike Taylor

APRIL 23, 2021

Here are three podcast episodes from this week that are worth a listen: Mark Britz on how leading professionals see their work on Myles Runham’s podcast The 60 Year Curriculum with Dr. Chris Dede of Harvard on the Learning Learning podcast A global look at workflow learning with Alfred Remmits on the 5 Moments of Need podcast.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Here are a few far-out things here on earth for you from the world of learning, design, and technology. John Sweller’s Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) may be the single most important thing for teachers to know, but it was not necessarily designed with teachers in mind. Learning, Design & Technology Miscellany. Conference News.

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