Integrated Learnings

MARCH 22, 2012

However, I’ve never come across a collection of development “best practices” commonly found for other programs such as Photoshop. This series of posts is intended to show how to use Lectora in ways that avoid problems, reduce development time, and make using Lectora easier overall. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 30, 2012

If you have been developing eLearning for any period of time, you have probably used several of Adobe’s applications to create engaging and interactive courses. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 16, 2010

If you've developed a learning program for software, at some point or another you've likely had to develop training before the software itself was even ready. Teirney spoke about the process they followed in her session 'Agile Instructional Design & Development' at the recent Lectora User Conference 2010. By Jay Lambert.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 4, 2011

Many designers use storyboarding to communicate content and interaction to developers for eLearning lessons. A method to try out process and content flow prior to development, allowing the content and specifications to be molded as necessary to create an excellent final product your clients will love. So how could this work?

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 25, 2012

Version 11 brings more Social Media integration which will excite many. Trivantis has finally simplified a few things that have long frustrated us Lectora developers. Version 11 will allow developers to change the properties of multiple selected objects. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 3, 2013

This is because I recently had to go through the process of understanding what salary you pay someone who is an e-learning developer. This is because everyone has a different idea of what e-learning is and what it takes to develop it. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. What would you add to the e-learning bucket list?

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I was a software developer working on a quizzing product that needed to export data to a variety of e-learning systems. And here's the best news.with today's e-learning development tools, you only need to be concerned about one of these pieces! Ideally, this is where you will spend all of your time developing the course.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 6, 2011

Recently Trivantis, makers of the eLearning development program Lectora, announced the release of Snap! Primarily it is a PowerPoint to Flash conversion tool with additional features for eLearning development such as narration recording , quiz assessments , and LMS publishing. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. by Lectora.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Yet how can the full potential of the Tin Can API become mainstream if that capability isn't within arm’s reach of developers? It just requires some pioneering developers to enlighten the rest of us to what's possible. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. It’s not an insurmountable problem by any means.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 2, 2012

This means that a lot of content is developed in PowerPoint. Adobe Captivate does a great job of integrating with PowerPoint and converting slides to an e-learning format. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 25, 2012

An important step in eLearning course development is getting feedback and approval from key stakeholders such as subject matter experts and other team members. Here’s how it works: The course developer publishes their Lectora X.6 ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. by Joseph Suarez. 6 built course to ReviewLink.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 17, 2013

We use Lectora a good bit for eLearning development. 50 Time-Saving Tips for Lectora Development. Integrated Learning Services Blog Posts - Our own collection of Lectora related blog posts. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. By Joseph Suarez. Official Resources from Trivantis. Resources from E-Learning Uncovered.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 21, 2011

©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. It’s even possible to save as a PNG with a transparent background. So with just a little creativity, you can produce some great graphics for your eLearning needs.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 2, 2013

Want to develop your technical skills? Developer's Perspective of Adobe Captivate 6. What are your professional development goals for 2013? ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Happy new year!

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 5, 2013

Once in Captivate, they can provide the additional functionality they need or pass it to a developer for advanced interactivity. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. We hope you found this post helpful.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 31, 2013

As a software developer, I use this principle. I''ve always believed the development process for software applications and e-learning have a lot in common. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 15, 2012

Unfortunately, many eLearning development tools don’t have strong spacing options, and it’s usually up to the developer to work within the confines of the tool to ensure a reasonable amount of space is used. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. Line height (distance between lines of text). Margins and white space.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 16, 2013

This is why its important to have a development process. The earlier in this process you "figure it out", the less amount of work the developer needs to do and the less cost to the client. If you do not handle enough of the changes the client feels like they are losing control of the project to the developer. Background.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 19, 2011

It’s an exciting, and sometimes daunting, time to be involved in eLearning development. At the time of this writing, most eLearning development tools don’t currently take advantage of gestures, but that’s something to look forward to in the not-too-distant future. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. Multi-touch.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 11, 2012

Storyboarding can serve a couple of different purposes: It can be an easy way for your subject matter experts (SMEs) to review content during the development stage It can serve as instruction for a developer when the actual development of the course is not done by the designer of the course. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The post with the most views in 2011 was Practical Storyboarding – Not Just for Developers. This post makes a case for storyboards as a useful tool for ensuring your eLearning design meets business and learner demands before starting development. Do you develop in PowerPoint? ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 27, 2011

Development plan. Perhaps the last slide of the eLearning course takes learners to a worksheet that guides them through creating a development plan for applying new knowledge to the job. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This list is just a start. How have you ended eLearning courses to reinforce content in a memorable way?

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 13, 2011

After drafting a lesson, I've developed the habit of scrolling back through it in search of opportunities to replace text with something more visually appealing (e.g., If you use Articulate for rapid eLearning development, their Engage add-on includes several diagram-oriented interactions. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

When I first started in the role of an instructional designer, we developed courses. We were really “order takers” in the sense that we received a request for a course and developed it. Beyond eLearning Courses – In previous years, designers would develop an eLearning course, publish it, and their job was done.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 8, 2012

When it comes to developing e-learning, flags can be very useful. Sometimes this is done automatically by built in variables that let the developer know things like "did the learner complete the quiz?" However, creating custom variables allows the developer to track nearly any thing in an e-learning module. Flags have meaning.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 20, 2011

As a reminder, ADDIE stands for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate. Perhaps, out of necessity, we gather what information we have, make a best guess, and go for it a la the Agile development method , but we must still take that step. Develop and Implement. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 20, 2014

©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Have you placed meaningful content before a title slide? Have you placed content on a title slide? Have you tried other approaches? We hope you found this post helpful.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 18, 2014

©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. And, I realize that most instructional design models suggest starting with the assessment questions. However, this is the approach that works for me.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 5, 2009

As a reminder, ADDIE stands for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate.). Charter documents and such are no longer an item to complete before starting a project, they are a called out and integral part of the project. The Integrated Learnings: eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 23, 2011

©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Interested in revisiting the posts on this blog on the topic? Click here for a list of posts related to storytelling. We hope you found this post helpful.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Here is the full list of all available actions (some may not apply to course development): Normal. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Next Slide. Previous Slide. First Slide (restarts course). Last Slide.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 21, 2012

Other Lectora developers will only see their own styles. Although, whatever is set as the “Default Text Style” in a course’s Title Properties will be preserved regardless of whether a developer has that specific style or not. To share Text Styles between developers, Lectora provides the option to import and export Text Styles.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 25, 2012

Over the past several years, sleep researchers and neuroscientists have studied a process called memory consolidation, in which our brains integrate newly learned knowledge into long-term memory. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. Studies of memory consolidation and sleep. We hope you found this post helpful.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 25, 2013

Below is a QR code that you can scan to jump directly to the Integrated Learnings website. Have you had experiences with using QR codes in your training design & development? ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 30, 2012

The more firmly we can integrate newly learned knowledge with our existing mental models, the more likely we are to be able to recall that knowledge later. The key is to help learners conjure up an existing mental model, so that it’s easily accessible for integrating the new knowledge they’re about to learn. Gentner & A.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

E-learning developers are always limited by time and technologies. Like any skilled craftsman, a skilled e-learning developer will be a master at picking the right tool for the job to save time and provide the best possible user experience when given a client's set of requirements for a project. ©Integrated Learning Services, Inc.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

A second challenge with using online conferencing tools is that they do not provide an option for output to AICC or SCORM for integration into a Learning Management System (LMS). Presenter also provides you the option to record your narration over the PowerPoint, and save the course directly as AICC or SCORM for LMS integration.

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