by Kevin Siegel    During every  Captivate beginner class , time is spent on the second day teaching everyone how to use Captivate's Text-to-Speech feature to convert slide notes into speech. Recently, one of the students asked an excellent question: "Is there an easy way to change my mind? I'd love it if there was a pain-free way to quickly change the agent from Kate, to Paul and then maybe back to Kate." " You can switch between one agent to another. The solution, while easy, isn't obvious. If you're not sure how,  review this article. MORE >>

Imagine a trainer at the front of the room responding to a participant’s comment by saying nothing more than “You’re right!” or “Incorrect.” Imagine this happening over and over again. Even though it seems futile, this is one of the most common types of feedback we use in e-learning courses to respond to user actions and answers. In fact, many authoring tools come with these vacuous statements as their default response. We need to find ways to close the feedback loop. You Have Lots of Options. Real World Consequences. That’s feedback. That’s real world feedback. Hints and Cues. Moreno, 2004). MORE >>

Social learning is an increasing part of organizational learning, and mobile learning brings a new dimension to social learning in important ways. What do we need to know to do this well? Find out on May 23 in How Mobile Enables Social Learning with mLearning expert Clark Quinn. Register now for this complimentary webinar. You do not need to be a member of The eLearning Guild to access this event. Check it out: [link MORE >>

I've done the email thing, the word doc thing, and the spreadsheet thing. What's the right tool for you and your team when it comes to SME information gathering? That’s an interesting question. You have to find the right tools, process and workflow for your team.  . In this article, I will try to give you some tips and tools to gathering SME knowledge and experience. If you would like to discuss SME information gathering in your organization let me know. It's a difficult process, and there are many factors to consider.  . eLearning Strategy MORE >>

In a recent post I made this comment about rapid elearning tools: Rapid elearning played a role in the evolution of elearning mostly because it took course creation out of the hands of a few programmers and placed it into the hands of anyone who wanted to create a course. Someone asked if that’s a good thing to place the tools in the hands of anyone who wanted to create a course. It’s a good question. But is it the right question? Technology Should Be Easy to Use. It’s a good thing when technology gets easier to use. If you didn’t have the skills you couldn’t use them in your courses. Tidbits. MORE >>