The eLearning Coach

JUNE 30, 2015

Do you ever need to persuade an audience during a learning experience? Designers often embed persuasive messages into a learning experience because the need for training and support often results from a change or transition in the workplace. Although the persuasion may be subtle, I’m guessing the answer is yes.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 14, 2020

Do you hear a lot about learning experience design (LXD) but aren't sure what it is? In this episode, we discuss the evolution of instructional design to learning experience design. We talk about what it means to us, how we can explain it to others and how we can support people on their learning journey. […].

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 18, 2010

Post from: The eLearning Coach How To Integrate Multimedia For Effective Learning. Don't lose sleep over how to combine multimedia elements. Read these guidelines instead.

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The eLearning Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

Jobs To Be Done can help you address the functional, emotional and social aspects of learning. As a group, learning designers have been trying to break out of the order-taker role for a long time. In particular, this approach can help you address the functional, emotional and social aspects of learning. TIME: 30 minutes.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

This will be the decade of maturation for the learning industry, where we apply relevant research findings from the learning sciences. I am hoping that this will be the decade of maturation for the learning industry. Mirjam is a coauthor of Evidence-Informed Learning Design: Creating training to improve performance.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The think aloud protocol or method is an effective way to discover usability problems with digital learning products.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 22, 2018

Design Thinking is an approach for deeply understanding the audience and their challenges, in order to generate creative and effective solutions. If you are required to be creative on demand in your daily work, you may find that a Design Thinking model suits your needs.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Do you wonder what learning experience designers will be doing in the future? Think of the possibilities that chatbots and voice interfaces will provide for accessing information for learning and for support in the flow of work. Benefits of the voice user interface for learning. How Chatbots Can Enhance and Support Learning.

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The eLearning Coach

APRIL 29, 2023

Usability of learning designs should include ease of use as well as instructional effectiveness. We discuss how they used the think-aloud method to watch and understand how users perceived and interacted with a new learning management system. In this episode, we discuss many aspects of usability.

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The eLearning Coach

APRIL 10, 2014

If you’re looking for strategies to make learning more engaging and effective, you’ll want to listen to this interview with Dorian Peters. She is the author of Interface Design for Learning: Design Strategies for Learning Experiences and Positive Computing. Dorian is an eLearning interface design evangelist.

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The eLearning Coach

APRIL 30, 2015

He is also adept at explaining and reviewing eLearning development tools and has a regular column (Toolkit) in Learning Solutions Magazine. […] Post from: The eLearning Coach All About eLearning Authoring Tools. If you want to know something about authoring tools, Joe Ganci is usually the person to ask.

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The eLearning Coach

APRIL 6, 2023

In this episode, two researchers discuss how LXD adopts and adapts methods to improve the usability and outcomes of learning design. examined the usability of a new learning management system at Penn State. Their study validates the benefits of using the think-aloud method in learning experience design. Andrea Gregg, Ph.D.,

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The eLearning Coach

APRIL 23, 2019

John Sweller, who formulated cognitive load theory, explains how instructional designers can design more effective learning experiences.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I’ve been caught in an immersive 3D Learning Environment! I guess the book, Learning in 3D, has kind of rewired my brain. According to the authors, Karl Kapp and Tony Driscoll, it’s just a matter of time until virtual immersive environments are commonly accepted as the learning mode of choice. Generative Learning.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 3, 2020

Have you ever considered starting a learning design career in higher education? Have you ever considered starting a learning design career in higher education? Peter is an advocate for immersive learning experiences and for using learning analytics to inform learning design. Using simulations for learning.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 4, 2010

What are you doing about the picture superiority effect? Post from: The eLearning Coach Using Graphics To Improve Learning.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Marcia Conner has spent a lot of time exploring how social learning benefits organizations and individuals. She is the co-author of The New Social Learning: Connect, Collaborate, Work (the second edition was recently published), author of Learn More Now and co-author of Creating a Learning Culture.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Over the past few decades, research has shown that emotions have an effect on many of the processes involved in learning. You may want to read Emotion and Learning: Part I of this series first. In addition, emotion often underlies curiosity and creativity, all of which can be motivational factors in the learning process.

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The eLearning Coach

MAY 16, 2018

Like all designers these days, learning experience designers are under pressure. We must find the most effective ways to meet the needs of a target audience, to improve workplace performance and to measure outcomes in terms of business metrics. That's a tall order.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 31, 2018

Even though explanations are commonly used in instruction, research shows they often have no positive effects on learning outcomes. This article looks at the research for ways to create effective instructional explanations.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

So here are descriptions of ten applications representing different social media technologies that promote learning. Each tool fulfills at least one of these criteria: encourages collaboration; enables user-generated content or input; provides a way to share; and facilitates informal or formal learning. Google Collaboration Tools.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

If you are intrigued by the future of learning design, you won’t want to miss the second half of this interview with Karl Kapp. Karl: The biggest problem is that in the learning field we sometimes get seduced by the technology and forget the underlying learning need and, even more importantly, the underlying business need.

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The eLearning Coach

MAY 6, 2010

Instructional designers might be interfering with the learning process. Tags: DESIGN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN expert learners expertise reversal effect novice learners novice to expert. Here's how. Post from: The eLearning Coach Novice Versus Expert Design Strategies.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 8, 2012

There's a more efficient and effective way to learn than study-restudy. Post from: The eLearning Coach Debunking The Study, Study, Study Myth.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Whether you fell into instructional design by accident or purposefully sought out a career designing learning experiences, you’ll enjoy this conversation with Cammy Bean. Cammy is the author of The Accidental Instructional Designer and Vice President of Learning Design at Kineo. Podcasts'

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Learning experience designers handle all types of content for a wide variety of uses, from formal courses to performance support aids. Organizing this information for learning and/or quick access is crucial. Organizing this information for learning and/or quick access is crucial. Ideas-articles-freebies-resources.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 13, 2009

The comments more or less fell into a few categories: working with SMEs, designing and developing content, love of learning, business savvy and personal attributes. The effective instructional designer should: Competently Work with SMEs. ‘Effectively channel’ SME’s—competently work with a ‘brain dump.’

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 1, 2010

It’s quite clear from research on the effects of emotion and learning, that an emotional connection can be generated through instructional strategies and creative treatments. These have the potential to facilitate learning and performance. This is the third article in the series on emotions and learning.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 13, 2011

By sprinkling in alternatives to bullets here and there, your minimal use of bullets will be more effective. Which ones do you think are most effective? Notice the appealing effect of adding small and simple pictures to each box. In addition, a memorable visual arrangement can improve retention. Please comment below.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 6, 2010

Instructional design is the process of identifying the skills, knowledge, information and attitude gaps of a targeted audience and creating or selecting learning experiences that close this gap, based on instructional theory and best practices from the field. Communicate effectively in visual, oral and written form. Essential).

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The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

When it comes to learning, adults are not over sized children. Maturity brings unique characteristics that affect how adults are motivated to learn. By appealing to the unique qualities of adult learners, we can design more effective and motivating online courses. They like options and choice in their learning environment.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) Get smart about online learning with The eLearning Coach Newsletter delivered to your Inbox every month. Ideas-articles-freebies-resources.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 27, 2009

Learning has its own version of white space. Considering the overload some of us experience from email, tweets, podcasts, and Facebook messages alone, it’s miraculous that people can learn at all. And as wonderful as multimedia learning can potentially be, it is one more multi-sensory input to add to the mix.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 27, 2009

Learning has its own version of white space. Considering the overload some of us experience from email, tweets, podcasts, and Facebook messages alone, it’s miraculous that people can learn at all. And as wonderful as multimedia learning can potentially be, it is one more multi-sensory input to add to the mix.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Karl Kapp, professor, author and speaker, understands the value of games and simulations in learning. In this two-part interview, Karl covers everything from video games to virtual 3D worlds, their cognitive advantages and future trends in online learning. For some, admittedly small, portion of learning, lectures can be effective.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Agile Learning Design. These eight articles by Donald Clark extrapolate describe an approach for agile learning and training design. It also includes the Periodic Table of Agile Learning. Arguments For Informal Learning. Field Guide to Learning Management Systems. How cool is that? Brief History of Social Media.

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The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 5, 2009

One thing we can learn from the field of User Experience design is how to create user personas , better known as learner personas in the world of eLearning. If you find it has the opposite effect, you’re headed down the wrong path. Personas are well-developed profiles of audience member groups for whom we are designing a course.

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