Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 31, 2011

In this webinar, Mr. Mallon outlined the top 10 best practices for the next generation of eLearning. All of these activities provide feedback and scoring, which in turn motivates learners to do well. Use “We-Learning” – How do we create eLearning that includes social elements in the learning where interactivity is key?

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

It has this reputation because it is user friendly, feature rich, reliable, and provides an identical experience for all users on all systems that support Adobe Flash. There are two roles Adobe Connect provides for teaming up on lectures and webinars. by Jonathan Shoaf. Presenters can create polls ahead of time or on the fly.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 26, 2011

For eLearning, it shifts our paradigm from a course being a learning “event” to creating an entire learning environment in which the eLearning course is only a piece of the learning. Traditional classroom and eLearning environments come from this thinking. eLearning and Geodesic Thinking. Geodesic Thinking.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 20, 2011

Most posts on this blog focus on what to do and how to do it – providing navigational cues , designing with social media , stimulating recall , forming sticky ideas , and so on. In this post, we’ll look at what we do too much of, resulting in boring eLearning. By Shelley A. Too much text. Think visual design.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Using audio narration in eLearning courses has been debated from both sides – some people feel that it is an enhancement that assists the learner in completing the course, while others argue that it can be distracting. What tools do you use to record audio for eLearning courses? By Dean Hawkinson. Make a mistake?

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 28, 2012

This provides an excellent opportunity to consult and partner with those types of clients to look at all of these environmental and motivational factors. The BEM provides six categories for investigating all of the factors impacting performance. Instruments – This category is all about the tools they use to perform their job.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 27, 2011

But what about eLearning? Can we use eLearning to teach some of these soft skills that are required by leadership in a corporate environment? I would argue that we can, provided the eLearning has some elements to make it a successful interaction. The course would then provide feedback based on the learner’s response.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 11, 2012

Storyboarding for an eLearning course can be a very effective way to lay out the overall look and feel of your course, as evidenced by this post by Donna Bryant. I recently attended a webinar presented by Trivantis, the company that owns the eLearning development software Lectora , on effective storyboarding. Tools for storyboarding.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 2, 2011

How can you build imaginative practice into your eLearning lessons? Guided practice using online support information (such as a robust help lookup tool) can also help to provide enhanced practice time for learners. Need an opportunity to develop strategy and ideas for handling situations with a new tool or process.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Should debriefing occur in eLearning? Many eLearning lessons follow an activity with a few knowledge check questions that quiz learners on content; however, they lack questions that debrief an experience by prompting reflection. How can we include debriefing experiences in eLearning? How do you design debriefs in eLearning?

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Little did I know that Lectora provides you with a place to designate outside applications for editing objects such as images, video and animations. Simply go to that page and select Tools/Add a Note from the menu bar, and a text box will appear. Using Editors. This is where Notes come in handy. Title Properties/Additional Files Tab.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 18, 2011

It is really fun to watch all the latest smartphones, tablets and other devices try to out-do each other with new technologies to provide convenience to consumers and businesses alike. My paradigm in regard to mLearning, however, was shifted recently as I attended an eLearning Guild event that challenged my thinking about this new trend.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Many people in the eLearning industry are facing this challenge. Flash is not going away any time soon; however, HTML5 does provide functinality that was previously only available through Flash. Ability to provide better audio and video playback optimized based on the web device you are using. example of geolocation ).

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 21, 2012

They provide an easy way to set the font, color, and size settings for selections of text or entire text blocks. Then from the text tool bar, click the Text Style drop-down list (down arrow to the right of the “T” inside a blue square – see image below). By Joseph Suarez. Changing Existing Text. This pulls up a list of existing styles.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 28, 2011

is a well suited e-learning development tool for simulations and the tool I turn to first for Flash-based e-learning development. Captivate also provides a good selection of shadow properties you can adjust. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

We started the Integrated Learnings: eLearning blog last year with the idea of writing simple, but informative, posts about eLearning design and development. Our topics rotate between learning theory refreshers and step-by-step techniques for popular eLearning authoring tools (Lectora, Captivate, Articulate, and others).

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2011

PowerPoint is a very powerful presentation tool that can be used to really enhance the way data is presented. This post will provide step-by-step instructions for how to create transparent graphics in PowerPoint and save them as a portable network graphic (PNG) file for use in an e-learning module. Think Outside the Box.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

While there, I engaged in a practice I had never before used known as a backchannel, via the well known micro blogging tool Twitter. There are a lot of tools that can be used for a backchannel, but one of the most popular is Twitter. For example, “#ispi consider using Captivate for eLearning simulations.” How It Works.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 18, 2011

Here are some reasons to consider: Helps you to gauge time to create interactions so that you can provide better overall time estimates for a given project. How can you apply your knowledge of Flash as you organize and lay out your content for a typical eLearning lesson? Adobe TV - Flash (and other Adobe products) how-to tutorials.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Two fundamental questions constantly in the mind of anyone navigating through an eLearning course are, “Where am I?” The process to create a modal window depends on the eLearning authoring tool used, but in the most basic form, it consists of the following: A content container, a text area, and a button to return to the original screen state.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 24, 2013

The purpose of using the iPads was to replace paper-based workbooks and job aids , and provide learners with easy access to training resources. You can use tools such as Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat to create direct links to online sites and places to take notes. Have you had experience with using iPads in instructor-led training?

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 20, 2011

Imagine that you have been assigned the task of creating a series of eLearning courses to teach a particular job. Using a Skills Hierarchy can be a very useful tool for a complicated job that requires numerous skills and tasks to be taught. By Dean Hawkinson. Have any of you had experience using a Skills Hierarchy?

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Let's look at three benefits to using YouTube as an e-learning distribution tool. For example, if you are using the authoring tool Lectora, you can grab the embedding code from YouTube and paste it into an external HTML object. The Integrated Learnings: eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 8, 2009

provide us with ways to reach out to others, discuss what's on our mind, and ultimately attempt to make sense of the world around us. Provide a discussion forum for learners to post their insights from training. Providing structure for a learner to discuss the training with a manager can be an effective way to encourage this.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 10, 2011

Most e-learn development tools provide some sort of object reuse through inheritance or master pages. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. by Jonathan Shoaf. Its appearance on many pages makes it a prime candidate for reuse.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 25, 2010

For this reason surveys can be a great tool to gather feedback to be used to improve future courses. Many learning management systems provide a way to administer surveys. The Integrated Learnings: eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services. We hope you found this post helpful.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

A quiz can be a useful tool for taking a pulse check during training. The context provided by a scenario helps to care for this. The Integrated Learnings: eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services. Tags: Instructional Design Scenario-Based Learning Storytelling Evaluation eLearning.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 16, 2009

It's not that far of a stretch to say it was created to be the ultimate e-Learning tool. As the web transformed over time people discovered that the ability to collaborate on projects over the web made it an even more powerful tool for sharing information. So what is the impact Web 2.0 has on e-Learning ? However, Web 2.0

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The Call of Duty franchise has provided a simple moment of learning that every player is exposed to. The closest learning tool to that may be to use coaching. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Leverage mistakes as teachable moments.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 18, 2010

Lectora is a popular tool for creating e-Learning content for exactly this reason--it provides multiple ways to solve problems. Using this method you access Lectora's actions which provide an easy way to start a lot of tasks. The Integrated Learnings: eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

by Dean Hawkinson One of the growing trends in eLearning and mLearning these days is the use of video. Video, when used properly, can be a very effective tool in supporting the learning process, whether as a part of an eLearning course or as standalone videos delivered via mobile devices.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 13, 2011

It is important to understand some of the basics of SCORM; however, if you use a rapid development tool like Lectora or Captivate, you really don’t need to understand the technical details of SCORM. Most developers who use rapid e-learning development tools don’t need to work on the details of the package itself. The SCORM Package.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 26, 2012

The flexibility eLearning offers makes it a practical way to accomplish spaced learning within a training design. With the flexibility of time and geography that eLearning offers, reinforcing content repeatedly over time becomes more feasible. If you've used eLearning with a spaced learning design, how did it work out?

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Adobe provides several themes out of the box. Captivate has always been my favorite tool for software simulations. These can provide for a more interactive knowledge transfer to learners. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 11, 2012

The LRS could be a standalone reporting tool or part of an LMS. This frees content authors to provide content in more modern ways to learners. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Team Edward started Assignment 2. Susie answered "What is 3 + 2?"

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 29, 2010

As we network with newer Lectora developers, we are often asked to clarify the use of variables in the tool. My next few posts will attempt to provide a primer on using Lectora variables to accomplish a few basic tasks. I’ll provide another example in my next post. And, as always, if you have any questions, please let me know.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 31, 2012

This is the third post in a series dedicated to best practices when using the eLearning authoring tool Lectora. It’s common practice to use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to storyboard an eLearning course. This also fulfills part of Section 508 compliance where “a text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided.”.

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