Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

slideshow by a client, with the request to convert it into some kind of eLearning thingy? or to use a different approach, consider taking the actions below to produce a reasonably effective eLearning lesson relatively quickly. By Shelley A. Ever been handed a PowerPoint. Oh…and then also told that you only have a week to get it done?

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 6, 2012

If you are managing a group of e-learning developers , I suggest the following to get more engaging e-learning from your team: Encourage and provide formal training on web development. They are key to providing "outside the box" engaging content. So what can you do to get the skills necessary for such a demanding job?

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 23, 2011

When writing feedback for eLearning activities, we can do more than tell learners whether their response was correct or incorrect. Provide images. eLearning lessons teaching computer systems often include knowledge check questions that ask learners to identify which button they must click to start a particular workflow.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

I was part of a team last year that worked on a large eLearning course, which consisted of several hours of eLearning lessons that learners completed over a four-week period. So how can we provide this guidance to learners? Below are some ideas for providing this type of support in eLearning. Expectations.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 11, 2012

I recently joined a project that involves designing a series of eLearning games to teach sales skills. The context of the game likely provides this intuitively. 5-- Provide learning guidance. This could occur by providing learners with a way to obtain hints throughout the game. By Shelley A. 3-- Stimulate recall.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Several posts on this blog offer advice for engaging learners through compelling eLearning design (e.g., gaining attention , storytelling , providing practice opportunities, etc.). So let’s flex these muscles in ways that go beyond eLearning. Gagne , Merrill , Keller , etc.). And as always, we also welcome your tips and ideas.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 3, 2011

He told me about some of the advice he found on the web about coaching, and I realized that much of what he learned can be applied to coaching in eLearning as well. In many eLearning lessons, a box appears that says something like, “Incorrect. Below are a few of the coaching nuggets he shared with me and how I apply them to eLearning.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 15, 2010

A post from a couple weeks ago explained that there are instructional design models that offer formulas for assembling training in a way that captures learners’ attention, conveys content, and provides learners with an opportunity to practice and receive feedback on new skills. The principles are a synthesis of his findings.

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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. Traditional classroom and eLearning environments come from this thinking.

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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

JUNE 24, 2010

You’re tasked with outlining an eLearning lesson. A handful of instructional design models offer formulas for assembling training in a way that captures learners’ attention, conveys content, and provides learners with an opportunity to practice and receive feedback on new skills. Provide learning guidance. Provide feedback.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 2, 2013

The posts from this blog in 2012 offered advice for trying out new eLearning authoring tools and other technologies as well as advice for trying out various instructional approaches. If you're interested in trying something new with your eLearning projects this year, take a look at how the past year of posts from this blog might help.

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2010

If it were easy, we wouldn’t have so much eLearning with the page-turner design. Whatever the case, provide your team with a focus. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , specializing in rapid eLearning design and development projects. Easier said than done, right? So how do we do better?

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 11, 2010

Though eLearning isn’t new to the training field anymore, it’s still relatively new to many organizations. And once those organizations buy into the benefits of eLearning, many are tempted to run and dive into the deep end of the pool as quickly as possible. Requests to convert existing instructor-led training (ILT) to eLearning.

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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 30, 2011

Considering a quick example, suppose that a sales team is scheduled to complete an eLearning course on sales skills in June. In the spirit of scenario-based instruction, the authors provide several case studies that illustrate the various approaches they describe. A couple thoughts for application. Have you applied the ideas from it?

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 21, 2011

Audience questions are basic for the eLearning designer, but also consider additional usability-focused questions such as: What constraints will users have when using the document? This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Why do they use certain documents?

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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. For our curriculum, we were tasked with a complete re-write, which provided us the opportunity to “start from scratch” and really do a deep dive into all the skills necessary for the job and ultimately how they should be taught.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Many organizations are converting pieces of their classroom training into eLearning modules. While there are a lot of advantages to eLearning - reduced delivery costs, on-demand availability regardless of time and location, consistent delivery, etc. can rarely be fully developed in an eLearning environment. By Shelley A.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 14, 2010

I recently came across a discussion on LinkedIn that debated whether classroom (instructor-led) training is more credible than eLearning. As training professionals, we have the knowledge to make informed decisions about whether to use classroom training, eLearning, or another approach to meet an instructional need. By Shelley A.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2010

What does this mean for eLearning? We know that we should start with something that grabs the learner's attention, but many eLearning courses I've seen begin with a list of learning objectives or a very general introductory paragraph (which isn't very exciting to most learners). We hope you found this post helpful.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

In the table below, I've defined each of the modalities and suggested how each can be incorporated into an eLearning lesson. in eLearning. In the table below, I've listed some of the characteristics of each combination and suggested instructional elements that can be used to appeal to each in an eLearning lesson. Branching (i.e.,

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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. By Dean Hawkinson.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

How often have you encountered eLearning packed with information, yet lacks an outlet to apply that new knowledge in a meaningful way? Designing eLearning around problems that learners encounter on the job can help avoid this pitfall. In a branching scenario , an eLearning slide might only provide the start of a situation.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 31, 2013

The vendor provides training content and you are to convert it to training. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Instructional Design eLearning Blog eLearning Content Analysis eLearning' Do you know where that content comes from?

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 1, 2014

So, one of the challenges with designing the training was figuring out how to provide the repetition needed to build fluency, without it feeling repeatedly boring for the learners. The game starts with a playful, fictional backstory, which provides a reason for needing to complete the selected tasks in the software quickly and accurately.

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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

JUNE 17, 2012

Many eLearning courses walk learners through a detailed process flow within the course, and then the eLearning courses tell learners that a job aid with the same information is also available for reference later. As a result, you may be able to reduce the number of job tasks you need to include in an eLearning course.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 4, 2011

Pulling these two diverse needs together into one excellent eLearning product is a challenge we face with every design. Many designers use storyboarding to communicate content and interaction to developers for eLearning lessons. Here’s one way: Let’s say you’re writing a short eLearning lesson about Sales Compliance.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 26, 2011

We know that Robert Gagne’s nine events of instruction is a helpful guide for designing engaging eLearning. Though most articles list these as the first and third events, respectfully, I frequently combine them at or toward the beginning of an eLearning lesson. 5) Provide Learning Guidance. By Shelley A. 8) Assess Performance.

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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. Gilberts Behavior Engineering Model. Do they want to do the tasks of the role they are in?

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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. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Development Tools eLearning Blog Captivate Adobe eLearning'

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 13, 2011

We know that meaningful images provide a memorable and efficient way to learn information. Yet, in the tradition of building bulleted lists in PowerPoint, text dominates many eLearning courses. If I've written out a step-by-step process in an eLearning course, I try to replace it with a diagram. By Shelley A.

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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 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. Provide a play “sandbox” where transitioning learners can practice new skills as they have time to practice.

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