Hurix Digital

MARCH 7, 2023

Do you want to learn a new skill along with your full-time job or degree program? Many companies and individuals have turned to e-learning platforms to acquire new skills and stay relevant in a rapidly changing job market. The numerous e-learning platforms in the digital sphere can easily make this possible for you.

Platform 52

Platform Adobe Captivate Effectiveness LMS 52

Learning Visions

MARCH 1, 2007

Thursday, March 01, 2007 This job aint dead yet. These folks are described to us by their managers as wanting to do their jobs and then go home and crack a few beers. At least, this is what Im told. What’s Your ID Job Description? Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners?

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Job Moodle ASTD 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 17, 2009

As with any new job, there are a lot of transitions to navigate. Im in that beginner-mind zone. Although Ive been doing this work for 15ish years, the ground beneath me is shaky and I feel like Im in new waters, navigating new people, new processes, new tools. Im suddenly racking up lots of frequent flyer points.

Beginner 100

Beginner IM IMS Moodle 100

Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2009

Me: Im an instructional designer. Im sort of distracted by the naked boy who just ran by (not mine). So we need a different job title. I usually say "I create training that genuinely helps people do their jobs better." billbrandon had this comment on Twitter: I usually just tell em Im a writer. I create eLearning.

Instructional Design 218

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 218

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Were creating an orientation program for a national sorority. Game-like program. Im a convert. Yes, Im an English major who writes mostly text bullets instead of novels. So Im curious: what drove you to revisit theory? Cammy, Im glad to hear you so revved up. Jane -- In theory, Im not against theory.

IM 100

IM IMS Authoring Tools Moodle 100

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Im not looking for the obtuse theory books. Im already feeling a bit overwhelmed. Im about halfway through Michael Allens new book, Designing Successful E-Learning. Between you and John Im going to need to ask for a visit to Ikea for a new bookshelf too! What’s Your ID Job Description? What would you add?

Instructional Design 236

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 236

Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2007

Im not a big theory person. Im much more into practical application. Im not saying that these theories are right or wrong -- but they get tossed about and referred to with great relish by some in the industry. Im not a big theory person. Im much more into practical application." Amen, Cammy. We got Wii!

Instructional Design 154

Instructional Design Toolkit Instructional Instruction 154

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 29, 2008

I think Im an inherently lazy person. Im supposed to tag seven other people, which Im feeling really lazy about. So Im just doing six. can you tell that Im re-reading Lord of the Rings? Cammy--Im preferring to think of it as not "lazy" but "balanced." What’s Your ID Job Description?

IM 100

IM IMS Authoring Tools Moodle 100

Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2009

Friday, May 01, 2009 Name That Tool I just got a FaceBook query from someone and I thought you all could help: Im looking for a tool you might have come across, but I dont even know what product/programming group it belongs to. Im sure I could do a better job describing this, so let me know if Ive been clear.

Tools 100

Tools Moodle ASTD Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 3, 2007

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 eLearning Guild Event -- My Sessions As Ive mentioned here before, Im extremely excited about attending the upcoming eLearning Guild event here in Boston. Im excited to go to as many sessions as I can. Im excited to pick peoples brains. And Im wondering if Im missing something really cool.

eLearning Guild 100

eLearning Guild IM IMS Corporate eLearning 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 25, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Jott This Blog I havent had so much time lately to blog, as this project Im working on has been quite grueling. I find my best time for thinking up excellent blog entries is late at night when Im lying in bed. That is, of course, if Im even awake after the kids have finally fallen asleep.

Blogging 100

Blogging IM IMS Brandon Hall 100

Learning Visions

JANUARY 14, 2009

John asked each of us a series of questions: how we came to the instructional design field, what our current day-to-day jobs as instructional designers are like, what skills we feel are important for instructional designers, and what we feels the future of the field will be. Im happy with how they turned out. Curry said. Thanks again!

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 25, 2010

The Business Case for Social Learning - Daretoshare , April 13, 2009 Job losses, combined with cutbacks in workforce development investments, mean that many companies are less able to serve customers, make sales or generate innovations than they were just a few months ago. Im looking for the Why? Understand the job. Figure 3.0.

Blended Learning 173

Blended Learning Sales Case Study Diversity Training 173

Learning Visions

JULY 30, 2007

Im looking for some input: good examples of software product training. Im working on a pitch to a software company -- technical audience (think database guys). Ive done about 8 gazillion software training programs in my time. What’s Your ID Job Description? Monday, July 30, 2007 Looking for Good Examples Help!

Examples 100

Examples Wiki IM IMS 100

Petra Mayer

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Authoring Tool is software that helps create the content for online training and learning programs. A job aid provides information on how to perform a task or a job. A job aid includes materials such as paper handouts, one-pagers or instructions lists. LTI is a standard created by the IMS Global Learning Consortium.

Authoring Tools 52

Authoring Tools Blended Learning Develop LMS 52

Learning Visions

MARCH 29, 2007

To work out my thoughts and ideas (hey, Im an extrovert -- I need to talk about whats going on in my head in order to process it and take it to the next level). Im a new blogger -- not fully evolved). At least, I would hope thats what Im doing. Im excited to meet people whose blogs I have been reading.

Blogging 100

Blogging IM IMS Confidentiality 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 22, 2007

Im no Facebook super-user and I havent experienced a huge time suck from it, but I suppose its possible. Cammy, Im just a "lite" Facebook user, but I have seen profile pages that list their workplaces with commentary about how horrible their company is, or how much they hate their job. And Im in complete agreement.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Facebook Companies IM 124

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

" This adage works for me most of the time as Im designing eLearning courses. Right now, Im feeling like just getting to good would be an achievement. Right now, Im proofing a storyboard thats full of endless text bullets and boring software demos with no interactivity -- and theres really nothing I can do about it.

IM 100

IM IMS Moodle Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 22, 2007

If youve read my current job description , you know that I do a lot of other things for this small company. Im excited. Im nervous. A Conversation with Karl Kapp ► February (11) ID Live with Charles Reigeluth on EdTechTalk Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Sourc.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Monday, November 05, 2007 Instructional Design Inspiration As I mentioned last week , Im in the midst of designing my first custom eLearning course in quite awhile. Now that Ive been actually doing some writing, Im having to put it all to work. Ideally, Im trying to figure out how to make this a bit interactive.

Instructional Design 125

Instructional Design Custom eLearning Development Instructional Instruction 125

eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

All readers will find job aids, references, examples, and information to significantly reduce the amount of time required to produce online learning events. Allen bridges the gap from theory to practice on both training and educational programs. However, going faster and making your job easier are not the only considerations.

Blended Learning 112

Blended Learning Free Authoring Tools eLearning Guild 112

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

"Cathy confessed that she is sometimes denied some work opportunities because she does not have a degree in instructional design. " (Now, I cant imagine anyone turning Cathy Moore down for an ID job. My ID education has been completely on the job and informal. Im curious what other folks experiences has been. Come on, guys!)

Instructional Design 133

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Diversity Training 133

Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

For various reasons, Im not going to go back to school to get a Masters Degree in instructional design. But I firmly believe that this journey Im on is giving me the experience and educational equivalent (if not better) than a formal M.Ed. I already have a job doing it! What’s Your ID Job Description? We got Wii!

Informal 100

Informal IM IMS Cognitive 100

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 1, 2008

Im not talking about the quantity of my friends, but rather the breadth and depth. Im not sure if there was a specific tipping point for me, but I was certainly amused when one of my friends informed me that Im personally responsible for making her waste more time on Facebook than she ever thought possible. Think Uggs.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Facebook Tips IM 100

Learning Visions

JULY 26, 2007

Im not a techie -- far from it. Im an instructional designer with an emphasis on writing and schmoozing. Google Alerts A nice adjunct to Google Reader; Im always discovering something new via my "instructional design" alert. It does the job. Im #34 on the list. Gmail Gmail love. 7) MediaWiki Wiki love.

Wiki 100

Wiki Tools IM IMS 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 25, 2007

Monday, June 25, 2007 Getting Pysched for FaceBook Im definitely feeling out-of-my element in this whole FaceBook thing. Im trying to get into it and discover its potential professional uses. Im just scratching the surface, I suppose. Im feeling lonely and really nerdy. Id like to push this somehow, but Im not sure.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Facebook Blended Learning Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

In fact, Ive had very little of interest to add to any conversation of late, mostly because Im much more focused on my personal life and the many transitions Im handling there. Hey Cammy--you know me, I think you can always apply the personal to the professional, so Im with Karl that you should blog about the Wii.

Blogging 100

Blogging Personal Personalization IM 100

Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. Novices should be given less control, while experts should have more options and open navigation. Program control gave better results during initial learning, while learner control was more effective at alter stages." (p. What’s Your ID Job Description? We got Wii!

Learning Styles 186

Learning Styles Wiki Cognitive Rapid eLearning 186

Learning Visions

JANUARY 8, 2008

I primarily design self-paced eLearning programs. What kinds of programs do you design? Im guessing youre designing online distance learning courses. Im in the weird place of for-profit education, which really has characteristics of both market sectors. Do you have a graduate degree in ID? What do you do?

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Market 100

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 18, 2007

You ARE a geek! :-) Whats lighting up my life this week is "Beyond Bullet Points" which Im using to structure the PPT that Im going to use for my webinar on time management next month. Im having fun taking more of a story-telling/visual approach to the topic, which frankly bores me to tears, but is what the client wants.

IM 100

IM IMS Instructional Design Moodle 100

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Hit Us Hard 31% Hurt A Little 33% Not Much Effect 33% Helped Us 3% (Is "it hasnt hurt us yet, but Im nervous" an answer?) Level 4 Eval traditionally done during Learning Outcomes (there were a lot more things on his chart, but Im not that fast and it was somewhat complicated.) Deploy training; support on-the-job application.

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools Metrics Wiki Develop 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 15, 2009

Tweetdeck Im officially hooked to Twitter and use Tweetdeck to organize and group those I follow. Not only is Twitter great for the occasional laugh, but also a great source of information and links. But Gcal helps me keep myself organized, and now that Ive discovered CalenGoo for the iPod Im all synched up. maybe Present.ly

Tools 100

Tools Evernote iPod Yammer 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". Got accepted to a Masters program for secondary ed, but deferred. Got a job at an awesome company. I started my professional life in operations -- behind the scenes helping people do their jobs better. But at this point, Im here to stay.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2007

I thought Patrick Dunn did a nice job presenting the difference between e-learning designers of the "last century" who follow the addie method to create courses (click me, read me) and thus bored learners, vs. todays e-learning designers who "create experiences". What’s Your ID Job Description? This job ain't dead yet.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Moodle Design Brandon Hall 100

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Often I have two small kids in tow or Im trying to check ten things off a list during my lunch hour. A good aggregator (like Stephen Downes) will get me the info I need so Im not missing the really juicy stuff. Im sure many of you are the same. Im off looking at the new interesting thing in a heartbeat. Im too distracted.

IM 100

IM IMS Moodle Instructional Design 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009 Market Differences in eLearning Im a fan of the number 42. One of the reasons is also that Graphic Designers often may not have much work, as sometime people just want ILT, or a few recorded sessions, other other delivery formats like remote training, that do no require heavy graphic or programming work.

Market 100

Market Corporate eLearning eLearning Consultant eLearning Strategy 100

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2007

And this is definitely not one of those things that Im learning for the first time, but here goes: Motivation is everything! Youll do a better job. Im primed and ready. I agree--totally cool and Im not even the proud mama! Id go so far as to say that Ive reinvented myself as a learning professional. The motivation?

Big Question 100

Big Question Authoring Tools IM IMS 100