The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In this episode, I speak with Mirjam Neelen about the conclusions that learning researchers agree on, how to identify learning myths and how to incorporate evidence-informed learning strategies into your work. Mirjam is a coauthor of Evidence-Informed Learning Design: Creating training to improve performance. TIME: 26 minutes.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 22, 2024

And I’m including some links to additional information for learning more. Mayer's Principles At the core of Mayer’s Principles is the evidence-based assumption that people process information through two channels: auditory and visual. This doesn’t affect your price and helps to offset the cost of maintaining this blog.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

So much information; so little time. We are inundated with email, tweets, blog posts, Linkedin updates and comments, Facebook news feeds and messages, rss feeds, in addition to old-tech media like newspapers, magazines, TV, and radio. Technology allows consumers of information to also be curators of information.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This will pull together content from my blog and past presentations , as well as new content and activities that will only be available in the course. Questions to ask SMEs Objectives Ideal path Mistakes Consequences Activity: Interview your SME or research needed information. Write Your Scenario. Design Your Scenario Overview.

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 17, 2021

It is as if, Craig, is the individual writing it under the nom de plume of Zerblock. Is the information/what it is – easily identifiable? Or you can be a Platinum Pick and not an award winner for 2022 (Which covers only the top 10 learning systems, but 11-20 are presented too via my blog and mini-report). Diamond Pick.

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Jane Hart

APRIL 27, 2012

Jay Cross, the author of the 2007 seminal book, Informal Learning, Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance , recently wrote a blog post in which he explained that although there has been a lot of talk about “informal learning” in the last five years, there has been very little action.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 9, 2024

These are my top blog posts from 2023 plus a review of a few other accomplishments and my goals for 2024. Top new blog posts of 2023 I would never have guessed that a post on learning objectives would be my top post for the year, but this turned out to be a surprisingly controversial topic. Read more about using AI to write scenarios.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 24, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on UX, accessibility, branching scenarios, Twine, instructional design blogs, free/freemium tools, and systems thinking. Guidelines for writing good alt text. How To: Write Good Alt Text | Supercool. A number of these are organizational blogs.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These are my reflections on some of the ways research informs my work on a nearly daily basis. Much of my work as an instructional designer involves writing–and we have a lot of research to guide us on how to write to support learning. you have an opportunity to create something informed by research. Assessments.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. I like the differentiation here between “informational resources” and “educational resources.” The topics include writing proposals, pricing, automating processes, email and phone scripts, positioning, and more.

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CourseArc

APRIL 18, 2024

Tips to Write for Clarity and Understanding Put information in logical order, with the important details first. Use an active voice, with a clear “actor “in your writing. Plain language writing keeps learners focused on the content rather than struggling to understand the language, leading to increased engagement and motivation.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. These aren’t learning or training games, but it’s useful to look at games outside of L&D for ideas on game mechanics, look and feel, choice writing, and other elements of games. Organizing information, files, and procedures. Games built in Twine. Leslie Jamison.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 23, 2024

That information can help users connect what they learned with the choices they made. Questions about writing branching scenarios? Do you have questions about writing branching scenarios, including writing questions and options like these? Many of my blog posts are based on questions I get from readers.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Learning occurs in "informal" (another term that I don’t like but is gaining traction) settings and online, as well as in the classroom. How can we know what is learned informally and what difference that learning makes to the success of an organization?

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. 6 Things Video Games Can Teach You About Writing Engaging Scenarios – E-Learning Heroes. 6 Things Video Games Can Teach You About Writing Engaging Scenarios – E-Learning Heroes. Tips for writing engaging scenarios, plus examples from specific games.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Information to Miniscenarios – Learnlets Clark Quinn digs into the process of mapping information from SMEs into miniscenarios for assessment. Those aspects of the information are then maps to parts of the miniscenario (e.g., Scenarios and Twine. Clark Quinn.

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LearnDash

MARCH 7, 2024

This means transparency around the pricing , the benefits of membership, and any other important information on your sales or landing page. Don’t go overboard on design elements, as a busy design can be distracting when folks are simply trying to find fields where to enter information. A long form will deter folks.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Share everything you know Chris Lema writes about the benefits of blogging and sharing your knowledge generously. And while this is about blogging, the same concepts apply to any other method of sharing: videos, podcasts, etc. Sometimes I write for future me.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 13, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on instructional writing, identifying strengths, project management tools, design principles, and more. Instructional writing. The before and after writing example shows what a significant difference it can make. Writing robotic speech.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I have written over 1100 blog posts since I started this blog in 2006. This was the top post on my blog for many years, and still ranks highest of my instructional design careers series. The free open source tool Twine makes planning, writing, and creating branching scenarios easier. These are my top 10 posts for 2020.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on writing better dialogue, sample projects for inspiration, and useful tools for different kinds of learning. Writing dialogue. How to Write Natural Dialogue in 11 Steps, With Examples! Tips for writing dialogue, with examples from novels.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s about that time again when I look back on my blogging year and choose a theme that connects the breadth of topics that I managed to cover. That’s why I don’t use AI to write my posts. I’m not against anyone using it as a tool for writing; it’s just that my posts, on this blog, come from the heart.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 13, 2009

You need information radar that continuously scans for new, quality information that you should be aware of. Information Addiction Let me start this topic with a word of caution. When you find new nuggets of information, you get a chemical reaction in your brain much like an opium hit. Be careful about feeding your habit.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 29, 2022

Seeking is about information coming in, that is, what you’re looking for and the feeds you track. First of all there’s the ‘as needed’ searches for specific information. I have a number of blogs I’m subscribed to. It may lead me to diagramming , or writing up something, frequently both (as here ).

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Informal Learning: Are We Missing a HUGE Opportunity? 3 domains: formal, informal, performance support. The classic cognitive chunk of recall 7 +/- 2 tidbits of information. Write down the learners’ answers. with Bob Mosher of Learning Guide Solutions, presented by Massachusetts Chapter of ISPI and sponsored by Kineo.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Blogging is one of the oldest marketing tools on the Internet—and still one of the best. Yes, I am talking about blogging. The blog has been a foundation of Internet culture practically since its inception. However, your blog doesn’t have to be massively popular as a blog to be wildly successful as a marketing tool.

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Making Change

OCTOBER 13, 2009

I kept track of the branching by writing the dialog and results in an informal flowchart. I’ll announce them in this blog and look forward to seeing your name pop up in the meeting chat some day soon. (To Some people avoid creating branching scenarios because they seem too complex. Click the image to see a larger version.

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Mindflash

JUNE 7, 2012

Sure, your education gave you the basic skills and factual foundation to process new information and succeed, but most of what you end up doing at the office everyday is stuff you pick up as you go. Informal First! According to Tracey, it’s “Informal First.” And science bears this out.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 21, 2021

To get there, you need to make sure your content is formatted in a way that makes it easy for Google (and the learner) to see that the information on your site matches the learner’s search terms. These keywords may be phrases like “online pottery course,” “compliance certification,” or “writing support group.”

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ID Reflections

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Don't settle for information, demand insight!" The first few weeks here, I did not fully appreciate the depth of this message till I came across the following video by Nick Milton of Knoco.com discussing data, information and knowledge. Knowledge without understanding is like, well, information." "Data is raw material!

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Clark Quinn

JULY 7, 2021

One of the major things I do is write: book, blog posts, articles, and more. So the first two tools I use are for writing: 1. Of course, that’s how I’m writing here. I also use it for writing for the HPT Treasures blog (I post once a month, third Friday. Still, it’s worth getting out there.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

By the way, I’m experimenting with video as a blog mechanism. That is, we’ll write a white paper, and an AI will parse it, then present it, and drill it. Which means that what L&D needs to do is stop doing information dump and knowledge test, and learn how to do real learning experience design! But not all.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 8, 2008

On the left side you will see the keywords sorted in order based on how often they blog about these terms as compared to the terms used by everyone (with a couple of other factors thrown in that give a better result). Again, I'll be curious to see if people find patterns in this information. I've listed a few of the terms that I saw.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 2, 2010

Not to mention tons of blogs that regularly write about elearning, learning and technology. eLearnMagazine Contains articles on technology, business, culture as well as blogs, a rich archive and great opinion pieces. And of course ASTD's T&D Magazine contains good information about learning and development as well.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 21, 2022

Having written one of the books on the learning science side, Clark has undertaken to write the other half. The book is grounded in his early experience writing learning games, then researching cognition and engagement, and ongoing exploration and application of learning, technology, and design to creating solutions and strategies.

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Jay Cross

APRIL 28, 2012

When the book on informal learning came out, nay-sayers attacked me as some kind of loony. QUESTION: How do you know that informal learning works? QUESTION: How can we assess the ROI of informal learning? QUESTION: How do you know learning on the job is 80% informal? Can informal learning do any worse?

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LearnDash

JUNE 10, 2020

As a result, I grew up learning how to find information the traditional way—in books, magazines, and even microfilm newspapers. But I also learned how to find information on the Internet, and how to measure the credibility of a source early on. Have your learners go that extra step to track information to its source.

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