LearnDash

JANUARY 19, 2023

If you’re using LearnDash to add courses and lessons to your WordPress site, then you know that organizing and displaying learning resources is essential. It’s easy enough to manually list a few links within a course or lesson. However, this becomes unmanageable if you need to display larger numbers of resources.

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Library Resources Course Lesson 287

LearnDash

JULY 6, 2021

We’ve talked a lot on this blog about the importance of good instructional design , which often focuses on how educators create course content. However, a key aspect of good instructional design is how that material is presented, visually. Finally, don’t change your visual style from lesson to lesson. Stay Consistent.

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LearnDash

AUGUST 29, 2013

Back in 1965, Robert Gagne detailed a nine-step instructional process that many teachers, trainers, and instructional designers still use today when creating their learning events. Assess Performance – After ample practice has been given, test the learners to determine if the lesson has indeed been learned.

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LearnDash

APRIL 20, 2015

Sending Emails When Lessons Become Available. One useful feature in LearnDash is the ability to drip-feed your lessons. For example, you can create a course and make the first few lessons available right after enrollment. During this process, make note of which lessons you are drip-feeding to your learners and at what time.

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LearnDash

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Whether you’re new to instructional design, or wondering why your courses aren’t grabbing learners the way you hoped they would, these are six elements that learners need in their courses to stay engaged. Is your course currently set up with a “lesson, test, lesson, test, lesson, final” format?

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Course Online Blended Learning Lesson 283

LearnDash

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Videos have become a primary tool for online instruction for good reason. For learners, video lessons provide both a visual and auditorial style of learning that can increase engagement. The wizard automatically loads all the necessary data from your videos and creates a course with lessons corresponding to each individual video.

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LearnDash

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Instructional designers can charge premium prices by adding “Just in Time” training development. The latest in e-learning trends are opening new markets in this space, especially for instructional designers (aka: course creators) within the “just in time” niche. The lessons are short too. Really short.

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Private language tutoring lessons are a great way to increase the value of your course. Individual lessons can help learners gain the experience they need to excel while also helping instructors run a more profitable course. Here are six ideas to provide value during the lessons and help your learners achieve their goals.

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LearnDash

APRIL 26, 2012

To help you accomplish this, break your learning into Lessons and Topics. The first Lesson should be high level (think “key terms”, “key processes”, etc.) and the last lesson should be specific (such as an interactive simulation where the audience completes a specific task).

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Instructional Design Simulations Instructional Instruction 150

LearnDash

JANUARY 26, 2021

YouTube is full of videos about any number of subjects, from dance tutorials, to cooking shows, art classes, leadership seminars, language lessons, computer programming courses, and more. Probably the biggest misconception about online education is that, once learners have the content, they won’t stay for the instruction.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

When it comes to creating your course, these action steps will form the individual lessons of your program. If you need to become more detailed, think about the topics and quizzes you would add to each lesson, and flesh out your course as necessary. This can include webinars or video lessons to keep learners engaged.

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In nearly every course I’ve taken, there’s always been a lesson, a week, or sometimes even a full course that everyone knows is the “hardest.” Some may find a lesson easy, while others may struggle with it for much longer. No matter how well a learner is doing in a course, their energy will flag if a lesson is too long.

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LearnDash

MAY 15, 2014

The flipped learning approach involves taking direct instruction and placing the onus on the individual learner rather than group instruction. Classroom time is then spent applying the content rather than direct instruction. 96% of teachers who have flipped a lesson would recommend that method to others. Does it Work?

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Statistics Classroom Pedagogy Lesson 205

LearnDash

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Instructional designers know that there are any number of ways to teach a course—and no one way will be best for every application, or every learner. LearnDash comes with a suite of features designed to allow instructional designers to build courses for any need they might have. Learning methodology support. It doesn’t end there.

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LearnDash

JULY 14, 2020

When it comes to your lessons, being clear with your learners about what they should expect from each lesson can help them stay on task. The same holds true for lessons. Use the start of each lesson to give a bullet point outline of what will be covered to refresh learner interest. Keep the lessons under twenty minutes.

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Learner Management Lesson Micro-Learning 181

LearnDash

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Learners are more prone to be interrupted mid-lesson, and then have to pick up where they left of at a later date. Sometimes a new learner will sign up for a course and burn through several lessons, only to fall off the map after a week. Personal instruction can be invaluable—and learners who understand this are willing to pay for it.

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Learner Micro-Learning Cognitive Course 176

LearnDash

AUGUST 26, 2021

After all, the materials and the lesson plan seem like they should be broadly similar, and that moving a course online would be a relatively easy step. For some, this will mean doing lessons in the morning or during a lunch break. In fact, such lessons might help your learners feel more connected to their classmates.

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Teach Online Education Lesson 344

LearnDash

OCTOBER 5, 2016

I have written about many strategies and instruction design tactics of the years. At the end of the day are we asking the one question that matters most: Can students understand and apply the lesson takeaways? Each one comes with merit touting studies backing-up their claims.

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Theory Instructional Design Lesson eLearning Strategy 181

LearnDash

JULY 7, 2020

A Content Authoring Tool helps educators create lessons that can be incorporated into a website, but it doesn’t actually publish this content to the web, the way an LMS does. LearnDash’s primary function is to help organize your content (pictures, videos, text) into a hierarchical course structure, with lessons, topics, and quizzes.

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Short lessons that can be completed in under five minutes are a great habit builder. Micro lessons are also a great way to break down more difficult skills into smaller components that are easier to master. Micro lessons are also a great way to break down more difficult skills into smaller components that are easier to master.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Many teachers and instructors are finding that incorporating an online accompaniment to their in-person instruction is extremely beneficial for their students. For those who still use classroom instruction, making use of technology to enhance it is simply a win-win situation. How teachers can merge past and present methods.

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LearnDash

DECEMBER 2, 2020

You can create a “done list” at the end of each lesson or module to review everything you covered in that lesson, or you can have your learners write one themselves. It’s also a sign that your lesson is too long, and needs to be broken down into smaller pieces. That’s one more thing to cross off your list.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Determine which lessons in particular you want to flip. Once decided, outline the key learning outcomes you want the students to take away when the lesson is complete. Having these objectives in place will guide the lesson plan. With the lesson content available for viewing, it’s time to share it with the students.

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LearnDash

JUNE 30, 2020

Video micro lessons make it faster and cheaper to develop and update course materials than offline or longer digital content. While teaching someone to properly use the equipment, the trainer can refer to instruction videos that demonstrate the actions. Document instruction provided. Note steps that still need work.

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LearnDash

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As a portable device, learners not only have access everywhere , they are also able to pick up lessons exactly where they left them off. They can start a lesson at home over breakfast, drive to work, and resume the lesson on their lunch break. They don’t need to be logged in to a specific device.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 27, 2022

It provides the game plan as you begin mapping out the sections, lessons, quizzes, and other content you plan to include in your course. Once you’ve sketched out a roadmap for your course, it’s time to flesh out your course outline with detailed sections and lesson titles. What are your talking points for each lesson?

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 15, 2020

From there, you can use it to send emails based on specific triggers, such as a learner completing a lesson or enrolling in a course. It happens more often than you might think: A learner enrolls in a course, but they never show up for the first lesson. Trigger: A scheduled lesson is available to user. What happened?

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LearnDash

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Everything is constantly changing, from industries, to technology, to best practices in instructional design. In LearnDash, it is easy to access old lessons and learning materials and drag and drop those lessons into your new course. They’re responsive to new developments, current events, and changing trends.

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Benefits Micro-Learning Course Lesson 143

LearnDash

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Part of why learners sometimes dislike synchronous sessions is that the presenters stumble over their content, ramble, or take too long to get to the meat of their lesson. If you are giving a live class, make sure you take the time to warm yourself up before a lesson, even if you’ve delivered the lesson a hundred times.

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LearnDash

APRIL 2, 2020

Music lessons. It’s been a while since I took any kind of music lesson, but I would love to find the time. A few years ago, I researched online piano classes, and was surprised to find that—like language tutors—many piano tutors also gave online lessons. I find the micro-subscription model appealing for this kind of lesson.

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LearnDash

MAY 12, 2014

The more interactivity you build into your elearning, the less certainty you have over the length of each lesson, and ultimately how long it would take someone to finish the course. However, in addition, it is helpful to make time estimates on a lesson-by-lesson basis as you build out your wire-frame for the course. elearning'

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eLearning Strategy Course eLearning Lesson 184

LearnDash

OCTOBER 22, 2020

They’re also popular course options for learners, who often aren’t just looking for instruction and guidance, but peer support as well. Get rid of plain hyperlinks that read “click here,” and use designed buttons with specific instructions like “sign up for the course.”. or a lesson, that is perfectly appropriate!

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

You can create an elearning course and present all the lessons to the learner so that they can continue through at their own pace. The way you schedule your lessons is largely dependent on your course content, but here are some general guidelines for content scheduling: Do not exceed four hours of lesson content delivered per chunk.

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LearnDash

MAY 14, 2019

They: Provide structure for the lessons. If you aren’t sure what we mean by passive voice, compare these two sentences: A) The lesson was learned by the students. B) The students learned the lesson. Of course, there are times when you want to use passive voice, even in a video lesson. Finally, loosen up!

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LearnDash

MAY 23, 2017

First and foremost you should always following a proven instructional design method so that you have a roadmap to follow as you plan out the content. While each lesson will have a primary objective, your course is likely to have a main objective as well. The ultimate goal of any online course is the create memorable content.

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LearnDash

MAY 18, 2014

With every implementation that I have been a part of, there have been some lessons learned. Your users should have no trouble navigating from one lesson to the next, and back home again. elearning instructional design' Nobody is perfect, and neither is elearning. Navigation is confusing. Reference: CommLab.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 7, 2014

No matter your approach, there is an inherent benefit to following a proven instructional design process. TIP: Reiterate primary objectives and learning points at the end of each lesson and at the end of the course. elearning instructional design' Law of Intensity.

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