Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 7, 2023

I have several speaking engagements already booked for 2023. Together, we’ll review several poorly written scenario examples, and then you’ll practice revising them to create more engaging scenarios. A few additional events are in the planning stages right now. You’ll practice drafting conversational dialogue between two characters.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 14, 2020

Rance Greene’s new book, Instructional Story Design: Develop Stories that Train , provides a systematic process for creating stories for training. Even if you don’t consider yourself a storyteller, you can create stories to support learning with this book. Example stories.

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Learningtogo

MAY 25, 2023

As the talent development profession grapples with the emergence of intelligent agents, years ahead of their predicted arrival, it might feel as though you’re trying to accomplish this paradoxical feat as an instructional designer, trainer, leader, or coach. What can you do now? Start your journey with 30-minute discovery session.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 14, 2018

Last week I gave a webinar through UCI on transitioning from teaching to instructional design. I shared my story of moving from teaching to instructional design as well as tips for finding a job. Instructional Design Competencies. ATD Competency Model ibstpi Instructional Design Competencies.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 8, 2023

With four core tracks – Evaluating Impact, Instructional Design, Learning Technologies, Training Delivery & Facilitation – there’s a little something for everyone, provided at a FOUNDATIONAL level. Megan Torrance is the author of Data & Analytics for Instructional Designers. Check it out.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

What are some guidelines for including music in your instructional design? Over the past two years, almost 100,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published with the keywords “music and learning.” Book Your 1-on-1 Session With Margie. Margie's Story. Margie's Story. . But how, exactly, does it work?

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

One of the common objections I hear to using storytelling in training is that “stories don’t work for all kinds of training.” ” Those who are skeptical of storytelling often use software training as an example where stories don’t work. When to avoid stories and focus on features.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 11, 2023

Mainly, I’ve been trying out new-to-me games that use interactive stories, gathering ideas for a project. I tried out some really wonderful, creative games that left me reflecting on the design choices that made them fun and engaging. They want to see some examples and talk about design ideas. What's the Point? Does It Matter?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2015

In response to my list of 12+ Books for Instructional Designers , I received a lot of great suggestions for further reading. Here are 20+ more books suggested by others. Instructional Design and Learning Design. This book was positively reviewed in Educa tion Review.

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Learning with e's

JULY 15, 2022

An old friend and acquaintance of mine from my years in academia recently published a new book. The book is Story Machines, by Mike Sharples. It's one that fascinates me because it combines two of the key interests in my life - technology and story telling. Computers follow instructions known as code.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

He broke to the world what is most likely going to be the biggest story of the year, while it was happening in complete secrecy. Can you say future book deal? Going beyond this anecdotal story on the power of social media, however, my colleague Jim Thomson’s latest blog post describes how companies using Web 2.0 Properly d.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

MAY 23, 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes Introduction The Training, Learning, and Development Community recently hosted Learning by Doing: Games and Gamification for Instructional Design. If you’re not already thinking about business goals when designing learning experiences, I encourage you to read Cathy Moore’s book, Map It.

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Making Change

MARCH 27, 2018

Let’s start with the big picture: The design process. It’s far easier to adjust a few notes than it is to throw out a story you spent hours writing. For a branching scenario, sketch and test the plot before writing the story. Here are the details, mostly copied from my book Map It. Prototype first!

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Making Change

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

My new book, Map It , is now available in print and Kindle from Amazon sites around the world. The book walks you through action mapping in way more depth than I’ve been able to use in this blog. — Norman Lamont’s review. Expectations for a book are different. Interested in publishing your own book?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 31, 2023

They simply want to ensure that everyone reviews the content, passes an assessment, and tracks completion for their records. Case studies can be memorable and powerful – they’re like captivating stories that stay with you long after you’ve read them. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

If you are thinking about being more adventurous in your teaching, think about gamifying some of your instruction. ” It will help you think through the gamification process and to create meaningful gamified instruction. Using Poll Everywhere to Create an Interactive Story-based Presentation from Karl Kapp. White, R.W.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Cammy has just written her first book called The Accidental Instructional Designer which has gotten great reviews on Amazon and from among the learning community. Kapp: First, what is an “accidental instructional designer”? Of course, computers barely existed in my childhood, but I date myself….

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2011

I’ve gotten some great tips from others working as independent consultants or freelance instructional designers in comments on my Getting Started as a Freelance Instructional Designer and Tips for Starting to Freelance posts. A great book for me was Flying Solo ( [link] ). Networking.

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ansrsource - Accelerating Better Ways to Learn!

MARCH 12, 2023

March is Women’s History Month, and the theme this year is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” We are grateful to the women who chose to share their stories with us. Christina Jordan, Instructional Design Associate at ansrsource What is your favorite part about working in Learning and Development? 

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As an instructor for ATD’s Adult Learning Certificate , I work with many former teachers wanting to transition from teaching younger students to becoming corporate trainers and instructional designers. As a teacher, you may belong to several professional organizations designed to support the career as an academic professional.

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Challenge to Learn

MAY 3, 2013

I have read the book from Michael Allen ( and Richard Sites) with a lot of interest and it is a book that I can recommend to read, it does explain the why and the how of the approach and it contains a lot of practical stuff like examples and check list that will help you get started. The book starts with why we need a new approach.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 2, 2012

It then dissects the elements of games and describes how they can be applied to the design and development of interactive learning. The presentation is based on solid research including peer-reviewed results from dozens of studies that offer insights into why game-based thinking and mechanics makes for vigorous learning tools.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 14, 2013

What was the last book. Rather, a simple yet compelling story. These stories can also create a challenge. Create a story with good guys and bad guys. I recently reviewed training a colleague created on a security-related topic. The training opened with a short story about a thief. By Shelley A.

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LXD Central

AUGUST 23, 2023

What follow is a breakdown of each of the steps in the design, development of a learning solution along with associated effort. This is about putting the human in human-centered design. hours 15 hours Step 2: Design Now that you have the output of your performance consulting, you’re ready to architect your learning solution.

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Elucidat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The output needs to be reviewed to ensure accuracy. Elearning specialization: Experienced elearning localization engineers and instructional designers make sure your translated elearning course functions correctly and meets its objectives. To find out more about how they did this, read the full MaxMara story.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2019

This is a compilation and update of my book list and book review posts. Instructional Design. Design For How People Le arn by Julie Dirksen is one of my favorite books in the field. Read my review for more details. Read my full review about this practical book. eLearning.

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TIER1 Performance

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Digging in further, the team engaged in a series of six two-hour collaborative workshops to develop foundational skills in the design of metrics, studies, surveys, and scenarios and to apply these skills to our project context. For example, we validated scenario questions with both experts and non-experts.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 23, 2013

And then presenting on Five Things that Instructional Designers can Learn from Game Designers. Five Things Game Designers Can Teach eLearning Designers from Karl Kapp. Here are the five elements of thinking like a game designer. Here is link to story of research in India. Pashler (Ed.),Encyclopedia

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Karl Kapp’s book, The Gamification of Learning and Instruction. Most of us at BLP have this book on our desks, so the content was not unfamiliar to us. Karl’s book includes an entire chapter reviewing meta-analysis studies on games. Organizations are starting to invest major $$ into games.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Tier1 Performance Institute’s “ 2023 Learning Trends Report ” identifies that learning professionals get very little professional development from their organizations and rely on general interest learning such as podcasts, articles, books and websites. They continue to use the same delivery channels, technology and design approaches.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Five Things Game Designers Can Teach eLearning Designers from Karl Kapp. Here are the five elements of thinking like a game designer. Give Learners Choices Also related is to Create Multiple Levels of Entry into Your Instruction. Here is link to story of research in India. Create Curiosity, Mystery, Intrigue.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 6, 2015

I like to think that I have some visual design acumen, but it’s pretty haphazard. Connie Malamed has written a book just for us: Visual DesignSolutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals. If you are like most learning designers, you have little to no background in visual design.

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Storyboard Hero

AUGUST 30, 2023

They consist of a sequence of illustrated panels that depict the flow of a story or the progression of ideas. Encourages Collaboration and Communication: Students work together to craft compelling stories, fostering teamwork and communication skills. Scripting and Story Development Time to craft that clear and concise script!

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learnWorlds

JANUARY 11, 2022

Mixergy Startup Stories. NPR connects millions of Americans every day through broadcasts, online stories, and in-person events to explore the news, ideas, and what human beings are all about. 3 Mixergy Startup Stories. 9 Great Podcasts To Inspire Your Online Business in 2022. TED Talks Daily. Planet Money Podcast by NPR.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 22, 2015

Summary of #Games Research Qualitative Literature Review Conducted by Fengfeng Ke. Three Abstracts: Does Your Instruction have Too Much “Certainty”? What Happens in a Story…Happens in Your Brain. The Gamification of Learning explores how to use game concepts to make your learning design engaging.

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Spark Your Interest

MAY 1, 2020

My google search presented documents and literature reviews that amongst other challenges cited. In 2009 a large meta-analysis by the US Department of Education found that “on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction”. Burden of preventable medical errors.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2017

If your New Year’s Resolution is to read more books, you’ve found the right post. This is a compilation and update of my previous book list and review posts. Instructional Design. Design For How People Learn by Julie Dirksen is one of my favorite books in the field.

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