Scissortail's Learning Nest

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Write a glowing review or testimonial for a company you’ve done business with. Leave a nice comment on a video, social media post, or blog that you appreciate. Write a stellar LinkedIn recommendation for someone you’ve worked with. Write down your proudest accomplishments from the week (or month or year). Mentor someone.

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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 learning objectives.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 19, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. Here are four ways chatbots optimize learning. Storytelling Tip 6: Show, Don’t Tell Hadiya Nuriddin continues her series of tips on writing stories with “show, don’t tell.”

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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

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Top 5 new blog posts of 2022. I wrote about 30 new blog posts this year and updated about 20 older posts. These are the top five new blog posts for 2022. How to Learn about Learning Science. How do you learn about learning science? Top 5 evergreen blog posts and pages by overall views.

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InSync Training

MARCH 10, 2017

InSync training was launching a new community of practice in March – the Blended Learning Hub -- and I wanted to emphasize how InSync Training is a credible expert in all things having to do with blended learning. So why not create 50 pieces of modern learning content and push them out to the learning universe?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 4, 2023

Dialogue can be tricky to write. When I teach people how to write branching scenarios, writing dialogue is one of the places people get stuck. If you’re used to writing in a more formal style, writing dialogue can feel very unfamiliar. Tip #1: Use more contractions When you write dialogue, use contractions.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on games for learning, video captions, and how to handle “pick your brain” requests. Games for learning. 6 Things Video Games Can Teach You About Writing Engaging Scenarios – E-Learning Heroes. Selected quotes below.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 22, 2024

Yet, we often develop learning experiences that exclude a significant portion of our learners—those with disabilities. As I wrote into the Inclusive Learning Pledge , we don’t have to sacrifice good design for accessibility. And I’m including some links to additional information for learning more. Everyone, right?

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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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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 16, 2020

Many of my most popular blog posts have been prompted by questions from readers. I’d like your help answering a 2-question survey about what you’d like to learn about scenarios for learning. If there’s something you’d like to see me write about in a future post, now is the time to ask.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 7, 2021

As always, I like to participate in my Internet Time Alliance colleague Jane Hart’s Top 10 Tools for Learning survey. So there’re my selections for 2021 top 10 tools for learning. 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.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. The links in this post include resources from two online events I attended in December: IDEAL (The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility for Learning Conference) and the Learning Guild’s online conference on Video and Visuals for Learning. Clark Quinn.

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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. Story concept Characters Challenge Context Consequences Activity: Write your scenario overview. Write Your Scenario. Branching scenario course outline. Draft Your First Decision.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A lot, obviously (7 books, numerous articles, this blog, white papers, …). As another colleague who just published posted some thoughts on what they learned, I realize it may be appropriate to toss out some thoughts on writing books. I know some of the barriers to writing a book, for sure. Same with writing.

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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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Upside Learning

JANUARY 18, 2024

If you’re enthusiastic about leveraging your learning interventions to produce measurable results, you should definitely read our most recent interactive eBook, Designing for Learning Impact: Strategies and Implementation. A Glimpse Inside: Defining Impact Gain a solid understanding of learning that makes a difference.

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CourseArc

APRIL 18, 2024

Executive Director, Oleb Books In the fast-paced world of online learning, clear communication is crucial for course creators. In this article, we explore how training materials can be revised using plain language to improve the learning experience. Use an active voice, with a clear “actor “in your writing.

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CommLab India

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A re you a corporate Learning and Development (L&D) professional looking to revamp your online learning content for increased engagement and effectiveness? This blog is for you!

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 11, 2022

This course includes opportunities to learn by doing, plus presentations, resources, and feedback to help you create a branching scenario from start to finish. When you complete the weekly activities, you can immediately apply what you learn. What if I don’t do any development in my work, only planning and writing?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 12, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on writing branching scenarios, free tools, content curation, xAPI, and getting started in Storyline. Writing branching scenarios. Does writing style change how learners perceive choices in a branched scenario? Learningworld Design.

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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. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. The entrance 2.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In this episode of the L&D Go Beyond podcast, Amit Garg interacts with Patti Shank, President Learning Peaks LLC. They talk about a very interesting topic – Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) to Assess Learning.

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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! 19 Ways to Write Better Dialogue — Well-Storied.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on AI tools, games, freelancing, top learning influencers, copyright, and more. AI, Instructional Design, and OER – improving learning I agree with the idea that AI and LLMs will make it much easier to create a first draft of content.

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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. How to Use Plain Language to Improve Learning Outcomes. Not tying the story to the learning objectives.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 31, 2023

Somehow I missed colleague Jane Hart’s annual survey of top 10 tools for learning ’til just today, yet it’s the last day! So here’s my (belated) list of top 10 tools for learning 2023. I’m using Harold Jarche’s Personal Knowledge Mastery framework for learning here. Share My blog (e.g.

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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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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While scenarios are better learning, there are tradeoffs. None of this should be different, but in our experience, the ways of thinking about changing how you write questions does take some time. Benefits Those costs, however, are likely to be offset by much-improved learning outcomes. Don’t forget to include time for testing.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 18, 2020

It’s time, once again, for Jane Hart’s excellent Top 10 Tools for Learning survey. Here are my take on the top 10 tools that support my learning. The first way I learn is to process what I’ve seen. Writing is arguably the top way I reflect. That’s where I write books and articles first.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 9, 2022

I continue to be a fan of Jane Hart ‘s work, and her annual survey of Top 10 Learning Tools is only one of the reasons (another being her co-conspirator, along with Harold Jarche & Charles Jennings in the Internet Time Alliance ). As a consequence, it’s time for my annual list, this time the Top 10 Learning Tools for 2022.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Scenario Design: Go to Whoa If scenarios are a powerful learning solution, how do you go about designing them? As with all learning design, you need appropriate initial information gathering, then aligned design, implementation in appropriate technologies, and evaluation to test and finalize the design. What is the starting scenario?

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Scenarios are a great learning solution but aren’t necessarily the right solution all the time. When to Scenario, or Not Scenarios are contextualized practice, which is what learning generally requires. Such as when the performance is too critical to trust to those still learning. There are times when learning isn’t the answer.

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Raptivity

MARCH 31, 2022

The Secret to the Success of Blended Learning: Your Questions Answered. Part I: What is Blended Learning. Blended learning is one of the learning approaches that combine online learning with instructor-led training (ILT). Rather eLearning is a subset of blended learning. Instructor-led online lessons.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 29, 2022

Last week, in our Learning Development Accelerator You Oughta Know session, we had Harold Jarche as a guest. Harold’s known for many things, but in particular his approach to continual learning. I have a number of blogs I’m subscribed to. Writing is about creating a narrative around it.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

What are scenarios, and why are they important for learning? If you care about learning outcomes (and you should), you definitely should know about scenario-based learning. The “What” of Scenario-Based Learning First, what are scenarios? From a learning perspective, that’s a contextual practice.

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