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Automation Made Easy: Your L&D Guide to Getting Things Done Automatically

Mike Taylor

But if the terms “Zapier” and “trigger” sound like something from a sci-fi movie, don’t worry. Think of it like building with blocks: Triggers: These are the “when” parts, like a new employee joining the company or a training module being completed.

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Effective Rapid eLearning from Classroom Learning Content?

Vignettes Learning

I used the movie Karate Kid (1984) as a metaphor for eLearning development. Transferring classroom content to an online format might sound like an easy way to create eLearning but cutting corners always brings drawbacks. Image source from [link] In my blog, The Master SME: How to become one? How to work with it?, With peers?

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eLearning: Voiceover Audio That Will Keep the Learner's Attention

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

  The learners we address with our eLearning projects are bombarded with information, often in the form of movies, videos, and television. Scenes change in modern movies approximately every minute and a half. But in a movie, even during that short time, something is continually moving on the screen.

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How Long Should Videos Be for E-Learning?

LearnDash

The rule has some pretty sound reasoning behind it. This all sounds great so far as it goes, but most online instructors aren’t delivering TED talks. Ever notice how movie trailers are all about 2:30? It turns out that this length also works incredibly well online. What is the key point they want to communicate? 2–5 minutes).

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Technical Communications: Small Steps to a Giant Leap.

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

a time when the sound barrier was considered to be an impenetrable barrier. By the time of Armstrong's first posting as a US Navy pilot in 1950, the sound barrier had been broken, and the first jet fighter squadrons had been formed. Apollo 9 tested the lunar module, and 10 was a dress rehearsal. Apollo 7 was a manned orbit.

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Multitasking Vs. Continuous Partial Attention

eLearningMind

It might sound like two sides of the same coin, but multitasking is wildly different than continuous partial attention—especially for eLearning purposes. It is driven by a conscious desire to be productive and efficient. Studies show that it is impossible to focus on more than one task. Continuous partial attention taps into human nature.

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Accessibility Compliance in eLearning: Making Learning Accessible

eLearningMind

The WC3 WCAG rating system has a big impact on how a learning module looks and flows. Those without disabilities experience them all the time: a module not working on a tablet or not having sufficient time to finish a course, for example. Other issues designers run into are with sound effects. list of considerations !