Wonderful Brain

MARCH 27, 2014

An entire industry has been built around PowerPoint (by example) as the foundation for programs like Articulate. And the tide is with them since money flows downhill from big corporate enterprises and their subordinate constituencies.

Design 64

Design Instructional Design Courseware Mashups 64

Wonderful Brain

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Many engineers would be just fine with a PowerPoint presentation or its equivalent with the addition of examples if necessary. Few if any checks for understanding (the assumption that if the material is correctly presented they’ll get it right; a certainty among engineers). All facts, no emotive content need apply such as scenarios/stories.

Engineering 44

Engineering Learner Cognitive Examples 44

Wonderful Brain

OCTOBER 26, 2012

When I dove a bit deeper and asked what types of content and at what level of cognitive learning were they building with PowerPoint based tools (there, I said it) they admitted these were – to use one phrase – quick and dirty but they could at least turn a small profit and churn dollars through the company. The Third Way.

Articulate 51

Articulate Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Cognitive 51

Wonderful Brain

APRIL 11, 2011

Cost savings in the corporate mindset are justified because there is no hard evidence a custom design really does THAT much more than a bunch of Captivates, glued on to a PowerPoint with sound. Sometimes off the shelf makes sense. OK, for small bits of lower level knowledge or skills transfer I’m realistic. Give unto Caesar, etc.

Corporate eLearning 77

Corporate eLearning Flash to HTML5 Conversion Pinnacle Courseware 77