The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The think aloud protocol or method is an effective way to discover usability problems with digital learning products.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 28, 2019

Use them to gain attention, add interest and to make your product more appealing to users. There are many creative uses for stock footage. If you are on a limited budget, stock video clips are awesome. Here are 15 sites with free stock videos. I've checked them all out and left a brief review below each one.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Current state of voice user interface in learning products in terms of the Hype Cycle. . * Available software (frameworks) to design learning for a voice environment. Using xAPI in the voice environment. Accessibility and the voice user interface. The VUI design process: the happy path and the edge cases. Leveraging Ai in the voice interface.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 21, 2017

Whereas the focus of UX design is on how customers respond to and interact with a product or service, LX design in the workplace is concerned […]. Both fields are interested in the perceptions, mental models, motivations, needs and behaviors of people.

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The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

There are many reasons why you might want to make a prototype for learning products. A prototype is a concrete model of a rough idea. You can use it to think through a design idea, to show how something will function or look and to test it on users.

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The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Productivity isn't about becoming an automaton. It's about focusing when it's time to focus, getting work done and having time for the rest of your life.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 5, 2016

I think that striving to become more productive has its benefits if your goal is to live a purposeful and balanced life. But increasing productivity should not be about squeezing more […]. Are you looking for ways to be more effective at work? Would you like to improve your focus and get more done in less time?

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The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Dan is Creative Director of new products at Jawbone, where he designs next generation products and services for wearables […] Post from: The eLearning Coach Microinteractions: Designing The Small Details. When designing or developing an online course or app, how much effort do you put into the small interactive details?

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 7, 2016

Will Thalheimer, PhD, cares about improving the products that learning professionals create. Will has worked in the learning-and-performance field for 30 years—as a trainer, instructional designer, […] Will Thalheimer, PhD, cares about improving the products that learning professionals create.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 27, 2009

Web-based tools for scheduling, project management and documentation increase productivity and enhance personal mobility. Online image editors and other multimedia production tools provide access to a host of new and often less expensive applications. Open Source Software. The advantages?

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The full Raptivity library of around a dozen products provides over 225 presentation and interactive templates for various audience groups. One of the things that makes Raptivity unlike any product I’ve ever used is that it provides just-in-time support right in the design template. The Libraries of Templates. Unique Features.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 6, 2010

Ideally, workplace learning improves employee productivity and value and enhances self-directed learning. Provide for the effective implementation of instructional products and programs. It never really ends.) Generally, the instructional design process results in a set of one or more learning events or experiences. Essential).

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The eLearning Coach

MAY 19, 2014

She designed products, early content and application prototypes, teaching engineers and instructional technologists to experiment with the API. Megan''s knack for explaining the Experience API helped it become the most successful and most quickly adopted learning technology innovation in the last thirty years.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 18, 2011

He relates many wonderful productivity, workplace and life tips in frequent short episodes. And I use the Dynex charger , which works with Apple products only. Topics have included: best practices for creative professionals, creative leadership, value creep and creative breakthroughs. You can also listen or download at his website.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

And how Universal Design is the path that provides the best access to digital products for the widest audience. In this conversation with accessibility experts Sarah Horton and Whitney Quesenbery, they explain how all users win when we design for accessibility first.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 22, 2009

Publishing your finished product posts your screenr-cast to the public stream on the screenr site. Twitter new product screens or designs to potential clients. Any information that requires just-in-time webcasting or any situation that requires quick production and nearly real-time solutions could work with this online service.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Organizations invest in learning initiatives because they have a business need; sell more product, keep employees safe to reduce liability, increase market share. While being more engaging and productive than our current 2D paradigms. Alternatively, the product Google Wave is impressive.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 21, 2009

For a reasonable monthly fee and no long-term commitment required, lynda.com gives you access to a long list of well-designed courses that teach how to use both leading and somewhat obscure software products as well as web development topics, like HTML, Javascript and usability testing. The Best Features. Tweet This! Share this on Linkedin.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 3, 2015

He specializes in instructional media production and online learning environment design, and provides consultation and workshops. Together, they produce the Trends & Issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology and Learning Sciences Podcast. Dr. Brown was Editor-in-Chief of the journal, TechTrends from 2009 to 2012.

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The eLearning Coach

MAY 14, 2010

A new product, Mindflash, is holding 50 spots for readers of The eLearning Coach through the end of next week to beta test and get to know their online application. It has content creation and tracking functionality. Please be sure to use this link, for priority access to the beta: Sign up for Mindflash Beta What [.]

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

As a result, designers and developers who can think visually are able to envision the final product, conceive visuals for content and visualize how information fits together. This second section is particularly relevant to designing instructional products. eLearning is an abundantly visual medium.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 22, 2010

They spent lots of productive time creating games, matching themes to content, brainstorming interactions and developing suspenseful scenarios. I’ve worked with numerous design and development teams over the years and one noticeable characteristic of these teams was their creativity.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 14, 2010

That puts designers and developers of learning products in a tough position. “This course will help you become more productive with your time, probably saving you 20 minutes every day. We need to work hard at creating experiences that get audiences engaged and motivated. This might help some learners buy in to the program.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 14, 2010

That puts designers and developers of learning products in a tough position. “This course will help you become more productive with your time, probably saving you 20 minutes every day. We need to work hard at creating experiences that get audiences engaged and motivated. This might help some learners buy in to the program.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 17, 2009

With lots of observations and anecdotes in hand, you’ll be ready to add realism to your online learning products. You might interview an angry customer about receiving an inferior product who became a repeat customer because he was handled with care. All of this is fodder for your creative brain. Some are simple; some complex.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 17, 2009

With lots of observations and anecdotes in hand, you’ll be ready to add realism to your online learning products. You might interview an angry customer about receiving an inferior product who became a repeat customer because he was handled with care. All of this is fodder for your creative brain. Some are simple; some complex.

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The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Detractors say that personas promote distance between designers and users; that they are a product of what designers wish their users would be like. Some contend that personas are a poor approach for understanding the needs and wants of the audience. Avoiding the Traps.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Microcopy can make or break your product. I’m talking about microcopy , and it refers to the little instructions and phrases that we use in eLearning and web page interfaces to guide and assure users. Importance of Microcopy. Without a short instruction, users might now know what to do next.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 21, 2011

In an ongoing exploration of how to design and develop for mobile learning, I plan to examine many of the products and design paradigms in the mLearning space. In this interview, Michael Gregory, Director of Systems Engineering for Hot Lava Mobile, explains this mobile authoring tool. COACH: How long has Hot Lava Mobile been on the market? .

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Sometimes that can be measured by a positive change in speed or output or productivity, sometimes not. Jane: “Learning” per se shouldn’t be measured in an organizational context, it is the new “performance” that it brings about. Sometimes it is important to just recognize the other intangible benefits that occur.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

For example, you can change a micro-blogging social tool into a productivity tool by modifying the “What are you doing?&# A final compelling strategy from Karl’s list is to position media differently than it’s intended use. question to a “What are you thinking?&# or “Can anyone help me?&#

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

They have also redesigned iWork, the Mac productivity suite with Keynote (for presentations), Pages (for documents), and Numbers (for spreadsheets). It looks as though users won’t be left behind on the iPad. According to Apple, 140,000 existing iPhone applications will run on their tablet.

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The eLearning Coach

JUNE 26, 2009

However you write your learning objectives is fine as long as you are developing solid and engaging eLearning products. Dispense a pill into the cat’s mouth with a medicine dispenser. Not all designers write learning objectives and instead use a content outline.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 6, 2009

All of this implies that the learning objectives you write for the audience should differ from the technical, inflexible, three-part learning objectives you write for developing training products. Believe me, no audience member wants to see a long list of instructional objectives preceded by “1.4.3.5.&# Advance Organizers.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Be sure to do additional research and comparison with similar products prior to making a selection as this is just a small sampling. Each tool fulfills at least one of these criteria: encourages collaboration; enables user-generated content or input; provides a way to share; and facilitates informal or formal learning. Category: Podcasts.

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 8, 2010

Audacity is an audio recording and editing application with a lot of the features you find in commercial products. By the way, their Lifestream product looks interesting too. Leave a comment if you try one and like or dislike it … and why. AUDIO RECORDING AND EDITING. BURNING CDs and DVDs. You can download AIM for all platforms.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

teaching all of the editing functions in Word) or by products (e.g., In this case, you can organize the content by category in a nonlinear structure. For example, content can be organized by tasks (e.g., information about cell phones with high-end cameras).

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