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What are you reading for eLearning insight?

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And those of us who write training content may pick up some helpful nuggets from literary and other writing -related magazines. Which means you’re probably following other eLearning blogs, too. Note references to books or articles within the blog posts themselves. Looking for other good eLearning blogs to follow?

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Get Skilled to Create Engaging e-Learning

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On top of that you need great writing skills, attention to detail, and be great at testing and troubleshooting. Involve yourself with social media like Twitter, blogs, and user groups. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. And it is not an easy task.

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What Makes eLearning Boring?

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Most posts on this blog focus on what to do and how to do it – providing navigational cues , designing with social media , stimulating recall , forming sticky ideas , and so on. Although we should write training materials concisely, they don’t have to lack personality. Stale writing becomes boring fast. By Shelley A.

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This Is How I Draft an eLearning Lesson

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For instance, do you start writing the lesson introduction and work your way through to the end? And, at what point do you write assessment questions (when applicable)? Though I don’t write out the full activity in that middle column, I make notes about key components to incorporate. Write assessment questions.

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Writing Distractors for Multiple Choice Questions

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For instance, if you need learners to identify what button to click on to begin a procedure in a system, don’t write a multiple choice question where the options are names of buttons. Simply writing “bad” statements as distracters misses an opportunity to show learners valid examples and non-examples of applying a skill.

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Turn These Slides into eLearning

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Additionally, creating a quick list of what learners must be able to do can help you: Write objectives. Write scenarios immediately. I’ve heard some people say that when deadlines are tight, there just isn’t time to write scenarios. Or, ask the client if a subject matter expert can write scenarios for you.

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Making Scenarios Realistic in eLearning

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Several posts on this blog promote the idea of using scenarios to make training as realistic and hands-on as possible. Most of us don’t need a blog to remind us of that. But do we all know how to write scenarios realistically? But let’s explore what this might mean for writing scenarios for training. Write dialog.