IT Training Department Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

This is a comparison of the value of technical writing vs. instructional design. If you know me at all then you know I hold more value in instructional design. Technical writing and instructional design are two disciplines that may cross paths quite a bit yet couldn’t be more different.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 28, 2012

Let’s face it – the title “Instructional Designer” comes with a reputation that designing instruction or training is all that we do. We have been placed into a box that can be a real challenge to get out of, especially when it comes to moving into more of a performance consulting type of role. By Dean Hawkinson.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2019

Instructional Design. The Accidental Instructional Designer by Cammy Bean is especially good for career changers and those who landed in instructional design from other fields. It provides a model for the range of skills that fall under the umbrella of “instructional design.” eLearning. eLearning.

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IT Training Department Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Because comparing agile software development to instructional design is the wrong comparison. They work together well but agile is never a framework and therefore it’s wrong to call it agile instructional design. Instructional design goes beyond that because analysis is always a requirement to some degree. Guess what?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2017

Instructional Design. The Accidental Instructional Designer by Cammy Bean is especially good for career changers and those who landed in instructional design from other fields. It provides a model for the range of skills that fall under the umbrella of “instructional design.” eLearning and Blended Learning.

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TalentLMS

JUNE 20, 2018

In your first week of working in the eLearning industry, you’re likely to look at your colleagues blank-faced as they throw out sentences that sound like noises only a dog would understand. To help in your transition and welcome you to the cool kids e-club, we decoded the top twenty most common eLearning acronyms for you.

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Learnnovators

MAY 13, 2015

This is the first post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. The goal of this series is to build upon good implementations of instructional design, and go deeper into the nuances of what makes learning that really works. Our successes should be business successes! Deeper eLearning Design: Part 3 – Concepts.

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This gap not only hinders individual career growth but also poses a significant threat to businesses as they struggle to stay competitive in the digital age. The Impact of the Digital Skills Gap on Businesses The digital skills gap poses significant challenges for businesses. There are three things in life you can’t avoid.

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Learnnovators

MAY 12, 2015

This is the first post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. The goal of this series is to build upon good implementations of instructional design, and go deeper into the nuances of what makes learning that really works. Our successes should be business successes! Deeper eLearning Design: Part 3 – Concepts.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There’s a big world behind IT, and many efforts to improve business effectiveness begin in IT. All the technology and systems that drive business today begin with IT. Staying up to date with the latest IT initiatives and advancements is crucial for individuals and businesses alike.

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IT Training Department Blog

JULY 10, 2023

If any content in an eLearning course doesn’t directly help one of those three things then you’re doing it wrong. Whether you’re in the instructional design world and are familiar with cognitive load theory or on the content side of things, content overload has the same negative impact on workplace learning.

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Learnnovators

JANUARY 7, 2015

Michael Allen, the CEO of Allen Interactions, is known for pioneering multimedia learning technologies, interactive instructional paradigms, and rapid-prototyping processes—bringing each forward into leading corporate enterprises. He was the founder and CEO of Authorware, a revolutionary eLearning authoring tool.

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Ninja Tropic

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Many people struggle to create an eLearning script for their corporate video animation. But before you can create amazing eLearning animated videos, you need a blueprint to ensure that the final product is as informative, entertaining, and clear as you had envisioned it. e-Learning Scripts for Animated Corporate Videos. Engagement.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 6, 2006

The question this month is: Are ISD / ADDIE / HPT relevant in a world of rapid elearning, faster time-to-performance, and informal learning? If you look at the shift between eLearning 1.0, As I've pointed to before: Course and Courseware are Fading - The Future of eLearning. Courses and Courseware?

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SweetRush

JULY 28, 2022

In our article Comparing Off-the-Shelf vs. Custom eLearning Solutions: Which Is Best? , we took an honest look at the benefits and potential pitfalls of buying a ready-made eLearning solution versus building something from scratch with a custom eLearning solution provider. Let’s begin with off-the-shelf eLearning.

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Learnnovators

MAY 23, 2021

ABOUT BOB MOSHER: Bob Mosher is a senior partner, and the Chief Learning Evangelist, at APPLY Synergies , a strategic consulting firm that specializes in helping learning organizations design, develop and measure effective learning and performance support strategies to meet The 5 Moments of Learning Need. Number one is our methodology.

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Ninja Tropic

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Many people struggle to create an eLearning script for their corporate video animation. But before you can create amazing eLearning animated videos, you need a blueprint to ensure that the final product is as informative, entertaining, and clear as you had envisioned it. Action-oriented – use active verbs during instruction. .

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EI Design

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In this article, I outline 7 aspects that helped us get nominated for eLearning Industry’s Top 10 eLearning companies for 2018 (for the 4th consecutive time) and strike Gold. 7 Aspects That Helped EI Design Reach The Top Position Among eLearning Content Development Companies For 2018. Our Solution Architecting Edge.

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Learnnovators

MAY 15, 2015

Instructional designers need to run, not walk, away from classroom-thinking and get to the point of providing short, quick business focused learning points that are easily accessible when and where our learners need them. This means leveraging new technologies to deliver non-traditional instruction. ” — Karl Kapp.

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Petra Mayer

OCTOBER 4, 2021

From Cloud to Scorm, to Authoring tool to Microlearning – eLearning has become a full-fledged industry. There are a number of factors that embody eLearning, helping it become a driver for personal and professional advancement. In eLearning, it caters to the development and promotion of standards adapted to education and training.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 30, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, January 30, 2009 Do Instructional Design Degrees Get "Wasted"? In my recent post Instructional Design - Whats in a Name? Teasdale is an instructional designer in the corporate market. which is pretty stupid.

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IT Training Department Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

You can either work with an instructional design consultant or if you have instructional designers on staff, that’s a great place to start. Just be sure to always provide clear instructions and guidance so employees can quickly and accurately complete tasks. That’s all we think about!

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

With some lively writing for eLearning and weaving some scenarios into training, scenario-based learning can work wonders. Instead of sitting through hours of lectures or completing monotonous eLearning modules, employees can partake in realistic scenarios where they can apply their knowledge and skills in a hands-on manner.

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Learnnovators

MAY 15, 2015

Instructional designers need to run, not walk, away from classroom-thinking and get to the point of providing short, quick business focused learning points that are easily accessible when and where our learners need them. This means leveraging new technologies to deliver non-traditional instruction. ” — Karl Kapp.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Theory vs. Application in Instructional Design: One Academics View A long time ago, I decided I was much better at the practical side of things than the theoretical. Do I use ADDIE? Whadya think?"

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Learnnovators

MAY 1, 2015

It has been spreading like wild fire in the business world. We can learn by observing the companies who have successfully implemented the design thinking approach in their businesses, and the interesting initiatives that are happening in the K-12 segment. Is Design Thinking Missing From ADDIE?

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IT Training Department Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Technical training involves providing employees with instruction and guidance on how to use technology and apply it to their job. It has become an increasingly important part of organizational success as businesses become more reliant on technology and the workplace becomes more competitive. What is Technical Training?

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WhatFix

MAY 2, 2023

xAPI stands for Experience API and is a cutting-edge eLearning standard format. As a first step, the instructional designers or L&D teams must decide what specific actions to track. Many such detailed statements help you understand what eLearning content Tom has interacted with and how he fared at each step of the exercise.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 16, 2015

This is the second post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. The goal of this series is to build upon good implementations of instructional design, and go deeper into the nuances of what makes learning really work. This might seem like a lot of practice, but it is one area where most eLearning has fallen short.

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IT Training Department Blog

MAY 15, 2023

That would probably be eLearning which is typically what we prefer in most (but not all!) It can be better to provide what’s used often and needs to be known in an eLearning course and then leave the rest for performance support. And the best type of training for a software launch? Less is more when it comes to training.

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eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 7, 2009

It’s always fun at this time of the year to look back at what’s happened in the world of eLearning. This also contributed to the Hot Topics and eLearning Trends for 2009. You can see more detail of how this works here in Curator Editor Research Opportunities on eLearning Learning (and see how you can be involved).

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IT Training Department Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Technical training involves providing employees with instruction and guidance on how to use technology and apply it to their job. It has become an increasingly important part of organizational success as businesses become more reliant on technology and the workplace becomes more competitive. What is Technical Training?

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IT Training Department Blog

MAY 11, 2023

It could be coding, business analysis, or even architecture. As an example, an instructional designer probably comes knowing how to perform the ADDIE process which is career-specific. During the creation of one custom eLearning course , a system could change five times. ” That’s pretty much what we said right?

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IT Training Department Blog

JULY 13, 2023

If you don’t know what instructional design is then you’re not alone. I’m an instructional designer and there was a time when I didn’t even know what it was. Could you imagine if I went into my kid’s classroom and said I was an instructional designer? What is Instructional Design?

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Are they working with in-house instructional designers? These lie in their creativity, knowledge, understanding of instructional design techniques and their experience. This sounds like a bit of an overstatement to me.

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Trivantis

MAY 8, 2012

Mobile eLearning Platform for All mLearning. -->. eLearning Tips and Videos. -->. Monthly eLearning News. -->. Getting Started with eLearning. -->. Annual mandatory training is common in many companies, due to compliancy requirements, industry standards and internal business objectives. Lectora Talent Management.

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TalentLMS

AUGUST 30, 2018

Instructional design books (6). Learning & business strategy books (4). As we were putting this list together, we reached out to a few instructional designers and chief learning officers and asked them one question, “Would you recommend one book that every learning professional should absolutely read?”. Learning books (4).

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