Upside Learning

MARCH 28, 2024

In the latest episode of the L&D GoBeyond podcast, Amit Garg engages in a compelling conversation with Christy Tucker, a distinguished Learning Experience Design Consultant, unveiling the transformative potential of scenario-based learning and its profound impact on learner engagement and skill transfer.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 26, 2024

Pay attention to the project status dashboard at the bottom and how it changes based on the decisions you make. Note that the formatting works best on a tablet or larger screen (something I plan to adjust in a future version). Morning Buzz: Designing and Developing Scenarios. Free registration is open now.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 10, 2014

by Jennie Ruby    How can you use your voiceover script to keep the learner's attention within an eLearning lesson? In a recent informal test at a conference for instructional designers, the audience started waving and yelling "Stop! How short is our typical learner's attention span these days, after all? Probably

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Maestro

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It also necessitates a long-term approach that accounts for not only conceptual creativity but also close attention to the details that make all the difference. Design team: Instructional Designer (ID) – Best-in-class instructional writers who conduct interviews, digest subject matter, and write all content.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 4, 2023

Follow these tips for writing dialogue that feels realistic to your learners and holds their attention. After: Example with contractions Now, read this version aloud. ” This second version still conveys the same dynamic between Oliver and Rita. Tip #1: Use more contractions When you write dialogue, use contractions.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 27, 2015

Connie Malamed’s new book Visual Design Solutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals is written specifically for learning professionals. As instructional designers, we often communicate visually as well as with text, audio, and other media. ” What I Learned.

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OpenSesame

AUGUST 17, 2023

Here are five essential aspects of well-designed courses that enhance learning outcomes and contribute to a culture of inclusivity at your organization: 1. Online courses now have to compete for attention with streaming platforms and YouTube channels that have raised the collective bar on what’s considered high quality.

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Instead, everything you display on this page should be designed to guide each user toward converting. There is also a Pro version that takes innovation even further. It’s a good idea to use graphical elements like arrows to draw more attention to your call to action. Keep reading to learn how this is done.

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Infopro Learning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Designing mobile learning courses is as simple as uploading your existing eLearning content to a responsive LMS, right? Unfortunately, creating mobile learning content isn’t as easy as uploading your existing files into a responsive design LMS. In addition, pay close attention to new devices that are hitting the market.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 30, 2018

People naturally pay more attention to information they can use right away than information they “might need someday.” In August, I attended a webinar by Julie Dirksen on the Science of Attention and Engagement. Create a Sense of Immediacy It’s easiest to pay attention to content that you can use right away.

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Web Courseworks

JANUARY 31, 2017

Whether it’s the first touch, renewing members, or reaching out to past members, your goal is to engage that individual and hold their attention. Once you have their attention, what are you doing with it? Here are 3 tips to design member engagement into your website: 1. Your website is an integral part of member engagement.

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Instructional designers were getting ready to be in high demand, especially in the corporate world. The folks who used it, overwhelmingly were instructional designers/e-learning developers and yes a few of us, who said “We can do this too,” only to find it so difficult and challenging, we had to look elsewhere.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Take away : The effectiveness of animations in learning is context-dependent, requiring designers to carefully assess their use based on the material’s complexity and educational goals. Learn more → Designing to Persuade: 5 Elements of Messages that Resonate In today’s world, crafting persuasive messages is vital to stand out.

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TalentLMS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Keeping customers happy means thinking about our interactions from their perspective and designing an experience that meets their needs—and ensures they’ll come back. Approaching our processes this way is called “design thinking,” and it’s not just for customer-facing processes. What is design thinking?

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Pay attention to your learner’s habits, and set up triggers for notifications to go out for when you see them the most active on your site. Microlearning Attention spans are short, which means lessons should be, too. Remember the principles of good course design, and interactivity should be a natural byproduct.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Also, Zoom Webinar has different integrations from Zoom Training and Zoom Meetings, so pay attention to the version. My session: Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design I gave my presentation first thing Wednesday morning.

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Spark Your Interest

APRIL 11, 2024

Why are some organizations laying off instructional designers on mass because of AI? The answer that the free version, ChatGPT 3.5, It’s an eLearning and classroom training storyboard automation GPT to help Instructional Designers create practical online courses quickly and easily. What Is Artificial Intelligence?

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Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

MAY 30, 2022

The facililtator must divide attention across the room and online. You have to pay more attention to the chat and the screen and multitasking. Design your session with hybrid methods Facilitators and trainers are very strong in methods. You can translate almost any method into a hybrids version. Now the day itself.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 17, 2023

(Actually the results say, not surprisingly, that one media’s better for some things, and another’s better at other; BTW, one of our great translators of research to practice, Patti Shank, has a series of articles on video that’s worth paying attention to.) However, when I looked at it, there were several problems.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“Attention is the most basic form of love.” Last week’s most clicked item: Better Than Bullet Points: Alternative Slide Designs. Jane Hart has published the 2021 version of her annual Learning Tools list. In some situations it pays to not pay attention. John Tarrant. Happy Friday! Thanks for reading! Tools & Tips.

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Matrix

JUNE 9, 2020

In our journey of what it takes to design asynchronous training experiences for employees — remote or not — we discovered that asynchronous learning is not a binary thing but rather a spectrum , and also that there are more than one type of asynchronous training. The role of automation in designing asynchronous training.

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Hurix Digital

MAY 15, 2023

Designing effective math books with InDesign requires a combination of good design principles, technical skills, and an understanding of the subject matter. Pay attention to spacing and alignment: Spacing and alignment are critical in math books.

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Think Orion

MARCH 29, 2024

So, if your college is already using email marketing , you may have wondered why it fails to capture your stakeholder’s attention. split testing , means sending one version of your email to one group of the target audience and the second version of your email to the second audience group. Email A/B testing, a.k.a.

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Upside Learning

JULY 11, 2023

Worse, the stretch to the performance support version would add additional responsibility to your organization. Breaking them up appropriately sounds complex, and would upset our existing design processes. Then we’d have to change not only our design but our approach to work in general. Let’s not get silly here.

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Learningtogo

OCTOBER 29, 2022

When reality doesn’t match what your brain expected, you feel surprised—and pay greater attention —seeking to uncover the reason for your surprise. Let’s focus on a few ways to incorporate more surprises into your instructional designs. Most instructional designers have a few favorite activities. Surprise Them—But Not Too Much.

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Tim Slade

JANUARY 1, 2019

Personally, I have a huge passion for visual design and professional branding—they are deeply interconnected and play a huge role in how you are viewed and recognized within your industry. So, to kickoff 2019, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the evolution of TimSlade.com, and see how it led to its new design.

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Think Orion

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Every business must look for innovative ways to capture viewers’ attention and scale their sales in the current hyper-competitive world. And what impacts SEO the most – website design. The websites for online courses are designed to answer all of your questions about what you will learn in this course. Let’s find out!

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 27, 2017

When it comes to eLearning that will look awesome on just about every kind of device (including desktop computers, smart phones, and tablets), Adobe Captivate jumped to the front of the eLearning development tool class when Responsive capabilities were introduced in Captivate version 8 and continued in Captivate 9. Stay tuned.

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Learnnovators

OCTOBER 8, 2015

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. Typically, an instructional designer uses these resources to determine the objective(s) of the course, and the major content to be developed, as well as assessment.

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Learningtogo

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

While this may seem obvious, his work explained how instructional designers need to break down content into more manageable chunks, allowing the brain to convert short-term memory into long-term memory and application. We make use of his work today whenever we talk about “ chunking ” as part of our design.

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ansrsource - Accelerating Better Ways to Learn!

MARCH 3, 2023

Over my 5+ years at ansr source, working on various projects in various capacities, I find myself constantly paying attention to language and the process of learning. As I teach myself things, be it writing, art, personal finance, or yoga, I find this attention enriching.   around me closely. Q: What is your favorite kid’s book?

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TalentLMS

APRIL 19, 2017

eLearning course design plays a significant role in every step of the learning process. Design starts by grabbing the attention of learners and then motivates them to stay engaged. As learners progress through the course, design assists with learning and retention. Later, it impacts the ability to recall knowledge.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Though it is often thought of as an “old school” strategy, sophisticated email marketing platforms allow you to create personalized experiences that capture attention and nurture continuous learning. Embrace A/B Testing A/B testing allows you to experiment with different versions of an email to see what resonates best.

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Learningtogo

MARCH 10, 2023

As one of the first learning professionals to see the potential of conversational AI and one of the few designing the applications for years, I’m excited to see the recent attention paid to this engaging technology. Summarize Documents Looking for a “Reader’s Digest” version of a book or article? A person using AI will.”

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Continu

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The simple answer is you use an instructional design model. An instructional design model is a tool or a framework to develop your training materials. With an instructional design model, employees can better understand why there is a training need and breaks down the process of designing training material into steps.

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CommLab India

APRIL 17, 2017

In my previous blog, I introduced you to instructional design and its role in the development of e-learning modules. This blog will tell you about the evolution of instructional design over the last century, till date. Instructional design has an interesting history; this blog covers significant phases of the evolution process.

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ATD Learning Technologies

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In fact, it is 30 percent harder to design training for the online environment because there is one more entity that needs to be designed for—the technology. By using classroom training design as the benchmark, we know that learning is typically designed for two entities: the facilitator and the participant.

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