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10 Reasons to Use Illustrations Instead of Stock Photography in Learning

eLearningMind

The grinning woman eating a salad; the perfectly multicultural meeting; the man with a headset: these are the standards for stock photography. And while it definitely has its place, stock photography isn’t the gold standard when it comes to learning. Remove unconscious bias. It better directs focus. Shows nonverbal communication.

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Improving Instructional Design with Images, Illustrations, and Animation

eLearningMind

You’ve probably heard that the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text. Perhaps you even know that MIT found that the brain could recognize images in as little as 13 milliseconds—literally in the blink of an eye. But do you know why brains love images over other forms of information? Tread carefully, though.

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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Outside of work I enjoy several hobbies including camping, travel and photography. Some of my photography can be seen in local art galleries and online through National Geographic image stock. View all posts by Michael → ← The Ultimate Brain Food: Performance Support Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool?

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Illustration and Animation: The Icing and the Cake

eLearningMind

That’s because brains love to track movement, see pictures, and follow stories: it’s how it was designed. We start with our clients’ audience, goals, and budget and then decide upon the right levels to use in each particular learning experience. Why use illustrations and animation in eLearning? We use them for upscale branding (e.g.,

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Optimization is the Key to Innovation in Learning

Training Orchestra

Considered one of “the most inexcusable business failures of the last 25 years”[1], Kodak lost its dominance in the photography and film industry with the advent of digital photography. Optimize your budget. First of all, by optimizing your current resources, you free up money, time, people and brain-power to innovate.

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13 Things to Consider When Determining the Value of Your Online Course

learnWorlds

Live Webinars Do you want to give your students a chance to pick your brains? Photography: Share video tutorials on different photography techniques, editing software tutorials, and how to build a portfolio. Look at the traction of this recent Twitter thread about using ChatGPT to build a successful business with a $100 budget.

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Free learning & development webinars for November 2022

Limestone Learning

“ Plant, rain, nature ” by Mikes Photography is licensed by Pixabay. Join Mazie Baskin, Director of Portfolio Development at NetApp, and Christian Pieper, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Mindtickle, to take a sneak peek into Mindtickle’s State of Sales Enablement report, including what makes up their sales tech stacks and budgets.

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