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WEAVING A TALE – HOW STORYTELLING CAN ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Learnnovators

Quiet except for the shrill sound of children laughing. Create compelling characters, and make them relatable to your audience Think of your favourite characters in movies. Use conflict to drive the plot In fiction writing and movies, conflict happens either in fantastical settings (e.g., Picture this scene in the 1980s.

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Illustration and Animation: The Icing and the Cake

eLearningMind

We start with our clients’ audience, goals, and budget and then decide upon the right levels to use in each particular learning experience. From an “icing on the cake” perspective, Level 1 is budget friendly while still being useful if your training goals include eliminating bias with non-gender or non-race-specific characters.

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Technical Communications: Small Steps to a Giant Leap.

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

a time when the sound barrier was considered to be an impenetrable barrier. By the time of Armstrong's first posting as a US Navy pilot in 1950, the sound barrier had been broken, and the first jet fighter squadrons had been formed. Set achievable budgets and deadlines. How do people cope with rapid change in their fields?

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Learn eLearning Audio Production from an Expert

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

Like most things technical, once you know the little tricks and gain a better understanding of the technology it becomes an easy leap from amateur audio to "wow, that's sounds great" audio. You are the lone developer with little to no budget. But I ALSO know many of you are a Learning Department of One.

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What can Hollywood teach you about making your Elearning AWESOME?

eLearning Brothers

Ever wondered why movies are so expensive? Ever sit through the credits at the end of a movie? We probably all have, now that every superhero movie puts a teaser at the end. Why do they need so many people doing so many “strange” jobs to make a movie? I’ve been working in movies and television for 2 decades.

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Post-mortem meetings: How to review and learn from a finished business project

TalentLMS

It might sound like a pretty grim phrase, post-mortem, but another way to put it would be a debrief. Maybe you have a very analytical mind and you derive pleasure from pulling the movie apart at the seams, much to the chagrin of the people around you. What are the benefits of a post-mortem meeting? Add some whipped cream to it.

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eLearning videos: The ultimate guide for successful video-based learning

TalentLMS

Why invest money from your L&D budget producing eLearning videos? Looking for more reasons why videos could be a great training tool and worth the budget? Using image and sound to convey information, voice-over videos engage both visual and auditory learners. Low-budget lifelines. And the results? First things first.

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