Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2013

Last month, a reader named Jackie asked me a number of thoughtful questions about transitioning from teaching K-12 public school to instructional design. If you start from a business problem, you should be able to show the results of training—increased sales, fewer errors, etc. Your Questions. Ask away in the comments.

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eLearningMind

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Share on twitter. Here are ten best practices for instructional design to motivate the unmotivated and engage the disengaged. #1 Compliance training is usually serious business. One of the biggest challenges in instructional design is getting the learner interested and motivated. Share on facebook.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 13, 2023

Our colleague, Connie Malamed , posed a question on Twitter. I’m sharing it for her (I responded with just the categories on Twitter), and for discussion. Not just instructional design, but basically designing for people: graphic, interface, marketing, etc design.

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Mike Taylor

AUGUST 26, 2022

Business news doesn’t have to be dry and dense…make your mornings more enjoyable, for free. Will Instructional Designers Become The Latest NFL Craze? Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn. There’s a reason over 2.6 Check it out! The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory.”

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Because the world of technology, and for that matter the use of technology in training, is changing so rapidly, most business managers are unaware of the promising user adoption solutions coming to the forefront. Your customers deserve to be considered seriously, so does your business.”

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

From the business perspective, however, networking isn’t only helpful, it is mandatory. Business networking not only brings new business and new talent, but it supports collaboration – whether it’s collaborating with internal team members or making connections outside of the organization. So how do you build your network?

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

by Jolene on March 11, 2011 in Gaming Theory , Instructional Design , Training Development , eLearning Over the last year or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to incorporate games into eLearning instructional design projects. What I hadn’t stopped to fully consider is why I would do that. Properly d.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

I was thinking about the book the other day, and I also started thinking about how those habits might translate for instructional design specifically. As instructional designers, we can be proactive by observing business trends and building relationships with our clients. Here’s what I came up with….

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 13, 2011

An instructional designer by profession who started her career anlayzing learner needs, creating micro-design documents, writing story-boards and discussing the nitty-gritty of course navigation with visual designers, I have long been interested in the power of social, collaborative and informal learning.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 14, 2010

I see books on instructional design and eLearning, books and music that my kids will like, travel guides for my wife, the list goes on and on. Amazon's approach fits really well with instructional design. How does this relate to instructional design (besides avoiding certain shock tactics)?

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eLearning Brothers

AUGUST 18, 2015

She specializes in writing about everything related to the human side of business. You can contact her via LinkedIn or Twitter. The truth is, while eLearning designers are busy creating learning experiences for others, it’s easy to forget the importance of professional development for ourselves. Who to follow?

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 4, 2011

Of course, Twitter was on the list of tools we were nudged to start using on a regular basis. In my mind, at the time, I considered Twitter to be for celebrities to keep fans up to date with their most recent apologies (who cares?) To say I had some a-ha moments in regards to Twitter that week would be an understatement.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

MAY 14, 2012

Just reading her post made me realize that so much of our industry is focused on the ID, Instructional Design. And back when I first started in this business it was mostly referred to as ISD, Instructional SYSTEMS Design. After all, "I have instructional designers that do that".

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, February 15, 2008 Essential Reading for Instructional Design? As an instructional designer/eLearning professional, what books are the essential tools in your reference library ? Curry said. Curry said.

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Infopro Learning

JUNE 8, 2015

Talent hidden in locations where businesses did not venture due to various reasons, is now out, taking up jobs that would have otherwise never reached them. However, it is, suffice to say, that the deal between individual talent and businesses seeking it works like a breeze. But only for now. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Infopro Learning

JUNE 8, 2015

Talent hidden in locations where businesses did not venture due to various reasons, is now out, taking up jobs that would have otherwise never reached them. However, it is, suffice to say, that the deal between individual talent and businesses seeking it works like a breeze. But only for now. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

AUGUST 31, 2009

Ellen Wagner recently wrote a very good post, What is it about ADDIE that makes people so cranky? in response to a recent #Lrnchat session on Twitter. She followed up on that post with #Lrnchat, ADDIE and Making the World a Better Place. In her post she wrote, "It seems that the biggest objections to ADDIE are that it is linear."

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

My portfolio is on my business website. Since I started this blog as a free WordPress site years before I decided to become a consultant, I didn’t think about the domain as a business need at the time. Portfolio links: Instructional Design Portfolio Resources : My post on resources. Networking = Relationships.

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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.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 2, 2009

Choose the Right Pilot Group - Kapp Notes , May 22, 2009 Capture Examples - eLearning Technology , May 29, 2009 Twitter: The #1 Tool for Learning - Upside Learning Blog , May 26, 2009 Adobe eLearning Suite: is it worth it? Browse eLearning Content

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

Although the advent of e-technology in the late 1990s changed businesses into e-businesses, this was essentially about automating existing business thinking and practices. So whilst e-business is about automation, social business is about innovation. Now, let’s be clear about what a social business is.

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Performance Learning Productivity

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

(a version of this article was originally written as background for an #OzLearn chat held on Twitter, 11th November 2014) The Power of Embedded Learning A common finding that has emerged from study after study over the past few years is that learning which is embedded in work seems to be more effective than learning away from work.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, May 06, 2009 Describing What You Do: Instructional Design Youre at a playground and you start talking to the mom sitting on the bench next to you. Me: Im an instructional designer. What do you say?

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learnWorlds

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Responding to this need, LearnWorlds and Upwork have launched the LearnWorlds Marketplace on Upwork’s platform, allowing content creators, educators, and businesses to connect with talented experts in course creation, instructional design, as well as marketing, and selling of online courses.

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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?

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Litmos

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

What’s happening in business, which makes some believe curation is a problem? Even if you’re in a large Fortune 500 enterprise with the luxury of a Learning and Development department, do you really see content curation as part of curriculum design, management leadership development, onboarding, sales training, etc.? Is this curation?

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Learnnovators

MAY 2, 2015

Design thinking is the new rage these days. It has been spreading like wild fire in the business world. However in today’s scenario, with our renewed understanding of how people ‘learn’, all elements of design thinking gain considerable significance in learning design. Is Design Thinking Missing From ADDIE?

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Last week #chat2LRN hosted a twitter chat based on the DevLearn/ Personal Learning Network experience. So today you are not only getting Meg’s view of the PLN experience but those of an entire twitter crowd! You can find her on twitter at @ megbertapelle. This is the perfect round up of our DevLearn series. How cool is THAT?)

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2016

I recently gave a presentation to the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals about blogging to build your business. At the time, starting a business wasn’t even on my radar. If I was going back and starting a blog now as a tool to build my brand and my business, I would do several things differently.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, February 08, 2008 Instructional Designer as Consultant? With the rise of rapid eLearning tools and the ease with which virtually anyone can now create a course, whats changing for the instructional designer?

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eFront

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 11/28/2010 The most updated and informative e-Learning community on Twitter On Twitter exists a resourceful community of e-Learning professionals. Jeff Goldman e-Learning Designer and Developer.

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OpenSesame

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The result was a nice mix of both specific software for getting the work done and advice and suggestions related to running a freelance business. Business Operations. Melissa Venable is an instructional designer and project manager with experience in industry and higher education (public, private, and for-profit).

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, April 26, 2007 Memoirs of an "Instructional Designer" I dont have a masters degree in instructional design or education. My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design".

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Full disclosure--I am a professor in the department and might be biased in my opinions but I am going to try to stay neutral* First, Cammy said, "maybe ID programs need to come out of business schools instead of education schools." The Bloomsburg program is not out of the business school but it is not in the School of Education either.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

My wife and I are studying Foundations of Business Strategy together. We have asynchronous tools such as online discussion forums, synchronous tools such as instant messaging, and semi-synchronous tools such as Twitter. So my suggestion is to face up to better instructional design.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, September 28, 2009 What’s the Difference: Learning Designer vs. Instructional Designer? In my last job, I was the Manager of Instructional Design. Now I’m the VP of Learning Design.

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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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