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eLEARNING DEVELOPMENT: Audio, Text, or Both?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Some of the courses I’ve taken were clearly PowerPoint presentations and designed to be eLearning. And I’ve seen courses that included voiceover narration but little (or no) text on the screen… just some very dated clipart. Simply put, many people don’t like the sound of their own voice. by Kelly Barett, COTP.

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Friday Finds — Positive Propaganda, Seductive Details, Thinking Fast & Slow

Mike Taylor

8) Last Week’s Most Clicked: AI-Powered Learning Design News & Notes Facts Don’t Change Minds This is a thought-provoking article that explores the role of propaganda in shaping public opinion and argues that it can be an effective tool for persuasion despite its negative connotations.

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Use Your LMS to ???Get Personal??? with Your Learners

Mindflash

No longer should learners need to sit through blocks of mind-numbing text, a multiple choice quiz following each block, with a clipart graphic or two peppered in for variety.With Make learners feel as if the instructor (or the “module”, effectively) is talking directly to them and give them a voice in the training.

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Five great resources for presenters

Good To Great

The site is also full of ideas and tips about preparing, designing and delivering presentations – it’s a great resource and one that I’ve referred to countless times since I discovered it. The Eloquent Woman. This is one for the girls (sorry boys). SlideShare. FreeDigitalPhotos.

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Innovation. Maybe.

Jay Cross

“All human institutions since the dawn of prehistory or earlier had always been designed to prevent change–all of them: family, government, church, army. Bulbs from Open Clipart. Change has always been a catastrophic threat to human security.” ” Peter R. ” In 1876 Chauncey M. . Just Jay'

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Setting the Mood: Top Tips for Adding Stock Music to Your E-Learning

E-learning Uncovered

Is music always a great design decision? But assuming you’ve determined that using some music is a good design decision for your project… Try stock photo sites you already use. The Microsoft clipart gallery, for example, has perfectly acceptable sound effects but I’ve never found a use for their music. Of course not.

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Tech Toolbox #08

Mike Taylor

Welcome to the latest collection of tools and apps for your learning, design and technology toolbox. It will supercharge your workflow with a bunch of incredible PowerPoint productivity and design tools, functions and shortcuts that go way beyond PowerPoint’s normal functionality. Thanks for reading! And best of all? It’s totally free!