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It’s Time to Take the Content Dump to the Dump

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While the technology has changed over the years, I still see a lot of the same problems e-learning (and training for that matter) had 30 years ago. The main problem is that pushing content passes for training. Thus a lot of what we call e-learning courses are mostly content dumps. What do you think?

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The Downside of Most E-Learning Content

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When I first learned to build e-learning courses, the general instruction for building e-learning content was to craft some learning objectives, organize and present the content, and then assess the learners using some sort of simple quiz. There’s nothing wrong with this approach per se.

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Three Ways to Deal with Learners Who Skip the Content & Go to the Quiz

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.” Take that same emotion and apply it to typical e-learning courses, especially annual compliance and certification training. Most of those courses have what appears to be valuable content, but for the learner, the course is a lot of “need to know” but very little “need to do.”

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Step Away from that Content

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The challenge with a lot of e-learning is that courses are designed to be presentations of content, but not focused enough on the teaching and application. Content is obviously a key component of learning. Content by itself is mostly irrelevant. The e-learning course isn’t the objective.

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The 5 Myths of Rapid E-Learning Revisited

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I came into rapid e-learning from the world of Authorware and Flash where building courses took a lot of time and cost a lot more money. Initially, I only used it to storyboard my course content and interactions in PowerPoint. This blog addressed their concerns a decade ago in the 5 Myths of Rapid E-Learning series.

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How to Get Rid of Locked E-Learning Courses

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I often see community members asking how to lock down a course. Skip Locked E-Learning & Measure Success a Different Way. Instead, focus on the learner’s understanding of the content. You’ll create more effective e-learning courses this way. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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A Simple Way to Copy Text from Images for E-Learning

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Copying text from images comes in handy especially when updating old e-learning courses. Sometimes you may not have the source file and have to work for older published content. Then copy and paste the text into the application you use to build your e-learning courses. Free E-Learning Resources.

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