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Plain Language for Course Creators: Enhancing Clarity and Engagement

CourseArc

Use Active Voice Course enrollments must be completed by Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Tips to Write for Clarity and Understanding Put information in logical order, with the important details first. Use an active voice, with a clear “actor “in your writing. You must enroll in the course by Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

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SMEs Shouldn’t Write Branching Scenarios (And What To Do Instead)

Experiencing eLearning

Instructional designers and training managers sometimes ask me, “How do I train SMEs to write better branching scenarios?” I believe SMEs shouldn’t write branching scenarios. Instead, I think we as instructional designers and LXDs should interview the SMEs as part of our analysis, and then we should write it.

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AI Tools, Games, Freelancing: ID Links 2/14/23

Experiencing eLearning

I share these links periodically here on my blog. ElevenLabs || Prime Voice AI This is another provider of an AI voice over tool (besides the more well-known WellSaid Labs and Murf.AI). The voices in the short samples sound very realistic; this could work for at least short narration.

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Closed Caption Tools

Experiencing eLearning

When I work in Storyline, I often use the TTS voices for the alpha version. That automatically generates captions that can be retained when replacing the audio with real voices, but again, the captions break awkwardly. My blog posts are written manually by me unless I post something like this; everything above is my own writing.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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Storyline Accessibility and Mayer’s Principles

Scissortail's Learning Nest

If you’re not familiar with Mayer’s Principles, this blog post from Digital Learning Institute explains them in a nutshell. But it might skip content that animates in later, depending on the timing. The best way to be sure that screen reader users are able to access all the content is to test with a screen reader.

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Consistency is Key: The Editor’s Guide to Maintaining a Uniform Content Style

Kitaboo

Consistency and formatting serve as the backbone of compelling and engaging content. Consistency in style and formatting is especially crucial for long-form content, ensuring that the narrative maintains clarity and holds the reader’s interest from start to finish. Table of Contents: I. Consistent content: 1.

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