Spark Your Interest

OCTOBER 19, 2020

So organizations everywhere are hiring elearning consultants to help them. But in the world of consulting, there are many nightmarish stories. Do you really need that new elearning consultant? Consulting War Stories. Including an elearning consultant. At best it creates delays and extra work.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

An online portfolio is a requirement if you’re freelancing or consulting. 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. Watch the recording. You can watch the recording of the presentation on YouTube.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 23, 2012

If you’re in search of recommended reading for eLearning insight, consider some of these sources of inspiration …. Books about training, consulting, and trendy business topics. Those who are heavily involved in eLearning development might enjoy magazines for programmers or graphic designers. What are you reading?

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B Online Learning

APRIL 12, 2017

They say for eLearning to be engaging, it needs to be interactive. Interactions should be designed to maintain the learner’s interest, and if required, allow them to practice the task or skill they are learning. As e-learning developers we are often given slide decks to convert into self-directed eLearning modules.

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eLearning Brothers

MARCH 19, 2018

Often, when referred to in a business sense, AGILE strategies tend to focus on more project management or software development areas (such as with achieving continuous improvement, maintaining scope, increasing flexibility, obtaining team inputs, and with delivering high-quality products) than on instructional design strategies.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 3, 2023

CAMPBELL, CA – August 3, 2023 Training Industry today announced that Clarity Consultants was named to the 2023 Training Industry Top 20 list of Learning Services companies. Learning services refers to the outsourced management of training activities and/or processes. This marks Clarity’s seventh year in a row on the list.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2015

In response to my list of 12+ Books for Instructional Designers , I received a lot of great suggestions for further reading. Instructional Design and Learning Design. Streamlined ID: A Practical Guide to Instructional Design : Miriam Larson suggested her book, co-authored with Barbara Lockee.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 7, 2019

What is your hourly rate as an instructional designer? What about freelance or consultant rates? People frequently ask me these questions, and I always refer people to the same resources. The eLearning Guild Salary Calculator is one of the best tools for comparing the variables that affect salary in the US.

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42 Design Square

MAY 9, 2024

Finding relevance for clinical settings and improving patient outcomes necessitates that didactic teaching methods are replaced with cognitivist instructional design in elearning development as the case studies listed here amply illustrate. A key tenet of CME is that experience and expertise is a resource of learning.

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IT Training Department Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

This is a comparison of the value of technical writing vs. instructional design. If you know me at all then you know I hold more value in instructional design. Technical writing and instructional design are two disciplines that may cross paths quite a bit yet couldn’t be more different.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2019

Instructional Design. Design For How People Le arn by Julie Dirksen is one of my favorite books in the field. The Accidental Instructional Designer by Cammy Bean is especially good for career changers and those who landed in instructional design from other fields. eLearning.

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Roundtable Learning

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Ready to learn more about instructional designers? Let’s dive into what an instructional designer is and 3 common tasks they complete. . What Is An Instructional Designer? An instructional designer is part problem solver, teacher, technical writer, and consultant. Assessments.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 22, 2023

As learning designers, we spend a lot of time ruminating about and discussing learning effectiveness. While learning effectiveness still has a part to play in education, when we talk about workplace learning, it helps to focus on what we’re really designing for – learning transfer. I think we may be a little off the mark there.

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Academy of Mine

JANUARY 28, 2021

Is Hiring an eLearning Consultant The Right Move For Your Growing Online Teaching Business? If your business model is significantly focused on training, teaching, and sharing knowledge with people over the internet, you might wonder if hiring an eLearning consultant is worth your hard-earned dollars.

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Clarity Consultants

JULY 14, 2021

CONVERTING TRAINING FROM OUTDATED FORMATS TO CORPORATE ELEARNING MODULES. A company that prides itself in having one of the industry’s best training programs, our client aimed to convert sales training courses to eLearning modules that would help its salesforce kick-off 2020 with a bang. The four 15-minute eLearning modules?—?part

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Origin Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2016

There have been all types of blend in learning, using all possible avenues from brick-and-mortar classrooms, virtual classrooms, eLearning, digital tutorials, videos, to xAPI tracking all forms of social or informal learning. Instructional Design (ID) is a process or systematic approach to developing the various learning courses or programs.

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Plume - e-learning & learning management systems

MARCH 10, 2020

What is Instructional Design? Think of an Instructional Designer like a scriptwriter for a movie. How will it help me produce better elearning content? Just as you are an expert in your field, an instructional designer is an expert in helping others understand your content.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 19, 2018

Outsourcing of eLearning content development has been there for a few decades. However, there are several challenges that are inherent to outsourcing eLearning content development. Here is how to evaluate the right partner to outsource your eLearning content development. Focus on custom eLearning development.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2017

Instructional Design. Design For How People Learn by Julie Dirksen is one of my favorite books in the field. The Accidental Instructional Designer by Cammy Bean is especially good for career changers and those who landed in instructional design from other fields. I’ve recommended it many times.

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Academy of Mine

JANUARY 27, 2021

Selling your hard-earned knowledge online has become a viable way of making money in recent years, thanks partially to the rise in popularity of eLearning sites like Skillshare, Udemy, and Masterclass, as well as the rise in prevalence of online corporate compliance training and work-from-home instruction (thanks partially to COVID-19).

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Joan is an instructional designer working on a branching scenario. She has designed and developed many courses in the past, but this is the first time she has used a nonlinear format. Both managers expressed reluctance to consult HR with questions about accommodations, even in situations where that was the best decision.

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mLearning Revolution

JULY 6, 2013

References … 215. Finally, here’s what Jason Haag from ADL wrote on his blog: New Job Aid Available for Instructional Designers: The Mobile Learning Decision Path (MLDP). Design requirements for desktop e-learning applications are different than the design requirements for mobile learning applications.

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IT Training Department Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It’s important to update old eLearning that has been sitting for a while. As more eLearning is created, an organization will need to spend more and more time evaluating old content. This post covers the reasons, strategies, and techniques that can help businesses master the art of updating old eLearning.

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Learnnovators

MAY 13, 2015

This is the first post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. The goal of this series is to build upon good implementations of instructional design, and go deeper into the nuances of what makes learning that really works. For a learning experience design to be truly effective, it has to have a focus.

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eLearning Brothers

MARCH 19, 2019

One of the biggest points of confusion I’ve seen evolve in recent years is how people use the word “responsive” when speaking about device-independent eLearning. While this is technically true , they employ different approaches which may not be true to the fluid nature of Marcotte’s “Responsive Web Design.”. First, a little history….

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Tesseract Learning

AUGUST 11, 2022

The corporate eLearning program should meet the training goals to help the organizations stay competitive. This article discusses how an instructional design strategy, known as Nine Events of Instructions by Gagne, can make online corporate training courses engaging and effective. Nine Events of Instructions.

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eLearningMind

APRIL 4, 2024

In the world of eLearning, the quest for engaging and interactive content often takes center stage. Achieving the right balance between interactivity and accessibility in eLearning is a challenge that instructional designers and organizations face. Application—Interactivity promotes the application of knowledge.

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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 ?

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Learnnovators

MAY 12, 2015

This is the first post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. The goal of this series is to build upon good implementations of instructional design, and go deeper into the nuances of what makes learning that really works. For a learning experience design to be truly effective, it has to have a focus.

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eLearning Brothers

JANUARY 12, 2018

One of the biggest points of confusion I’ve seen evolve in recent years is how people use the word “responsive” when speaking about device-independent eLearning. While this is technically true , they employ different approaches which may not be true to the fluid nature of Marcotte’s “Responsive Web Design.”. First, a little history….

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2019

This is called the “coherence principle” in the article linked above and in eLearning and the Science of Instruction. Move it to a resources section, downloadable workbook, or reference to consult during or after the training. Ruth Clark, Six Principles of Effective e-Learning: What Works and Why , p.

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Infopro Learning

AUGUST 2, 2023

Substantial disparities exist between these two instructional approaches, particularly concerning the integration of technology, learner engagement strategies, and multitasking requirements. These could be engagement support docs, reference materials, checklists, and other formats that jazz up the VILT experience.

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Matthew Guyan

DECEMBER 15, 2020

A few years ago, I wrote a blog post where I shared 5 books every eLearning professional should read. This book has five strategies and 26 tactics based on research that are proven to promote deeper learning and application form instruction. There’s also lots of references so you can dig deeper.

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CourseArc

APRIL 18, 2024

Put Info in Logical Order There is a new course offering coming this fall called Designing Accessible Outdoor Spaces. Designing Accessible Outdoor Spaces is a new course that will be offered this fall. It’s a powerful writing approach in successful course design. Use an active voice, with a clear “actor “in your writing.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

These techniques can be related to the way the content is presented, visuals used with in the course, instructional design practices, facilitation, videos, interaction strategies, and more. Each one has a simple strategy for elearning success. Each one has a simple strategy for elearning success.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

JUNE 27, 2022

Accessible design is a critical part of inclusion. Last week, TLDC hosted another stellar event—the Accessible and Inclusive Design Conference (AIDC). The conference focused on helping L&D professionals understand how to be more inclusive by designing for accessibility. Reading Time: 7 minutes. Updated: July 6, 2022.

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eLearning Brothers

APRIL 3, 2018

For many workplaces, the educational argument for integrating authentic assessments into their eLearning experiences is powerful. Provides appropriate opportunities for learners to rehearse, practice, consult resources, get feedback on, and refine performances and products. Chapter 2 in Educative Assessment: Designing.

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