Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Farnam Street newsletter Hey, guess what? Today’s newsletter has a shiny new section that I’m taking out for a test drive. Whether it stays or goes depends on YOU, the awesome newsletter crew. Learn more → Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter. Thumbs up or down?

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Mike Taylor

JULY 30, 2021

What I’m Listening to: While watching the season two debut of Ted Lasso, my new all-time favorite show, I realized there is some really good music in there too. Last week’s most clicked item: Asynchronous Design Critique: Getting Feedback. Animated Illustrations from Icons8 to brush up your designs. Your brain has limits.

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 19, 2024

What I’m Listening To Today this “ Morning Music Chillout Vibes ” playlist is just right. News & Notes 6 Evidence-Based Instructional Practices Drawn From Cognitive Science Good teachers are constantly seeking new ways to improve their teaching, utilizing scientific research on how we learn and teach. Thanks for reading!

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Good news for those reading this newsletter – I’ve got some cool discounts available for mingling with other L&D enthusiasts. What I’m Listening To This week I discovered the sounds of Rook Monroe who is “crafting modern, genre-bending pop music” – and it’s pretty darn good! Thanks for reading!

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 27, 2023

What I’m Listening To: My daughter has once again struck gold and introduced me to some great new music by The Neighborhood that’s been the perfect background sounds for my workweek. As instructional designers, understanding the science of memory is vital to creating effective and engaging learning experiences.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 26, 2023

T ake away: Educational research over the past 50 years has highlighted the importance of student-centered approaches, active learning strategies, and effective instructional techniques. These intuitive sketches represent recognizable patterns and are designed to be easily understood. [A Want them for FREE? Check it out!

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 17, 2022

What I’m Listening to: Spotify recently created a cool way to “blend” your music with up to 10 friends. Since one of my main sources of new music is my daughter I’m listening to our blend today. Instructional design for non-training people with Guy Wallace on the Train Like You Listen podcast.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Can we pause for a moment to appreciate what goes into getting nearly 200 teenagers to do anything – let alone performing music while marching in complex formations and perfectly in sync!?!!? What I’m Listening To Another serendipitous music discover this week. How awesome is that? Thanks for reading!

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 15, 2021

What I’m Listening to: Several people told me how much they liked Mother Mother last week so I’m still finding new music like that from the Mother Mother radio list. If you’re enjoying this newsletter, I’d love it if you shared it with a friend. Thanks for reading! Last week’s most clicked item: The Better Deck Deck.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 24, 2019

Here are the things from the learning, design, and technology world that excited me the most this week. Should We Use Background Music With Instruction? The general rationale for not using background music is that it increases harmful cognitive load. ——– Learning, Design & Technology Miscellany.

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 2, 2023

Lots of great music in there. Learn more → The Invisible Power of UI Typography Typography is often overlooked in design, but it plays a crucial role in the success of a project. This recorded webinar is led by Oliver Schöndorfer, a UI designer, typographer, and content creator. As always, thanks for reading. Check it out!

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 1, 2023

What I’m Listening To I’ve been reminiscing and listening to music that was always on around campus back when I was in college at Miami. Learn more → Do Instructional Animations Help or Hinder Learning? Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter. Thanks for reading!

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LifterLMS

MARCH 3, 2024

That was rather amazing, and a wonderful finding, because what that communicates to educators is that it is worthwhile to spend instructional time on social emotional learning, because it’s a, Wonderful expenditure of time with a payout at the end for academia. There’s movement to music. Chris Badgett: Awesome.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

What I’m Listening To Of course, I have to set a late 80’s musical vibe when I’m spending the day back on my college campus. BrightSlide is a free add-in that makes it super fast to design, fix up, and change your presentations. Learn more → Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter.

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 23, 2022

For this penultimate newsletter of 2022, I’ve rounded up the best of the best for your year-end reading pleasure. What I’m Listening To: I discovered these remixes of classic Christmas songs several years ago and they continue to be my absolute favorite holiday music. No fancy software or design skills required.

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 16, 2022

And what better way to spread some festive joy than with this week’s edition of the newsletter? What I’m Listening To: I don’t think I’m quite ready for non-stop Christmas music yet, but this Christmas Holiday Jazz playlist pairs nicely with reading your favorite newsletter. Thanks for reading.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

With automated nudges, personalized learning journeys, eye-catching design, and data-driven optimization, email is an easy-to-use, powerful, and inexpensive option that is far too often overlooked. Learn more → Tech Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter. No video editing skills required.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

What I’m Listening To Today feels like a good time for a little “Throw Back” music with Steely Dan. Neovation Learning Hub’s FREE resources include topics like instructional design, custom content, learning analytics, AI and eLearning, and digital accessibility – visit and subscribe today! Fingers crossed! Thanks for reading!

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Regardless of what season you’re heading into, here are some of this week’s best from the learning, design, and technology world. It’s just that they hold mistaken beliefs about cognitive skills and too many rely on instructional techniques that can actually get in the way of successful performance and the development of expertise.

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 20, 2023

With easy-to-use drag and drop interfaces and a variety of templates and design options, you’ll be able to bring your spreadsheet data to life and create an interactive website in no time. Million Readers Say You’ll Love this Newsletter Start your day off on the right foot with Morning Brew – the daily email that has over 2.6

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Mike Taylor

MAY 13, 2022

What I’m Listening To: This morning I’m really enjoying the music of Sara Kays , who I discovered when she opened for Alec Benjamin at a recent concert. How to Write Instructional Design Case Studies for Your Portfolio. You can achieve this by adding instructional design case studies to your portfolio.

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Mike Taylor

APRIL 28, 2023

All you need to do is gather your information in a Google Sheet, make a few design choices, and then let SpreadSimple do the rest of the work building a beautiful, interactive website in the blink of an eye. Tech, Tools & Tips If tools are your jam, check out my new WorkSmarter newsletter Course.ai As always, thanks for reading.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 7, 2022

As instructional designers, LXDs, and other L&D professionals, I think it’s important for us to learn how to design more effective learning experiences. But, how do you learn about learning science, especially if you don’t have a graduate degree in instructional design? Clark Quinn.

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Epilogue Systems

APRIL 23, 2024

For instance, a designer struggling with a creative block might subconsciously draw inspiration from a past project or an unrelated experience, leading to a breakthrough design concept. This can lead to innovative solutions, new product ideas, and ingenious ways to overcome obstacles.

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learnWorlds

JANUARY 22, 2024

Etsy – one of the most renowned online marketplaces has emerged as a vibrant hub where artists, designers, and creators can showcase their products and connect with a global audience. Clipart and Graphics: Unique digital illustrations, clipart, and design elements for use in various creative projects.

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Origin Learning

JANUARY 30, 2015

An example of truly responsive web design may be worth mentioning here. If you set out to design device agnostic content for mobile learning, you’ll come across a lot of pre-packaged rapid authoring software applications that claim they can be used ‘off-the-shelf’ while delivering good quality of interactivity. Like our post ?

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Mike Taylor

MAY 4, 2018

Spring has sprung here in Ohio and there are a lot of good things springing forward in this weeks roundup of learning, design, and technology. We’ve got a great collection of learning and instructional design resources for your inspection. An Instructional Design Toolkit. Design Resources. Miscellany.

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 6, 2020

What I’m Listening to: Have you seen the new (to me at least) music service from YouTube ? For example, the chart above illustrates that one hour of instruction through Spaced Learning had a significantly greater impact than 23 hours of traditional teaching over the course of four months. I love learning, design, and technology.

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Mike Taylor

APRIL 27, 2018

But the good news from this article by Josh Davis ( @JoshDavisPhD) is that the science of learning suggests the best instruction is still human-led. Design Resources. Unearth – A music library for content creators. Follow me on Twitter or even better, subscribe to my newsletter.

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 23, 2018

Regardless of how you’re doing in your March Madness pool or if you have no idea what I’m talking about I hope these things I’ve found for you from the intersection of learning, design and technology this week put a little bounce into your step. Do you want to upgrade your slide design game? What did you find this week? Miscellany.

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LifterLMS

JULY 12, 2020

Learn how to level up your marketing, web design, and photography with consultant and business coach Jean Perpillant in this LMScast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Jean is the founder of Design Theory, an agency built to help business owners with professional photography and digital strategy. Thank you for joining us!

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Mark Oehlert

JUNE 21, 2007

| Main | Alternative and Activist Search Engines » June 21, 2007 Video Killed the Radio Star but What About the Instructional Designer? Feature wise, many of the same features and employing some nice design as well. They are of course free and ad supported by Google ads. Then we have Sclipo. books futures Web 2.0

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LifterLMS

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Learn how to build high impact courses that get lasting results with instructional designer Julie Dirksen in this LMScast episode with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Julie is the author of the book Design For How People Learn. Su bscribe to our newsletter for updates, developments, and future episodes of LMScast.

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Mark Oehlert

MARCH 18, 2008

The George Mason University Instructional Technology Program and the Defense Acquisition University invite you to attend the 4th Annual Innovations in e-Learning Symposium to be held on June 3, 4 & 5, 2008 in the Johnson Center on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. stuff Here are some of my main del.icio.us

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The inspiration originally came from Tim Ferris’ newsletter, and I even considered removing it at one point. Apparently, a lot of you like 80s music by the way. Andrew Huberman recently shared some scientific rationale for our collective affinity for music. The best new app for newsletter reading.

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learnWorlds

OCTOBER 23, 2018

It’s not one, neither two, but 22 Powerful Tools to Create and Edit your Own Instructional Videos. Affordable software and easy-to-use apps empower you as a course maker and unleash your creativity resulting in impressive instructional videos. Luckily, nowadays video production is not just a privilege of the professionals.

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Mark Oehlert

JUNE 22, 2007

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Video Killed the Radio Star but What About the Instructional Designer? We are plainly witnessing a restructuring of the music and newspaper businesses, but their suffering isn’t unique, it’s prophetic."--Clay Main | Avanoo.a

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