LearnDash
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'When it comes to elearning programs, drip-feeding is all the rage these days. That said, the whole “drip-feed” terminology is new to many people (although most are familiar with the concept). “Drip-feeding” is just a fancy way of saying, “scheduled lesson delivery” Essentially, you can determine when you want certain content in your course to become available after someone purchase or signs-up for a course.
Making Change
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
'We hear it all the time: “Learning should be fun!” Here’s how it’s often interpreted: “Let’s use a Jeopardy-style game for the quiz.” “Let’s have them explore a haunted museum, clicking on silly things to learn about data privacy.” “We should have a funny-looking wizard explain how the inventory control system works, and he could use his wand to make the data appear on the screen.” “How about a talking frog to explain
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Upside Learning
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'Last week we conducted two very successful webinars – ‘eLearning on Tablets – What, Why & How?’ A big ‘thank you’ to those of you who could make it. We hope you found them informative and helpful. And for those of you who couldn’t, you can watch the recording – there’s a link a little […].
Kapp Notes
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
'Here are the top ten best practices for instructional game design. (Plus a bonus) Practice #1 – Design the learning game to meet specific instructional objectives. (Seems obvious but it gets overlooked more times than one would think.). Practice #2 – Embed the learning game into a curriculum using the following structure: Set up the game and tell the learners what they will learn, then allow them to experience the game and when the game is over, debrief the learners to highlighting the learning
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Clark Quinn
AUGUST 31, 2013
'Early this morning, my mother died. She’d been wanting to go; having lost one leg to bad circulation and with continuing pain in the other for the same reason, her quality of life wasn’t great. She needed help to get around, and hated to impose. She’d already outlived all her siblings, and fortunately her passing was relatively quick and painless.
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Jane Hart
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
'As we move into the last few weeks of voting in the 7th Annual Survey of Learning Tools, which will result in the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013, I thought I’d follow in Harold Jarche’s footsteps and list my own top 10 tools. Top of my list is Twitter – for me it is [.].
Kapp Notes
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
'Here are three interesting videos about game design, they are not focused on instructional games but if you substitute “instructional game designer” every time they mention “game designer” you will learn a great deal about designing instructional games. This presentation talks about the different genres of games. This is a great top ten list that helps clarify what you should do before designing a game.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
'by Jennie Ruby. The affect versus effect confusion still reigns supreme as the most consistently asked question in my grammar classes. Here is my latest take on this confusing pair. This time, I'll ignore the rarer definitions of these two words: effect as a verb and affect as the noun for emotional state. If you are working on text that has those more obscure usages, then you probably have no trouble with effect versus affect in their more common states.
LearnDash
SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
'Not too long ago, Google came out with a Course Builder program, designed to allow schools and institutions an easy way to set-up their own MOOC platform. Today, I decided to take a look at the program to get a sense of their offering and what it can do. Naturally, I have some high expectations, I mean, this is Google after all. The first thing that I did was navigate to the Google Course Builder “home” Quite honestly, I couldn’t help be feel a bit overwhelmed when I came t
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Jane Hart
SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
'Every day I tweet links to resources I have found of interest. At the end of the month I review them as I add them to my 2013 Reading List and pick out my favourites. So here are those I particularly enjoyed in August 2013, with a quote from each one to show you why [.].
Kapp Notes
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
'In Silicon Valley California having a great time conducting a workshop. Great interactions and insights. Here are some resources from the workshop. Introduction. Slides on Game Elements. Game Elements from Karl Kapp. Slides on Motivation I. Motivation slides from Workshop from Karl Kapp. Slides on Motivation II (In Game Achievements). Looking at In Game Achievements (Motivation) from Karl Kapp.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'by Kevin Siegel. I''ve had several students in my Captivate classes ask if it was possible to allow learners to retake a quiz. It''s not only possible, but the solution is very simple. Choose Quiz > Quiz Preferences. From the list of Categories at the left of the Preferences dialog box, select Settings. From the Settings area, select Show Score at the End of the Quiz.
LearnDash
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
'One thing has always surprised me when doing elearning consulting projects, and it’s that nearly ever client failed to have a full-time instructional designer on their staff. I suppose this was a good thing for my team since it meant more work for us, but I find it quite fascinating how today companies are still neglecting to bring in a true professional in this space.
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Raptivity
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'There is good news for all Raptivity users out there. Raptivity is going to get a makeover very soon. It is going to be launched with a brand new, next generation, trendy and absolutely simple user interface. Doesn’t that make [.].
The Performance Improvement Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'When we talk about an organization’s culture, what do we mean? The term “culture”, like “engagement” and “learning”, is in danger of losing its meaning as people use it arbitrarily to describe. everything about organizations. If we say we want to change an organization’s culture, we need to be very clear about what it is we are seeking to change and how we will know when that happens.
Jane Hart
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
'The annual Top 100 Tools for Learning list has become very popular. The 2011 list has now been viewed over 880,000 times (on Slideshare), and the 2012 list over 550,000 times (on Slideshare). The list was also cited in KPCB’s 2013 Internet Trends presentation (viewed over 2.3 million times) The Top 100 Tools for Learning [.].
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
'by Willam Van Weelden. User Defined Variables have been a RoboHelp staple for a few years now. You were first introduced to variables in this 2009 IconLogic blog post. As a review, variables are placeholders for text that you need to use throughout a RoboHelp project (e.g.: a product name). You might be using the product name thousands of times within hundreds of RoboHelp topics.
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Raptivity
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
'So, you want to get into eLearning? It’s important to decide on your strategy. What approach are you going to take? Self-paced modules? Virtual Classrooms/Webinars? or Online facilitation via a Learning Content Management System? Don’t try and roll out all [.].
LearnDash
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
'Today we are extremely excited to announce our latest update to LearnDash. Since our launch, the LearnDash community has been absolutely fantastic when it comes to suggestions for features. This update is 100% due to the feedback you all have given us in the support forums and help desk. Thank you so much for your continued dedication. As always, you can (and should) expect us to release updates on a regular basis based on this feedback.
Clark Quinn
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'I continue to have a problem with the term content as a component of what our field does. I think there are potential problems with the label, so let me make them clear. What we do is create content. In elearning, we create introductions and concept presentations, we portray examples, and we make interactivities that provide practice. Even in F2F training, we have content and structure around actions we ask our learners to take.
Ontuitive
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'In the business environment, the word "performance" has been around for a while. We use it in many different ways and we interpret it using our own filters. When you hear the word "performance" in a business context, what does that mean to you? If you''re like us, you probably think of it in terms of performance management.
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Knowledge Guru
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'The Knowledge Guru team is obviously very interested in the future of game based learning, and right now that future is bright. But not everyone is as informed about the industry. We are setting out to change that. We’re on a mission to educate the Instructional Design community and the decision makers in Training and Development about game based learning and its true potential.
Learning with e's
SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
'For the longest time teachers and lecturers have held the monopoly on the production of academic content. They create lesson plans, produce resources, devise marking schemes and search around for activities and games they can repurpose to use in teaching sessions. Although the production of content has been the preserve of the teacher and the academic since the formalisation of education, increasingly, we also see learners creating their own content.
Clark Quinn
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
'Our brains are good at certain things, and not so good at others. We’re good pattern-matchers and meaning-makers, but not so good at doing things by rote. We make mistakes, almost by necessity (evolutionary advantage: if you do something a little different by chance and it’s better, it can get rewarded and more likely). And we simplify the world, partly to save energy for what we care about, but also because complexity is taxing.
eLearning Brothers
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
'Did you know there is no player setting to lock down the seek bar in Articulate Storyline? This creates somewhat of a problem for those of us who must create eLearning in which “training time” requirements are mandatory to offer certain certificates. Unfortunately, Storyline leaves us with one option for restricting the users ability to quickly skip though sections—just hide it!
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TechSmith Camtasia
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
'Guest post by German video producer and author Andreas Zeitler. I started with a long history of screencasting. I discovered over the years, that in education as well as in advertisements, screencasts are just not good enough on their own. Instead we have to utilize many forms of video to create a better and more engaging experience for our audience.
NuggetHead
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
'Communicating visually is one of those skills many believe they can’t achieve. There are others on the interwebs and authors of books that have extensive examples, tutorials, and styles to help you get started. Even with great books like Dan Roam’s, Back of the Napkin and Mike Rohde’s book, The Sketchnote Handbook some still struggle with the idea of capturing what they see in their “mind’s eye” and transferring those concepts to paper.
Learning with e's
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
'A couple of years ago, I took the decision to encourage students to submit their assignments in forms other than the traditional, paper based essay. It was about time. Should we persist in assessing students in modes of communication they may never use in the real world? I therefore decided to give them different opportunities to express their learning.
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