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Leverage the Power of Software Simulation for Effective Software Training

IT Training Department Blog

In the world of software and computers, it’s possible to create simulations that are realistic and great for learning. Creating something realistic is going always be more effective at helping people learn than simply showing screenshots or even worse, babbling on for hours with no visuals at all.

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10 Instructional Design Commandments Every Instructional Designer Should Abide By To Help Their Organization Thrive

IT Training Department Blog

Whether you’re looking to hire an instructional designer, find some help for your next project, or are an instructional designer looking to improve your skills, this blog post is a must-read. For training resources to have maximum impact, instructional designers must adhere to the instructional design commandments.

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Questions about Instructional Design Careers

Experiencing eLearning

Last month, a reader named Jackie asked me a number of thoughtful questions about transitioning from teaching K-12 public school to instructional design. I don’t find developing software simulations to be particularly rewarding, for example, because there often isn’t a ton of creativity. New Trends.

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Articulate Storyline – 9 Practical Ways To Make A Great Course Within Your Budget

Spark Your Interest

It enables instructional designers to create custom interactive courses. You can add animation, audio, video, screen recordings, and software simulations to create many user interactions, such as clicking, dragging, and typing as well as quizzes and assessments. Extensive design capabilities. These include.

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ADDIE isn't dead; how can it be?

Integrated Learnings

There has been a lot of discussion, and an infamous article or two, in our field about the death of the ADDIE model. As a reminder, ADDIE stands for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate. And if the attacks are based on the long timelines typically associated with ADDIE, then they make some valid points.

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Crafting Corporate IT Training: Begin with the End in Mind

IT Training Department Blog

Just like there are habits of highly effective people in general, there are habits of highly effective instructional designers. Covey’s seven habits of effective people is that you must “begin with the end in mind.” One of Dr. Stephen R. Relevance = engaging.

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Tell, Show, Do Plus Practice & Review to Build Effective Online Training

Rapid eLearning

“Tell, Show, Do” is a common instructional design model. The model is a simple reminder that steers the course design away from the common content dump and focuses on the action in the learning, mainly the doing part. It rhymes and is another easy thing to remember about course design. Practice the task.