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Friday Finds — Writing for Busy People, Typography & Facilitation Tips

Mike Taylor

Model for Learning News & Notes The Science of Writing for Busy People Todd Rogers, a behavioral scientist and Harvard PhD holder, delves into the art of effective communication in his talk, emphasizing the power of brevity and strategic formatting. But what about PPT courses? Last Week’s Most Clicked The C.U.R.A.T.E.D.

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Transform your PowerPoint presentation training into beautiful EdApp microlessons

Ed App

We’re all aware that PowerPoint (PPT) can sometimes be a bit of a hazard in the workplace, especially when it comes to training. Backed by the likes of Forbes and Harvard University research, PPT has been rated as no better than verbal presentations with no visual aids. Transform to microlessons in 4 easy steps.

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Tips for Storytelling in Learning

Experiencing eLearning

It’s a narrative about cause and effect. Q: If not using bullet points in a PPT presentation, what do you use to display stories? Just having the picture of a character and having that thread increases retention (cited Karl Kapp citing research saying 80% increase– I need to verify this stat ). Why do stories work?

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10 Best eLearning Development Companies

ProProfs

Focus On Research, Exploration, & Innovation. They put their heads together in designing, developing, testing, and delivering effective eLearning experiences. Research-proven industry best practices. Its engaging, effective, and award-winning eLearning programs ensure high client satisfaction and retention rate.

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How to Draw Attention in Video Lectures

learnWorlds

We did the research for you to provide you with the right answers. For example, you can stand at a PPT slide or Photoshop software interface, and look at the PPT slides several times. Research Findings. Research has already confirmed the beneficial effects of gaze guidance. Or, how expressive should you be?

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Jane Bozarth: Better than Bullet Points

Learning Visions

Effective design using PPT as a tool. Not PPT 101. Many tools out there that still have to start with ppt Use it as a storyboarding tool, prototyping. Many tools out there that still have to start with ppt Use it as a storyboarding tool, prototyping. Can do an awful lot with PPT. Why PowerPoint? We have it.

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Cliff Atkinson’s Beyond Bullet Points

Learning Visions

Atkinson draws greatly from Richard Mayer’s research and writings on principles for multimedia design (see Richard E. But if you present the same information in two channels, you reduce the capacity of working memory and in turn reduce learning by creating what researchers call the redundancy effect.” (p.

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