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Plain Language for Course Creators: Enhancing Clarity and Engagement

CourseArc

Use Active Voice Course enrollments must be completed by Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Tips to Write for Clarity and Understanding Put information in logical order, with the important details first. Use an active voice, with a clear “actor “in your writing. It’s a powerful writing approach in successful course design.

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SMEs Shouldn’t Write Branching Scenarios (And What To Do Instead)

Experiencing eLearning

Instructional designers and training managers sometimes ask me, “How do I train SMEs to write better branching scenarios?” I believe SMEs shouldn’t write branching scenarios. Instead, I think we as instructional designers and LXDs should interview the SMEs as part of our analysis, and then we should write it.

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Storyline Accessibility and Mayer’s Principles

Scissortail's Learning Nest

Most often, it’s that we’re not sure how to develop accessible eLearning without compromising effective instructional design. If you’re not familiar with Mayer’s Principles, this blog post from Digital Learning Institute explains them in a nutshell. Or we think it will be too much trouble or cost too much.

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Voice Mobile Reflections

Clark Quinn

I have only recently upgraded to a phone with any meaningful voice capabilities, an iPhone with Siri in my particular case. Then, finding out m’lady was out and about, I decided to see if I could text by voice as well (which my brother assures me is how he always does it on his Android device). This I’d done before.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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Inside Voices: How to Start a New Job Late In Your Career

Avilar

This is our third blog for our “Inside Voices” series, periodic interviews of professionals at different points in their careers – and in the employee lifecycle – to hear about their experiences and insights around skills and competencies. With time, I felt more comfortable with the software and am now able to use it effectively.

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Embracing Student Voice: The Role of Student-Centered Learning in Education Reform

Kitaboo

More effective pedagogical methods were adopted as researchers learned more about learning patterns, results, and human psychology. There are four characteristics of this learning approach: Voice Choice Competency-based progression Continuous monitoring of student needs How Student-Centered Learning Can Catalyze Educational Reform?

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