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Are instructional designers doormats?

Making Change

For example, I was once asked to write a super-whiz-bang Flash course on how to use a client’s internal software. It took eons and cost the client a bucket of money, but I think the most valuable part was actually the PDF quick reference that I wrote in just two hours. Get a random instructional design idea.

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A Conversation with Reuben Tozman

Kapp Notes

Tozman: I have a Masters Degree in Educational Technology and began my career as an instructional designer for a web development company that just got their first CBT gig. However, in our world the XML is used to model instructional design approaches versus data capturing.

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How to Create an Online Course regardless of authoring tool or lack thereof

eLearning 24-7

There are pre-assumptions in play if you attend a workshop or seminar on instructional design or course building. I’ve never seen a presentation where the basics, including all facets of the introductory course design, are provided, regardless of the authoring tool or lack thereof. What to Ignore ADDIE.

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Mobile Learning Moves the Evolution of Authoring Tools

Association eLearning

To combat “boring” eLearning experiences, programs like Adobe Flash and Director came on the scene with an animated bang (anyone else remember the bird crash vector animation from the early Flash demos?) At the end of the learning, they’ve created a document that can be saved as a Word, RTF or PDF document. Bio Latest Posts.

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How to Quickly Convert PowerPoint into HTML5 Online Courses Using iSpring

CommLab India

You can convert your PowerPoint presentation into different formats, such as video, PDF, and XPS, with just a few clicks. Before you click publish, do not forget to select the Combined (HTML5 + Flash) or Mobile (HTML5) under the Output section. You might have several PowerPoint decks used in classroom training. Click Publish.

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Web-Based Authoring Tools for Scalable eLearning Development: The Time Has Come

Web Courseworks

It is no small task to unite a diverse group of instructional designers, subject matter experts (SMEs), graphic artists, reviewers, project managers, legal staff, and other key stakeholders in an intuitive and streamlined online environment. . · Capability to create “life cycle” (workflow stages, alpha beta etc.).

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Book Review: Visual Design Solutions by Connie Malamed

Learning Visions

As designers of learning experiences (and no matter your role in that process — be it a writer of instructional material that you handoff to a graphics team, or a one-stop-instructional design shop where you do it all) one essential skill that you should be honing is visual design. I can’t wait to get a hard copy.

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