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My lifeā€¦in elearning

Learning Visions

15 years ago I got a job as an instructional designer/multimedia producer at a company that created training programs delivered on CD ROMS. I learned my first ID model: instruct, demo, practice, assess. I had never heard of the term "instructional designer" before. We created custom elearning programs in Flash.

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How to Prepare for the End of the Flash

Magic EdTech

These organizations have been developing Flash content for education since Macromedia offered Flash 1.0 In 1996, Macromedia bought FutureSplash and renamed it Flash. Developers first discovered how to use Flash to build interactive websites and then the program evolved to using it to build games, movies, and experiences.

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How to Make E-Learning So People Really Learn: Q&A With Ethan Edwards

ATD Learning Technologies

In this Q&A podcast , I speak with Ethan Edwards, who facilitates ATD’s E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate and Advanced E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate. In other words, Ethan knows a lot about designing effective e-learning. I asked him to share some insights he has learned along the way.

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A Conversation with Michael Allenā€“ADDIE, SAM & the Future of ID

Kapp Notes

Allen is a leader in the field of design, developing and delivering online instruction. He founded the computer-based course authoring tool Authorware in 1984 and later formed Macromedia through a merger which was then bought by Adobe Systems. KK : Why is SAM a better way to design instruction? Itā€™s prone to action.

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Michael Allen ā€“ Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

Michael Allen, the CEO of Allen Interactions, is known for pioneering multimedia learning technologies, interactive instructional paradigms, and rapid-prototyping processesā€”bringing each forward into leading corporate enterprises. Authorware merged with MacroMind/Paracomp to become Macromedia, which was later acquired by Adobe.

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MICHAEL ALLEN ā€“ CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

Michael Allen, the CEO of Allen Interactions, is known for pioneering multimedia learning technologies, interactive instructional paradigms, and rapid-prototyping processesā€”bringing each forward into leading corporate enterprises. Authorware merged with MacroMind/Paracomp to become Macromedia, which was later acquired by Adobe.

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Cultivating capability with Walmartā€™s Brandon Carson

CLO Magazine

“I got involved at the beginning, developing the instructional design aspect of it,ā€ Carson says. ” Over 20 years in California, Carson worked with tech companies such as Google, Macromedia and Adobe. As a consultant, Carson benefited immensely from working on the cutting edge of digital learning.

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