Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

When was the last time you paid attention to a set of instructions? If you’ve bought anything recently, odds are it’ll have a set of instructions for either putting it together, setting it up, and sometimes even for unboxing it. No instructions necessary. Photo by Hello I’m Nik on Unsplash. There, done.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In practice, I don’t think these elements are really separate (interaction and sensory in particular have a lot of overlap and have to be designed together), but I appreciate the model for extending beyond the traditional instructional design focus. 360 photos. Free stock photos related to 360 panoramic. Free 360 photos.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 21, 2023

Will Thalheimer, for example, has expressed skepticism at listing learning objectives (at least the ones we as instructional designers use). So, how can it be that identically-worded objectives can adequately guide the behavior of two disparate groups of individuals (learners and instructional designers)?

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eLearningArt

MAY 20, 2019

I think watching the whole interview is great … but, if you’re short on time, scan the topics below and jump to the section that interests you most: How I got started in eLearning – I’m an accidental instructional designer, too. ( What’s wrong with most stock photo sites and how eLearningArt overcomes that ( 3:55 ).

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 4, 2010

Amit Garg has posted a nice list of 22 essential books for beginning instructional designers. Which reminded me of an old post of mine from 2008: Essential Reading for Instructional Design. Photo credit: bookworm by Oo_Dee_oO. Tags: books instructional design. Lots of books to read, so get to work, you!

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Ashley Chiasson

APRIL 24, 2017

100+ Free Stock Photos for Use in E-learning. Instructional Designers and E-Learning Developers are always looking for high-quality stock photos they can use use within their e-learning development. All of these photos have been carefully sought out by yours truly, and used within many personal projects.

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Matthew Guyan

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The role of Instructional Designer (ID) is evolving into a Learning Experience Designer (LXD). Ceren Korkmaz 1 offers a distinction between the two terms that resonates with me: “instructional design emphasizes the source of knowledge – in other words the planning of the teaching activities. Image source: Death to Stock photos.

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TalentLMS

OCTOBER 18, 2021

There’s definitely something about numbers and instructional design for eLearning. We’ve got Gagne’s nine events of instruction, Kirkpatrick’s four-level training evaluation model, Senge’s five disciplines. Compared to the other eLearning model designers, his arrival on the instructional design scene is relatively recent.

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eLearningMind

DECEMBER 14, 2022

CLT explains how you can improve instructional design with images: using them correctly means a higher capacity for learning. . Here’s a primer on what, where, and how to use images to improve instructional design. Types of instructional design images. Best practices for using images in instructional design. Photographs.

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It’s the spooky season! Why not embrace this time of year and add some moody vibes to your eLearning?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 12, 2010

I received a question from a current classroom teacher who is hoping to make the career move to instructional design. Specifically, she wanted to know how to prepare for an interview for an instructional design position. cc licensed flickr photo shared by hartboy. Filed under: Careers & Work , Instructional Design , K-12.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

MAY 9, 2022

Naturally, my nerd brain couldn’t help noticing the instructional design elements behind each tour that affected the quality of the learning experience. The Difference Instructional Design Makes. The second tour was like a course developed by an instructional designer working with a SME—well-structured, focused, and informative.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It’s that latter that provides the instructional value. Thus, instruction around making better decisions is important. Therefore, instruction using models is going to be valuable! The point is that as they’re conceptual, you save the photos or videos for the examples. We want people to make good decisions.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 1, 2017

In the past, I’ve created conversation-driven eLearning with video, animation, and photos. After the initial video, we used cutout still photos of the same actors. This requires a custom photo shoot, but it’s much cheaper than using video for the entire course. Photos or Illustrations.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 10, 2013

Have you ever had a great photo except for that one annoyance in the background? Let me know and we might use your problem to create an instructional blog post like this. The post Remove the Background & Improve a Photo Using Snagit 11 appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. Snagit can help you remove people, buildings, etc.

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eLearningMind

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Here are ten best practices for instructional design to motivate the unmotivated and engage the disengaged. #1 One of the biggest challenges in instructional design is getting the learner interested and motivated. Instructional storytelling maximizes learner retention by keying into learner’s emotions. 8 Tell a story.

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Adobe Captivate

JANUARY 11, 2019

While you or your organisation might subscribe to one or several online image libraries such as Getty Images, iStock Photo or even Adobe’s own photo library, in this post I’d like to highlight three low-cost (or even free) photo resources that let you search for and access photos instantly. Unsplash ( [link] ).

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 23, 2016

He helped to create a wonderfully fun and instructional game with his team. Here are some of the great games the participants created. As always, we had some really great attendees who did a great job with the workshop. Here is a picture of me and Ivan. Ivan Moreno and Karl Kapp pose for picture after Play to Learn!

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LearnDash

MAY 19, 2015

Instructional designers know that the tools they use allow them to get creative with how they develop their elearning. However, for someone that is just starting out in this field, these tools aren’t always accessible. The longer you work in the field, the more you accumulate over time. So what do you do in the beginning of your career?

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Learn Some Tools Most employers these days want to hire IDs that know it all: instructional design and adult learning theory, graphics, script writing and authoring tools. I’ve got a google alert set up for Instructional Design and these days it’s mostly pushing through job listings. (It This is just a start.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, October 30, 2009 Finding Good Photos for Your eLearning Scenarios Do you struggle with finding good stock photos to use in your eLearning scenarios? So then do you go do a custom photo shoot? But usually not.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 12, 2019

If you’re hoping to move into a career in instructional design, chances are you need to learn some of the common technology. This is part 4 in a series about how to become an instructional designer. You can usually learn on the job anything you need to know about LMSs for most corporate instructional design jobs.

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eFront

OCTOBER 24, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 10/24/2010 Free Stock Photos Sites for e-Learning As an e-Learning developer I had to invest a lot of time to find images for my e-Learning projects. Morgue File An easy to use free photo site.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In that case, you’re often doing more technical writing than instructional design. This tutorial puts layer masks in context by creating a realistic scenario (merging together two wedding photos for a client). The author even starts by explaining how to merge the photos with an easy but incorrect and destructive technique.

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Obsidian Learning

JULY 16, 2018

In learning and development, and instructional and graphics design, it can be tempting to use such resources to demonstrate a procedure (YouTube video), illustrate a point (funny photo/meme), or simply improve the auditory and/or visual presentation of your content (sound effects/cool graphics). Photos and Graphics.

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From the Coleface

AUGUST 30, 2012

One of the best things about working in instructional design is that you get to work with a variety of organisations and ask some of their smartest people about the tricks of their trade e.g. What does best practice look like? Notable by its absence is instructional design, e-learning, or pretty much anything to do with corporate e-learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In the past, I’ve created conversation-driven eLearning with video, animation, and photos. After the initial video, we used cutout still photos of the same actors. This required a custom photo shoot, but it was much cheaper than using video for the entire course. Photos or Illustrations.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 14, 2016

This is one place where it’s critical to have photos showing more than the standard stock photo happy expressions. For each response in the branching scenario, I determined the motivation level on a five-point scale and matched the corresponding photo to the response. How do you handle feedback in branching scenarios?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2015

The good news is that there are more than enough free stock images available, such as these three earlier posts where I shared 80 free stock photos , 45 free stock photos , and 60 more free stock photos. Here are some tips to help customize free stock photos to work with your courses. August 21 (Athens, GA).

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Spark Your Interest

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It enables instructional designers to create custom interactive courses. Many instructional designers are familiar with Articulate Storyline. While many instructional designers are familiar with Articulate Storyline, you should look for someone with proven expertise. It’s a cloud-based e-learning authoring tool. These include.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 5, 2022

Catherine Lombardozzi’s curated resources on a number of topics: blended learning, learning environments, creativity, scaffolding, instructional design skill development, design thinking, and more. Curated Resources – Learning 4 Learning Professionals. Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager. Diverse stock images.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 18, 2008

So my question is, are there instructional design companies that will let you work remotely to some degree or do most require you to be in office to interact with SME’s or other office staff? A Google search for “‘instructional designer’ telecommute&# returns over 18,000 hits, so there are things out there.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Have you ever seen the claim: "built using proven Instructional Design." (I Photo credit: Bingo Sign by CarbonNYC. Tags: buzzword instructional design. I just saw it. Some website. Ain't saying where. But I could equally have found it on the back of a cereal box.) Do you ever wonder how they proved it? Did they prove it?

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learnWorlds

JULY 28, 2018

Before you even begin creating your instructional video , you will need to consider your lecture style. Choosing your instructional video style is essential, as this will inform your lesson plan, dialogue and editing of your video. Instructional Video Styles. Excellent video recording won’t happen by chance. Screencasting.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 10, 2020

When you add a photo background for a scenario-based learning, you show learners the context rather than telling them. You might also provide coaching or instructional feedback, especially for novice learners, but don’t neglect the consequences of their actions. The context is the background for the situation. Your thoughts?

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Klixel8 Klixel8 is a company that creates “High-Res eLearning”: virtual environments with very high resolution photos that you can zoom in and explore. While this is intended for people learning English vocabulary (or teachers helping students), it might be helpful as an instructional designer.

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Upside Learning

JULY 17, 2023

While instruction could be developed for things used frequently, it could be costly to arrange all the necessary training. We could have used photos of each individual step with instructions, but in this case, the dynamics of the process suggested videos. Then, these videos needed to be made available at the point of need.

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