B Online Learning
MARCH 24, 2014
'These were the two messages that stood out over three days in Sydney at the iDesignX Australian Instructional Design Conference (21st March) sponsored by B Online Learning and Articulate and the eLearning Design Workshops with Tom Kuhlmann and David Anderson (22nd and 23rd March). I was fortunate to attend the sessions in Sydney last week and for […].
Upside Learning
MARCH 11, 2014
'The multi-device world is well and truly upon us. We are all using 2 or more devices in a day. As a matter of fact, in our recent webinars on Responsive eLearning, one of our polls showed that audience members were using an average of 3+ devices in a day. Simultaneously, we're also getting used […].
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Experiencing eLearning
MARCH 18, 2014
'One skill I’m constantly trying to improve is estimating how long it will take to complete a project. Because I work for myself, I have to create good estimates. If I don’t, I either bid low and lose money or bid high and lose a project. The two sources I use for benchmarks are Bryan Chapman’s research and Karl Kapp’s ASTD research.
ID Reflections
MARCH 10, 2014
'Pedagogy had always established an unequal relation between the teacher and the taught. Andragogy stepped in to rectify this and foster awareness about how adults learned. However, the premise was that there was someone doing the "teaching" so to speak. While the principles of Andragogy clearly stated what it takes to motivate adults to learn, the role of a teacher / the expert remained undisputed.
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InSync Training
MARCH 28, 2014
'Think about the last time you were a student in any type of instructional delivery. Were you engaged in the experience? Quantifying ''engagement'' is something that all training professionals struggle with. The results of this r esearch, being conducted by an InSync colleague as part of his doctoral studies, will be useful to our entire industry. This survey is composed of 24 questions meant to collect data about your memories and impressions from a recent in-person or virtual educational/virtu
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B Online Learning
MARCH 27, 2014
'Last week I presented at the iDesignX conference in Sydney. It was great day and it was wonderful to connect with some many other eLearning practitioners and meet the Articulate legends a.k.a Tom Kuhlmann and David Anderson. My presentation was called Personalising Learning through Conditional Interactivity. I examined how we could use gamification techniques to […].
Kapp Notes
MARCH 3, 2014
'Include learning games as part of a larger learning strategy for the organization, not as simply a “bolt-on” to existing learning or as something “extra.” Games are one piece of the learning puzzle. In creating a strategy of learning with game-based interventions, it’s important to consider a game or certain type of game as just one piece of the learning puzzle.
Experiencing eLearning
MARCH 4, 2014
'My daughter was born last May. “E” was in a hurry to meet us and arrived two months early. When my water broke, we rushed to Duke University Hospital. I quickly received a dose of betamethazone and a bolus of magnesium. E spent over a month in the NICU. My conversations were suddenly filled a whole new language : brady , desat, gavage, TPN , bili lights, central line, kangaroo care.
Upside Learning
MARCH 18, 2014
'Scenarios have been used as learning tools throughout history. Scenario interaction and feedback has been human mediated over most of this history of use. In the last few years technology assisted mediation has reached a stage where scenarios built using such technologies are now an integral part of eLearning. Evans and Taylor (Evans & Taylor, […].
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Raptivity
MARCH 13, 2014
'As technology progresses, assuring the quality of educational experience continues to increase in significance. This, in turn, has led to a surge in the number of Instructional Designers(IDs). IDs are seen as professionals who can facilitate explicit eLearning outcomes. The […].
LearnDash
MARCH 23, 2014
'If you are involved in the elearning industry, then there is a strong possibility that you have at some point needed a rapid elearning development tool for course creation. There are many options out there, but most instructional designers will align themselves with one (or a couple) of the tools below as they are considered the most popular in the industry today. 5 Popular Rapid ELearning Software Programs. 1.
ID Reflections
MARCH 5, 2014
'Micro-learning , micro-content, Learning Flows , and mlearning are some the current and upcoming trends in the world of learning and development. They all have a common denominator—they require very little “at-a-stretch” time commitment from learners/users. Wikipedia describes micro-learning thus: Micro-learning can also be understood as a process of subsequent, "short" learning activities, i.e. learning through interaction with micro-content objects in small timeframes. ~ Wiki Some of the key
Kapp Notes
MARCH 7, 2014
'Here are five games that can help with teaching algebra to students… (for my friend Michelle). 1) One of my favorites is DragonBox. It is a multi-platform game that starts out as a card game and then morphs into teaching algebra. Easy to play, easy to get started and does a wonderful job of teaching the fundamental concepts of algebra. The game was voted world’s best serious game at the International Mobile Gaming Awards(IMGA).
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.
Jane Hart
MARCH 12, 2014
'25 years ago today, on 12 March 1989, the British scientist Tim Berners-Lee wrote a proposal to develop a distributed information system for CERN, and in doing so lay down the foundation for what was to become the World Wide Web. In the ensuing 25 years there can be few people whose lives haven’t been [.].
Upside Learning
MARCH 19, 2014
'Mobile is the future of workplace learning. That is far beyond a mere statement, mobile learning is transforming our societies, professional curriculums – even the education system. It is the intersection of mobile device consumption and eLearning that incorporates anytime, anywhere resources to deliver meaningful performance support for effective learning and performance improvement.
The Performance Improvement Blog
MARCH 17, 2014
'According to the 2013 State of the Industry report from ASTD , instructor-led programs continue to be the primary method for training and developing employees. The researchers estimate that 70% of training in companies is instructor-led. The content of these programs runs the gamut from basic skills to executive development. . Although classroom-based training has declined over the past few years and some of the instructor-led training is done electronically (i.e., elearning), the predominant
LearnDash
MARCH 6, 2014
'Elearning design and development requires more than just a converted PowerPoint presentation. In order for learning content to stick, you should employ some of the latest instructional design strategies. Before getting into the various methods for enhancing elearning courses, I think it is important to point out something. It is tempting as an instructional designer to over-train (or over-do) the various learning strategies.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Learning Visions
MARCH 20, 2014
'These are my slides from my session yesterday at Learning Solutions here in Orlando: Top Tips for Writing Better ELearning Scripts. Writing better e learning from Cammy Bean Want more top tips? Check out the top tips page on the Kineo website! Some weird formatting things happened when I converted this from Keynote to PPT and then uploaded to Slideshare.
Kapp Notes
MARCH 28, 2014
'Here are some video techniques for creating a learning piece that caught my eye in terms of creativity and delivering a learning message. You may want to consider using some of these techniques for your own instructional design and delivery. It is always a good idea to mix up techniques to keep presentation styles fresh and engaging. Here is a clever one created by Google that uses elements of story and of a game-board to present information on a serious subject.
InSync Training
MARCH 21, 2014
'This is the fourth post in a series of seven titled Virtual Classroom Tool Design Basics: A Virtual Engagement Primer. Click here to start reading at the beginning of the series. Virtual training design doesn''t need to be difficult - but designers do need a working knowledge of the features each virtual classroom tool provides. In this blog series, Virtual Classroom Tool Design Basics, I''ll be sharing high-level summaries of virtual classroom tools, including chat , breakout rooms , whiteboar
Upside Learning
MARCH 10, 2014
'A month ago when I was at Learning Technologies, Europe's leading showcase of technology supported workplace learning, I got the opportunity to briefly talk to the folks from TrainingZone magazine to discuss my thoughts on eLearning trends for 2014. Here is my interview in its entirety – Upcoming Events Development is a Big Deal with […].
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Knowledge Guru
MARCH 19, 2014
'Knowledge Guru’s game engine is designed to tap into two powerful and empirically supported instructional strategies—Retrieval Practice and Spaced Retrieval. Retrieval Practice requires learners to recall information rather than simply re-read or re-listen to it. A review of the pertinent scientific literature reveals that the benefits of retrieval practice have been known for at least 100 years and they have been demonstrated with many diverse groups [1].
LearnDash
MARCH 16, 2014
'Many corporate decision makers recognize the efficiency of elearning , but few understand that it can have almost immediate impacts on corporate profitability. Implementing a robust elearning program at your organization is a great way to improve your bottom line and ultimately make your company more competitive. Truth is, since elearning first started came about in the 1960s, it has introduced opportunity for businesses.
Association eLearning
MARCH 11, 2014
'So, your association has decided to create a new online course. Yay! But whether you’re teaming with an experienced eLearning provider or have decided to go it alone, this may be the first time you’ve ever served as the project manager on an eLearning project. What do you need to know in order to ensure the best possible outcome for your course, and perhaps even more importantly, which tools can help you get the job done – on time and in budget?
Kapp Notes
MARCH 25, 2014
'When some one is engaged with a gamification experience, one of the key elements is often some type of reward structure. In most obvious situations, the rewards are the in guise of points or badges or a similar element. The reward structure, however, plays as much into the continual motivation of the learner as does the form of the reward. I have written about this before in Measurement vs.
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Jane Hart
MARCH 14, 2014
'The smell of change is in the air! Yesterday I read a post on TeachThought called 50 crazy ideas to change education and I tweeted it. Andrew Jacobs was on Twitter and he responded and the following conversation ensued: @C4LPT @TeachThought Was just reading that…inspiring me to think of similar for L&D. — Andrew Jacobs [.].
Upside Learning
MARCH 20, 2014
'Last week Michael Allen, Julie Dirksen, Clark Quinn, and Will Thalheimer got together to release the Serious eLearning manifesto. The manifesto ([link] is an attempt to bring focus to the creation of meaningful and effective eLearning. It is a result of the efforts of these four Instigators and several others who have come on board […].
ID Reflections
MARCH 11, 2014
'Before I dive into the topic for today’s blog post, here are some data on MOOCs curated from different blogs, articles and sites to show the diverse reactions MOOCs have received so far: From [link] “Fewer than 10% of students enrolled in Udacity actually finished their online courses, and not all of them received a passing grade.” “…course completion rates ranged from 2% to 14%, with an average of 4% across all courses.
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