Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I have written over 1100 blog posts since I started this blog in 2006. This was the top post on my blog for many years, and still ranks highest of my instructional design careers series. The free open source tool Twine makes planning, writing, and creating branching scenarios easier. These are my top 10 posts for 2020.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 23, 2012

Books about training, consulting, and trendy business topics. And those of us who write training content may pick up some helpful nuggets from literary and other writing -related magazines. Which means you’re probably following other eLearning blogs, too. Looking for other good eLearning blogs to follow?

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CourseArc

APRIL 18, 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. Plain language writing keeps learners focused on the content rather than struggling to understand the language, leading to increased engagement and motivation.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 21, 2022

Having written one of the books on the learning science side, Clark has undertaken to write the other half. The book is grounded in his early experience writing learning games, then researching cognition and engagement, and ongoing exploration and application of learning, technology, and design to creating solutions and strategies.

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TalentLMS

APRIL 2, 2024

And our work is incredibly varied—analyzing content, interviewing audience members, designing user interfaces, developing eLearning, writing video scripts, and more. Or you could be writing a video script and going to a shoot.” For example, education, psychology, writing, graphic design. Keep on learning!

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 2, 2023

A colleague recently suggested that I write about how I get so much done. Including through my graduate school career, academic life, workplace work, and as a consultant. I blog (like this), for the same reason. When I do presentations and write articles for others, they’re the result of the time I’ve spent here.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 5, 2024

I’m an independent consultant, so my schedule is different from people who work full time for a single company. That means following up with prospects, writing proposals, long-term business planning, catching up on my blog if needed, networking, etc. I work from home and have a pretty flexible schedule.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2016

I recently gave a presentation to the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals about blogging to build your business. This is specifically about what I have learned about blogging to build your reputation as a learning consultant over my 9+ years of blogging. Blogging Platforms. Mistakes I Made.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 6, 2010

Back when I wrote my instructional design careers series in 2007, I was only aware of a few blogs by instructional designers. Since then, I’ve discovered a wealth of blogs by instructional designers, e-learning developers, and workplace learning specialists. Tracy Hamilton writes Discovery through eLearning. E-learning.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Dawn, CPTD, is the founder of Learning In the White Space, a boutique consultancy devoted to all things learning. She also writes on learning topics and is the author of the "Last Word" column for Training Magazine. RESOURCES: * Learning in the Whitespace (Dawn's consultancy). TIME: 42 minutes. TRANSCRIPT: Coming soon.

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LXD Central

AUGUST 23, 2023

Below is a graphic from an organization called Performance Consulting UK who I used to upskill my sales team in my last role that provides a nice visual of the outcomes of performance consulting. hours 15 hours Step 2: Design Now that you have the output of your performance consulting, you’re ready to architect your learning solution.

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Challenge to Learn

JANUARY 23, 2018

Trends in Learning and Development – I’ve been writing about them for over 10 years now. Whether managers, consultants, or L&D leaders, I want to understand the most significant challenges they face and how they go about solving them. My intention is to publish these interviews on my blog as well as in a podcast series.

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Learningtogo

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Brain-aware Instructional design and performance improvement consultant Margie Meacham, “The Brain Lady,” is a scholar-practitioner in the field of education and learning and president of Learningtogo. She specializes in practical applications for neuroscience to enhance learning and performance.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 14, 2020

When you write a story for learning, you need a few essential elements: a protagonist (the main character), the protagonist’s goal , and the challenges the protagonist faces. Both managers expressed reluctance to consult HR with questions about accommodations, even in situations where that was the best decision.

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KnowledgeAnywhere

JULY 1, 2021

A prominent figure in the eLearning industry, Craig Weiss is the CEO and lead analyst for The Craig Weiss Group, which provides analyst, advisory and consulting services to buyers and vendors in the industry. Craig writes his blog, which is read weekly in 174 countries, territories, and colonial territories.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 16, 2012

Since there are literally scores of bloggers who might fit this bill, I have decided to narrow down my criteria to Australian bloggers who write predominantly about e-learning (or something related). Since then, she has joined Dachis Group where she and James Dellow write about social business on the Headshift blog.

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Learningtogo

JUNE 9, 2017

She facilitates, speaks, writes, blogs and tweets on L&D topics. Jo has a background in teaching, technology and journalism. Jo’s background includes further and higher education, the charity sector, small and large organizations, including CNN News and other Fortune 500 firms. Jo can be reached at www.lightbulbmoment.info.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 23, 2018

The books are a series in three volumes, with information expanded from his blog posts on freelancing. I struggled to name my business , and my professional brand is still split between this blog and my company, Syniad Learning. Richard Watson published his ebooks on the practicalities of freelancing in the elearning field last fall.

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Learningtogo

JUNE 9, 2017

She facilitates, speaks, writes, blogs and tweets on L&D topics. Jo has a background in teaching, technology and journalism. Jo’s background includes further and higher education, the charity sector, small and large organizations, including CNN News and other Fortune 500 firms. Jo can be reached at www.lightbulbmoment.info.

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Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Talented Learning is a news, research and consulting organization dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of extended enterprise learning technology solutions. John helps organizations define their business case, identify requirements, short list vendors, write and manage the RFP and negotiate a great deal.

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Ninja Tropic

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

It’s not enough to simply write a script. You want to write a high-quality script that helps your learners. Use this best practices checklist to write video scripts that succeed. ?. It’s easy to get off-topic when writing a script. At the end of every section you write, remember to refer back to your learning objective.

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Philip's Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the role of an instructional designer and what they do to facilitate learning. This includes writing, editing, and creating graphics, audio, and video content that support the learning objectives. They also use authoring tools to create interactive activities and quizzes.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 15, 2024

You CAN succeed as a self-employed L&D Consultant! A recent eye-tracking study revealed what learners focus on when viewing PowerPoint slides, and Inner Drive shared the results on their blog. Check out the blog post here. in the Workplace Laine Istvan – How Women Rise with Answer Intelligence Leah Chang – YES!

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 15, 2024

You CAN succeed as a self-employed L&D Consultant! A recent eye-tracking study revealed what learners focus on when viewing PowerPoint slides, and Inner Drive shared the results on their blog. Check out the blog post here. in the Workplace Laine Istvan – How Women Rise with Answer Intelligence Leah Chang – YES!

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Web Courseworks

AUGUST 3, 2018

Consultant Dr. Hicken. He writes the E-Learning 24/7 blog, which is read in 174 countries, territories and colonial territories. Dr. Andy Hicken is the Director of Quality and Strategy at Web Courseworks. Craig Weiss is the CEO and Lead Analyst for the Craig Weiss, Group LLC. formally known as E-Learning 24/7).

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Web Courseworks

AUGUST 3, 2018

Consultant Dr. Hicken. He writes the E-Learning 24/7 blog, which is read in 174 countries, territories and colonial territories. Dr. Andy Hicken is the Director of Quality and Strategy at Web Courseworks. Craig Weiss is the CEO and Lead Analyst for the Craig Weiss, Group LLC. formally known as E-Learning 24/7).

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Learningtogo

OCTOBER 4, 2017

If you’ve been thinking about expanding your digital footprint and not sure just how to begin, you will want to listen to my interview with Barb Smith, web designer and social media consultant, specializing in small businesses like yours. Consider starting a blog. A blog is a series of articles that are written over a period of time.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Friday, February 08, 2008 Instructional Designer as Consultant? One oh-so-hopeful prediction: Instructional design programs will begin teaching instructional designers to write. — Patti Shank , President, Learning Peaks LLC, USA Instructional Designer as Consultant Are we seeing this happen? Is this whats happening?

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Learningtogo

OCTOBER 4, 2017

If you’ve been thinking about expanding your digital footprint and not sure just how to begin, you will want to listen to my interview with Barb Smith, web designer and social media consultant, specializing in small businesses like yours. Consider starting a blog. A blog is a series of articles that are written over a period of time.

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Making Change

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Posts that might help: Write a strong goal: Sell it to Scrooge. If you’re an employee, does your organization treat you as a developer, or as a consultant? If you’re in the “developer” slot, is there a more consultative role you can move into? We need to design experiences, not information.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

While I spend a lot of time writing about elearning, instructional design, and various technologies in our industry, I also enjoy reading what other people write. If you are an instructional designer then reading someone’s blog post or publication may give you ideas on techniques to use.

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Fly Plugins

APRIL 2, 2024

On the other hand, if I’m an SEO consultant and I want to create a search marketing podcast to offer helpful advice for webmasters who might eventually hire me, then I’m in the right place! Just reach out to your students who have completed your course and ask them to write a sentence or two about how the course has helped them.

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IT Training Department Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

That’s what spurred my idea to write about where to put digital training content if you don’t have an LMS. This is a comparison of the value of technical writing vs. instructional design. Technical writing and instructional design are two disciplines that may cross paths quite a bit yet couldn’t be more different.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2023

Join GP Strategies’ Learning Experience Consultants, Laura Barrett and Craig Stokes, as they discuss how they adopted an event’s mindset in the design and delivery of live learning and share some of the exciting work they’ve been doing in this space. The goal is to make content writing and delivery easier. Thursday, April 20, 9 a.m.–10

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Elucidat

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Refocus on strategic activity: Use the time that generative AI recaptures to focus on strategic tasks, like analysis, consulting, and future skills development. Before long, she was using it multiple times a day – from writing the biography of an important presenter (check out the end of the podcast!) Check out our book blog.

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Ninja Tropic

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Before writing the script for your animated eLearning video, you must decide what type of instruction design will be used for the animated footage. In conjunction with research, you will likely need to do some pre-writing as you craft the video’s content. Organizing those ideas will be beneficial in writing your script.

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Hurix Digital

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This individual could be an in-house expert or an external consultant recognized as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in their respective domain. Even as AI technologies increasingly generate blogs and marketing material, the depth and wisdom offered by SME experts remain unparalleled.

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