Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 7, 2023

I have several speaking engagements already booked for 2023. My session is part of the new Instructional Design Summit , a curated set of 25 sessions to help people level up their instructional design skills. A few additional events are in the planning stages right now. This is an experiment.

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 14, 2024

A roundup of books for instructional designers published in the past year that will be sure to expand your horizons.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 20, 2024

I use templates for a lot of instructional design and elearning work, including design documents, storyboards, Storyline layouts and interactions. Although the path is fairly short for the learners, there are 12 ending slides. Although the path is fairly short for the learners, there are 12 ending slides.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2013

Last month, a reader named Jackie asked me a number of thoughtful questions about transitioning from teaching K-12 public school to instructional design. She graciously agreed to let me publish some of her questions and my answers here, since I thought others might be in similar positions and share these questions.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 23, 2023

How do you respond when stakeholders ask you to measure how fast learners respond to questions? How do you train for fluency when the speed and accuracy of performance truly matter? During my recent webinar on crafting better feedback for scenario-based learning, I talked about the benefits and drawbacks of using time as feedback. Camden interrupts.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 6, 2011

10 Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design. 30 Top Online Resources For Instructional Designers To Keep Up With. 3 Reasons To Focus On Media Design In Learning. 3 Reasons To Focus On Media Design In Learning. Media Design Training Plan for Instructional Designer: Need Your Thoughts.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

As the The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Blog Book Tour has been underway, another interesting discussion has been occurring in the learning blogosphere. All current reviews of adequately designed and peer-reviewed research have found NO learning or motivational benefits from games.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

iPad takes centre stage once again as it gains increasing foothold in education, with educators touting it as one of the must-have technologies and students preferring it over hardcover books. Incorporating what we understand about the role of surprise can help us overcome several common challenges in e-Learning design.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

As the The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Blog Book Tour has been underway, another interesting discussion has been occurring in the learning blogosphere. All current reviews of adequately designed and peer-reviewed research have found NO learning or motivational benefits from games.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Like we’ve mentioned before, we are out to educate the whole community as much as possible on using games for learning—from designing your own learning game to case studies on the efficacy of games. Edutopia is a huge resource for the K-12 world in general, but they also have a blog dedicated exclusively to game based learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 31, 2015

12+ Books for Instructional Designers. Learning Experience Design: A Better Title Than Instructional Design? 20+ More Books for Instructional Designers. As has been the case for several years, my older posts on instructional design careers continue to gain views and comments.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 31, 2012

One page design for a learning game created during the workshop. Three workshop attendees hard are work on their game design. Three workshop attendees hard are work on their game design. Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 2, 2012

It then dissects the elements of games and describes how they can be applied to the design and development of interactive learning. Not all games or gamification efforts are the same, creating engaging learning using game-based thinking requires matching instructional content with the right game mechanics and game thinking.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 4, 2010

Arial 12 pt was pitted against Times New Roman 12pt with respondents finding the sans serif Arial font more readable at a rate of 2 to 1. His study concluded that although Times New Roman is easily read in printed materials, the lower resolution of monitors (72 dpi vs 180 dpi or higher) makes it much more difficult to read in digital format.

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The Learning Dispatch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Dr. Kevin Gumienny is our senior learning architect and leads Microassist’s instructional design team. We can ensure that all training, and especially elearning, is designed so that it’s accessible—built so that all people, including learners with differing abilities, can access the content. Why do I need to do that?

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Spark Your Interest

JULY 13, 2021

Here we give you 19 expert instructional design tips so that you can benefit and create a great Thinkific course. But unless you’re an expert in instructional online design you’re unlikely to know all the tricks of the trade. Thinkific empowers entrepreneurs and small businesses to create online courses. But don’t worry.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Through a variety of case studies and real-life examples, the white paper demonstrates how learning game designers can design game mechanics and game elements that support real learning outcomes. See an overview of the 12 most common game elements, including competition, collaboration, strategy, chance and more. Game Mechanics.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Here is a rough draft of the introduction of a chapter I am writing for a book. Gamification is an emergent approach to instruction which facilitates learning and encourages motivation through the use of game elements, mechanics and game-based thinking. E., & Dixon, D (2011) CHI 2011, May 7–12, 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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CourseArc

DECEMBER 20, 2021

12 Helpful Resources for Instructional Design. Top books, blogs, videos, and more to excel as an instructional designer. Instructional design is the thoughtful application of design aspects — like color theory, typography, and user experience — to create educational resources.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Companies Mentioned Designing Digitally. GameMaker (simple basic game design, but requires some programming and creativity). Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents. Team A got beaten fairly handidly so Team B gets accolades throughout the land.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It was January of my first year teaching K-12 music and band. I wonder if she imagined I was hiding the books from her, playing some elaborate prank. Doing curriculum design helped me as an instructional designer. Curriculum design and instructional design use some of the same approaches.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 11, 2011

These are my live blogged notes from a webinar today with Float Learning: Instructional Design for Mobile #id4mlearning. Resources: Gary Woodill’s The Mobile Learning Edge Clark Quinn, Designing mLearning Barbara Ballard, Designing the Mobile User Experience (We can tell a field is about to take off because there’s a big rash of books!)

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Limestone Learning

JANUARY 31, 2025

Join Rachel Cooke, COO and HCM Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, and Absorb LMSs Leslie Kelly, Chief Growth Officer, and Kristi Conlon, Fractional Chief Learning Officer, for a roundtable discussion on the essential steps to design and implement an award-winning upskilling program that delivers measurable results.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Training Magazine Presentation: Gamification of Learning & Instruction from Karl Kapp. Companies Mentioned Designing Digitally. Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents. Learning 3.0 Enspire Learning. EduNeering Zombies Run. & Kim, Y.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 22, 2014

Unfortunately, the weather here in Pennsylvania did not cooperate with my desire to head to Las Vegas to talk about game design. Here is some information on thinking like a game designer. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here is Chapter One of “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction.”

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Learning Visions

JUNE 10, 2014

July 17 , 1:00 eastern: Training Magazine''s summer webinar series "The Accidental Instructional Designer" July 31: Kineo Webinar series. The Accidental Instructional Designer Meanwhile, my new book "The Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design for the Digital Age" is on sale.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2010

10 Books Of Visual Ideas. Here are some book recommendations you might find intriguing. Here are some book recommendations you might find intriguing. These are books that provide inspiration, examples and guidelines for visualizing concepts, information and data. Let’s Play! 20 Sites For Young Learners. Read it here.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

No liability is assumed for any errors that may have been introduced inadvertently during the assembly of this free conference list. Kindly retain the contact information when you re-distribute the list or mount it on the web as that is how I receive updates. https://registration.livegroup.co.uk/ssatnationalconference/

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

GameMaker (simple basic game design, but requires some programming and creativity). Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents. 2011) A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games. & Kim, Y.

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The Learning Dispatch

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

We can ensure that all training, and especially elearning, is designed so that it’s accessible—built so that all people, including learners with differing abilities, can access the content. Webpages designed to train. Videos designed to train. Inclusion and diversity are imperatives in today’s workplace. What can we do?

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Kapp Notes

MAY 17, 2013

Sharon Boller, Steve Boller and Leanne Batchelder from Bottom Line Performance co-presented a workshop on game design and here are the slides and some other resources related to the workshop which you may find helpful. Learning Game Design Workshop from Karl Kapp. Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Companies Mentioned Designing Digitally. Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents. 2011) A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games. Here is the video I showed during the presentation.

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LearnDash

JANUARY 2, 2019

As 2018 has just ended it is time for me to have a look at my most recent predictions and give a self-assessment on how accurate I was now that 12 months are in the books. There are times where I am right, and others when I miss the mark. Either way, it’s fun to watch the evolution of e-learning! It’s everywhere.

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Spark Your Interest

JULY 16, 2020

You don’t have to book training rooms, travel or accommodation. This helps increase retention and is one of the benefits of online learning to those receiving the instruction. Obvious Benefits of Online Learning. Convenience for the Learner. You can work and fit your work schedule (and your hobbies) around your coursework.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 9, 2024

This image was created in Playground AI and edited with Affinity Designer. Instructional design careers Branching scenario start to finish Voice over scripts Plan ahead with a blog post idea schedule Since 2015, I have worked from a blog post schedule. My ideas for posts come from several sources.

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Spark Your Interest

MARCH 7, 2021

All from an instructional designers’ perspective. Because there isn’t one that meets all the needs of all (or most) course providers. LMS are so different in what they do, and how they do it, that most are only a good fit for a specific set of courses. Each one is a fit for a different niche. What Is An LMS? creating course materials.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 7, 2016

One way I stay connected with the community and what’s happening in the field is by reading blogs by instructional designers, elearning professionals, and educators. Ashley Chiasson is an instructional design and e-learning consultant. You can also search the archives if you’re looking for something specific.

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