Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 1, 2025

When I first posted about the character reference feature , Midjourney was only available through Discord. You don’t need to copy and paste URLs or remember the syntax of –cref on the web. Generate the initial character reference image To get started, you need an initial reference image for your character.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 7, 2022

I have written before about how research informs my work. As instructional designers, LXDs, and other L&D professionals, I think it’s important for us to learn how to design more effective learning experiences. It doesn’t cost you anything extra, but I earn a small commission when you purchase from my links.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 9, 2022

We talked about everything freelance: knowing when to start, time tracking, finding clients, creating an LLC, pricing projects, making sure clients are the right fit, and more. You can listen to the podcast here. You can also find it wherever you listen to podcasts; it’s episode 57.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

I’m linking to blog posts about the presentations rather than directly to the recordings because I often include links to resources or further information in my posts. Are you looking for ways to make your training more relevant and engaging? Are you looking for ways to make your training more relevant and engaging?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2023

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Worried you have to be perfect and 100% accessible and diverse in everything you create to sign it? Hear Bela Gaytan, Kayleen Holt, Bridget Brown, Devin Torres and others speak about inclusive learning. I share these links periodically here on my blog.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As always, the Coffee Chat group was full of honest insights about their challenges. Curious about how your peers are navigating these changes? You can view the video of our coffee chat here: Change Management Coffee Chat ). These emotions can be large barriers to the success of a change initiative.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If you’re not active in L&D Twitter, you might have missed the big debate recently about whether and how research is relevant to the work of instructional designers and corporate training professionals. Essentially, any time you do instructional writing (scripts, online text, instructions, etc.),

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Last week, an ID asked me about my writing process. Most sources she found sort of jump from “you meet with the SME and gather information” to “you write the storyboard” without explaining the thought process. How do you determine what to include and what to cut?

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

When you create branching scenarios, you probably work with SMEs. However, sometimes it can be a struggle to get good stories and concrete details from SMEs. You can use this list of questions to ask SMEs to gather the information you need to write branching scenarios. Tell me more about that mistake.

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Hurix Digital

MAY 23, 2025

These changes have affected everything, from humans to business, and in todays competitive world, we are always stuck on a common question: How can we make learning truly effective through better instructional design? These models have transformed modern learning experiences to be more engaging and effective.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

You can vote for your top 10 tools for learning until August 26. Storyline is fairly easy to develop with, but flexible enough to do plenty with if you’re creative. After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 25, 2022

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Daniel Willingham summarizes some of the research on how stories can improve learning. In addition to the research examples, he explains elements of story as found in movies and explains how these can be applied in learning. ” h/t Judy Katz.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 18, 2020

A colleague asked me, “Once you and your client have agreed on a branching scenario approach, how do you get started writing it? How do you get from the broad concept of training on X topic to actually creating the scenario?” At the end of the training, what do you want people to do differently?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 12, 2022

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Description of PhD research on how the writing style of choices in a branching scenario affected which options learners chose and how they thought about those options. This may be of use in courses about soft skills. Writing branching scenarios. Free tools.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

How do you make money by sharing expertise for free? Wouldn’t it be better to hoard your knowledge and only give it out when people pay for it? After all, you can’t pay your bills with “exposure.” Last year, I spent about 10 hours each month on my blog. It seems counterintuitive.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2022

You can vote for your top 10 tools for learning until August 25, 2022. After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine. I find Vyond to be a fun tool to work with and be creative. Affinity Designer.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. While this is about making more complex games in Twine, much of this could apply to building more complex branching scenarios and simulations too. 6 Things Video Games Can Teach You About Writing Engaging Scenarios – E-Learning Heroes.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 26, 2022

Over the years, I’ve found that it’s helpful to review those notes after the conference to pull out one or two key takeaways from each session I attend. I’ve been trying to figure out how to get xAPI to work with Twine to track participation and scores. Megan Torrance led a Morning Buzz discussion on xAPI.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I share these links about once a month here on my blog. Prompting tips for working with AI What We Learned from a Year of Building with LLMs (Part I) A detailed article with lessons learned about working with LLMs like ChatGPT.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 27, 2024

You can vote for your top 10 tools for learning until August 30, 2024. ChatGPT was #4 on the list last year, and I expect that more AI tools This image, like many on my blog recently, was created in Midjourney, with text added in Affinity Designer. Like ChatGPT, it can assist me with a range of tasks through text prompting.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In fact, I don’t even find it particularly helpful to try to write branching scenarios collaboratively. You’ll create a better learning experience and use your SMEs’ time more wisely if you use your SME as a resource, not an author. If they are, this blog post probably doesn’t apply to you.)

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. – Training Films You’d Watch at Home | Video Production for L&D | Sage Media. For setting up an LLC, website, hardware, software, and professional development, you can expect to spend a few thousand dollars in the first year.

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LearnDash

MARCH 26, 2025

Heres big news: Weve rolled out a brand-new two-column layout thats smooth, polished, and ready to shine. This is just the beginning of a larger project to modernize and enhance the LearnDash front-end experience, and trust us, it only gets more exciting from here. Thats why weve made the enrollment details more prominent.

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Infopro Learning

MAY 15, 2020

Effective training programs can provide some pretty valuable benefits including increased employee retention, boosted morale, improved productivity and a rise in profits. In fact, organizations who invest in employee training can see as much as a 24% increase in profits (1). The levels are reaction, learning, behavior and results.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

Back in 2015, I gave a short presentation for the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals on finding freelance clients. In reality, I don’t do very much to actively seek out clients; most of my freelance clients find me. You can watch the recording of the presentation on YouTube.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 11, 2021

I find it’s helpful for my own learning if I pull one or two key points out of those notes to help me remember the sessions. Week 1 of the Learning Solutions Digital Experience (LSDX 2021) has been a lot about new tools, so this post includes links to some of these new tools and resources. Nick also shared the Remove.bg

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 30, 2024

However, just like Midjourney can create consistent character images , it can also create images with consistent style. You can use this to create a set of images for courses and other projects. You can use this to create a set of images for courses and other projects. This will be my reference image.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 18, 2023

One of the ways I have learned to get more out of the conference is to both take notes during the sessions and then to review those notes after I get home. I always try to pull out one or two ideas from every session as key takeaways. I think it was maybe a benefit to not have any advance notice or any time to worry about it.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 30, 2021

Have you ever been asked to “just tweak the PowerPoint slides” and call it elearning? How did you respond? Are you available?” Tell me some more about this project,” I responded. Lynn explained, “It’s about 200 slides. Can you do that?”

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. This post includes links on AI tools, games, freelancing, top learning influencers, copyright, and more. ElevenLabs || Prime Voice AI This is another provider of an AI voice over tool (besides the more well-known WellSaid Labs and Murf.AI).

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We spoke about whether it’s better for your career to get an instructional design certificate or a master’s degree. We also talked about portfolios, as your portfolio is often as important (maybe more so) than your formal credentials. Can graduate certificate credits count towards a master’s degree?

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 9, 2023

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Speaker fees How Much Should You Charge for a Speech? Those who are very well-known in their field, such as best-selling authors, can bring in $20,000–$35,000 per talk. Find Out Here! I share these links periodically here on my blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While most of the the presentations, webinars, and podcast interviews that I do relate to scenario-based learning , I have also spoken with multiple groups about instructional design careers and freelancing. This post is a collection of all of my presentations and podcasts about instructional design careers and freelancing.

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Infopro Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Outsourcing your training and development needs can help streamline your business strategy and drive workforce performance. Administering an LMS can be a tedious task as this requires a considerable amount of time and effort. Outsourced LMS administrators can offer a plethora of benefits to your organization.

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