eLearning Weekly

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Cognitive load theory inspires designers to influence various neural systems so attention is focused and retention is optimal. Don’t be afraid to link to a website instead of using a picture of the site—just set the website to open in a new window, keep your elearning open for learners. Colors were lovely. Fonts were harmonious.

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eLearning Brothers

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Then you need to check out these two new additions to the Training Arcade, an award-winning game authoring tool! You can customize the sentences and words to whatever your training topic is. . Recall tests a learner’s ability to retain specific details without the benefit of knowing what to pay attention to beforehand.

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SHIFT eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Even more than other types of education, eLearning must struggle to attract learners'' attention: the Internet is full of distractions, and adult learners are both busier and more free to indulge in distractions. If you truly want to grab their attention, you’re going to need to have answers to this question specially. Problem-solving.

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The Be-all and End-all Guide to Creating a Supreme LearnDash LMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Image Source: Photo by Tiger Lily via pexels.com. Using an LMS (like LearnDash ) to train corporate employees helps streamline the process of online learning. But how do you measure the success of your training? So to drive the success of your training program, you need to first identify knowledge gaps.

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Raptivity

JUNE 15, 2020

Attention spans are too short, and you might lose your audience right at the start. A picture definitely speaks a thousand words. They are my favorite image libraries for free stock photos. All of us know how interactive presentations take the cake when it comes to classroom-based training. Ditch the Agenda.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Session hosted by Training Magazine. SMES get married to the content and often lose sight of the bigger picture. Put the labels right on the picture. Can I, um, have your attention, please? Not PPT 101. Less is more.

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BrightCarbon

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Training. A word powerful enough to send shivers down the spines of those tortured by countless uninspiring , bullet point laden training presentation s on … You can’t even remember ! WHY your training content needs to be visual . “If HOW to create effective visual training . Let me explain. .

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Trivantis

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

We’ve all seen e-Learning that features endless stock photos of people in business environments, sitting at desks but not actually doing anything related to the job your learners are training for. Take the time to create your own images if your budget allows, or really search through stock photo sites to find the best image.

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SHIFT eLearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Whether the goal is training or professional development, even complete college degrees, eLearning is here and here to stay. Use pictures of humans who can adequately express feelings and values you could otherwise not express. A picture really can be worth 1000 words , as long as the right picture is used.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, September 19, 2007 My Online Visual Identity When Michele Martin changed her profile picture the other day, I realized I was a bit disoriented. Ive changed my profile picture in a few of my online places. whoops, sorry.

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Matrix

JULY 27, 2021

We have so many design apps and picture libraries at our disposal that it’s both an opportunity and a challenge to create amazing visuals in instructional design. The upside is that anyone can build online training courses that look amazing and are very engaging. Read more: 5 Guidelines on how to design video-based training.

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The Be-all and End-all Guide to Creating a Supreme LearnDash LMS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Photo by Vanessa Garcia via Pexels. With a deep sigh, Jordan logs into his LearnDash platform where he trains professionals who want to get certified and obtain a license. . But often finds himself overwhelmed with the training reports and analysis. Which employees need more attention? Photo by Pixabay.

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ATD Learning Technologies

APRIL 18, 2017

Assuming your company culture allows for a little bit of informality when it comes to training initiatives, here are a few ways to cut down on development costs without negatively affecting the quality and effectiveness of e-learning deliverables. Shoot Your Own Photos. Taking your own photos or video is pretty easy to do these days.

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360 Training

JUNE 22, 2015

A picture is worth a thousand words. What pictures are you using in your course ? Relevant, attractive, and appropriately stylized images can serve as powerful visual stimulation in online training. If you have software tools that let you edit your photos and carefully plan your diagrams, fantastic! Resize a photo.

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Wizcabin

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

With the increase in the use of online training materials, microlearning videos can help your organization to achieve better learning results. So, organizations need not worry about the cost of instructor, space, and other resources to convey training. As we all know, videos are a better approach to catch humans’ attention.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 7, 2007

The application of visual thinking is across all art styles from photos and video to sketching and illustration to virtual worlds and even product design. To me, when you talk visual thinking, I normally think of the wonderful diagrams that people can create from your concepts (see Marilyn Martin's picture of my eLearning 2.0

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SHIFT eLearning

AUGUST 19, 2014

Simply incorporating different tools to their your current eLearning training strategy isn’t enough. eLearning professionals, therefore, need to enable opportunities for learners to create their own training experiences that meet their individual needs. People have come to expect personalization from every facet of their lives.

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Roundtable Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

At Roundtable Learning, we work with clients to implement targeted training solutions with various learning strategies, from microlearning and virtual reality (VR) training to mobile learning and virtual instructor-led training (VILT). Choose The Right Training Topic. What Is Mobile Learning? . Short articles.

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eLearningMind

OCTOBER 3, 2016

What may work for an anonymous website doesn’t have the same impact when you’re trying to get learners to sit up and pay attention. Animation and illustration are far more versatile when compared to the sometimes-stiff, always impersonal stock photo. But illustrations might. In most cases, illustrations are the superior choice.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, December 19, 2008 Best Practices for Software Training? This has been the year of software training. Ive been involved in I dont know how many training modules, ranging from the overly long to the shorter chunked variety.

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Time to Know

APRIL 8, 2018

It’s no surprise that organizations are looking for more efficient ways to train and retrain their employees. With companies investing heavily into their training and development programs in order to fill their skills gaps and reach their full capacity, organizations are looking for the best ways to spend their training budgets.

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eLearning Alchemy

DECEMBER 21, 2016

But, to create these interactions we needed excellent photos. We started each slide with our first photo for each scene and sized and positioned it appropriately. We then used the “Change Picture” option to swap in the correct photo for each state. Photography. Here’s one of the blogs we used. Graphic Design.

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Wahoo Learning

JUNE 29, 2023

It’s not enough that your eLearning courses have pictures. You should not be just bombarding your learners with picture after picture on every page of every training module. It is the absence of any element—text or visual—that dictates where the learner’s attention should be directed. However, they are generic.

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eLearningMind

MAY 2, 2017

A multimedia solution is quickly becoming the norm for thriving organizations with 93% of teams seeing a video as essential to communication and 67% of respondents planning to increase their video budget according to a leading internal communication research and training organization. Improvement in training procedures. Live streams.

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eLearningArt

AUGUST 2, 2017

Do you struggle to hold your participant’s attention – especially when your training topic is dull and boring? We feel subconsciously compelled to pay attention to the task till we see it finished. Bleed photos and videos to the edge. Power-crop photos with SmartArt. 3) Open up the Picture Layout drop down.

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Spark Your Interest

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Diversity in the workplace training refers to educational programs designed to increase awareness, understanding, and acceptance of differences among individuals. Diversity training aims to create a more inclusive and harmonious workplace where every individual feels valued, understood, and respected.

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Mindflash

APRIL 8, 2010

Emphasis is an important element in graphic design because it’s the way you direct your audience’s attention. Designers know that well-placed emphasis is a powerful tool for making their message sticky, so it only makes sense that we should use emphasis in training design to make our online training sticky. Use image layering.

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Learning Visions

MAY 17, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Will you post some pictures for us? You dont have to be like Mark Wagner and post pictures from the hospital (which I generally would think is crazy, but his wife looked amazing even after labor). Cant project manage these things.

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ProProfs

JANUARY 10, 2019

In today’s hyper-competitive world, there is a need to place utmost importance on an Effective Employee Training Program that would enhance worker performance and provide better bottom lines. Businesses are constantly looking for new ways to improve their employee training with new practices, software tools, etc. Multi-Media Content.

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bozarthzone

OCTOBER 20, 2020

A Facebook friend posted a photo of her young nephew playing with LEGO with the caption, “Love that we’re now at the point where we can improvise beyond the instructions.” It was a great illustration for my topic but the child’s mother did not want me to share the photo. Photo from a Zoom-based baby shower for a colleague.

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TalentLMS

JANUARY 24, 2022

Pictures that look like pieces of art. All these photos, videos, and text that make Instagram an exciting place to wander around is actually user-generated content, also known as UGC. You might be wondering if there’s place for user-generated content in something as structured and formal as corporate training.

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Learnnovators

DECEMBER 14, 2022

If you look at the larger picture, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Humor improves attention, learners love you, and you can get away with murder. For instance: It’s easy to look thin in photos. Well, here it is: Humor improves attention, learners love you, and you get away with murder. College was great.

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CommLab India

JULY 14, 2016

Are you looking for first-rate, attention-grabbing images for your online training modules? net : You can download free and premium stock photos and illustrations. The website’s most popular categories are pictures of people and business pictures. Here, you can find more than 13,700 free stock photos.

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Learning Visions

JULY 26, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. I decided I wanted a picture in my banner to create some visual interest. So I created a new banner in Photoshop -- took another apple photo and added some text. Although I was involved in the apple photo shoot as a prop dresser.

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eLearningMind

APRIL 17, 2017

Grab people’s attention. Emails fail to grab attention in the same way pictures, sounds, motion. Emails fail to grab attention in the same way pictures, sounds, motion. Instant messages with embedded links, videos, and photos. Online photo albums. Create more enjoyable and memorable communications.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 4, 2016

But that’s kind of ugly, and pulls attention away from your actual content. It de-emphasizes the unnecessary information yet doesn’t completely obscure it – people can tell that there used to be something there and can see how it fits into the larger picture. Blurring works with photos, too!

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Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Pages and pictures and some sound and we turned the pages and took a test. Incremental: Some forms of online training support current ways of doing things Virtual classrooms, presentation software, authoring tools, assessment tools, LMS.

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