Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The links below are usually to my blog posts with notes on the questions asked, what we discussed, and additional resources. Scenarios and storytelling. She had some great questions about how to use scenarios and storytelling in learning experiences that led to a really fun chat. Redefine Instruction: Storytelling for L&D.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

While it undoubtedly offers the efficiency of standardization, is it inadvertently fast-tracking the production of dull, lifeless training materials that fail to resonate with people? However, the real question beckons: in our pursuit of efficiency, are we sacrificing the depth and richness that storytelling brings to corporate training?

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. This post includes links related to AI, accessibility, storytelling, troubleshooting Storyline, PowerPoint design tips, freelancing, animation, and translation. When we use storytelling for training, we’re not just trying to entertain people.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. This post includes links related to AI tools for video storytelling and summarizing research, character images, competency mapping, and task analysis. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. What is Cognitive Task Analysis?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 16, 2020

Many of my most popular blog posts have been prompted by questions from readers. I’m also considering offering some paid online training related to scenarios. I’m also considering offering some paid online training related to scenarios. If the survey isn’t embedded below, please fill it out here. Thank you!

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

These are my live blogged notes from the InSync Training Byte session “Once Upon a Time, Storytelling WAS Learning” by Tom Campbell and Karin Rex. Resources: National Storytelling Network. Ira Glass video on storytelling. My side comments and thoughts in italics. Introduction. Conflict/problem.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At the TLDC online event “From Instructional Design to Dungeons and Dragons: The Chronicles of Educaria,” we connected the game and role-playing aspects of D&D with instructional design and training. Learn tips for creating characters who are both relevant to your training context and interesting enough to spark attention.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on games built in Twine, storytelling, organization, useful tools, motivation, and transitioning from teaching to ID. Storytelling and CYOA books. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Games built in Twine.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 28, 2022

Last week, I attended and presented at TICE 2022 ( Training Industry Conference & Expo ). This is the first time I have attended any Training Industry event. Diversity/inclusion also weren’t a surprise to me, since that is a big push in training currently (even if a lot of the DEI training doesn’t really work ).

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 25, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on what hiring managers want, storytelling, and tools from outside of L&D that can be useful for instructional designers. Storytelling and a branching scenario example. Engage Brain and Train! What ID hiring managers want. Kayleen Holt.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. Charisma — Storytelling powered by artificial intelligence Charisma is an AI tool for creating and interacting with virtual characters. This was created in Playground and edited in Affinity Designer.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Do your research–review existing training materials, online articles, books, blogs, etc. Read all my posts about Storytelling and Scenario-Based Learning. For whatever reason, if you’re having trouble drawing information out from a SME, start writing something yourself. Your Tricks? Tell me about it in the comments!

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 9, 2014

Tanya Lau’s detailed explanation of her presentation on “Flipping the conversation” to performance and performance support rather than focusing only on formal training content. tags: e-learning instructionaldesign storytelling performanceconsulting performancesupport informallearning video. Training x Design.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Strategies for Humanizing Training. I don’t explicitly think of it this way for writing scenarios for learning, but I do think this concept could be applied to storytelling in training. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. I created some training on growth mindset for one of my clients several years ago. These suggestions for providing constructive feedback apply just as well to workplace training as they do to classroom environments.

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Association eLearning

JULY 9, 2015

Anything that helps you break down information and transform it into something useful for your reader, whether it’s an association member or an employee taking training, is valuable. Consider the Art of Storytelling. Copywriters are great at using the art of storytelling to resonate with a reader. Because stories sell.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 4, 2023

While I often share those recordings on my blog as they happen, this is a more comprehensive list, compiled into a single post. Within this post, I have mostly linked 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.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2021

Figure out who would explain this information if it happened as part of on-the-job training. Abstract of a Study Related to Storytelling. In their jobs, who do they learn from? Is it a manager or a more experienced person in the same role? That’s the role for your mentor character. Gender and Diversity. References.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 23, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. It would be interesting to experiment with as inspiration for training scenarios. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 16, 2022

Here, we’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite eLearning blogs and websites to help you reignite your eLearning passion and come up with new L&D solutions for your organization. ELM Learning Blog. Our ELM Learning blog is packed with resources, insights, trends, and tips for engaging your learners on an emotional level.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 9, 2019

I have been reading Ashley Chiasson’s blog for years, so I was excited to get to meet her as well. Baratunde Thurston: Digital Storytelling. I am going to bring this up the next time someone tells me their compliance training is “too boring” for a story. Ashley Chiasson and me (and a cup of Earl Grey).

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Infopro Learning

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Product knowledge is important for improving sales performance, but the most successful training programs focus on filling employee knowledge gaps. This organization was looking for a training solution that could easily fit into the busy schedules of their sales reps. A micro-learning approach was selected due to its versatility.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I presented a webinar on November 7, 2019 with Swapna Reddy of Origin Learning on using scenario-based learning to make training stick. I have written over 50 posts on scenarios and storytelling for learning. The money I earn from affiliate links helps pay for hosting my blog. Citations. I use affiliate links for books.

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Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Among the most intriguing implementations of the metaverse is corporate training. However, implementing a metaverse in corporate training comes with many challenges. Despite these challenges, the metaverse has enormous potential for corporate training programs. This highlights the increasing necessity for metaverse training.

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Association eLearning

MAY 8, 2014

If you’re a regular reader of our blog you already know how much we love storytelling and are probably familiar with “ The Story Arc Model ,” as described in this blog post from our President and Creative Director, Jack McGrath. Another example is showing a walk-through of computer software used for systems training.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2021

Using stories to deliver compliance training, ethics training, and code of conduct training is not new. The previous blog in this series talked about how using storytelling in your design produces instruction that is sticky. In fact, people have been doing it for hundreds of years.

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Upside Learning

MAY 6, 2025

In the previous blog, we uncovered a stark truthmost learning initiatives fall short not because of poor design, but because they begin without clarity. In the rush to launch training, this question often gets overlookedbut its the foundation of everything that follows. What would be different if this training succeeded?

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Paradiso

JANUARY 22, 2025

Corporate training is evolving rapidly, with traditional methods giving way to more engaging and effective strategies. One such transformative approach is gamificationa powerful tool that integrates game mechanics into learning to boost engagement, knowledge retention, and overall training impact. What is Gamification?

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2014

Hi all, my name is Meghan Hatalla, a higher ed technical training and communications specialist, and I’m excited to share my picks for the top trends in e-learning for 2014. eLearning elearning instructional design Storytelling' Every January brings a glut of upcoming trends articles.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2024

Meaning-making separates storytelling from just telling stories. It was an interesting style for the personal narrative with how he incorporated hip hop music into his storytelling. I have live blogged notes from a webinar of Karin’s that I attended in 2014!) Narratives should have a structure.

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Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

You might be surprised to hear that some of the most successful customer service training programs don’t focus on products or services. Customer training programs can help your organization better deal with managing customer expectations. Infopro Learning designed a modern series of training courses called mobisodes.

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Infopro Learning

JULY 9, 2021

Product training programs have long been an effective tool to help employees learn about new products and features. As a result, many of the more traditional training strategies and methods are no longer effective. As a result, many of the more traditional training strategies and methods are no longer effective.

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Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

However, now that a significant part of the workforce is working remotely, many of the more traditional training methods are no longer the effective tools they once were. This has left many organizations wondering what online training delivery methods are available and how they can be used to engage learners. Virtual Training Methods.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2013

I’ve found companies and organizations that are really interested in doing innovative things with training. It was a lot of creative writing and storytelling to put learners in a real context. If you start from a business problem, you should be able to show the results of training—increased sales, fewer errors, etc. New Trends.

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BrightCarbon

JULY 12, 2024

I push to develop our Carbonites, supporting building their skillsets to delight our clients and build their expertise in all things training and eLearning from the theory through to the practical. Often our clients know they have a business need for training but aren’t sure how to make it effective. It’s time to blow our own trumpets!

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Tech writing and software training While I don’t think ID is going to go away, I think jobs designing software training will be affected. Tech writing, software training, and procedure documentation jobs won’t disappear completely, but AI can perform really well in these areas.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 12, 2015

Skills you need as an Instructional Designer | Origin Learning – A Learning Solutions Blog. elearn Magazine: Storytelling in eLearning: The why and how. tags: storytelling instructionaldesign e-learning. tags: storytelling instructionaldesign e-learning. How to Chunk Training Materials. Posted from Diigo.

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