Making Change

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The questions will be designed to: Uncover the client’s business goal — discover how the project will measurably change the organization’s performance. The answers to these questions will help you design realistic, challenging activities that help learners apply the policy and improve the organization’s performance.

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Infopro Learning

JUNE 14, 2021

One of the biggest mistakes L&D professionals often make when it comes to content development is to create quality content that does not support the organizations business goals. They use visual story telling and life-like scenarios to make training materials more relatable. Align Learning Content with Your Business Needs.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

They’re designed, however, to catch real-world relationships, so for instance, if you make a mistake with a client, you can try apologizing and see if you can get back on track. Visually, images can help establish the story setting, and can convey the consequences as well. A particular form is one I call the linear scenario.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 4, 2018

They’re easy to write and relatively easy to visualize. Whether it be comparing the pros and cons of an item or decision, an X vs. Y post comparing two items against each other, or a visual representation of grades in a pricing plan, comparisons are a flexible infographic for almost any situation. Statistics and Visualizations.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Using instructional design skills to help learners improve their executive function can also improve learner outcomes. One psychological idea that is relevant to both instructional design and student success is that of executive function. Remove distractions and visual clutter. Here’s how.

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eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 20, 2016

At some point, we should probably create a blog post that ranks our top 10 posts that have “Top 10″ in the title, but for now, you’ll have to settle for our top 25 eLearning blog posts for 2016. 10 eLearning Game Ideas for Instructional Designers. 10 Top Graphic Design Tips for Beginners.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 18, 2012

Poorly designed eLearning lessons that are text-dominated, page-turners tend to be unpopular. Clearly, the hotspot question more closely simulates the visual recognition and physical navigation that one must perform on the job. Ask SMEs for common mistakes. But when written well, multiple choice questions can be quite robust.

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Origin Learning

MARCH 14, 2018

While the real world is perceived through our senses, Virtual Reality is designed to give us a representation of a completely new world – a three-dimensional computer-generated environment – which we can interact with and explore. This lets learners alleviate their fear of making a mistake. Let’s take a look.

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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. we’ve come up with 19 instructional design tips and techniques for you to use in Thinkfic.

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Docebo

MARCH 20, 2023

In the art world, prompt-driven AI tools like Midjourney can create stunning visuals on demand. While it might seem boring to us, it’s what computers were designed to do. Most people don’t enjoy mundane, repetitive tasks (and we can get tired and make mistakes). You review the deck (and tweak the design and content if needed).

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Making Change

JULY 12, 2011

Branching scenarios can be a pain to design. The scenario was inspired by a language-learning activity designed by Kinection. Then come back here for more about Twine and my design decisions. Visual design. Design the story so the learners can discover meanings on their own. Development time.

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Making Change

JULY 12, 2011

Branching scenarios can be a pain to design. The scenario was inspired by a language-learning activity designed by Kinection. Then come back here for more about Twine and my design decisions. Visual design. Design the story so the learners can discover meanings on their own. Development time.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 16, 2011

I recently completed an eLearning course (as a learner, not as an instructional designer) on project management. Since I didn’t need the visuals to understand the audio, I decided to listen to the course like a podcast while glancing at email and other stuff. Perhaps the course you’re designing includes scenarios with dialog.

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gomo learning

AUGUST 11, 2020

Nobody sets out to make bad visual design, but knowing what it looks like will guard your courses against the occasional slip-ups that undermine even the finest work. Discover how to spot 7 common visual design mistakes in this extract from our new guide, ‘ How to Create Visually Stunning eLearning: Design Tips That Work Every Time ’.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 15, 2010

A post from a couple weeks ago explained that there are instructional design models that offer formulas for assembling training in a way that captures learners’ attention, conveys content, and provides learners with an opportunity to practice and receive feedback on new skills. Provide multiple examples of correct entries and common mistakes.

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CourseArc

JULY 31, 2024

CourseArc Unveils AI Tool to Assist Visually Impaired Users As we explored in our “The Future of Online Learning is AI” blog post, the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology has brought forth many new and exciting uses, especially for education. Image Insights is free to anyone and everyone who has a ChatGPT account.

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eLearning Brothers

MARCH 3, 2014

Clean design with lots of room to organize your content. One to mention that is the visual timeline. One last thing, at the end of this post, you’ll find a list of other great blog posts in the month of February. Great Blog Posts Last Month. A good one to try out for your next Lectora course is the Side Bar Viewer.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 20, 2023

Performance support Here the situation requires a different design and therefore runs different risks. I remember working with a bank that had a fairly well-designed support for talking to customers that wasn’t used because the employees weren’t aware of what its role was! Thus, you could again be wasting a content investment.

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Infopro Learning

JUNE 13, 2022

eLearning platforms have eased the learning process and provided access to well-designed learning material. Build a plan and create Instructional design document. When it comes to eLearning content creation, you can’t take the risk of committing mistakes. Leverage the skills of developers and designers.

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Web Courseworks

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Professional associations have a mandate to present and offer well-organized content and information to their communities of members and practitioners, but the process of creating and maintaining informational schemes that are relevant to end users doesn’t always overlap with designing to meet basic administrative needs.

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Infopro Learning

APRIL 3, 2018

This Instructional Design approach , which was first introduced by Roger Schank, places an emphasis on skills rather than theoretical knowledge. The key is to make your online training simulations and branching scenarios as realistic as possible, and to embrace mistake-driven learning. Offer Step-By-Step Instructions To Simplify Tasks.

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eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 6, 2017

My answer, or at least part of it, is that eLearning designers and developers have very few good examples to reference. There is so much more we could be doing, though–if we take the time to consider how to design in an engaging way. Make it Fun: Through visuals or controls, make interacting with the page fun and appealing.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Scenario Design: Go to Whoa If scenarios are a powerful learning solution, how do you go about designing them? As with all learning design, you need appropriate initial information gathering, then aligned design, implementation in appropriate technologies, and evaluation to test and finalize the design.

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ensure success by avoiding typical mistakes, such as: Failing to prioritize localization from the outset. Use A Single Language Before Localizing Tailoring a course to a specific language or creating a prototype is a smart way to ensure it’s free of mistakes. Ignoring cultural nuances and local contexts.

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eFront

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In this article, I will list 10 eLearning design and development practices you should avoid while working on your eLearning deliverable. Avoid These Common eLearning Design and Development Mistakes. As any eLearning professional will attest, learning from our mistakes allows us to become better in every aspect.

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Learningtogo

JANUARY 15, 2018

Big Data challenges include capturing data, data storage, data analysis, search, sharing, transfer, visualization, querying, updating and information privacy. At Stanford an AI grading system achieved 81% accuracy rate when compared to human graders: Beware These Beginner Mistakes. 3 Dimensions of Big Data. Apples and Oranges.

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Elucidat

MARCH 28, 2025

Key components of an effective elearning storyboard Step-by-step guide to creating a storyboard Common mistakes to avoid Real examples of elearning storyboards Final thoughts Download your free storyboard template What is an elearning storyboard? A rough plan of the visual assets. Table of contents What is an elearning storyboard?

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Raptivity

JUNE 15, 2020

You either need to be an expert designer to craft one or possess the right tools to do so. One mistake that people generally make is including too many ideas on one slide or frame. Use Enthralling Visuals. I personally love presentations that use complementing graphics and have a high visual appeal. Focus on Content.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Visual Process Documentation helps us do just that. Consider this example: You’ve just finished designing a complex system to track your office’s productivity. In comes Visual Process Documentation. Let’s take a look at some useful information on the use of Visual Process Documentation. Everyone is proud of you.

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 13, 2025

This blog explores best practices for designing engaging, hands-on training programs that enhance skills, improve efficiency, and drive productivity. Is it Easy to Design Effective Application Training Courses for the IT Workforce? Is it Easy to Design Effective Application Training Courses for the IT Workforce?

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Elucidat

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When used in face-to-face or virtual classroom training, PowerPoint presentations provide prompts and visual aids. But it’s a mistake to think this just happens at the click of a button. Once you’ve identified your learning objectives , you can design your interactive elements to meet those goals. Check out our What is SCORM?

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Origin Learning

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Typically, all eLearning courses consist of three components; the content, the visual elements, and the technology that powers the eLearning course to work seamlessly across devices. Here’s an infographic that we created way back in 2015 that examines the history of Instructional Design. It’s No Longer Just MS-Word and PowerPoint.

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Growth Engineering

MAY 18, 2017

Use Branching Scenarios To Facilitate Mistake-Driven Learning. Mistakes can be valuable teachers. One of the best ways to facilitate mistake-driven learning is using branching scenarios to impart experience. Thus, they can learn from their mistakes and see where each action or behavior leads them.

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Hurix Digital

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Summary This blog highlights the importance of Arabic localization for global learning, addressing challenges and strategies to enhance inclusive education and access new markets. This will ensure that your adapted content resonates with Arab audiences in terms of language, dialect, and UI design.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

OCTOBER 10, 2022

If you’ve been reading my blog very long, you know I’m a huge fan of The Training, Learning, and Development Community. Last Friday’s event focused on graphic design for instructional design, and TLDC knocked it out of the park again. Words + Visual Presentation of Text = Meaning. Reading Time: 7 minutes. Introduction.

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gomo learning

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Continuing on the theme of saving eLearning designers time and money , the Gomo team has been sifting through the internet’s many libraries of free and open-source images, videos, sound files, fonts, templates, and software. The result is a list of 23 resources that eLearning designers could consider adding to their bookmarks.

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Hurix Digital

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Summary This blog covers the benefits and challenges of fixed layout ePUB conversion for legal documents, offering an overview and key considerations for choosing a service provider. This allows for the preservation of complex formatting and visual elements that are essential in the legal field.

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