Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange of Information by Paul on March 14, 2011 in social learning Most of us in the adult learning industry have already found and incorporated Twitter into our everyday lives.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

In another post, Krigsman writes: Communications in [the context of ERP implementation] means explaining the business impact of technology decisions to a non-technical audience. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Much of my work as an instructional designer involves writing–and we have a lot of research to guide us on how to write to support learning. Essentially, any time you do instructional writing (scripts, online text, instructions, etc.), Every single time I write a voice over script, I aim for that conversational tone.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. These aren’t learning or training games, but it’s useful to look at games outside of L&D for ideas on game mechanics, look and feel, choice writing, and other elements of games. Content Theories Of Motivation. Games built in Twine. Storytelling and CYOA books.

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Paradiso Solutions

JUNE 8, 2021

Let’s dive deep into this topic and discuss more on instructional design essentials in this blog. They apply instructional theories and models to design and develop content, experiences, and other solutions to enhance learning. An instructional designer uses his or her expertise to write learning objectives with measurable outcomes.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. The topics include writing proposals, pricing, automating processes, email and phone scripts, positioning, and more. The fields of instructional design, learning & development and learning theory have been shaped by a wide range of people over many years.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2021

Easier to write conversationally. This is the Personalization Principle for multimedia learning theory (Mayer, 2009). It can be challenging to write a single narrator delivering content in a conversational style though. On the other hand, if you write dialog, you’ll naturally stay away from bullet point lists.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Now, the pendulum has swung the other way, and I’ve seen some complete dismissals of the theory. Daniel Willingham reviews the theory of growth mindset and the conflicting research to see if there is “any substance behind the hype.” The Twine® Grimoire, Vol.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 21, 2012

The first week of the blog book tour has ended and it has been a fantastic week with informative blog posts, information and opinions about gamification and even a bit of controversy. I admit my error and will make the whitepaper available freely to anyone (of course I have to write it first—it will be available end of May).

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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. If you don’t want to subscribe to all these blogs individually, check out eLearning Learning. This is my favorite blog aggregator in the field.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Build Your Branching Scenario isn’t a course just about the theory behind writing scenarios. For an example of the process, check out my blog post series on creating a branching scenario from start to finish. I can imagine someone escalating immediately to the supervisor contact and write-up, so that feels plausible to me.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 15, 2011

Allen Partridge Adobe Captivate Blog For those of you who work with Captivate, you can’t miss Allen Partridge’s blog -- practical know-how with a spark. link] Connie Malamed “The eLearning Coach” Connie writes a lot of posts that use the word “c ognitive”. So where do you send new practitioners for ideas and inspiration?

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Over the next few weeks, there will be over 20 stops with blog posts, interviews, and more. Section 1 “Foundations” provides a review of learning theories, spaced learning, project planning, and evaluation. Descriptions of microlearning in action connect the theory and principles to specific situations and cases.

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LearnDash

JULY 17, 2018

You’ve heard you should write a blog for your course. But what should you write about? What are they supposed to write about on their blog (or talk about in their podcast)? Whenever you’re struggling to come up with a topic, think about who you’re writing for. Commit to a schedule.

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Elearining Industry – A popular blog with many contributors who write about all topics as they relate to elearning. Edudemic – If you have an interest in how technology and new theories impact learning in the K-12 space, then this is a must have on your visit list. Technology site by EdTech Magazine.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 11, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. The scenario itself is about using ChatGPT for writing multiple choice assessments. Visual language Visual Language Lab | The website of Neil Cohn and the Visual Language Lab Theory of visual language (h/t Kevin Thorn).

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

A term to describe adult learning theory. A learning theory developed by B.F A learning theory based on the idea that learners construct their own meaning and knowledge through actively interacting with the material, as well as connecting it with their prior knowledge and past experiences. Andragogy. B Blended Learning.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. I’d been mulling posting these to the blog. Serious Games Blog. Using computer games in education- ThirdForce Blog, January 30, 2009. The Learning Circuits Blog, October 13, 2007.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. I’d been mulling posting these to the blog. Serious Games Blog. Using computer games in education- ThirdForce Blog, January 30, 2009. The Learning Circuits Blog, October 13, 2007.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

well just write a design treatment or script. That way your potential employers can see how you write and how you approach design challenges. Learn Some Tools Most employers these days want to hire IDs that know it all: instructional design and adult learning theory, graphics, script writing and authoring tools.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 31, 2013

This was certainly the case for some in the EDCMOOC , and I fear I was too dismissive of the issue in my previous blog post. More specifically, use your blog to articulate your learnings from the mooc. I found it helpful to use the discussion forum to post preliminary drafts of my ideas, refine them, then blog them.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 29, 2010

So with this in mind, it seems appropriate to take a look at the articles posted to this blog over the past year and organize them according to how they jive with ADDIE. A few articles from this year addressed writing: Writing to Educate and Entertain: What Would Stephen King Do? Happy new year!

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 23, 2014

In the first of a series of blog posts that Ralph Jacobson and I wrote for the ASTD Workforce Development Blog, we argue that strategic leaders need strategic tools. We have some theories about why this is so. Examples of these kinds of tools, including Jacobson’s “The Leader’s Map”, can be found at www.Learning2BGreat.com.).

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Harbinger Interactive Learning

JUNE 3, 2019

We plan to write a series of blog posts on this methodology and its business effectiveness. The theory behind nudge-learning. The nudge theory is highly relevant and useful for L&D professionals. Implementing safety 2.0. An early morning phone call from Sweden awakened Richard Thaler. How you ask?

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Upside Learning

MARCH 8, 2011

Here are handouts, lesson plans, worksheets, websites, blogs, wikis, forums and nings in digital storytelling that you need for teaching & learning. These challenges in turn reveal tremendous potential for new “participatory” theories of learning. Read And Write Fun Collaborative Stories With Foldingstory.

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Association eLearning

APRIL 9, 2013

The following is a guest blog post from Christina Smith, a content & client marketing specialist with a focus on social media at YourMembership.com. The military and groups like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have been using principles of motivational theory for decades. What about game theory? Challenge without exhaustion.

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Making Change

JANUARY 18, 2018

According to self-determination theory, when people are externally motivated, they simply obey someone else’s rules (“I do it because the boss is watching”). You’re just plunged into each activity, as described in this blog post. Write realistic dialog (see some tips ). Let people take risks.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

I write about instructional design (ID) all the time but I’ve never stopped to explain what Instructional Designers really do. Some of this overlaps a bit, but I think it gets the idea across: • Learning and instructional theories. I want to apologize. That’s it in a nutshell. With that said, there’s a lot packed into that nutshell.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 5, 2011

2011 was a big year of writing for me, with 2 self-published books and over 40 blog posts. My books are available on Amazon , and I have listed the year’s blog posts below for your convenience. • I’m a Best Australian Blogs nominee! • Observations of a Critical Theory newbie. Social media.

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Challenge to Learn

MARCH 27, 2014

I came up with the idea to write 22 blog post (one on each principle) in an attempt to answer these questions. Examples, theories, approaches, suggestions, links; things that would help the average instructional designer to live up to these standards. How do I convince my client or boss that we should apply them?

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Allison Rossett

JULY 17, 2012

The information aggregation tools are used to collect and organize information from various resources (websites, podcasts, blogs). These tools are useful for staying up-to-date on recent news, best practices, and theories in the field of Education. Blogs to Follow: EduBlog Awards , 41 Blogs to Follow by Subject Area.

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Allison Rossett

JULY 17, 2012

The information aggregation tools are used to collect and organize information from various resources (websites, podcasts, blogs). These tools are useful for staying up-to-date on recent news, best practices, and theories in the field of Education. Blogs to Follow: EduBlog Awards , 41 Blogs to Follow by Subject Area.

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Social Networks Network Ning Education 198

Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 2, 2013

The posts from this blog in 2012 offered advice for trying out new eLearning authoring tools and other technologies as well as advice for trying out various instructional approaches. If you're interested in trying something new with your eLearning projects this year, take a look at how the past year of posts from this blog might help.

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Challenge to Learn

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

I wrote a blog about output management some time ago. If you want more information on the original, you can read my blog, go to the output management site or buy his book (which I really recommend). In Filips theory this is called conflict pyramid. Writing this post created some new insights for me. The Learning Funnel.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 13, 2010

Given the large number of books, articles, blogs , and nings written about employee engagement and people-centered management, you’d think that the command-and-control style of leadership had gone   the way of the ivory-billed woodpecker. Business leaders today are exposed to every management theory and best practice.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Learning Theories are frameworks that are extensively used by Instructional Designers to meet the requirements of the target audience and the situation. To do justice to this mandate, an Instructional Designer must first understand the Learning Theories in order to apply them. How Learning Theories influence learning.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Studying adult learning theory is the best way to understand how adults learn differently than children. It was through this experience that Tim realized he had enough good content to write an entire book on the subject of eLearning and helping ‘newbies’ become expert eLearning designers. “

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