Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 25, 2022

This post includes links on research on how stories improve learning, UX, transforming teacher resumes, adaptive learning, AI voices, and animation. h/t Sarah Mercier) While this isn’t about learning, it’s about usability–and that is important in how people perceive and interact with elearning. Additional resources.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 18, 2022

Instructional designers often need to write voice over scripts, but many of us never received any formal training on how writing for voice over is different from other writing. She did a terrific job and brought energy and life to my script (as a great voice over professional can). It’s different than writing for a reader.

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TOPYX LMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

eLearning, also known as online learning, isn’t just good for a company’s bottom line; it is also excellent for the human brain. Any theory that learning primarily through a digital mode is unhealthy is being disproved as eLearning experts find that online learning nourishes the mind and results in much greater learning outcomes.

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eLearningArt

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

What does the future of eLearning hold? I think a good place is by asking 49 of the world’s leading eLearning experts the top 3 trends they predict for 2017. Here are the two most interesting takeaways from surveying 49 eLearning experts: Trend of Trends: 9 trends were picked by 10% or more of the experts. tweet this image].

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Eat Learn Repeat

MARCH 27, 2018

We couldn’t afford good quality animations in our eLearning since this is a low-budget project and hence the impact is not great”. While I loved the discussed topic, I noticed that the voice in the video is not very clear. this, a background music has been added, which kept taking me away from hearing the voices. Guess what!

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 12, 2021

While we often think about training and elearning in terms of “seat time,” that’s not a good measure for branching scenarios. When I’m cranky, I’d say a lot of elearning suffers from this. It’s strong for the eyes but weak for the brain. Participants needed to recognize cues in body language and tone of voice.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 7, 2011

Thanks to the eLearning Guild. The power of your voice helps you connect to your audience. The image you hold in your mind immediately affects your voice. The same part of your brain that handles gestures handles tone. Use real emotions in your voice. Presented by Dr. Carmen Taran. How You Say It.

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Association eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Once upon a time, we subjected you to “the worst eLearning course ever.” My personal eLearning pet peeves. I understand that organizations often want to ensure that learners see every screen of their eLearning. 2) The eLearning course and/or assessment were poorly designed. Let’s take a look at the top offenders.

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Making Change

JANUARY 29, 2013

As you hand over your money, a disembodied voice suddenly booms from the clouds above. It’s the personality-free know-it-all that drones through most elearning. When it intrudes into decision-making scenarios, it sucks the life out of our stories and the brains out of our learners. You decide to buy the sushi.

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Absorb LMS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Method 2: Alternately you could say, quietly and in a relaxed tone of voice, “first one out of the house is the winner.” Deeply rooted in our brains is a desire to compete and win. The reward centers in our brains love the chemical jolts that stem from victory.

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

Welcome to the A-Z of Digital Learning, your comprehensive glossary of learning and eLearning terminology. Alternative text describing the content of an image on a website or in an eLearning course. Equipment, software, or a device which enables learners with disabilities to access eLearning and other content. A Accessibility.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Past years eLearning Conferences 2011 , eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. The list focuses primarily on the use of eLearning, technology in educational settings and on teaching, learning, and educational administration. You can contact him at: crwr77@gmail.com. It covers events from four continents.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Past years eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. link] December 9-10, 2010 What’s Hot, What’s Not in e-Learning , eLearning Guild Online Seminar. link] February 19-22, 2011 eLearning 2011, sponsored by the Instructional Technology Council (ITC), TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, St.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

continues to command an increasingly prevalent role in our lives, it seems that our brains. from eLearning lessons. One chapter describes studies that suggest that including coach-like characters in eLearning and similar on-screen agents benefits learning. So how can we add a human element to eLearning lessons?

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

She explains theory in easy-to-understand terms, provides lots of examples and real world situations to help you see how you can apply the principles she's talking about to your elearning programs. Best part is she writes in a real, human voice – very accessible.

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CourseArc

APRIL 19, 2023

A Guest Post by ReadSpeaker The Internet of Voice has arrived, and it’s changing the way we interact with our devices. But TTS isn’t just for fancy new voice computing applications. Then we’ll discuss a few ways businesses can leverage voice technology to achieve mission-critical goals. In 2021, nearly a quarter of U.S.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 10, 2015

This is the fourth post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. It is particularly focused on eLearning, but almost all of what is mentioned also applies to face-to-face or virtual instruction. Our brains are arguably the most complex structure we’ve discovered, and yet we tend to treat learning design as simple.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 9, 2024

I had to build the skills of getting what I needed from others rather than just from my own brain. A voice over script or storyboard had to be explicit enough for others to understand easily, not just a few notes in an outline that made no sense to anyone else. I also needed to learn how to document everything.

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Challenge to Learn

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

We have two main standards in our industry SCORM and IACC, both of them enable us to track and trace results, both of them confine eLearning within the borders of the LMS. This leaves us with one standard and but more importantly it ‘frees’ eLearning from the boundaries of the LMS. He refers to research by Rodigger.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Past years eLearning Conferences 2012 , eLearning Conferences 2011 , eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. link] December 6-7, 2012 mLearning : Making Learning Mobile, offered by the eLearning Guild, online. Wright has done his 28th version of his amazing list of conferences again this year.

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Wonderful Brain

JANUARY 23, 2014

Looking around I did find an article where this conundrum was voiced. Change Development ELearning Instructional Design Learning Development generational learning learning design learning management' So what would a multi-generational learning plan look like? That’s going to need a well crafted visual. Stay tuned for Part II.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 1, 2011

For all you Tech savvy folks, get the scoop on how technology wires the learning brain and how HTML 5 aids cross platform development. 3 Wonderful Resources For eLearning. How Technology Wires The Learning Brain. In addition, apps are now second only to messaging in usage activity, beating both voice and Web for the #2 spot.

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eLearning Cyclops

MARCH 23, 2011

eLearning Cyclops. My insights on elearning and mlearning. Free eLearning. Great Resource for Using Graphics in eLearning. The eLearning Coach. Recently I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by the eLearning Coach , Connie Malamed, at an ISD breakfast we have for our Johns Hopkins instructional designers.

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Elucidat

MAY 23, 2018

What does it take to make brain-friendly learning? Stella offers six key ways you can work with the brain to help make learning stick, all wrapped up in the useful (and brain friendly) acronym: LEARNS. Learning design: meet brain science. It’s basic brain science. But why does the brain need them?

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TOPYX LMS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Another reason why company leaders choose to offer their employees online learning is because online learning, or eLearning, is easy to engage with. Using tools like VoiceThread, which allow you to have asynchronous voice and video conversations with learners.

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eLearning Industry

MARCH 9, 2023

Corrective feedback using voice recognition software is ineffective because we produce errors automatically. Trying to consciously remember the corrected versions does not work since our brain has no filtering mechanism allowing us to remember the correct and forget the wrong versions of words.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 31, 2018

His original research, which has since been replicated on several occasions, shows that our brains are wired to forget things without repeated exposure and practice. But if you design training reinforcement without considering the underlying science of how the human brain retains information, you put your training efforts at risk.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 3, 2011

Twitter for Learning – 55 Great Articles - eLearning Technology , March 24, 2010. 10 Ways To Learn In 2010 - The eLearning Coach , January 3, 2010. Course Content Authoring Tools – Open Source (Free) - eLearning 24-7 , June 7, 2010. Instructional Design and E-Learning Blogs - Experiencing eLearning , July 6, 2010.

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CourseArc

JUNE 21, 2017

As the methods for seamlessly including rich media assets in eLearning continue to improve, instructional designers are finding creative uses of audio and video to supplement their text-based courses. In fact, a speaker’s voice can provide memorable cues that help students retaining and retrieving the information later.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 6, 2018

Our brain is self-organizing using Neuroplasticity trough long term Potentiation, keeping hold of knowledge or depression by removing irrelevant knowledge. Like on a computer system that has input devices to enter data, data has to be entered in our brain. Echoic Sensory Memory can hold information up to 3 seconds.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 18, 2011

Although there are many education-related podcasts, there are surprisingly few devoted to eLearning in the workplace. Xyleme Voices is an excellent podcast hosted by Dawn Poulos of Xyleme Learning. Dawn’s voice is a pleasure to listen to and her understanding of the industry runs deep. Must … find … more.

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Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

OCTOBER 16, 2014

The power of visuals is that it involves another part of the brain, which influences the directions of discussions. Having the voice of a certain perspective on video can lead to people taking in the information differently then when presented in text. e-collaboration elearning online facilitation' Videos are also powerful.

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eLearning Cyclops

OCTOBER 30, 2011

eLearning Cyclops. My insights on elearning and mlearning. Free eLearning. My brain is completely full from the conference and I have tons of notes and and follow-ups. Future location of eLearning Cyclops. New eBook from the eLearning Guild - "58 Tips for. Happy 4th of July- Free US History eLearning.

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SHIFT eLearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

While eLearning has many advantages, learners sometimes can feel like they are drifting on a life raft in the middle of an ocean. eLearning developers are so inspired by their own content that they forget about their students. Here are three free ways you can make your learners love your eLearning courses and learn quickly.

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TalentLMS

MAY 14, 2021

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the phrase “ voice-over video? ”. Voice-over is an extremely versatile type of video and can be used on anything from movie trailers to college lectures to, of course, corporate training. But how would you even go about creating an eLearning voice-over? A lecture?

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Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

A few years ago, Jim Marshall and I surveyed workplace learning professionals about elearning. Although we set out to learn about the contours of the elearning terrain, our project revealed much about instructional design practice today. We pursued this question: when doing elearning, what are you doing?

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Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

Tweet A few years ago, Jim Marshall and I surveyed workplace learning professionals about elearning. Although we set out to learn about the contours of the elearning terrain, our project revealed much about instructional design practice today. We pursued this question: when doing elearning, what are you doing?

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