Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 24, 2023

This is the perspective used in the classic Choose Your Own Adventure stories, where you make the decisions that determine the final outcome. Using second person perspective draws people into the story and can make them feel like they’re a part of it. The biggest advantage of this is that it can feel more immersive.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

We talked about some “horror stories” and scenarios gone wrong, using scenarios to make compliance training not sleep-inducing, and options besides branching scenarios for incorporating storytelling. We talked about branching scenarios and Choose Your Own Adventure stories. MADE Podcast on Branching Scenarios. How I Became an ID.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

That means you can hear a bit of some sample conversations for how I would handle objections in my conversations with clients, stakeholders, and SMEs. When should you change the details in your scenarios versus using actual stories? Gathering SME Stories to Craft Relevant and Engaging Scenarios. Tuesday, October 22, 3:00 PM ET.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This is my plot outline for the story if learners take the “ideal path,” making the best decision at every step. Building on the example from my previous post, a course on screening potential consulting clients, I have a process with 4 steps. Send client initial screening questions. Write the First Decision.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

Freelancing Need a client? From the “Double Your Freelancing” newsletter, a simple exercise for identifying what strategies work for finding clients, even if you’re brand new. “What problem are you solving for your clients?” ” “Do your clients know they have that problem?”

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2024

Storytelling, scenarios, and simulations Tip 13: Experiment with Structure Hadiya Nurridin continues her series on storytelling with more examples of narrative structure and how they affect the message of a story. We’re using the story to convey a specific message, shift attitudes, or motivate people to change behavior.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Presentations on instructional design careers Transitioning from Teaching to Instructional Design Transitioning from Teaching to Instructional Design In this presentation for UC-Irvine, I shared my story of moving from teaching to instructional design, as well as tips for finding a job.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

Back in 2015, I gave a short presentation for the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals on finding freelance clients. In reality, I don’t do very much to actively seek out clients; most of my freelance clients find me. Prospective clients need to see what kind of work you can do. Be A Good Neighbor.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 6, 2023

Games design and scenarios Designing eLearning Games Using Interactive Stories Kayleen Holt shares 6 questions to consider when designing elearning games that incorporate interactive stories. When designing eLearning games using interactive stories, ask yourself the following six questions: What’s the point? Does it matter?

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

What process do you use for making updates to the scenario after you’ve built the scenario in Storyline but then the client requests additional changes in subsequent reviews? If you have to change how the story branches, do you go back to Twine for the structure? Reality check. It actually happened to me last year.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 27, 2022

This includes a series of posts on the process of creating a branching scenario from start to finish, examples of scenarios and stories, developing with Twine, writing scenarios, creating characters, feedback and assessment, working with clients and SMEs, research, presentations, podcasts, and book reviews.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 5, 2020

This flowchart shows the structure of my client screening branching scenario, which you can view in Twine and built in Storyline. Setting up your Twine story. The StorySettings passage is a place to add settings that affect how the story displays or functions. Open your story. StorySettings. Select Add a New Format.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It’s more that if you have a limited amount of time and resources, it’s best to focus on crafting the story and keep the look and feel simple. But if you want a paid 1:1 call, especially if you’re vague about what you want, you’re going to have to pay for my time like every other consulting client. Selected quotes below.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 18, 2021

Hook: Story about a problem Describe: This solution will solve the problem. Also think about the language and story and how people are represented. Hadiya Nuriddin showed how she uses Smartsheets to manage projects and communicate with clients. Film School for Learning Professionals. Low Cost Solutions for Video Production.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 5, 2024

I always have something I could be doing for a client, but I try to “pay myself first” and put at least a few hours into working on my business every week. Monday afternoon Monday afternoons are spent on client work and other projects. Friday morning On Friday mornings, I wrap up my client work for the week. (At

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2022

Freelancers: Five Steps to Write a Cold Email That Converts New Clients | Observer. These templates assume the writer has a blog and other social media channels to promote content for potential clients. In this method, you gather stories from some of the most and least successful participants. Failure in Branching Scenarios.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 27, 2023

In this client screening scenario, the paths frequently cross. Price Estimate Send Robert some client screening questions. “High level questions about goals and budget” is the same as “client screening questions,” just said a different way. Take a look at the structure for this scenario. Your approach?

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The branch-and-bottleneck structure is most often used to reflect the growth of the player-character: it allows the player to construct a somewhat-distinctive story and/or personality, while still allowing for a manageable plot. Sam Kabo Ashwell. Ashwell notes that this structure often relies on states to maintain continuity in the narrative.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 27, 2019

I got a call from a prospective client looking to hire an instructional designer. ” “Instead of having just slides with bullet points and audio explaining the policy, what if we created a story about a woman who is pregnant? “Tell me about what you’re looking for,” I said. ” “What do you mean?”

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

If this were an actual project for a client, it would definitely need more editing.) Without some of that specific context, the story feels a little flat. Using generative AI tools for brainstorming story ideas is genuinely helpful. To create the scenario, I generally prompted for one decision point or passage at a time.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 20, 2024

This is a traditional structure for branching stories, and it works in CYOA books to provide lots of alternative endings to enjoy as you reread the book. Some of the paths lead to separate branches and additional parts of the story. Upcoming events Gathering SME Stories to Craft Relevant and Engaging Scenarios.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Essential Structure At the core, a scenario is composed of several critical elements: a story setting, a precipitating situation, a decision with several alternative choices of action, and the consequences of those decisions – which can lead to a new situation. The story setting is the context. The story setting is the context.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

He sent his team to a conference where they learned about sharing stories about previous happy customers to improve sales. I have often found one-question mini-scenarios useful for helping clients try out scenario-based learning without having to commit to something more complex and expensive. Try a little scenario-based learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 14, 2024

You often want images of characters in different poses and with different expressions to support the story. They’re certainly similar enough to tell the story. Using Midjourney, you can create consistent character images in different poses. That’s something we often need for scenario-based learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 25, 2023

Plus, this isn’t a real project for a client, just a demo, so I’m less worried about accuracy. “Give me 5 ideas for stories about workplace conflict. This practice exercise will be an interactive scenario in the style of a Choose Your Own Adventure story.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 28, 2022

I liked the idea of treating the drips like a story and keeping people engaged by making them curious about what happens next. Her worksheet and process will be a useful tool for planning in the future when I have a client interested in this approach.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

One common request from clients and stakeholders is to convert an existing classroom training program to an online or blended format. Just taking your existing PowerPoint slides and putting them online won’t be very effective. What do classroom trainers add to the training that isn’t reflected in the written materials? (I

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

They’ll drop out, cancel their subscription, or complete the course and disappear, and you won’t ever know the full story. For example, if you’ve developed a training course , your clients will want to know if the course was worth their investment.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 19, 2021

In the introduction of the story, show how the mentee or learning character is facing a challenge. He struggles to coach one of his employees on how to handle a difficult client. In this post, I’ll explain how to write and structure these conversations for eLearning. Learner Challenge. Don’t Make the Learner Dumb.

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Infopro Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It is a visual representation of the story, helping creators plan and organize their ideas effectively. It is also important to find out what exercises the client has in mind so that these can be incorporated into the course design. Sometimes, client or project demands dictate the tool.

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Gyrus

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Furthermore, highlighting success stories and case studies of how the LMS has positively impacted other organizations can help alleviate concerns and demonstrate its value. To address this, companies should communicate the benefits of the LMS and provide training sessions to familiarize employees with the system.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 7, 2022

Given our client’s ever-increasing demand for output, we might be forgiven for prioritising our next deliverable over what we’ve already delivered. The client’s ever-increasing demand for output also means they prioritise our next deliverable over what we’ve already delivered. We don’t have to do it.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 12, 2023

At this point, I want to cut to another story. This was a fresh engagement with a new client, wherein only a few details of an existing gamified course had to be updated. This was a fresh engagement with a new client, wherein only a few details of an existing gamified course had to be updated.

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LifterLMS

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Here’s Where To Go Next… Get the Course Creator Starter Kit to help you (or your client) create, launch, and scale a high-value online learning website. And that’s what the M code does is it analyze your stories. Wired based on the stories you told us. Your own story. That’s not the full story.

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Infopro Learning

JULY 27, 2023

Our collaborative team of instructional designers and subject matter experts (SMEs) closely tailor each eLearning course to match our clients’ unique needs and objectives. Narrating a Story For ages, people have loved sharing stories. As the training continues, the story develops, ending happily when the learner succeeds.

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Avilar

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It happens between peers, across departments, and even with external partners and clients. Additionally, companies can highlight success stories in company meetings or newsletters, showcasing how resolving conflicts has led to improved team performance or stronger collaboration.

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