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. Why don’t we just give learners a book and command them to read and learn? Our brains are wired to learn from stories. Psychological Learning Process.

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Brilliant Teams

AUGUST 27, 2024

However, as we move towards an increasingly online world, it’s crucial to ensure that these learning environments are accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. This includes providing accommodations for individuals with disabilities, such as those with visual, auditory, motor, or learning impairments.

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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. Research summary: How stories improve learning. Ask the Cognitive Scientist | American Federation of Teachers. Adaptive learning. User Experience Design.

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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. The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone. The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 6, 2023

This post includes links on game design, branching scenario tools and templates, ChatGPT prompts for ID, AI tools, learning science, engagement, and the “magic email” for freelancers and consultants. Be clear about the learning goal. Make sure the story is realistic, relevant, and tied to the learning goal.

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Origin Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2014

From a very tender age, we are exposed to games: Chess, Monopoly, Scotland Yard… And that is for a reason, because games make learning not seem like ‘learning’. As we grow up, such informal learning is replaced with a more structured, more formal way of instruction – the effectiveness of which has been questioned time and again.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2019

The links and resources in this post include collections of research, specific research on retrieval practice, an overview of learning theories, H5P’s new branching scenario option, and a widget for changing the colors in the Storyline modern player. Learning Science and Research. tags: research learning.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The Cognitive Accessibility Guidance identifies eight objectives to reduce barriers for people with cognitive, intellectual, and learning disabilities, as well as neurodivergent (or neurologically different) individuals. Cognitive Accessibility Guidance The Cognitive Accessibility Guidance is organized under eight objectives.

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Continuous learning is essential for individual and organizational success. As companies increasingly turn to eLearning platforms to facilitate employee training and development, it’s crucial to understand the cognitive processes at play. Some topics are naturally more complex, requiring more cognitive resources to understand.

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Ninja Tropic

APRIL 2, 2025

Employees learn at their own pace, mastering one competency before moving on to the next. Examples of Competency-Based Training Competency-Based Training (CBT) is transforming the way organizations develop their workforce by focusing on real-world skills rather than passive learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This post includes research on stories and memory, games for learning, scenario-based learning, a definition of LXD, and a few AI image tools. Games for learning Game Making Software – Construct 3 Construct is a tool for creating games with visual programming (Javascript is also an option). This was created in Playground.

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Another video, this time (ok, again ;) about learning science. They like me to do this to push the course, but I did hear the feedback on LinkedIn that the video format works. I’ve argued in an earlier post for the value of learning science, but I want to go a little deeper. Nice to know. As always, also the script.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2024

AI-generated captions and transcripts are already making it easier to make audio and video content accessible (even with the inevitable errors). I share my views on why simulations and scenarios are valuable, how they help participants demonstrate learning on-the-job, why they’re meaningful, and what energizes me about my work.

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Infopro Learning

JULY 11, 2022

Simulation in healthcare is the artificial representation of real-world processes used to attain medical training objectives through experiential learning. The optimum goal of simulations is to enhance the learning experience, engagement, and outcomes using simulated scenarios followed by good feedback and debriefing.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Creating inclusive learning programs isn't just about ticking boxesits about designing meaningful opportunities that empower everyone to grow and thrive. A truly inclusive approach ensures that every team member, regardless of their background, abilities, or learning preferences, has equal access to development opportunities.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This post includes links with examples of scenarios, tips for creating scenarios, AI tools, reflections on AI and skills, and research on using videos for learning. They can adopt Cyborg practices better than others and have a natural (or learned) gift for working with LLM systems. This one was created with Playground.AI.

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Infopro Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Pedagogical agents are virtual life-like characters used in online learning environments who help guide the learning processes. Provide cognitive support. Offer social enrichment to the learning experience. Act as a learning companion. Support learning and instruction. Do Pedagogical Agents Enhance Learning?

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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. Specifically, this is the personalization principle from Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning. Those are good sources for learning the science of multiple choice questions.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Creating Better Video for Learning. Where Did Germane Cognitive Load Go? Greg Ashman looks at the “fatal flaws” of cognitive load theory. The first problem with germane cognitive load is a philosophical one. Dig into to this one to learn more and see what he has to say about cognitive load theory.

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Reflection Software

JANUARY 5, 2023

With Vimeo and YouTube now integrated into the Cognition Learning & Development platform, you can start leveraging the world's top free videos for your training without compromising on tracking and accountability!

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

Prompting tips for working with AI What We Learned from a Year of Building with LLMs (Part I) A detailed article with lessons learned about working with LLMs like ChatGPT. Melissa Milloway has been sharing some experiments with this tool, including an app for building a video planner with shot planning based on a script.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 28, 2020

If I’m going to rail against myths in learning, it makes sense to be clear about what learning design without myths looks like. Let me lay out a little of what mythless learning design is, or should be. Learning with myths manifests in many ways. Redundant development to accommodate learning styles, or generations.

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Infopro Learning

MAY 25, 2017

With eLearning , most learners can overcome the barriers of time and space and access learning electronically. As learning experience designers , it is essential that our eLearning courses are easily accessible for all learner groups. Closed captioning aids learners to read the audio portion of your video if they can’t hear it.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 14, 2014

I am excited about the presentation and to talk to a number of teachers and parents about some of the positive impact that video games can have on learning. Winter Shelter is a unique learning concept that combines two powerful learning tools to create a flexible and efficient curriculum. Here is a video.

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eLearning Industry

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Videos are a great tool for eLearning. They not only help in cognitive load reduction but also grab viewer attention and add to learner engagement. In this article, I show you the benefits and the future of video-based learning for digital learners. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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LearnDash

JUNE 18, 2020

Turn learning into a habit, and your learners will be with you for life. Many of us are used to thinking of learning as something that happens once. We take a course, we read a book, we attend a seminar, and at the end of it, we’ve learned something! But the reality of learning is that it rarely happens this way.

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Infopro Learning

JUNE 22, 2020

Converting your training materials into an online learning format is one of the most effective and easy ways you can remove training barriers for your employees. The good news is there are many ways organizations can convert the content from their ilt sessions into online learning. The global workforce is rapidly growing.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

You want to add more videos, include every detail of information that comes to mind, and cram the page full of interactive features. You don’t need 3,000 words of text, a 50-minute video, and a 20-question interactive quiz to deliver a robust and engaging lesson. Too much content per page contributes to cognitive load.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

2/5/20: ID Certificates and Master’s Degrees 2/20/20: Go Beyond Boring: Creating Scenario-Based Learning that Engages Participants 3/31/20: Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design Early April (Dates TBA): Freelancing Lessons Learned. Go Beyond Boring: Creating Scenario-Based Learning that Engages Participants 2/20.

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eLearning Industry

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Videos are a great tool to use in eLearning. Not only do they help in cognitive load reduction, but they grab viewer attention and add to learner engagement. In this article, I show you how you can leverage eLearning videos to train digital learners. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

I”m thinking from the perspective of situated cognition, and recognizing that there are certain things we can do. I think we need to be aware of the possibilities, and then consider the meta-ethics of learning design. So, she had folks watch a video of an accident. Which is what I see worry about with videos.

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Tim Slade

JUNE 8, 2019

Any time I start work on a new learning project, someone always asks me how I think the learning content should be delivered. Should it be a how-to video or job aid? Why don’t we try designing blended learning? Why don’t we try designing blended learning?

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Docebo

JULY 8, 2021

Social learning can help today’s organizations keep up with the pace at which their business moves. More and more, organizations are turning to social learning to deliver exciting e- learning experiences to their customers, partners, and employees. What is social learning? Need proof?

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IT Training Department Blog

JULY 10, 2023

Whether you’re in the instructional design world and are familiar with cognitive load theory or on the content side of things, content overload has the same negative impact on workplace learning. Thirty minutes of learning at a time is pushing it to the max and should be the absolute cutoff. Sounds easy right? Train brain!

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Paradiso

JANUARY 31, 2025

Employee training is evolving, and businesses are increasingly leveraging predictive learning analytics to enhance learning outcomes. What is Predictive Learning Analytics? Predictive learning analytics refers to the use of data-driven insights to predict employee learning behaviors and training effectiveness.

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Spark Your Interest

JULY 13, 2021

Thinkific’s mission is to revolutionize the way people learn. Currently, Thinkific supports online learning for over 50,000-course creators in 190 countries and in 20+ languages. All the while ensuring that it’s a great learning experience. Each one will enhance the learning experience for your audience.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 31, 2020

That means while in-person classes can resume, remote learning will remain the staple. So-called “bite sized” pieces of content have the dual benefit of not only being easier to process from a cognitive load perspective, but also more responsive to the busy working week. So now is our moment of opportunity. There is no try.

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