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Experiencing eLearning
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Top 5 new blog posts of 2022. I wrote about 30 new blog posts this year and updated about 20 older posts. These are the top five new blog posts for 2022. How Research Informs My Work : How research informs my work as an instructional designer, in writing, designing, and justifying my decisions.
Making Change
JULY 12, 2011
In this post we’ll look at a scenario that I wrote to demonstrate Twine’s basic features and to make a point about teaching through stories. Here’s the flowchart view, which Twine automatically creates as you link your scenes (click for a bigger image): Twine offers some advantages over other ways to write scenarios.
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Making Change
JULY 12, 2011
In this post we’ll look at a scenario that I wrote to demonstrate Twine’s basic features and to make a point about teaching through stories. Here’s the flowchart view, which Twine automatically creates as you link your scenes (click for a bigger image): Twine offers some advantages over other ways to write scenarios.
Experiencing eLearning
APRIL 4, 2023
Dialogue can be tricky to write. When I teach people how to write branching scenarios, writing dialogue is one of the places people get stuck. If you’re used to writing in a more formal style, writing dialogue can feel very unfamiliar. Before: Example without contractions Read this example aloud.
Experiencing eLearning
DECEMBER 7, 2021
This will pull together content from my blog and past presentations , as well as new content and activities that will only be available in the course. For the assignment, you will have the choice of either creating a branching scenario for your current work or to create a portfolio sample based on a suggested topic.
Experiencing eLearning
MAY 8, 2012
Ruth Clark posted at ASTD an article titled “ Why Games Don’t Teach.” However, I think Clark didn’t do a very careful review of the literature before writing her post, and I don’t think that one study is enough for her to make such a broad claim dismissing games for learning. Our brains are wired for it.
Experiencing eLearning
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
I share these links periodically here on my blog. The voices in the short samples sound very realistic; this could work for at least short narration. Currently, you can use the free plan for short samples as long as you provide attribution. Stop Covid-19 misinformation spreading Great example of a quick game to educate people.
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