Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on games built in Twine, storytelling, organization, useful tools, motivation, and transitioning from teaching to ID. Games built in Twine. Top games made with Twine – itch.io. Great Twine Games – Collection by Chapel – itch.io.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 8, 2012

Ruth Clark posted at ASTD an article titled “ Why Games Don’t Teach.” A more accurate title would be “Some Games Aren’t Effective at Making People Remember Content,” but that’s a lot less likely to grab attention. Results were similar with the Cache 17 game. Adams, D.M., Mayer, R.E.,

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 24, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on UX, accessibility, branching scenarios, Twine, instructional design blogs, free/freemium tools, and systems thinking. Guidelines for writing good alt text. How To: Write Good Alt Text | Supercool. A number of these are organizational blogs.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 4, 2011

These are my live blogged notes from the webinar. Integrating Game Design Principles into Instructional Design for e-Learning. Webinar presented by Ethan Edwards of Allen Interactions ( Allen Interactions blog ). Identify the characteristics of games that create motivation and engagement. Game show variations.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This is a summary of a project at the University of Toronto using Twine to create an educational game, plus an overview of Twine. Free Twine Template | Vanya Writes. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Twine in higher ed. Twine template.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

While I often share those recordings on my blog as they happen, this is the first time I have compiled a complete list like this. I’m linking to blog posts about the presentations rather than directly to the recordings because I often include links to resources or further information in my posts. Blogging to Build Your Business.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 6, 2010

Back when I wrote my instructional design careers series in 2007, I was only aware of a few blogs by instructional designers. Since then, I’ve discovered a wealth of blogs by instructional designers, e-learning developers, and workplace learning specialists. Tracy Hamilton writes Discovery through eLearning. E-learning.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 5, 2013

A while back we did a post listing 100 Great Game Based Learning and Gamification Resources , and since then we’ve done an occasional series called GBL Picks to try and curate information for you. So in line with that mission, we’d like to recommend 5 great blogs about serious games and gamification (besides our own of course).

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Branching scenarios Designing game-inspired narratives for learning Conference paper by Miranda Verswijvelen, Ricardo Sosa, and Nataly Martini on what we can learn from how game designers write narratives and apply that to scenario-based learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Narrative design in video games. A Twitter thread with tips for writing stories with internal and external conflict from narrative design in games. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Story design. Strategies for Humanizing Training.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 4, 2023

While I often share those recordings on my blog as they happen, this is a more comprehensive list, compiled into a single post. Within this post, I have mostly linked to blog posts about the presentations rather than directly to the recordings because I often include links to resources or further information in my posts.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 14, 2020

I share these links periodically here on my blog. The estimate for discussion board questions seems a little low to me (a good discussion question often takes more than 5 minutes to write and refine), but this is a good starting point. Celestory Tool for creating branching scenario training or interactive games.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Writing them isn’t necessarily as easy as generating typical recognition questions, but they more closely mimic the actual task, and therefore lead to better transfer. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Clark Quinn. Clark Quinn.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. Amnesia: Educational Text-Based Game AI-powered branching scenarios for learning. You’ll learn ways for getting “unstuck” while working with SMEs, and why it’s better to interview SMEs rather than have them write scenarios themselves.

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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’. Our mind inputs far more concentration and participation in a game rather than something we are otherwise taught. Thus, games increase learning motivation.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Write a glowing review or testimonial for a company you’ve done business with. Leave a nice comment on a video, social media post, or blog that you appreciate. Write a stellar LinkedIn recommendation for someone you’ve worked with. Write down your proudest accomplishments from the week (or month or year). Read a book.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. The AI Deepfake Game Can you identify which images are generated by AI and which ones are real? AI is welcomed by those with dyslexia, and other learning issues, helping to mitigate some of the challenges associated with reading, writing, and processing information.

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LearnDash

JULY 2, 2014

We often write about a variety of topics on our blog, anything from the latest technology, trends in instructional design, best practices for mobile learning, tips for quizzing, and much more. If you like the topic, you may wish to sign-up to our blog so you are notified of any future posts on the matter. gamification'

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

When you start a business, any business, you have to be in it for the “long game” What does that mean specifically? Whether you choose to use paid advertising with Facebook or a content marketing approach (blogging, podcasts, etc.) then the sooner you can get started, the better. This may seem counter-intuitive.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

AUGUST 26, 2024

Microsoft Word I use Word for creating facilitator and participant guides for instructor-led training, drafting blog posts, taking notes, writing scripts, and creating storyboards. Side note: my husband is grilling burgers as I write this. Game changer. (I It’s not the tool’s fault. I use “site:*.gov”

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2013

We have compiled the 50 best eLearning posts of 2012 from our blog. A Mobile Game World. Finally, a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who follows and subscribes to our blog. Your comments and feedback inspire us to write. We hope you have had a good start to 2013. We are going to make it even better! More Mobile Numbers.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 9, 2019

I have been reading Ashley Chiasson’s blog for years, so I was excited to get to meet her as well. This is a larger topic than I can address here; it needs its own blog post. The assembly line game is part of the revamped training system. This was the game that won Demo Fest. amdchiasson joined us soon after.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 21, 2022

Having written one of the books on the learning science side, Clark has undertaken to write the other half. The book is grounded in his early experience writing learning games, then researching cognition and engagement, and ongoing exploration and application of learning, technology, and design to creating solutions and strategies.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 1, 2021

Whether gaming (e.g. The second point is that these folks write and talk about their models and/or approaches. Writing and speaking are the two obvious ways. Sure, you can host a channel: podcast, vlog, blog, but if you’re hosting other folks, you’re seen as well connected but not necessarily as the expert.

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Web Courseworks

JULY 13, 2017

I love writing branching scenarios, preparing presentations for conferences and webinars, and editing images for clients’ courses. A blog post about the importance of incorporating social media into your company’s blog might have been relevant about 10 years ago (probably still behind the curve, honestly) so I’m not going to write that.

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CourseArc

MAY 7, 2025

AI Alt Text & Long Description Generator: Accessibility Support That Saves Time Writing high-quality alternative text and long descriptions is a critical part of designing inclusive content, but it can also be one of the most time-consuming steps in the process. The AI Alt Text Generator is a game changer for rapid, accessible design.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 20, 2015

A mix “blog” and “image” The challenge, for his purpose, and inspired by Amy Burvall (USA @amyburvall) and Simon Ensor (France @sensor63) is to take a picture, send it to friend and they in turn create an L&D inspired blog post based on said picture and so on. Can you say serendipity? LetsDoThis!

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Origin Learning

MAY 25, 2018

The movie brought in lots of fascinating perspectives about computer programming, virtual worlds, games, and role-play in computer games to the public. Returning to the subject of this blog post, mixed reality is an integral part of the gaming and software industry. It sounds all too far-fetched and improbable.

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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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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 11, 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes Introduction I’ve been playing video games quite a bit lately. Mainly, I’ve been trying out new-to-me games that use interactive stories, gathering ideas for a project. I’ve also been scouring the internet for examples of various types of eLearning games. As I told my husband, “it’s research, I swear.”

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LearnDash

APRIL 13, 2021

The next best thing is to start informing the consumer—by writing a blog, creating high-quality downloadable resources, or through video tutorials—so that they can learn for themselves why your course is worth their time and money. If you want to write a good case study, keep an eye out for the right candidates.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 26, 2024

I’ll write more about that process of creating images in a future blog post. I found that Midjourney did pretty well at maintaining consistent facial features, but details like earrings changed unpredictably. What do you think?

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

, but she triggered many thoughts about my writing approach. I thought I’d share how I deal with blogging, articles, and writing in general, as a ‘ show your work ‘ effort. It starts with my commitment to two blog posts a week. Regardless, I tend to write each in one fell swoop.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 6, 2017

At the time of writing this blog post, the #vrwolweek hashtag achieved 612,836 impressions on Twitter with an estimated reach of 350,292 accounts. This year unearthed additional examples in healthcare , transport , firefighting , education , special needs , gaming and tourism. Impressive indeed.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

I interviewed Bottom-Line Performance President and industry thought leader, Sharon Boller to learn more about current game-based learning trends and where this learning strategy is headed in 2017. Sharon has been writing and speaking about game-based learning since at least 2008. Where is game-based learning headed in 2017?

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Create blog content for ongoing learning. We come back to blogging a lot , but it really is one of your best tools both for marketing your course and as an ongoing teaching opportunity. Running a regular blog with thoughtful, relevant, well-researched content is necessarily a learning experience. Always Be Teaching.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s about that time again when I look back on my blogging year and choose a theme that connects the breadth of topics that I managed to cover. That’s why I don’t use AI to write my posts. I’m not against anyone using it as a tool for writing; it’s just that my posts, on this blog, come from the heart.

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