Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

When you create branching scenarios, you probably work with SMEs. However, sometimes it can be a struggle to get good stories and concrete details from SMEs. You can use this list of questions to ask SMEs to gather the information you need to write branching scenarios. Identify the desired behavior.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 7, 2021

I’m currently working on a course on how to build a branching scenario. In the course, I’ll walk you through a step-by-step process to create a branching scenario from start to finish. Branching scenario course outline. Plan Your Branching Scenario.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This post includes links on Twine, storytelling, branching scenarios, freelancing costs, resources for new IDs, and recorded conference sessions. This post includes lesson plans for teaching students how to use Twine, either in a single 50-minute session or in two days with extra time for practicing in the tool. Twine template.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 12, 2022

This post includes links on writing branching scenarios, free tools, content curation, xAPI, and getting started in Storyline. Writing branching scenarios. Does writing style change how learners perceive choices in a branched scenario? Learningworld Design.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 21, 2022

In the pilot of my Build Your Branching Scenario course, several participants picked DEI topics as the focus for their branching scenarios. However, DEI topics pose some particular challenges for training, especially for branching scenarios. DEI training is hard to do well. More than training is needed.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Writing branching scenarios can be intimidating or overwhelming. Unlike a linear course, it’s not as easy to know where to start writing. Do you write the endings first? Should you write all the mistakes first? Write the Ideal Path from the Outline. Write the First Decision.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 27, 2022

How to Learn about Learning Science. How do you learn about learning science? My Top 10 Tools for Learning 2022 : These are my top 10 tools for learning in 2022, both professionally creating learning for others and personally for my own learning. Top 5 new blog posts of 2022.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If you’re not active in L&D Twitter, you might have missed the big debate recently about whether and how research is relevant to the work of instructional designers and corporate training professionals. Essentially, any time you do instructional writing (scripts, online text, instructions, etc.), Conversational tone.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 7, 2023

Here’s where you can find me this year for a livestream next week, my Learning Solutions Conference session, and upcoming free webinars. Free webinar: Livestream Branching Scenario Build Ever wished you could peek over my shoulder while I create a branching scenario? This is your chance! This is your chance!

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 4, 2023

I have given a number of presentations on scenario-based learning over the past few years. Livestream Branching Scenario Build If the video isn’t embedded above, try watching the livestream recording on YouTube. Ever wished you could peek over my shoulder while I create a branching scenario?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 11, 2022

My Build Your Branching Scenario course is still in development, but I can answer some questions about the program now. What does this branching scenario course include? As you progress through the course, you’ll build your branching scenario step-by-step. We’ll have 8 live, virtual sessions.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I have written over 1100 blog posts since I started this blog in 2006. How long will it take to create this elearning?” Over the years, many people have asked me what an instructional designer does and how to get into the field. How much do instructional designers get paid? Top 5 Evergreen Posts.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 11, 2022

I recently got a question from a reader about how long a branching scenario should be. Specifically, she was asked to create a very large branching scenario, and wanted to know how feasible that would be. Is there a magic number or ideal amount of time for this type of learning experience?

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 20, 2024

But I don’t use templates for branching scenarios, especially not for writing the scenarios and mapping out the branching structure. In fact, I don’t even create a traditional storyboard in Word or PowerPoint to draft my branching scenarios. The first decision point has three choices.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 31, 2020

This week, I was originally scheduled to be at the Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando. I’m also disappointed that I won’t be giving my scheduled session on Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design. What you’ll learn. In this presentation, you’ll learn. Watch the presentation.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2020

Someone asked me in last week’s eLearning Freelancer Bootcamp Q&A about how I maintain my blogging momentum. That’s a lot of writing. Many people start blogging but struggle to get past the first handful of posts. Many people start blogging but struggle to get past the first handful of posts.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If you’ve ever worked with a SME on scenario-based learning, you know it can sometimes be challenging. SMEs who are accustomed to working on traditional elearning may be uncomfortable or unsure how to help you write scenarios. Sometimes, you run into obstacles and need some ideas for getting “unstuck.”

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

After I have completed my analysis for a branching scenario , I spend time planning before I start actually writing the content. My planning includes three components: A scenario concept and summary An outline A list of mistakes. Scenario Concept and Summary. Create an Outline.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 21, 2020

That makes it perfect for creating branching scenarios. Getting started with Twine. You’ll see a single Untitled Passage in the center to start. Enter your first text (this is usually the introduction to the scenario). In the screenshot below, [[Get started]] is the new link.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

These aren’t learning or training games, but it’s useful to look at games outside of L&D for ideas on game mechanics, look and feel, choice writing, and other elements of games. A writing prompt tool to generate two characters, a setting, situation, theme, and character action. Games built in Twine. The puzzle 3.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

.” We spoke about instructional design, engagement, scenario-based learning, and authoring tools. I also shared some advice for people just getting started in the instructional design field. Interview questions How did your journey into the instructional design sector begin? Have you used Genially before?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 25, 2023

How do you get paid what you’re worth as an instructional designer or elearning developer–especially as a woman? As an individual, I think getting paid what you’re worth starts by knowing the benchmarks and understanding what others are paid for similar roles.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 9, 2023

This post includes benchmarks for speaker fees, some interesting AI tools, a source for L&D mentors, career tips, and resources for improving writing skills. Speaker fees How Much Should You Charge for a Speech? How Much Should I Charge As A Speaker? Find Out Here!

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I built this branching scenario prototype in Twine , a free, open source tool for creating nonlinear stories. This scenario is moderately complex, with a total of 17 pages (or passages in Twine terminology) and 8 different endings. Play the scenario. Branching structure in Twine. Want to learn how I created this?

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2022

This post includes links on accessibility and disability, outreach emails for freelancers, the importance of failure in learning, branching scenarios, and more. A good starting point for understanding disability and ableism (with a summary of the medical vs. social models of disability). Failure in Branching Scenarios.

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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. Here’s where you can hear me present. Session description.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 9, 2024

This month marks 20 years since I started at my first instructional design job. It feels like a good time to pause and reflect on that first ID role, how my journey started, and how that shaped my experiences now. I’ll also share a few slides from the first branching scenario I wrote.

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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. To get the most juice out of them, we need to think beyond a single prompt and embrace workflows. I share these links about once a month here on my blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 22, 2021

What are some strategies for managing the complexity of branching scenarios? One of the issues with branching scenarios is that you can get exponential growth. This post was originally prompted by a discussion on reddit about tips for creating branching scenarios without letting them grow out of control.

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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. It sounds more like how people talk.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 23, 2023

How do you respond when stakeholders ask you to measure how fast learners respond to questions? How do you train for fluency when the speed and accuracy of performance truly matter? Anuradha Gopu gave a good example in chat: in call centers, it matters how long customers are put on hold. But what about the reverse?

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

How do you make money by sharing expertise for free? Blogging, presenting, and other forms of sharing expertise I spend a lot of time writing and speaking about scenario-based learning, instructional design, and other topics. It seems counterintuitive. After all, you can’t pay your bills with “exposure.”

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2024

Last week, I attended the Learning and HR Tech Solutions Conference (LHRCon 24). This is the newly rebranded Learning Solutions conference that I have presented at multiple times in the past. I always start these conversations by asking about challenges people are experiencing with scenarios.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 28, 2020

In a scenario for learning, the main character’s goal drives the story. All of the action and decisions in the scenario move you closer or further from that goal. This might seem counter-intuitive; we usually start writing at the beginning of a story. How will your scenario end?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 9, 2019

I had a great time at the eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando. I was so happy to finally get to meet Jac Hutchinson after knowing her through the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals and being interviewed on her podcast. Meeting and Reconnecting. Meeting and Reconnecting.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 9, 2024

Top new blog posts of 2023 I would never have guessed that a post on learning objectives would be my top post for the year, but this turned out to be a surprisingly controversial topic. Should We List the Learning Objectives? Should we start elearning with a list of formal learning objectives? Probably not.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The Learning Guild has planned a two-week online experience, since it’s not safe for us all to fly to Las Vegas. Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design. Everyone should get something useful out of it. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed in the process of planning and designing branching scenarios.

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