Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 27, 2024

ChatGPT was #4 on the list last year, and I expect that more AI tools This image, like many on my blog recently, was created in Midjourney, with text added in Affinity Designer. I’m positive I could do more with it than I am right now, but I currently use Claude multiple times a week to improve my efficiency or brainstorm better ideas.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 29, 2017

Have you ever sketched something out on the back of a napkin or drawn a mindmap to keep track of ideas during a brainstorming session? At its most basic, visual thinking is the use of visuals (often with some text) to help organize thoughts and/or express ideas. Here are a few ideas: Road signs. Ok, so what does that look like?

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Instructional designers and training managers sometimes ask me, “How do I train SMEs to write better branching scenarios?” I believe SMEs shouldn’t write branching scenarios. I genuinely don’t think it’s a subject matter expert’s job to write a full branching scenario.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine. I use Zoom for live delivery of coaching and training. WordPress has been my tool of choice for blogging for nearly 15 years. New clients find me through my blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. 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. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 19, 2021

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.” Start Writing Even If It’s Wrong. Make your best guess and start writing a scenario as best you can.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2022

After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine. WordPress has been my tool of choice for blogging for over 15 years. Frequently, I don’t know what I really think about a topic until I write about it. Self-development.

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Making Change

MARCH 5, 2018

“How can I design good training for new software? What’s the right balance between help screens, job aids, and training?” ” That’s the top question in our idea collector , so let’s go at it. Here’s part 1, in which I say, “Try everything but 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

AUGUST 29, 2023

In a previous blog post, I explained how to start writing branching scenarios with AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard. Coming up with alternate paths and plausible wrong answers is always one of the most challenging tasks in writing branching scenarios. Ideal path In my last blog post, I used ChatGPT to draft two decision points.

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InSync Training

MARCH 10, 2017

In early December, I had an idea. To me, it seemed to be a reasonable idea. InSync training was launching a new community of practice in March – the Blended Learning Hub -- and I wanted to emphasize how InSync Training is a credible expert in all things having to do with blended learning. How hard could it be?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. I created some training on growth mindset for one of my clients several years ago. These suggestions for providing constructive feedback apply just as well to workplace training as they do to classroom environments. The Twine® Grimoire, Vol.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 25, 2023

How can you use AI to write scenarios for learning? So far, I have found these tools helpful in generating ideas, writing first drafts, and summarizing. This post isn’t going to give you “5 magical prompts to instantly write scenarios for you” or anything like that. I’m using the free ChatGPT 3.5

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 24, 2019

2019 was a big year for my blog. This year, I focused on writing new posts plus updating some older content. I started this blog in 2006 as a free wordpress.com blog. I was using my blog primarily as a tool for my own reflection and learning. This is post #1,115 on my blog. Starting out in 2006. 2020 Goals.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 9, 2019

I had no idea I was being recorded. I have been reading Ashley Chiasson’s blog for years, so I was excited to get to meet her as well. I am going to bring this up the next time someone tells me their compliance training is “too boring” for a story. Check out her video taken with her sneaky sunglasses.

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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. It doesn’t even have to be restricted to elearning, but can also be leveraged in live training settings. gamification'

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. The Magic of AI in Crafting Branching Path Scenarios for Learning and Development Tom MacDowell shares ideas on using AI to generate scenarios and images for scenarios. Register for this free webinar through Training Mag Network.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In a recent webinar, Scott D’Amico, EVP of Sales and Marketing at Logical Operations, joined Andre Brice, North American Regional Manager for Arlo Software, to explore how training businesses can embrace GenAI, and start using it to streamline operations, deliver more personalized learning, and market their courses more effectively.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 17, 2021

If you’ve been paying attention, you will have seen that a number of my blog posts take down a variety of articles that are rife with malarkey. There are some powerful ideas on tap, but people who don’t bother to unpack the terms and detail how they differ in design and use shouldn’t be trusted. Caveat Malarkey! My message is twofold.

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learnWorlds

MARCH 10, 2022

All you have to do is to define your goals and brainstorm ideas that fit your objectives and choose the combination of ideas that work best for you. This article will guide you in the right way and also give you a handful of ideas to put into action. 5 Start a Blog. 6 Write Engaging and Unique Content. Free ebook.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2024

One of the points that resonated with me was the idea that AI will replace tasks , but for the most part won’t replace entire jobs. Her session included a lot of examples of automation use cases like course registrations, compliance training, certificate generation, onboarding, grading, etc. I hope to see some of you there!

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Making Change

JANUARY 18, 2018

Training design: 3 ways to motivate learners from Cathy Moore on Vimeo. Research seems to support the idea that people are more likely to become internally motivated if we support their needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. You’re just plunged into each activity, as described in this blog post.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If I had to guess, I would bet that most educators are better and writing good SEO content than otherwise. However, for some educators, their biggest hesitation is the fear that sharing too much of their content on their blog won’t leave anything left for their course. But to gain followers and readers, your blog needs to have value.

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learnWorlds

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Are you on the lookout for some great online course ideas? There’s no better time than now to turn your course ideas into a profitable online course business ! and most popular course ideas ?, You’ll find the best online course ideas at the top of each list. Coaching Course Ideas Self-improvement ?

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Tesseract Learning

JULY 13, 2020

Attention spans and the forgetting curve contribute to learning fatigue and less impactful training. The need of the hour is outcomes-based training that helps the learners in the moment of need. In this blog, I will focus on how to improve training outcomes through microlearning interventions. The Forgetting Curve.

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LearnDash

MAY 5, 2020

There are a lot of ideas about how to teach language, but one common precept is that learning a language can be broken down into four foundational skills. These are listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It’s also the case that two are passive skills (listening and reading), while two are active skills (speaking and writing).

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Origin Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2014

When learners try and retry to play the various levels and scenarios in a particular game, they are actually revising the idea that you are trying to instill through that game. These are the 5 reasons we think gamification should find its way into your online and mobile training strategy. Write down in the comments below.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Being exposed to a concept or idea in multiple different ways increases understanding and retention. You can read or write about something. There doesn’t seem to be a standardized list of modalities, but you probably get the idea. This post is about an alternate method, called multi-modal learning, which is not a myth.

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Association eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2018

So, scouts have more say in their badges than working professionals have about their skills training. So, letting them have a say in what they’re doing lets them own their training. For example, having a beginner’s version and an “experienced” version of the same course is usually a good idea. And those learners are adults.

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Avilar

AUGUST 7, 2024

Writing a blog is a skill. Skills describe what activities employees are trained to perform. For example, instead of looking for marketers with strong writing skills, ask about ghost-written thought leadership articles that were accepted for publication. At Avilar, we similarly distinguish between skills and competencies.

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

A learning theory based on the idea that learners construct their own meaning and knowledge through actively interacting with the material, as well as connecting it with their prior knowledge and past experiences. Compliance Training. Employee training that is mandated by legislation, regulation, or policy. B Blended Learning.

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Learningtogo

MAY 25, 2023

The free version, ChatGPT-3 , is still available and may be all you need if you’re looking for a virtual assistant to help you tune up your writing and generate ideas. While the parent company, OpenAI, hasn’t fully revealed how this latest version was trained, it admits to heavily leveraging feedback from GPT-3 users.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 22, 2017

Some time ago, a colleague of mine wrote a blog called Learning Myths: Debunked , in which he stated that learning styles is a myth. Ideas such as banging out rhythms to help memorize multiplication tables, or using Legos to teach fractions were applauded during college as the right way to reach all learners.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 19, 2018

This is my own “spaced repetition” to help me use these ideas. We talked about how microlearning is sometimes a solution, sometimes on its own, sometimes in combination with other forms of training. One of the ideas from his keynote was to not get so wrapped up in the notes that you forget who you’re playing for.

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Association eLearning

AUGUST 30, 2017

Nomenclature and writing guidelines are frequently absent, or perhaps they’re a separate document. Question writing guidelines. Hopefully it gets the basic idea across. It’s a good idea to have a style guide specifically designed with eLearning in mind. “Do you have question formatting guidelines?

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Fly Plugins

JULY 8, 2024

Train Educators and Staff : Ensure that all educators and technical staff are well-trained on the AI tools being implemented. Copy.ai : Features : AI-powered content generation tool that helps create written content such as assignments, blog posts, course descriptions, and more.

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B Online Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

“How can I write a good narration script that makes sense with what the learner can see on the screen?”. This is a question we get asked quite a lot during our training sessions. This blog post shares some tips and tricks to help write your narration scripts. Tip 2: Write your narration script first.

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