Scissortail's Learning Nest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Reading Time: 7 minutes Introduction You’re probably familiar with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Following those guidelines helps ensure equitable access to content for people with disabilities. You can learn more about that in this post.)

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Ninja Tropic

APRIL 2, 2025

This guide will walk you through the essentials of CBT, from understanding competencies to designing and delivering effective training programs. Employees learn at their own pace, mastering one competency before moving on to the next. What is Competency-Based Training? This results in a highly competent team with practical expertise.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

This post includes links on growth mindset, an AI tool for instructional design, branching scenarios, accessibility, and a magazine issue with elearning articles by multiple prominent authors. Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn? The Twine® Grimoire, Vol.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2024

This post includes links related to AI, accessibility, storytelling, troubleshooting Storyline, PowerPoint design tips, freelancing, animation, and translation. Accessibility Apple’s New AI-Based Accessibility Features Are Pretty Wild AI may be able to make technology more accessible to more people.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 8, 2022

This post includes links on insights for L&D, Twine, game design, graphic design, and quality assurance for elearning. 48 learning and performance leaders share their favorite content shared in 2021. This list is heavy on evidence-informed design. Graphic design. Insights for L&D professionals.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This is particularly true with cognitive research. Which underpins why it makes sense to talk about Learning Experience Design (LXD) and not just instructional design. We’re recognizing that the our cognition is more than just in our head. We need to account for complexity in learning design approaches.

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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

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. Specifically, this is the personalization principle from Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning.

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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. When designing eLearning games using interactive stories, ask yourself the following six questions: What’s the point?

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Infopro Learning

MAY 25, 2017

Statistically, over 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired, do you design eLearning that they can take? Designing eLearning for all. With eLearning , most learners can overcome the barriers of time and space and access learning electronically. But have you ever thought about learners who do not have access?

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

There’s a lot of talk about AI in Learning & Development (L&D), and many people use it, so it’s not just talk. But is the talk and execution of AI for L&D working, or is it fast-tracking the way to “learning” mediocrity? Other big uses include creating images and scripts for eLearning.

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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. A Accessibility. The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone. Asynchronous Learning. A term to describe adult learning theory.

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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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Clark Quinn

JULY 12, 2022

As context, one perspective from cognitive science is thinking of our ourselves as comprised of three components. One is cognitive, that is what we think and know. Which is malleable, as we can learn more! This is our intent: to learn, to act, and arguably what we value. . Finally, there’s our conative component.

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Spark Your Interest

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Although online learning has been around for a while, it took a pandemic to make it mainstream. They are all trends your organization will need to get in front of to ensure you’re not the learning and education dinosaur. #1 There are many studies and statistics that show the effectiveness and efficacy of online learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 8, 2012

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. According to Ruth Clark, you didn’t learn anything playing Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego or Lemonade Stand.

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CourseArc

MARCH 27, 2023

It’s no secret that CourseArc is an accessibility-first content authoring management system. We are constantly working on ways to improve accessibility for our users and helping clients do the same. Digital accessibility is for everyone, regardless of ability. is a modified version of Microsoft’s Inclusive Design Toolkit.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 30, 2021

So here’s a cognitive story about when and where a job aid would help. I accessed the site and downloaded the manual. Note: this isn’t a learning experience. This is just bad design, and it’s so obvious how to ameliorate it. When you do, you can design solutions that meet real needs. And, as always, the text.

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Spark Your Interest

JULY 13, 2021

Here we give you 19 expert instructional design tips so that you can benefit and create a great Thinkific course. Access Your Free Tutorials. 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.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 31, 2020

They’re suffering a free-fall in income from international students, despite the consensus that people can access the Internet from other countries. They’re suffering a free-fall in income from international students, despite the consensus that people can access the Internet from other countries. I’m not so generous.

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Infopro Learning

JULY 11, 2017

Use a responsive design eLearning authoring tool to create a master layout that adjusts based on the device. You can also give corporate learners control of the audio so that they can access the online training materials anytime, anywhere. De-Clutter Your eLearning Course Design. Add A Microlearning Online Training Library.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 8, 2021

First, of course, I have to point out my own Learning Science for Instructional Designers. I really did design it to be the absolute minimum reading that you need to have a scrutable foundation for your choices. She writes about new facets of cognition that open up a whole area for our understanding. Let me explain.

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LearnDash

MARCH 5, 2019

However, there is one group of learners for whom e-learning has completely transformed their learning experience. However, there is one group of learners for whom e-learning has completely transformed their learning experience. E-learning is not always the right solution. E-learning reduces the need to travel.

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B Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Research into our cognitive architecture has lead to the development of Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and related guidelines which, when applied, results in more efficient learning. Applying the findings leads to more efficient learning. It leverages our learning process. Three Types of Cognitive Load.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 3, 2020

While many of us had been offering online courses and other alternatives to in-person training for years, suddenly nothing could be run in a traditional classroom setting; and so as a collective we’ve been forced to shift learning and development online. Will we revert to our previous ways, or is the genie out of the bottle?

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Clark Quinn

JULY 31, 2018

So, here is a reading list for what books should you read depending on where you are as a designer. the accidental instructional designer): Cammy Bean’s The Accidental Instructional Designer. Still, it’s a reality, and Cammy’s done the field a real service in this supremely practical and accessible book.

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 21, 2025

A new trend that forms the crux of this evolution is Learning Experience Design (LXD). This approach considers the learners perspective, creating immersive, personalized learning experiences that address employee requirements. But what does an LXD do, and how do they create significant learning experiences?

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Upside Learning

JULY 4, 2024

We emphasized the importance of understanding these gaps to optimize learning and development strategies for achieving tangible results. Building on that foundation, let’s examine the subsequent essential phase: when the solution is either performance support alone or with training, that job aid design should be done first.

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Infopro Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

TaaS allows organizations to access high-quality skilled talent, on-demand. In such a scenario, TaaS gives you access to contract talent who will help meet your business needs without becoming a burden in the long run. Instructional design recruiters that use the TaaS model can significantly cut costs over time.

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

What is micro learning, and how can you use it to your advantage? One such opportunity has to do with micro learning—a trend that has been steadily rising in online education for several years now. The idea of micro learning encompasses micro content , which involves breaking large courses down into smaller pieces.

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Instancy

APRIL 27, 2025

Subject matter experts (SMEs) often provide comprehensive content, but simply displaying pages of text on the screen leads to cognitive overload, low engagement, and poor retention. Prioritize and Highlight Key Information State learning objectives up front so learners know what to focus on.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Last week, I attended the first week of the Learning Guild’s DevLearn 2020 conference, also called DDX (DevLearn Digital Experience). However, I have attended the Learning Solutions conference in person several times. Emerging Learning Technologies. I want to reflect on my first week at DevLearn. Key Takeaways.

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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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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 13, 2019

The links and resources in this post include scenario examples, a branching scenario tool, a presentation on learner engagement, summaries of learning research, and good news for job seekers. Scenarios for Learning. Cathy describes each scenario and asks questions to help you reflect about the design. Learner Engagement.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Stella Lee brings over 20 years of international experience in e-learning, blended, and distance learning strategy, design, development, project management, and implementation. She has conducted post-doctoral research on learning analytics with iCore Research Lab at Athabasca University. THE INTERVIEW: 1.

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 7, 2025

Anyone in the publishing industry understands that juggling multiple projects, especially with tight deadlines and accessibility regulations, is a Herculean task. Editors often feel pressured to rush through tasks to meet these deadlines, which can compromise accessibility guidelines.

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