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Let’s Talk About Bruno and Learning: Podcast

Experiencing eLearning

Betty Dannewitz, host of the If You Ask Betty Podcast , is currently sharing a series of three episodes about Encanto and learning. Betty asked Destery Hildenbrand, Eamonn Powers, Jonathan Hill, and me to talk about Bruno as a metaphor for learning. What we discussed You might be wondering how Encanto and Bruno relate to learning.

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Why are Scary Movies so Much Fun?

Learningtogo

If you review the list of the top-grossing movies of all time, you’ll see a similar list. Somewhere along the line, we’ve learned to turn our greatest fears into entertainment. So why do so many of us love a “scary movie?” The conventions of the horror movie seem to tell the brain that this isn’t real.

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eLearning, The Movie – Tips for Successful Learning Solutions

dVinci Interactive

eLearning, The Movie – Tips for Successful Learning Solutions In my 20 years as an eLearning designer/developer, I’ve experienced the ever-changing selection of development tools, rapidly advancing technology standards, as well as the never-ending appearance of new learning theories.

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Tips for Storytelling in Learning

Experiencing eLearning

These are my live blogged notes from the InSync Training Byte session “Once Upon a Time, Storytelling WAS Learning” by Tom Campbell and Karin Rex. Why don’t we just give learners a book and command them to read and learn? Our brains are wired to learn from stories. Be detail oriented, craft mental movies.

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Story Research, UX, Resumes: ID Links 1/20/22

Experiencing eLearning

This post includes links on research on how stories improve learning, UX, transforming teacher resumes, adaptive learning, AI voices, and animation. Research summary: How stories improve learning. Daniel Willingham summarizes some of the research on how stories can improve learning. Adaptive learning.

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Twine, Storytelling, Freelancing: ID Links 11/1/21

Experiencing eLearning

Although Twine is a tool for creating “games”, this project goes beyond games and gamification to think creatively about how the functions of Twine can be used to create activities that allow students to more directly engage with learning content in a hands-on experiential format that may not be possible in a traditional classroom learning space.

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eLearning Storyboarding: How to Get Started

eLearningMind

An eLearning storyboard creates the foundation and outlines the key elements of any good story— the key characters, the setting, and, instead of the plot, the general learning path. When you think of “storyboarding,” you might imagine it as a device for movie plots or comics. Following the story identifies learning gaps.