Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2022

Every year, Jane Hart collects and analyzes lists of top 10 tools for learning. Some of these are my personal learning tools; others are what I use to create learning for others. You can vote for your top 10 tools for learning until August 25, 2022. Work: Creating learning experiences for others.

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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

AUGUST 11, 2020

Someone asked me in last week’s eLearning Freelancer Bootcamp Q&A about how I maintain my blogging momentum. I’ve been blogging since late 2006, and I’m still publishing every week. That’s a lot of writing. Many people start blogging but struggle to get past the first handful of posts.

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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. While I often share those recordings on my blog as they happen, this is a more comprehensive list, compiled into a single post. Scenario-based learning can affect emotions to make participants care about the content and keep them engaged.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on games for learning, video captions, and how to handle “pick your brain” requests. Games for learning. 6 Things Video Games Can Teach You About Writing Engaging Scenarios – E-Learning Heroes. Selected quotes below.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Much of my work as an instructional designer involves writing–and we have a lot of research to guide us on how to write to support learning. Essentially, any time you do instructional writing (scripts, online text, instructions, etc.), Ditto for most of my writing for online reading. What does that mean?

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2024

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Joanie Musser about AI in learning and development for the Mindset to Learn podcast. Listen to the Mindset to Learn Podcast Listen to the podcast interview now. You can also listen to my past podcast interviews on scenario-based learning, instructional design careers, and more.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This will pull together content from my blog and past presentations , as well as new content and activities that will only be available in the course. Story concept Characters Challenge Context Consequences Activity: Write your scenario overview. Write Your Scenario. Branching scenario course outline. Draft Your First Decision.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Free Twine Template | Vanya Writes. An extensive list of curated resources for becoming an instructional designer, including blog posts, videos, books, and people to follow on Twitter. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Twine in higher ed.

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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. Instead, I think we as instructional designers and LXDs should interview the SMEs as part of our analysis, and then we should write it.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Top 5 new blog posts of 2022. I wrote about 30 new blog posts this year and updated about 20 older posts. These are the top five new blog posts for 2022. How to Learn about Learning Science. How do you learn about learning science? Top 5 evergreen blog posts and pages by overall views.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 11, 2022

This course includes opportunities to learn by doing, plus presentations, resources, and feedback to help you create a branching scenario from start to finish. When you complete the weekly activities, you can immediately apply what you learn. What if I don’t do any development in my work, only planning and writing?

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 12, 2021

My Storyline development times aren’t especially speedy, but I do tend to write branching scenarios quickly. Time to plan and write. As noted above, these are my actual examples; your time to write may be different. The actual writing took under 5 hours. The actual writing took under 5 hours. hours to write.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 16, 2020

Many of my most popular blog posts have been prompted by questions from readers. I’d like your help answering a 2-question survey about what you’d like to learn about scenarios for learning. If there’s something you’d like to see me write about in a future post, now is the time to ask.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I have written over 1100 blog posts since I started this blog in 2006. This was the top post on my blog for many years, and still ranks highest of my instructional design careers series. The free open source tool Twine makes planning, writing, and creating branching scenarios easier. These are my top 10 posts for 2020.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Here’s the outline: Plan Your Branching Scenario Design Your Scenario Overview Draft Your First Decision Create Your Branching Structure Write Your Scenario Develop Your Scenario Enhance Your Scenario Review and Refine Your Scenario.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. The links in this post include resources from two online events I attended in December: IDEAL (The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility for Learning Conference) and the Learning Guild’s online conference on Video and Visuals for Learning. Clark Quinn.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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. Last year, I spent about 10 hours each month on my blog. 75% of those found me via my blog; the rest found me on LinkedIn.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 12, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. 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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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Blogging is one of the oldest marketing tools on the Internet—and still one of the best. Yes, I am talking about blogging. The blog has been a foundation of Internet culture practically since its inception. However, your blog doesn’t have to be massively popular as a blog to be wildly successful as a marketing tool.

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Infopro Learning

MARCH 23, 2017

Or should I say e-learning with a hyphen? E-Learning? E-learning? e-Learning? I had seen it used both ways, elearning and e-learning, but I was afraid of somehow making the wrong choice, or worse yet, being inconsistent. First, “elearning” or “e-learning”? How do you spell elearning? eLearning?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Storyline 360 – Generating a PDF Certificate using JavaScript – Articulate Storyline Discussions – E-Learning Heroes Directions and sample file for creating a PDF certificate. Sometimes I write for future me. Certificates in Storyline. Javascript in Storyline.

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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. Tip #1: Use more contractions When you write dialogue, use contractions.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2021

One strategy for creating a story for learning is delivering content with two narrators having a conversation. Easier to write conversationally. This is the Personalization Principle for multimedia learning theory (Mayer, 2009). It can be challenging to write a single narrator delivering content in a conversational style though.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 21, 2022

For diversity and inclusion training to stick, it needs support, reinforcement and a firm foundation in a broader talent management strategy that includes culture, leadership and learning and development. This would take some careful writing. DEI is a huge topic, and it’s impossible to cover everything in a single blog post.

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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. The entrance 2.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on AI tools, games, freelancing, top learning influencers, copyright, and more. AI, Instructional Design, and OER – improving learning I agree with the idea that AI and LLMs will make it much easier to create a first draft of content.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 9, 2024

These are my top blog posts from 2023 plus a review of a few other accomplishments and my goals for 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. Read more about learning objectives.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on accessibility and disability, outreach emails for freelancers, the importance of failure in learning, branching scenarios, and more. Freelancers: Five Steps to Write a Cold Email That Converts New Clients | Observer. Accessibility and disability.

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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. Start Writing Even If It’s Wrong. Sometimes it’s hard to get anything from a SME.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 22, 2024

Yet, we often develop learning experiences that exclude a significant portion of our learners—those with disabilities. As I wrote into the Inclusive Learning Pledge , we don’t have to sacrifice good design for accessibility. And I’m including some links to additional information for learning more. Everyone, right?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. 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. Adaptive learning. User Experience Design.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on writing better dialogue, sample projects for inspiration, and useful tools for different kinds of learning. Writing dialogue. How to Write Natural Dialogue in 11 Steps, With Examples! 19 Ways to Write Better Dialogue — Well-Storied.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 13, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on instructional writing, identifying strengths, project management tools, design principles, and more. Instructional writing. How to Use Plain Language to Improve Learning Outcomes. Not tying the story to the learning objectives.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. A Twitter thread with tips for writing stories with internal and external conflict from narrative design in games. I don’t explicitly think of it this way for writing scenarios for learning, but I do think this concept could be applied to storytelling in training.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 7, 2021

As always, I like to participate in my Internet Time Alliance colleague Jane Hart’s Top 10 Tools for Learning survey. So there’re my selections for 2021 top 10 tools for learning. One of the major things I do is write: book, blog posts, articles, and more. So the first two tools I use are for writing: 1.

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