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Writing Conversations for eLearning

Experiencing eLearning

In a previous post, How to Start Creating Conversation-Driven eLearning , I described how I use conversations between two characters (a mentor and mentee or learning character) to deliver eLearning content. That’s when your character seeks help from a mentor. Mentor Questions. Don’t Make the Learner Dumb.

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How to Use Pedagogical Agents in Your eLearning

Infopro Learning

Agents have to Sound Conversational. An important factor that makes the agents effective is that they have to sound conversational. Hence, on-screen pedagogical agents do not need realistic human-like appearance but do need realistic human-like behavior.

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Voice Over Scripts: Writing Style Tips

Experiencing eLearning

You can see an example of a course written as dialog in my story-based coaching and mentoring course. I often find that I need more contractions than “looks right” to me on the page for it to really sound conversational, especially for dialog. That naturally makes it more conversational. Shorter Sentences. Punctuation.

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How women can build powerful mentoring relationships

CLO Magazine

In this column, I’ll share my thoughts and those of other business leaders on how women can successfully develop mentoring relationships. Mentors are all around us’. There are many definitions of mentoring, but this one from Amy Gonzales, vice president of learning and development at WOMEN Unlimited Inc., Get many.”.

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Why Mentoring Matters

Chronus

Mentoring is not limited to one style, format or place. And some mentoring relationships occur informally amongst networks. Sometimes, mentoring supports diversity and inclusion efforts. And sometimes, mentoring exposes young people to caring, involved role models. What Is Mentoring? What Does a Mentor Do?

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Coaching vs. Mentoring: What’s the Difference?

Chronus

A recent survey of 3,000 full-time employees representing 21 industries across the US revealed a telling statistic: 76% of people feel having a mentor at work is important. And yet, the majority of people currently do not have a mentor or a coach. What is a Mentor? What Does a Mentor Do? What is a Coach?

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Writing Conversations for eLearning

Experiencing eLearning

Your character seeks help from a mentor. In my conversation-driven coaching and mentoring course, the main character, Michael, is a newly promoted manager. The mentor explains something, and the learner simply nods along, basking in the superior knowledge. Mentor Questions. Don’t Make the Learner Dumb.