Experiencing eLearning

JULY 6, 2010

Back when I wrote my instructional design careers series in 2007, I was only aware of a few blogs by instructional designers. Since then, I’ve discovered a wealth of blogs by instructional designers, e-learning developers, and workplace learning specialists. Tracy Hamilton writes Discovery through eLearning. E-learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Freelancers: Five Steps to Write a Cold Email That Converts New Clients | Observer. These templates assume the writer has a blog and other social media channels to promote content for potential clients. This blog post summarizes everything from all of the videos.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2014

” This applies to blogs, wikis, and pretty much any other online content, not just formal e-learning. You’ve probably seen blogs say something like “I’ve talked about this before here, here, and here” with three different links all on the word “here.” Filed under: e-Learning , Social Media'

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 9, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes benchmarks for speaker fees, some interesting AI tools, a source for L&D mentors, career tips, and resources for improving writing skills. They aren’t probably good enough for hero images on a website, but they might be good enough for social media.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 5, 2024

Throughout the day during transitions between projects, I do other social media (Slack, reddit, LinkedIn). I often do some social media and email right after lunch as well. That means following up with prospects, writing proposals, long-term business planning, catching up on my blog if needed, networking, etc.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Or share them via Slack, email, or social media. Write a glowing review or testimonial for a company you’ve done business with. Leave a nice comment on a video, social media post, or blog that you appreciate. Write a stellar LinkedIn recommendation for someone you’ve worked with. Writing a scenario?

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LearnDash

JUNE 13, 2019

How to use email and social media to grow your online course audience. This is where distribution strategies come into play, and the biggest ones for digital marketing are email and social media. Offer a newsletter for your blog content. Most blogs aren’t of equal value. Publicize to social media.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As an example, if you were teaching a course on organic gardening, you might write your course to appeal to a student who lives in the suburbs or a rural area with space for a garden and with a spouse and children living at home. Write down three things that you would love to teach others. Show others how to write poetry.

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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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eLearning Industry

MARCH 19, 2022

Here are some insider tips on how to promote it on social media and write a compelling guest blog summary! Are you publishing a guest post? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Write good emails Unfortunately, there’s no secret formula to the perfect email. Practice style and writing consistency. Engage on social media We all know it: Social media is everywhere. Content creators in every niche have discovered the power of social media. Make it easy to unsubscribe.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2014

I missed my anniversary by a few days, but I’ve now been blogging for 8 years. My first post on 12/26/06 explained that I was creating a graduate course on social media for teachers and felt I should “practice what I preach.” Voice Over Scripts: Writing Style Tips. Voice Over Script Pitfalls.

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Skillquore

APRIL 13, 2022

Social Media is an integral part of our lives. From the moment we wake up till we hit the sack at night, most of our waking hours are spent on social media. So, pretty much the first and the last thing we do in our lives is being on social media. Advantages of Using Social Media for Learning.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Learn to write a short story” is fine, but “join our writing community for writing goal check-ins and thoughtful critiques” is so much better. Promote your course on your blog and social media. Maybe you can even offer to have some of your members publish their successes on your blog.

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LearnDash

APRIL 13, 2021

The next best thing is to start informing the consumer—by writing a blog, creating high-quality downloadable resources, or through video tutorials—so that they can learn for themselves why your course is worth their time and money. Note: We get a lot of our review from Capterra , and publish the best ones on our social media.

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learnWorlds

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In today’s digital age, it is simply impossible to ignore social media. Not only do social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram provide you with the best platforms to communicate with your target audience directly, but also open up a wide pool of customers to whom you can promote your course business.

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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. Get someone to write your articles who knows what they’re talking about. Don’t let social media interns (let alone the “I’ll write articles for you” cold-mailers) write your materials.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

They searched for your name online, they followed a link from your social profile page, or they went directly to your web address from your business card. Meanwhile, a lot of organic traffic will land on your site through some other page—a blog post or a product page, for instance. Begin a blog and include an email sign-up form.

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LearnDash

JUNE 6, 2019

You have to be producing content in the form of blogs, videos, infographics, and even podcasts, if you want to draw attention and stand out from the crowd. Or, in online terms: podcasts, videos, and blogs. Of all of these, blogs are the lowest-cost to produce, but they also require strong writing skills. Or maybe not!

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These keywords may be phrases like “online pottery course,” “compliance certification,” or “writing support group.” For instance, “writing support group” might have, as variations, terms like “online writing support group,” “writing support group for women,” or “sci-fi and fantasy writing support group.”

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Online learners can hear about and access your course by many means—email, social media, search engines—which in the marketing world are often called “channels.” We focus on building an email newsletter, or engaging learners on social media, or building our SEO for search engines.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 7, 2021

When it comes to using social media to help your customers, it’s often better to show, rather than tell. It’s no secret that videos and images win on social media channels. If you’re using social media to engage with customers, images and videos are a fantastic way to communicate.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 31, 2014

Sharing time with newby L&D people, helping contacts with building their networks and SoMe presence and as you all know, recently I was asked to conduct a webinar with Rick Blunt (@rblunt81 on twitter ) and the DC Chapter of ASTD on Social Media Tools for Learning. I look forward to reading your thoughts.

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learnWorlds

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Social media marketing is becoming popular day by day. On social media, the audience pool is larger compared to other channels. Social media offer highly targeted demographics which make the marketer’s job more effective and resourceful. 11 Great Social Media Content Ideas for Online Course Creators.

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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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LearnDash

JANUARY 5, 2021

A few of our favorite blogs on the topic include: Combatting the Forgetting Curve in Online Education 5 Assumptions of Adult Learners 7 Major Learning Styles and the 1 Big Mistake Everyone Makes How Understanding Cognitive Load can Improve Your Course. What are you doing well, and what is demonstrating traction? Keep those in your plan.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2016

I recently gave a presentation to the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals about blogging to build your business. This is specifically about what I have learned about blogging to build your reputation as a learning consultant over my 9+ years of blogging. I’m not specifically writing to an audience of clients.

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LearnDash

APRIL 18, 2018

You probably have a group of personal contacts who might be willing to share a post or two about your course on social media, but that will only get you so far. You don’t have to have a perfect, fully-developed website, but you do have to have a blog and somewhere to direct visitors so that they can learn more about your course.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 29, 2019

It seems like there’s some baseline social media marketing course that everyone takes. So, the steps seem to be: Write a post (more below). Write to every blog author you find and offer them to link to your post. And, as one of the people who blogs (e.g. We need better posts for our industry.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 7, 2016

One way I stay connected with the community and what’s happening in the field is by reading blogs by instructional designers, elearning professionals, and educators. If you don’t want to subscribe to all these blogs individually, check out eLearning Learning. This is my favorite blog aggregator in the field.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 28, 2019

WordPress: my first learning tool is this blog. OmniGraffle: a lot of thinking comes from reflection, both with the blog for thoughts, and through diagramming my understanding. Word: I do most of my writing besides blogging in Word. Here’s where I lay out my ideas. OmniOutliner: another way I think is in outlines.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 31, 2013

This was certainly the case for some in the EDCMOOC , and I fear I was too dismissive of the issue in my previous blog post. More specifically, use your blog to articulate your learnings from the mooc. I found it helpful to use the discussion forum to post preliminary drafts of my ideas, refine them, then blog them.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 28, 2013

I am enrolled in a variety of tasks in connection with our business, and I enjoy writing on our company blog. So, we offer consulting services, web development, social media management, content edition (video production, iBooks, presentations, etc.) Right now as the co-founder of SinLios (NoMesses).

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LearnDash

AUGUST 29, 2019

Are you looking for a way to market your online course business but don’t want to write article after article? Here are some ideas on getting in good with thought leaders and influencers: Follow their social media accounts, sharing their content often. Read and comment on their blogs using an authentic voice and tone.

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Challenge to Learn

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Writing down my thoughts, experiences, and ideas in WordPress in the form of a blog is still one of my best ways to learn. I noticed that there are no social media tools anymore on my list. I have to say that, initially, I was not a big fan, but it has grown on me significantly. I would not know what to do without it.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

I have a career where I get to write, be creative, and solve problems. I’m thankful for everyone who reads my blog, comments, and shares. Social media has allowed me to connect with so many wonderful, smart, talented people. I’m always learning new content, skills, and technology.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Gen AI focuses on creating new, original content—such as writing, images, music, or even video—based on patterns it has learned. Writing effective prompts is a skill that training professionals can master to unlock better results. For example, “Write a blog post on public speaking to attract participants to a training session.”

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