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. DEI Training and Branching Scenarios : DEI training is hard to do effectively. Top 5 evergreen blog posts and pages by overall views.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 7, 2022

What I earn in affiliate revenue helps cover the cost of hosting my blog and running my email list. I have a bachelors degree in music education and zero formal training in instructional design. You can follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, their blogs, and elsewhere. Other newsletters, blogs, and resources to follow.

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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. If you want a job creating soft skills training, create customer service samples. These are my top 10 posts for 2020.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 7, 2021

It’s a blended course, with a combination of live virtual training, reading, and weekly practice activities. 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. Write Your Scenario. Design Your Scenario Overview.

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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. I genuinely don’t think it’s a subject matter expert’s job to write a full branching scenario.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

While I often share those recordings on my blog as they happen, this is the first time I have compiled a complete list like this. I’m linking to blog posts about the presentations rather than directly to the recordings because I often include links to resources or further information in my posts. Presentations on other topics.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. for an expiration date on a training certificate). Share everything you know Chris Lema writes about the benefits of blogging and sharing your knowledge generously. Sometimes I write for future me. Certificates in Storyline. Share your work. Chris Lema.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 27, 2024

ChatGPT was #4 on the list last year, and I expect that more AI tools This image, like many on my blog recently, was created in Midjourney, with text added in Affinity Designer. I have primarily been using it for my blog and for personal samples and experimentation, but I have started using it for client projects as well.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine. I use Zoom for live delivery of coaching and training. WordPress has been my tool of choice for blogging for nearly 15 years. New clients find me through my blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 11, 2022

Some of these resources are exclusive to the course and won’t be available on my blog or through other sources. What if I don’t do any development in my work, only planning and writing? I don’t write scenarios; I just want to build them. Much of the content will focus on planning and writing.

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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. Leslie Jamison.

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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. While we often think about training and elearning in terms of “seat time,” that’s not a good measure for branching scenarios. Time to plan and write. The actual writing took under 5 hours.

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Making Change

MARCH 5, 2018

“How can I design good training for new software? What’s the right balance between help screens, job aids, and training?” Here’s part 1, in which I say, “Try everything but training.” The goal justifies the existence of the “training” (and of your job). Now give us money.”

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 4, 2023

While I often share those recordings on my blog as they happen, this is a more comprehensive list, compiled into a single post. Within this post, I have mostly linked to blog posts about the presentations rather than directly to the recordings because I often include links to resources or further information in my posts.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2022

After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine. WordPress has been my tool of choice for blogging for over 15 years. Frequently, I don’t know what I really think about a topic until I write about it. Self-development.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2021

Easier to write conversationally. It can be challenging to write a single narrator delivering content in a conversational style though. On the other hand, if you write dialog, you’ll naturally stay away from bullet point lists. Figure out who would explain this information if it happened as part of on-the-job training.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Strategies for Humanizing Training. A Twitter thread with tips for writing stories with internal and external conflict from narrative design in games. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Story design. Narrative design in video games.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 19, 2021

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. For whatever reason, if you’re having trouble drawing information out from a SME, start writing something yourself.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. While the learning examples are all focused on classroom teaching, some of this could be applied to workplace training too. I got a mention near the end for some of my writing about Twine. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 16, 2020

Many of my most popular blog posts have been prompted by questions from readers. If there’s something you’d like to see me write about in a future post, now is the time to ask. I’m also considering offering some paid online training related to scenarios. Thank you! I appreciate your time and thoughts.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2024

We also started with some of my career history and how I got started in training and instructional design. Read more on how to use AI As I experiment with using AI to create branching scenarios, I have been publishing blog posts about what I learn, what works, and what doesn’t work.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. I created some training on growth mindset for one of my clients several years ago. These suggestions for providing constructive feedback apply just as well to workplace training as they do to classroom environments. The Twine® Grimoire, Vol.

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Infopro Learning

AUGUST 26, 2022

The nature of hybrid work differs from traditional office work, as does the method by which employees take training in a specific work setting. Organizations are racing against the clock to implement cutting-edge employee training and development programs. 5 Effective Training & Delivery Methods for a Hybrid Workplace Environment.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We need to do aanalysis, writing, working with SMEs, visual design, etc. Tech writing and software training While I don’t think ID is going to go away, I think jobs designing software training will be affected. Sometimes it would take more time to edit and improve AI-generated content than to just write it yourself.

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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. Karl Kapp writes on the importance of failure in branching scenarios.

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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. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Speaker fees How Much Should You Charge for a Speech?

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 20, 2024

But I don’t use templates for branching scenarios, especially not for writing the scenarios and mapping out the branching structure. Templates can limit the branching structure When you use a template to draft it, it can force you to write the narrative to fit that template structure instead of making the structure fit the content.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 24, 2019

2019 was a big year for my blog. This year, I focused on writing new posts plus updating some older content. I started this blog in 2006 as a free wordpress.com blog. I was using my blog primarily as a tool for my own reflection and learning. This is post #1,115 on my blog. Starting out in 2006. 2020 Goals.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 11, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Ranting on the Gender Pay Gap in e-Learning An old blog post from Julie Dirksen about the gender pay gap in the elearning field. “ Writing Scenarios: Compelling Characters and Distinctive Dialogue ” at the Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando, FL.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Build Your Branching Scenario isn’t a course just about the theory behind writing scenarios. For an example of the process, check out my blog post series on creating a branching scenario from start to finish. I can imagine someone escalating immediately to the supervisor contact and write-up, so that feels plausible to me.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. AI is welcomed by those with dyslexia, and other learning issues, helping to mitigate some of the challenges associated with reading, writing, and processing information. Register for this free webinar through Training Mag Network.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 14, 2020

I share these links periodically here on my blog. The estimate for discussion board questions seems a little low to me (a good discussion question often takes more than 5 minutes to write and refine), but this is a good starting point. Celestory Tool for creating branching scenario training or interactive games.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 26, 2020

I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on writing about unfamiliar subjects plus 3 different sets of instructional design competencies. Writing when you’re not a SME. You start with a solid foundation of skills and an understanding of how to write for different audiences.

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Spark Your Interest

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Where does your customer training journey begin ? And produce a few high-quality customer training resources to inspire your user? And produce a few high-quality customer training resources to inspire your user? What is Customer Training? Why is Customer Training Important? . Or before they’ve purchased it?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. If you are moving beyond automatic captions to provide additional accessibility options in meetings and training with Zoom, read this article to find out what’s possible and what pitfalls to watch for. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In a recent webinar, Scott D’Amico, EVP of Sales and Marketing at Logical Operations, joined Andre Brice, North American Regional Manager for Arlo Software, to explore how training businesses can embrace GenAI, and start using it to streamline operations, deliver more personalized learning, and market their courses more effectively.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Over the next few weeks, there will be over 20 stops with blog posts, interviews, and more. You still have to plan, determine outcomes, choose appropriate methods, implement, and evaluate (the last being a step too often overlooked even in longer training). Defining Microlearning.

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