Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If you’re not active in L&D Twitter, you might have missed the big debate recently about whether and how research is relevant to the work of instructional designers and corporate training professionals. Sometimes, we perceive a disconnect between research and practice. What does that mean? I already do a lot of that!”

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

I have given a number of presentations on scenario-based learning over the past five years, plus a few presentations on other topics. Presentations on scenario-based learning. Scenario-Based Learning (General Overview). Scenario-Based Learning: Why & How. Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 23, 2020

Do instructional designers and learning experience designers need to know how to use development tools, or should they focus just on analysis and design? What about people who only do development but no design; are they instructional designers? “ Core skills.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2019

Over the years, I’ve been asked by many different people what an instructional designer does. I love instructional design because it is a field where I’m constantly learning. Instructional design uses so many different skills—writing, graphics, UX, collaboration, project management, plus of course how people learn.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2022

I recently had the pleasure of speaking in a webinar on instructional design careers and trends. We answered questions about both instructional design career pathways and where instructional design may be heading in the future. How did you get into instructional design? What does your typical day or week look like?

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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?” Instead, I think we as instructional designers and LXDs should interview the SMEs as part of our analysis, and then we should write it. They aren’t experts in learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

It has been several years since I last added my top 10 tools for learning as part of Jane Hart’s annual survey. 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 26. Affinity Designer.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 18, 2023

Last week was the Learning Solutions Conference 2023. This year was another great experience. I enjoyed catching up with folks I have seen at past events, meeting new people, and learning from the sessions. Doing Presentation Roulette was honestly so much fun! The keynotes this year were also excellent.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 8, 2021

I received a question from a classroom teacher who is hoping to make the career move to instructional design. Specifically, she wanted to know how to prepare for an interview and what instructional designer interview questions to expect. What questions might they ask? Do you start with your objectives or end with them?

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This post includes research on stories and memory, games for learning, scenario-based learning, a definition of LXD, and a few AI image tools. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. Mar, Oatley, Djikic, & Mullin, 2011 ), we would expect stories to be better recalled than exposition.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 26, 2022

Learning Solutions 2022 was the first in-person event I have attended since the beginning of the pandemic, and it felt good to reconnect with people I’ve met before and to make new connections. But, the smaller group meant we could do “show and tell” all together so we saw everyone else’s branching scenarios.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Right now, it’s impossible to truly know how AI will affect instructional design in the future. The reality is that this technology is changing too quickly, and no one really knows what will happen. We need to do aanalysis, writing, working with SMEs, visual design, etc.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 30, 2021

She and I spoke briefly once when she was looking for a pool of instructional designers to call on for specific projects, but we haven’t worked together yet. In fact, I’m pretty sure she’s never worked with any instructional designers before. Can you do that?” “Hi, Christy, it’s Lynn.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 12, 2021

How do you estimate the required time to create branching scenarios? In order to figure it out, we have to consider several factors: the overall size of the scenario, the complexity of the branching structure, the amount of multimedia, the difficulty of any triggers or programming, and the tools used. Number of slides or passages.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 21, 2022

DEI training is hard to do well. First of all, DEI training is very challenging to do well. 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. What works in DEI training.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

This post includes links on growth mindset, an AI tool for instructional design, branching scenarios, accessibility, and a magazine issue with elearning articles by multiple prominent authors. Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn? We know there aren’t any silver bullets.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While most of the the presentations, webinars, and podcast interviews that I do relate to scenario-based learning , I have also spoken with multiple groups about instructional design careers and freelancing. This post is a collection of all of my presentations and podcasts about instructional design careers and freelancing.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

Prompting tips for working with AI What We Learned from a Year of Building with LLMs (Part I) A detailed article with lessons learned about working with LLMs like ChatGPT. Have small prompts that do one thing, and only one thing, well. Check out the tips on prompting strategies and notes on limitations of LLMs.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2019

The links and resources in this post include tips for using research in designing learning experiences, a method to teach people to read sources critically, and research from outside learning. How can we evaluate research for usefulness in learning experience design? tags : research learning.

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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

MARCH 12, 2019

If you’re hoping to move into a career in instructional design, chances are you need to learn some of the common technology. This is part 4 in a series about how to become an instructional designer. What tools are most requested? Let that guide your decision on which tool to learn first. Authoring Tools.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 18, 2021

After attending the Learning Solutions Digital Experience (LSDX 2021), I summarized some highlights and new things I learned. The Future of Instructional Design: 5 Perspectives. Film School for Learning Professionals. Learning Experiences for All: Designing for Impact and Inclusion.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I recently mentioned that one of the problems with research is that things are more interconnected than we think. While we can make distinctions that simplify things in useful ways (e.g. Which underpins why it makes sense to talk about Learning Experience Design (LXD) and not just instructional design.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 9, 2019

I had a great time at the eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando. I was so happy to finally get to meet Jac Hutchinson after knowing her through the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals and being interviewed on her podcast. Sarah Prevette: Design Thinking in Learning and Work.

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Infopro Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As the global workforce continues to grow employees often have different learning needs. They could have varying levels of experience, learning preferences or live in completely different time zones. These challenges can be solved with online learning solutions that use custom content to engage learners.

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Infopro Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Poor onboarding experiences and unclear expectations are some of the top reasons for employees to leave their positions within the first six months (2). This data suggests that the best way to retain new talent is by providing an excellent onboarding experience. Find Out What New Employees Need to Know.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The world of Learning & Development abounds with myths, advertorials, pseudo-religious dogma, echo chambers, contrarianism, counter contrarianism, and assumptions presented as fact. In this chaotic context, how do we practitioners distil what really works to improve our practice? One way is to focus on evidence.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

These days, if someone posts some learning myth, people tend to let me know. And I don’t really mind, but I do worry that it buckets me as the ‘myths’ person. Another way to bucket me would be the learning science person (my next book ). So what the <x> person am I? That’s what I’m about, and that’s why I’m here.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 28, 2022

This helps me remember what I learned, and helps share the ideas with those who couldn’t attend. Learning Leaders’ Priorities and Challenges. Ken Blanchard shared research results about what learning leaders consider their priorities and challenges. They already see the why.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At the TLDC online event “From Instructional Design to Dungeons and Dragons: The Chronicles of Educaria,” we connected the game and role-playing aspects of D&D with instructional design and training. In learning and development, the creation of characters plays a pivotal role in scenario-based learning.

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 21, 2021

Today businesses that provide quality customer experiences can set themselves apart from competitors and gain a more extensive base of loyal customers. This has led many organizations to look for ways to improve customer experiences. In this blog post, we will share with you the four critical steps in this process.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 25, 2024

Hadiya Nuriddin’s newest book, Quality Management in Learning and Development , approaches quality management at a much deeper and more systematic level than the typical method in our field. My “ Quality Assurance Checklist ” published through the Learning Guild is very much a tool to use at the end of the process.

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Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Today the most effective programs are focused on improving the customer experience. They can also increase customer retention rates and improve the overall customer experience. Infopro Learning has more than 25 years of experience creating business aligned learning solutions for industry leaders.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This post includes links to four AI tools, visual and UI design, predictions and trends for L&D in 2024, scenarios and simulations, and Articulate Rise. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. This was created in Playground and edited in Affinity Designer.

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