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Practical Ideas for Designing Better E-Learning by David Anderson

Compliance Poetry

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How many times have you heard compliance training is too boring to be taught in an entertaining or meaningful way? Most designers would agree that compliance training is the least glamorous of corporate training. But Yehuda Berlinger just made it a little harder for designers to justify such comments. Yehuda rewrote US and Canadian copyright […]

The Civil War in Four Minutes

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Here’s a learning video worth watching. The original, wall-sized video, was created for the Lincoln Museum to “illustrate the scale, scope and tragedy of the Civil War.” Using the ratio of 1 week:1 second, the video begins with Lincoln’s election in 1860 and concludes with the final surrenders in 1865. This powerfully emotional video uses […]

The World of Chemistry

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The World of Chemistry Here’s a creative way of anthropomorphizing the elements. At first glance, this one might seem like a lot of work to produce. And maybe it would be for a single person, but what would it look like if an entire class or group were assigned to produce  creative shorts? Via Getting […]

Design Mapping: Creating the Right Look and Feel for Your E-learning

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Design mapping is a structured process for identifying the right elements—fonts, objects, people, textures, sounds and colors—that make up your project’s visual voice. The design mapping process helps instructional designers move past the “blank page” by streamlining the visual analysis process.

StoryCorps, Podcasting and E-learning

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So by now, chances are you’ve tried, or at least heard about, podcasting for learning. Whether you’re publishing content specifically as podcasts, extracting audio from existing e-learning courseware or interviewing lines of business asking them to share their stories, you’re probably well aware of the benefits of audio-based learning. Getting Started If you’re considering incorporating […]

O’reilly Rough Cuts as Rapid E-learning Model?

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Remember the good old days of e-learning development when your courseware would remain fresh and current for at least six months, maybe longer? It seemed even compliance courseware only needed updates a couple times a year. Not so much anymore. Content complexity, dynamic industry regulations and an increasing need for user input has made courseware […]

The Art of Swimming

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Last night we Netflix’d a PBS documentary on Benjamin Franklin. I’ve actually seen this documentary before, but this time something stood out: Benjamin Franklin learned to swim by reading a book. He didn’t learn with a swimming coach, or from ILT or WBT classes, but with a book containing simple illustrations. The book is called […]

Happy the Hedgehog and How to Create Engaging E-learning

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Mobile phone companies continue to raise the bar for the most creative compliance public service announcement (PSA). It continues to amaze me (read: annoy) how groups *outside* the training department regularly design more creative and engaging training than those in the training department. Consider the most recent Sprint PSA reminding moviegoers to turn off their […]

Second Life Workshop – DevLearn08

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Second Life Workshop – DevLearn08 I’ve been putting the final touches on my Second Life workshop for DevLearn08. This will be a great opportunity for anyone looking to get started with Second Life as a corporate learning environment. The workshop will be an all hands-on event where participants will have the opportunity to create personalized […]