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11 Instructional Design Truths According to Cat .gifs
Reposting October 29, 2019 in honor of National Cat Day By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist If the Internet has taught us anything ...
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Dear Michael, My Content Is Boring
Editors Note: some years ago (10,000 in internet years) Allen Interactions produced an e-zine. It may or may not have looked a little like this:
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5 Indicators Your Training Is Aimed At High Schoolers
Whenever you begin the discussion of meaningful training for adults, someone inevitably—and boldly—proclaims, “We must accommodate adult learning ...
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5 Things to Do When the Solution Shouldn’t Have Been Training
Let’s be honest, shall we? If you’ve been in this industry more than eight weeks, you’ve probably been involved in a solution which possibly, maybe, ...
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GAME NIGHT!
Once every quarter, our Minnesota office becomes Game Night HQ. First and foremost, we plan the snacks and adult beverages. Then, we plan our games. ...
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5 Instructional Design Insights from The Marshmallow Test: Part 2
By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist Welcome back! In my last blog, I introduced the 2014 book, The Marshmallow Test by researcher ...
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5 Instructional Design Insights from The Marshmallow Test: Part I
By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist My favorite analysis question to ask clients is: “What if your target audience already understands ...
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The Ethics of Instructional Design
With so many fascinating topics in our world of learning design (mobile learning! MOOCs! Gamification!) we forget to discuss the sticky, ambiguous ...
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All Work and No Play…
By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist We promise no instructional value to the following 30 second video. This will not make you a ...
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Pokémon Go: 3 Lessons for Instructional Designers
By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist Surely you’ve heard the news stories. Pokémon Go players lured to robberies or stepping blindly ...
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Gameful Design
By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist I want you to read every line of this blog post, so here’s what I’m going to do. I will give you ...
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Using an Iterative Process to Bake Successful e-Learning Results
By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist "I don't have a spring-form pan. Can I use a regular cake pan for this raspberry truffle ...