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5 Lessons for Designing Engaging e-Learning Interactions from Project Runway

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards Earlier this month, I had the honor of speaking at the ATD TechKnowledge Conference ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Jan, 2016
Categories: Custom Learning

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3 Key e-Learning Design Steps From Pixar's Design Story

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards I had the pleasure to spend some time earlier this month in the Cooper Hewitt, ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Jan, 2016
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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Avoiding Ugly e-Learning: Lessons From Holiday Sweaters

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards 'Tis the season of holiday sweaters—each lovingly created with good intent, ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Dec, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning

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Achieving a Bountiful e-Learning Harvest

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards I don’t know what it means that my random activities so often trigger comparisons to ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Nov, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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5 Powerful Ways to Improve Instructional Feedback in Your e-Learning Designs

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards The feedback in your interactions might be the most critical element contributing to ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Oct, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning

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3 Tips to Get More from E-Learning Course Reviews

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards Recently I was speaking in New Orleans and had a little bit of time to kill before ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Sep, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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Three Tools for Your e-Learning Design First Aid Kit

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist We’ve all seen great e-learning designs—engaging interactions that motivate learners, engage them in ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Sep, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning

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3 Reasons To Attend ATD's E-Learning Instructional Design Training

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist, @ethanedwards We at Allen Interactions have partnered with ATD for more than a decade to deliver ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Jul, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning

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Does Your E-Learning Create Learner Indifference? Try These Five Ideas

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist One of my greatest frustrations as an e-learning designer is how impervious the field seems to be to ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Jun, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning

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A Commencement Address for e-Learning

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist It’s that time of year when our children and grandchildren and nieces and nephews are wrapping up ...

By: Ethan Edwards | May, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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Context in e-Learning Design: From Routine To Remarkable

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist On Sunday I had the privilege of being in the audience at the final performance of The Chicago Lyric ...

By: Ethan Edwards | May, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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Creating e-Learning Designs That Fit

by Ethan Edwards, chief instructional strategist A couple weeks ago I had the privilege to travel to Shanghai to speak at the Online Learning China ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Apr, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning