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Why is Good eLearning So Rare?
By Michael Allen, Chairman & CEO, Allen Interactions One might ask a broader question, just for perspective: Why is good training so rare? ...
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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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Three Guidelines for Meaningful Microlearning
By Ellen Burns-Johnson, Instructional Designer / @ellenbjohnson Last week, my Studio Executive and I visited a client in California. The meeting went ...
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What’s Your Training Worth? Demonstrate ROI by Tracking KPIs
By Hannah Hunter, Instructional Writer Let’s say you’ve created a training program to teach restaurant employees about proper handwashing techniques. ...
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Moving to Mobile Learning: Three MLearning Design Mistakes
By Ann Iverson, Senior Instructional Designer What was the last thing you learned on your phone? A new cooking technique? How to write better emails? ...
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ELearning Design: The Eye of the Beholder
By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist/ @ethanaedwards I recently had the pleasure to pay a visit to Gunston Hall in Fairfax County, ...
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Tips for Faster, Easier, Better eLearning Design
By Michael Allen, Chairman & CEO, Allen Interactions Instructional design determines the effectiveness of training. In all of my presentations, ...
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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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Five Steps to Seeing the Big Picture of Microlearning
By Linda Rening, PhD, Senior Instructional Designer It doesn’t matter what assessment I do, because a common theme always emerges. On the ...
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Take the Scare Out of Scope
Annette Kirchner, Senior Producer, Studio M As an Allen Interactions Producer (Allen’s title for Project Manager), I manage projects and maintain the ...
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4 Writing Principles Every eLearning Designer Should Know
By Kody Jackson, Instructional Writer In my time as a university teaching assistant (TA), I saw a lot of bad writing. Clauses hanging all over the ...
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6 Must-Haves Of Effective Millennial Online Training Courses
By Christopher Pappas / @cpappas Millennials make up a large percentage of your workforce. Are you offering them the online training experiences they ...