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E-Learning Measurement: Creating an eCycle of Continuous Improvement

By Guest Blogger, Will Thalheimer, PhD/ @willworklearn When we build e-learning, our goal is to help our learners learn and perform better. But what ...

By: Will Thalheimer | Mar, 2016
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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The Power of “Test Then Tell” in e-Learning Design

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards One of the most powerful design ideas for creating good e-learning also seems to be ...

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

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Creating The Best e-Learning Design Ever!

By Richard Sites | Vice President - Training & Marketing | @rhillsites This is the holy grail of Instructional Design. The creation of the best ...

By: Richard Sites | Feb, 2016
Categories: Custom Learning

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Three Reasons to Love Text in e-Learning

By Ellen Burns-Johnson, Instructional Designer / @EllenBJohnson So there you are. Your e-learning project is coming along nicely: The content has ...

By: Ellen Burns-Johnson | Feb, 2016
Categories: Custom Learning

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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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Three Solid Instructional Design Principles in The Big Short

By Ellen Burns-Johnson, Instructional Designer / @EllenBJohnson The Big Short is a recently released dark comedy that explores the 2008 financial ...

By: Ellen Burns-Johnson | Jan, 2016
Categories: Custom Learning

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10 Learning Design Blogs to Draw Inspiration From

When searching on Google for "Learning Design Blogs", a staggering amount of more than 117,000,000 search results appear. With this overwhelming ...

By: Allen Interactions | Jan, 2016
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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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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A Tribute to e-Learning Thought Leader, Jay Cross

By Michael Allen, Chairman & CEO, Allen Interactions Jay Cross. A friend and thought leader we’ll all miss dearly. Jay Cross was one of those ...

By: Michael Allen | Dec, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Dr. Michael Allen

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Three Things You Don't Need in Your Microlearning Video

By Ellen Burns-Johnson, Instructional Designer / @EllenBJohnson It was Monday night. All I wanted was something to help me relax after a long day of ...

By: Ellen Burns-Johnson | Dec, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning

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Setting Expectations in a Collaborative Process like SAM

By Richard Sites | Vice President - Training & Marketing | @rhillsites In my third SAM Minutes Video, I explained important aspects involved with ...

By: Richard Sites | Dec, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning

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Hold the Phone (training)—5 Questions to Ask First

By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist Regularly, I see clients get excited about the possibility of using phones for training without ...

By: Edmond Manning | Dec, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning