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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, ...

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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 ...

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From Responsive Web Design to Responsive e-Learning Design
By Carrie Zens, Director of Marketing / @carriezens Ah, the world of ever-evolving technology. It’s wonderful and completely irritating at the same ...

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5 Scientifically-Proven Ways to Grab Attention in Your e-Learning
By Hannah Hunter, Instructional Writer Does this sound familiar? You’ve spent weeks writing, editing, and re-writing e-learning content only to watch ...

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3 e-Learning Design Steps to Avoid a Technical vs. Soft Skills Showdown
By Nicole Mellas, Instructional Designer A few months ago I conducted a webinar on getting more out of Subject Matter Expert interviews. Afterwards, ...

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How to Use Context to Create Meaning in Learning Games
By Ellen Burns-Johnson, Instructional Designer / @ellenBjohnson I find the mobile game BADLAND really engaging. I've beaten more than 80 of the ...

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Eight e-Learning Issues to Avoid During QA
By Michelle Kenoyer, Quality Assurance Specialist What makes e-learning quality assurance (QA) different from standard-issue software or website QA? ...

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The Legendary Bad e-Learning at Sleepy Hollow, Inc.
By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist Not far from this village, perhaps two miles, there is a little valley among high hills, which is ...

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5 Strategies for Leveraging the Best of ILT for Designing Engaging ...
By Linda Rening, PhD, Instructional Designer At a conference recently, someone said, “We’ve taken the worst part of instructor-led training, put it ...

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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 ...

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You Asked. We Listened: Your Top e-Learning Design & Development Challenges
By Richard Sites, Vice President - Training & Marketing | @rhillsites A few months ago, I posted a blog asking all of you to share the critical ...

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Turn Left at That Former Gas Station
By Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist When driving, I happen to get lost a lot, and I absolutely hate asking people for directions. I ...