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Q&A: Three Quick Ideas for Creating Interactive e-Learning
by Ellen Burns-Johnson, instructional writer/designer | @EllenBJohnson More than 200 participants joined last week's 30-minute complimentary webinar: ...

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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 ...

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3 Tips to Counter 'They Just Need To Know It'
by Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist "They Don't Need To Do Anything, They Just Need To Know It." Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. When it ...

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The SCORM Guide for Instructional Designers
by Ann Iverson, instructional designer | @iverson_ann If you’re like me, you have a basic understanding of the technical side of what we do. You try ...

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Effort, Time & Focus: A Recipe For Interactive e-Learning
by Ellen Burns-Johnson, instructional writer/designer Do you remember notes? Good, old-fashioned notes, written on paper, and likely ornamented with ...

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45 Media Resources for Learning Designers & Media Artists
As with all resources, some may be free, some may have a small fee; however be sure that you check the licenses on each download to make sure it's ...

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Practical Ways to Improve Your e-Learning Interaction Design
by Ethan Edwards, chief instructional strategist Take a moment to consider two possible interactions for an e-learning module intended to teach ...

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5 Tricks to Demolish your Creative Blocks
by Hannah Hunter, instructional writer When you work in a creative profession like e-learning, you’re bound to encounter the occasional pesky ...

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Iterations: Creating Learning for Performance Change [Ep. 13]
Richard Sites and Angel Green discuss the pushback that designers often get when trying to move from content-focused design to performance-based ...

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40+ Game Design Resources for IDs, Trainers, Educators & Practitioners
by Carrie Zens, director of marketing Earlier this month, Angel Green presented a complimentary Training Magazine webinar on the topic of ...

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Beyond Liking It: Ask These 3 Learner-Centric Design Questions
by Nicole Mellas, Instructional Designer “That training was great! I clicked through it in 5 minutes even though it was supposed to take 30.” “I ...

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4 Ways to Maximize Learning Memory by Avoiding Redundancy
by Hannah Hunter, instructional writer Think of the last time you listened to a speaker who read their entire presentation off a Powerpoint word for ...