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Overcoming One Size Fits All Learning
by Julie Dirksen, design consultant, @usablelearning We are delighted to have Julie Dirksen as a blogger this week. Julie worked with Allen ...

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3 Ways to Put the Serious eLearning Manifesto iPad App to Work
The Serious eLearning Manifesto is meant to be a constructive, actionable document for developing quality learning. While the manifesto itself is not ...

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What Happened to e-Learning Instructional Design?
by Ethan Edwards, chief instructional strategist e-Learning has been around for a long time. I started designing e-learning modules in graduate ...

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Social Media in e-Learning: Waste of Time, Magic Bullet, or Something In ...
by Nicole Mellas, Instructional Designer A lot of online training is pretty boring and content-centric. If you’ve spent any time reading this blog ...

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The Newest Guild Master: Michael Allen
The eLearning Guild presented Dr. Michael Allen with its Guild Masters Award, on October 29, at a ceremony held during the eLearning Guild’s Devlearn ...

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Dr. Michael W. Allen Honored with eLearning Guild's 2014 Guild Masters Award
The eLearning Guild presented Dr. Michael Allen, chairman and CEO of Allen Interactions Inc., with its Guild Masters Award, on October 29, at a ...

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Stop Scaring Your Learners: 4 Ways to Bring Life to Boring e-Learning ...
by Ann Iverson, instructional designer It’s that time of year when all things creepy and crawly come out to play. Chances are, you’ll encounter ...

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Allen Interactions Garners Two 2014 International Davey Awards
Allen Interactions, an innovative custom learning design, development, and strategic consulting firm received two Davey awards from The International ...

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Oh What a Feeling: Emotion and Learner Engagement
by Ellen Burns, instructional writer/designer One of my favorite chapters from Dorian Peters' Interface Design for Learning calls upon instructional ...

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What Instructional Designers Can Learn from Kid President
You've probably heard of Robby Novak, or as he is better known, Kid President. Robby Novak and his brother-in-law, Brad Montague, created the first ...
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Allen Interactions Awarded Two Brandon Hall Learning In Excellence Awards
Allen Interactions, a premiere custom learning design and development company, received two Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in the category of ...

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What's So Bad About Boring e-Learning?
“Never Create Boring e-Learning Again.” That’s the title of a webinar I’m presenting next week. “No Boring e-Learning” is a statement we at Allen ...