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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 ...

By: Allen Interactions | Nov, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning

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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 ...

By: Christopher Allen | Nov, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning, Digital Engineering, Strategic Consulting

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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 ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Nov, 2014
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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 ...

By: Nicole Mellas | Nov, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning

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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 ...

By: Allen Interactions | Nov, 2014
Categories: Dr. Michael Allen, News

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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 ...

By: Allen Interactions | Nov, 2014
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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 ...

By: Ann Iverson | Oct, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning

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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 ...

By: Carrie Zens | Oct, 2014
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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 ...

By: Ellen Burns-Johnson | Oct, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning

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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 ...

By: Brittany Laeger | Oct, 2014
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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 ...

By: Carrie Zens | Oct, 2014
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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 ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Oct, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning