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4 Exercises to Help You Find Your e-Learning Writing Voice
by Hannah von Bank, instructional writer I’ve always been a writer. As a kid, I cranked out little paper books by the dozens with such titles as “The ...
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You Say Quantitative—I Say Qualitative: Whose Training ROI is This Anyway?
In a previous blog post, Educating and Challenging Stakeholders on Instructional Design Best Practices, I suggested that certain qualities that make ...
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6 Ways to Connect with the e-Learning Community on LinkedIn
by Brittany Laeger, Marketing Communications Specialist LinkedIn is a powerful tool for creating connections within your industry. Without leaving ...
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Be a SAM Superstar with "The 12 Days of SAM"
This year we are excited to share our holiday spirit with you through the act of giving! So today, we introduce to you the 12 Days of SAM—to the tune ...
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[New e-Book] 14 Tips for Preparing an e-Learning Feast
As we all get ready to join our family and friends for the Thanksgiving holidays and prepare for the big meal, it’s nearly impossible to avoid the ...
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Four Tips to Create the Perfectly Imperfect e-Learning Prototype
We recently redesigned the ATD Advanced e-Learning Instructional Design Certificate Program, and I had the pleasure of facilitating the first ...
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Incredibly Obvious e-Learning Design
by LInda Rening, instructional designer Have you noticed that everyone seems to be an expert in “training?” It seems curious that folks who have deep ...
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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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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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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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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 ...