Drag Drop Sort – Helps you Meet Crunch Deadlines
At a recent event I came across an old colleague. As usual when it comes to old colleagues, work definitely has to be the topic for discussion. We began chatting and with all our discussion revolving...
View ArticleThe Game Changer: Interactivity Builder
Would you like to play an interactive game with me? It’s one of the more popular games used by instructional designers to create interest in a subject. Let’s start with a few hints from Wikipedia. An...
View ArticleIt’s time for Dialog-based Learning!
Dialog based learning, indeed, is a proven way of teaching and keeping learners engaged. Today, we will understand how dialogs help us add a human touch to our courses, thus making them more engaging...
View ArticleFree, Live Tool and Technology Webinars for Instructional Designers
Just this morning, I overheard our Instructional Designers (IDs)—Irene and Ike—talking in the break room (Irene is a senior ID and Ike is a new ID.): Irene ID: So, we need to create SWF and HTML5...
View ArticleA Take on Storytelling in E-learning
Story – Who hasn’t heard one? We have all grown up listening to stories all through our childhood. We related ourselves to all possible characters in the story and did take away a lot of lessons in the...
View ArticleMaking Learning Stick! – An Overview
Have you ever wondered as to how you can possibly retain all those algebraic equations and geometric theorems just after a Math class? Well, there are many techniques that can be efficiently used to...
View ArticleDesigning Technology Enhanced Learning Objects
As an instructional designer, the task of creating quality training resources can be daunting. However, with greater access to technology based tools it is becoming easier to create learning resources;...
View ArticleSpark your Imagination by Attending our Webinar Series!
Sometimes if you are in a creative slump, it is helpful to review other Instructional Designer’s eLearning interactions for inspiration that you can carry over in to your own training. Perhaps, you can...
View ArticleLet’s Play a Game!
Let’ play a game. The game is called “Guess this Word”. I will give you three clues that describe a word that is a current eLearning trend. The object of the game is to guess this word by the [...]
View ArticleTemplates – To Use or Not to Use?
Templates can be very helpful in providing the structure of online learning activities; however some templates can limit creativity and make presentations become very cookie-cutter and boring....
View ArticleUsing Bloom’s to Target the Objectives
During my recent webinar “Hitting The Target With Technology Enhanced Learning Objects“ I discussed a number of key elements required to design effective learning objectives. One of these elements, and...
View ArticleBring your Imagination Alive! – An Overview
Are you really thinking out of the box while creating interactivities? Well, I am sure the recent Raptivity – Bring your Imagination Alive! 3 Part Webinar Series has given you enormous ideas of using...
View ArticleAugmenting Authoring Tools using Interactions
No one wants to take time and trouble, using their expertise, to produce something that’s not as effective as it should be. This is just as true of online learning designers and developers as it is of...
View ArticleSo you want to get into e-learning?
(If not, you might be reading the wrong blog post. It’s ok if you want to go elsewhere.) Congratulations on wanting to make the move! E-learning can be exciting, rewarding and beneficial . It is...
View ArticleLooking Back to Go Forward: How Games and Play can Augment E-Learning
“Play is…more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.” Stuart Brown (author of The Neuroscience of Play) One of the...
View ArticleHow do you get started with e-learning?
So, you want to get into eLearning? It’s important to decide on your strategy. What approach are you going to take? Self-paced modules? Virtual Classrooms/Webinars? or Online facilitation via a...
View ArticleTransforming your Content into an Experience.
Is it just a matter of ‘tweaking’ our existing PowerPoint decks to be delivered via a web browser? No. Throwing your existing slide decks (with minimal tweaks) up on the intranet and calling them...
View ArticleCreating a Branching Question – Adaptive Type Interaction
One of the issues I’ve always had with online learning is programming a question to have some type of interaction when the student does not initially answer the question correctly the first time. Most...
View ArticleUsing Raptivity To Make Elearning Stick
Learning and development professionals have known for some time that the keys to making training stick include interaction with participants before, during, and after a learning event. Evidence-based...
View ArticleCaptivate + Raptivity = Fun, Engaging eLearning
Many instructional designers are always looking for new ways to add meaningful interactions to courses without adding more time and cost to an eLearning project. Using a combination of tools is a good...
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