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Why Do Learners Want to Learn on the Mobile?

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A few months ago the guys at Origin Learning produced a simple infographic giving four reasons learners want to learn using mobile devices. They make four very interesting points, all of which lead to some interesting possibilities. Indeed, there are a number of other points which come to mind and should be discussed. Click here to see what they have to say in their article. Comment below to discuss these… Read More »Why Do Learners Want to Learn on the Mobile?

Make your eLearning Content Addictive

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Vicki Kunkel says on elearningindustry.com “Make learners crave your eLearning content by using these four dopamine triggers to make your eLearning content addictive. We’re all on crack!” I can certainly admit to being one who has succumbed on occasions to the information drug made so accessible by Google. Vicki goes on to talk about “The dopamine loop – the key to making eLearning content addictive and getting learners to crave… Read More »Make your eLearning Content Addictive

Can People Really Learn at their own Pace?

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Laura Vanderkam writes on the Fast Company website that employers and employees still value training. But the old gold standard – sequestering employees in classes for extended periods of time – is falling out of favor. Interesting quotes from Janet Pogue, principal and global workplace leader at Gensler and Harman Singh, founder of WizIQ lead Laura to comment that perhaps the best approach is to combine the upsides of technology… Read More »Can People Really Learn at their own Pace?

Shift Your Thinking to a New Set of Rules for Mobile Learning

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Earlier this year, Catherine Davis put together an interesting article on rules for instructional designers which relate to mobile learning. She pulled together interesting pieces from a number of places to provide a thought-provoking offering on the subject. I’ve delved back and found this and, given the amount of interest there now appears to be from potential developers and systems providers, it makes sense to surface this again – rather… Read More »Shift Your Thinking to a New Set of Rules for Mobile Learning

Designed for Desktops, Delivered on Smartphones – 4 key pitfalls

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I am indebted to Dario De Angelis of Docebo whose article yesterday took me back to my very early days of courseware design. My first online design project involved delivery using text and the crudest of graphics on a matrix of 24 rows each having 40 characters, oh and some primary colours! This was the Prestel Teletext system of the late 70s. Joy of joy, I then moved to the… Read More »Designed for Desktops, Delivered on Smartphones – 4 key pitfalls

Top eLearning Experts to Follow

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John Laskaris from TalentLMS has recently suggested 10 which they like to follow. We are certainly not short of such gentlemen and ladies and our bias probably comes from the areas of eLearning on which we tend to personally focus. Those in John’s list are: Christopher Pappas David Anderson Tom Kuhlmann Bryan Jones Connie Malamed Jane Bozarth Tony Karrer Janet Clarey Mike Taylor Eliott Masie Click here to see John’s… Read More »Top eLearning Experts to Follow

How long does it take to create an eLearning module?

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Yes, this is probably one of the oldest questions in eLearning. However, it is one that we really should keep revisiting as it takes us back to considering everything from what is the learning need through to how big is the budget and how do you define effectiveness (for example). It’s good to read what the guys at Learning Tech in New Zealand have to say. They rightly point out… Read More »How long does it take to create an eLearning module?

How to Create Your Own Illustrated Characters in PowerPoint

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Tom has done it again and pulled together an excellent piece, presenting it in such a way that it becomes an appealing learning resource for a wide variety of people. As Tom says “PowerPoint is a versatile application. You can use it for all sorts of things from presentations to online training programs. Today’s tip comes courtesy of blog reader, Daniel Albarrán. He sent me an email stating that once… Read More »How to Create Your Own Illustrated Characters in PowerPoint

eLearning Storyboard Template

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Jill Parman has written an interesting article on eLearning storyboards which serves as an excellent introduction to the purpose, relevance and how you use storyboards. She also provides a downloadable, free Word template for anyone just embarking on instructional design. Click here to go to Jill’s article on Tech Whirl.

e-Learning and the Psychology of Colour

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Stephanie Ivec of Lectora has written an intriguing and useful article on the fascinating field of colour psychology. Click here to take a look at what Stephanie has to say on colours, what they represent and what you might use each for in eLearning. Stephanie also goes on to explain colour combinations.