Using Animated GIFs for Universal Video Delivery

Most of us who design & build elearning materials have probably worked with video at some point. Typically working with video involves making a decision on what video format you will use for the final output. This decision is based on things such as what hardware/software your audience will be using, what kind of speedsContinue reading "Using Animated GIFs for Universal Video Delivery"

Design for the way people learn

As part of the launch of her new book, "Design for How People Learn" Julie Dirkson is asking for a learning design tip in exchange for a chance to win a copy. (Congratulations on the book Julie!) Head on over to her site to add your tip or read the others. My tip for designingContinue reading "Design for the way people learn"

If Tom Peters can do it so can you

        We all hear the excuses about why we can't cut extraneous content and I'm not buying it. If Tom Peters can get the gist of his leadership wisdom into a 1 to 2 pager so can you. Period. 5 Days to Compose45 Years to Prepare | tompeters!. I challenge you toContinue reading "If Tom Peters can do it so can you"

Top 10 Tools

My contribution to Jane Hart's 2011 version of the Top 100 Tools for Learning Twitter: The best source for finding, following & talking with smart people. twitter.com/tmiket Google Reader: ...so I can subscribe to those smart people's blogs and reader.google.com Diigo: Diigo has stepped inherited bookmarks after the horrendous Delicious debacle. diigo.com PowerPoint/Articulate: The Articulate community aloneContinue reading "Top 10 Tools"

Low Tech

Lately I've had a few  conversations around low, or at least lower, tech options to online courses which is prompting me to explore what others may be doing in this regard. For example, one conversation with @pattishank, @abigrace & @jrandersoniii involved the question of using a document instead of a course. http://twitter.com/#!/pattishank/status/113658353124786177 If its just aContinue reading "Low Tech"

Applying Cognitive Strategies to Instructional Design

In putting together a webinar on Learning Design, stop number one was Ruth Clark.  While browsing her articles I came across this article which is way too good not to share. "Applying Cognitive Strategies to Instructional Design" [PDF] "Instructional technology is a design science that must guide the professional production of instruction. This article recommends aContinue reading "Applying Cognitive Strategies to Instructional Design"

The first 99 learning people to follow on Twitter

I think this article  "The First 99 People to Follow on Twitter" is  a great idea. We recently introduced some of our internal learning people to Twitter, so  I thought it would be a great idea to assemble a list of the first 99 learning professionals you should follow on Twitter. DISCLAIMER:  99 isn't very manyContinue reading "The first 99 learning people to follow on Twitter"

21 Questions to ask before Designing Any Training Program

Here's something to file under the 'Must Read' category for instructional designers and anyone else tasked with creating training;  a great list of questions to consider before you start working on any training program. NOTE: These questions originally created and shared by The Training Doctor were offline for awhile but now they're back. You can findContinue reading "21 Questions to ask before Designing Any Training Program"

Displaying Documents in PowerPoint

This is in response to a good thread in Articulate's Elearning Heroes community about "Creative Ways to Include Links" Here are a few ways that I've incorporated documents and attachments in presentations / courses: This document graphic is from one of Tom Kuhlmann's blog posts.  In the post he shows how he built it alongContinue reading "Displaying Documents in PowerPoint"

“Required” Training

As someone who designs training and administers a corporate LMS I’ve had several occasions recently to discuss the definition of the word ‘required’. Usually it’s in the context of trying to clean up the aftermath of unannounced assignments made by other parts of our organization. In my opinion there should be some well defined processContinue reading "“Required” Training"