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"

Getting Started with RSS & Google Reader

I'm giving a webinar tomorrow on RSS & Google Reader.  These are the handouts for the session.

Publishing PowerPoint/Articulate to DVD

Since we're developing materials for people working in power plants, we have a fair number of the people in our audience do not have easy access to a PC. ( Imagine the guy driving a bull dozer in a coal yard for instance.)  It's much easier for them to find a TV/DVD player than aContinue reading "Publishing PowerPoint/Articulate to DVD"

Articulate Community Flip Card Template “in the wild”

I just wanted to share how I've used one of the great  elearning templates from the Articulate community for a recent project.  If you haven't tapped into the Articulate community you've definitely been missing out! I used Tom's Flip Card template for a course  on signs & barricades.  I loved the original version but it'sContinue reading "Articulate Community Flip Card Template “in the wild”"

Do looks really matter?

If you want your documents, presentations and courses to be credible and trustworthy (and who doesn't?) then the answer is yes, looks do matter.

Elearning Support tools

So I was looking for a really nice website that would tell you what browser you had along with a bunch of other details relevant to helping troubleshoot elearning courses. I've come up with a few but still can't find the one I originally had which present the info in a much more polished format.Continue reading "Elearning Support tools"