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Nearpod: Create, Engage, Assess through Mobile Devices. | Interactive Lessons | Mobile Learning | Apps for Education | iPads in the Classroom
Interactive mobile presentations intended for use by teachers
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Interactive video tool
The Neuroscience Of Storytelling (For Presentations)
No citations, so take the science with a grain of salt. Nice visual overview of how storytelling can make presentations more memorable. These principles apply to learning too.
How to Write a Contract Addendum (with Free Sample Addendum)
Step by step writing a simple contract addendum
Young African Woman Wearing Heat-Protected Gloves Preparing Fresh Bread Loaves To Be Cooled On The Rack Stock Photo 137615723 : Shutterstock
Woman with hairnet, gloves, and apron
53+ Free Image Sources For Your Blog and Social Media Posts
Free image sources. Some CC, some public domain, some other licenses. Some sites require registration.
Dane's Education Blog: A Hierarchy of Learning
A post citing the "learning pyramid" with falsified numbers.
Creating a Slider in Captivate 8 – An Experiment
Create a slider with rollovers and advanced actions in Cp8, similar to the Storyline 2 slider. Also includes the failed first attempt and explains why it didn't quite work as desired. Purchasing the Infosemantics slider component widget would be faster, but it's nice to see how it would be possible.
Women in the eLearning Field: Was Your Father a Programmer? by Mark Lassoff : Learning Solutions Magazine
Issues of gender discrimination in the e-learning field (and tech as a whole)
The 8 Best Free Moodle Plugins for Corporate Trainers - Capterra Blog
Customized reporting, integration with WebEx or Adobe Connect, gamification, Tin Can, and more.
Writing better e learning scripts
Presentation by Cammy Bean on writing better e-learning scripts
My 3-Step Formula for Finding Work as a Freelancer | Jackie Van Nice
- Be Irresistible
- Be Discoverable
- Be Involved
Top 7 Benefits of Scenario-Based Training Infographic - e-Learning Infographicse-Learning Infographics
This is an infoposter rather than a true infographic, but it's a nice visual list of benefits of scenario-based training
Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose: Why Incentives Don't Work
Summary of Daniel Pink's principles of motivation and how they overlap with the Hedgehog concept
The Motivation Trifecta: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose
Summary of the three principles of motivation from Daniel Pink's book Drive
E-Learning Estimates Made Easy: Start With a Blueprint
Ideas for more accurate estimates for e-learning by meeting with stakeholders and creating a content map
Myth Busting the Pay Gap : U.S. Department of Labor Blog
US DOL goes point by point debunking the myths about the pay gap between women and men
<p><strong>MYTH:</strong> There is no such thing as the gender pay gap – legitimate differences between men and women cause the gap in pay, not discrimination.</p>
<p><strong>REALITY:</strong> Decades of research shows a gender gap in pay even after factors like the kind of work performed and qualifications (education and experience) are taken into account.</p>
5 Tips for Finding New E-Learning Clients and Projects - E-Learning Heroes
Understand your customers, network, reach out, promote your portfolio, and enhance your digital presence: 5 tips for finding clients
Did I Plagiarize? The Types and Severity of Plagiarism Violations
Some of the weaker forms here are perhaps sloppy writing rather than plagiarism per se, but it's a good explanation of the range of uncited content.
Help! I Inherited a Team of Clock-Watchers | Liz Ryan | LinkedIn
A response to a manager who doubts the dedication of his team because they are maintaining balance in their lives and not working extra long hours.
Storyboarding Branched Scenarios - ThinkingKap
This is something I've struggled with--a good method for storyboarding branching scenarios. I've used several different Word and PowerPoint templates in the past, none of which have quite worked the way I wanted. I can write the branching in a linear document without much trouble (I once drafted one longhand in a notebook), but it makes my SMEs brains explode to try to follow them. I've seen recommendations for Twine in the past, and this explains in more detail how it works as a storyboarding tool.
How I Built This Branched E-Learning Scenario - E-Learning Heroes
Nicole Legault explains how she built a branching scenario in Storyline 2 in about 6 hours. She explains her process for building and saving time, along with details on creating a progress meter and where she found images.
Zaption - Interact & Learn with Video Lessons
Add questions to videos so you can make them interactive and check for understanding or encourage reflection
ALISON: Free Online Courses
Free online courses on many basic business and other schools. They have an ID course which looks very elementary, but might be an OK overview for someone interested in learning about the field.
Moodle - Removing Country field from New User Registration Page - 916 Networks916 Networks
Notes on how to comment out the requirement for a country for Moodle sign-ups. It's dumb that Moodle doesn't have the ability to customize the country field by default, but this workaround did what I needed it to.
Don't fall for these adult learning myths
"How to be a learning mythbuster" from Cathy Moore. Part of this is the broader problem that most people are lousy at understanding research and verifying sources. This isn't exclusive to the learning profession. We should be better about avoiding the myths in our own field though.
We work in organizations that believe harmful myths. We’re pressured to work as if the myths are true, and we can’t or don’t take the time we need to keep our knowledge up to date and combat the myths.
Skills you need as an Instructional Designer | Origin Learning – A Learning Solutions Blog
List of skills for instructional designers. This isn't as comprehensive as the competency lists from ibstipi or ATD, but it's not a bad overview for someone new to the field.
elearn Magazine: Storytelling in eLearning: The why and how
Basics on elements of stories for those having trouble getting started
How to Chunk Training Materials
Good tips on how to chunk materials and sequence those chunks. Especially helpful for novice IDs.