The Twine® Grimoire, Vol. 1 by Grim Baccaris
Extensive guide on using CSS with Twine, aimed at beginner to intermediate Twine users
Blog posts
Designing game-inspired narratives for learning
Conference paper by Miranda Verswijvelen, Ricardo Sosa, and Nataly Martini on what we can learn from how game designers write narratives and apply that to scenario-based learning.
This study turns for guidance to the expertise of narrative designers for games, where storytelling for interactive narrative has a long history of testing, iterating and perfecting. A collection of proven techniques described by game narrative practitioners will inform creative writing efforts to craft prototypes to test the transferability of those techniques to interactive narratives in a healthcare education context.
How Instructional Design Is Operationalized in Various Industries for job-Seeking Learning Designers: Engaging the Talent Development Capability Model | SpringerLink
Cara North's dissertation
The Audio Issue
"Against Access" by John Lee Clark is a very different view of accessibility than you might find in more prominent channels like disability Twitter. The author is DeafBlind, and he talks about how many efforts at accessibility fall short of meaningful experiences. This article is worth reading just for the DeafBlind perspective, which isn't typically included in most accessibility discussions. For example, how would you make a version of the game UNO usable to DeafBlind players? Not just accessible with Braille that references colors they can't see--but an enjoyable game, tailored to their experiences?
The Official Speaker Fee Calculator — The Speaker Lab
Free calculator to determine fees for speaking at in person or virtual events, based on your experience speaking, customization required for the presentation, and more.
E-Learning Edition 2023 - Enterprise Viewpoint
Enterprise Viewpoint's February 2023 issue is focused on elearning. I contributed an article (From "Click Next" to "Choose Your Path": Elearning with Branching Scenarios. Also, check out the other contributions on a range of topics from Michael Allen, Tom Kuhlmann, Cammy Bean, Allison Rossett, Jean Marripodi, Richard Goring, and Charles Jennings.
Tome - The AI-powered storytelling format
AI tool for quickly creating presentations and video
17 AI Tools Other than ChatGPT
More options for AI tools beyond ChatGPT
(PDF) Video game meets literature: language learning with Interactive Fiction. | Joe Pereira - Academia.edu
This paper examines how interactive fiction (branching scenarios) can be used for teaching languages.
ElevenLabs || Prime Voice AI
This is another provider of AI voice over. The voices in the short samples sound very realistic; this could work for at least short narration. Currently, you can use the free plan for short samples as long as you provide attribution.
The Independent Consulting Manual - Your Guide to a Consulting Career
Free ebook and video series on independent consulting. I'm not familiar with all of these authors and speakers, but I have learned a lot from Kai Davis over the years. The topics include writing proposals, pricing, automating processes, email and phone scripts, positioning, and more.
AI, Instructional Design, and OER – improving learning
I agree with the idea that AI and LLMs will make it much easier to create a first draft of content. I like the differentiation here between "informational resources" and "educational resources." Instructional designers will have easy access to basic informational resources through AI, so they can spend more time creating practice and feedback to create better learning experiences.
John Philip Sousa Feared ‘The Menace of Mechanical Music’ | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Composer John Philip Sousa feared that record players and "mechanical music" would shift the culture from one where many people created music together in their homes to one where they stopped creating and just listened. His fears were right--we did shift to primarily consume media for decades. More recently, social media has let us shift back to having many people create and share. This is a bit of historical context for the shifts in culture around creation and consumption.
Sousa was concerned that recording would cause “social decline,” he writes, as people stopped making music together.
Quote by John Dewey: “Give the pupils something to do, not something ...” | Goodreads
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Play GO VIRAL! | Stop Covid-19 misinformation spreading
Great example of a quick game to educate people. In this game, you pretend to be someone who wants to spread misinformation (really disinformation, since it's deliberate). Through the simulated choices of social media messages and lots of immediate feedback and coaching, you learn to recognize tactics for manipulating information and influence online.
Red Flags to Watch Out For in Freelance Contracts
I hear a lot of questions from new freelancers and consultants about contracts and what to watch for. I agree with this list of red flags: non-compete clauses, no payment terms, intellectual property, indemnity clauses, and rights. Most ID and elearning work is work-for-hire, but sometimes you create something you should license so you can also reuse it (like non-confidential portions of a course for your portfolio).
STRUCTURE magazine | Understanding Indemnification Clauses
Freelancers and consultants need to know how to read contracts and watch for potential red flags. One concern is indemnification clauses. This article provides very specific notes on language to watch for and suggestions for revising the language to be reasonable for the kind of risks individual consultants should assume.
One issue that often arises is the language of the indemnification clause. The reason for this is simple – indemnification clauses can shift significant risks to the design professional, and these risks may not be insurable.
How to debug slow playback in Adobe Captivate courses - Infosemantics Pty Ltd
Troubleshooting for Captivate
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How much does video production cost in 2022? [with real prices]
Figuring out how much a video costs is like figuring out how much elearning costs: there are too many variables to give a simple answer. This article details 10 common factors that affect the cost of video production, with prices for different levels in each factor.
Top 100 Learning Influencers · Eduflow blog
While calling this list "influencers" may make you think of the social media sense of the word, this is intended more as "people who influence others in the field through their writing, speaking, etc." This is based on a survey, network analysis, and other factors. I'm pleased to be included in the list. The order is published randomly, and the research and analysis methods are explained at the bottom of the post.
The fields of instructional design, learning & development and learning theory have been shaped by a wide range of people over many years. We decided to study these influences, to get an idea about just how wide-ranging the sources of influence are. In this post, we share a list of 100 people who are some of the most influential people within instructional design, learning and development, and learning theory.
An Introduction to Copyright for L&D
Instructional designers often need to use images and resources from various sites, sometimes with little or no budget to buy images with clear licenses. If you have ever wondered if you can use a particular image or video in your course, check out this introduction to copyright and Creative Commons licenses by Heidi Kirby.
OneUp: Schedule your social media posts
Scheduling tool for social media posts with both free and paid plans
WebAIM: Captioning and Sign Language Interpretation in Zoom: Features and Pitfalls
Thorough guide on using captions and sign language interpreters in Zoom. If you are moving beyond automatic captions to provide additional accessibility options in meetings and training with Zoom, read this article to find out what's possible and what pitfalls to watch for.
Twine: The basics (browser-based)
A tutorial on the basics of Twine. This uses CSS rather than enchant macros for formatting (which is probably a better strategy in the long run, especially for larger games, but a little harder for people to learn initially if they don't already know CSS). The course is built in Rise with an overview of the features.
Atlas Icons
Over 2000 free icons available in mutliple formats, including webfont and SVG. You can adjust the size, color, and stroke thickness before downloading. These are under an MIT open source license.
The Inclusive Learning Pledge - inclusiveLXD
Interested in making learning inclusive for everyone? Sign the Inclusive Learning Pledge. Worried you have to be perfect and 100% accessible and diverse in everything you create to sign it? See principle 9: "We won't let pursuit of perfection get in the way of progress."
Information to Miniscenarios - Learnlets
Clark Quinn digs into the process of mapping information from SMEs into miniscenarios for assessment. This is about what information you need to get from SMEs (context, decisions, misconceptions, consequences, models for good performance). Those aspects of the information are then maps to parts of the miniscenario (e.g., misconceptions become wrong answers).
So, first, let’s talk about the <a href="https://blog.learnlets.com/2018/11/making-multiple-choice-work/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">structure</a> of a mini-scenario. I’ve suggested that it’s an initial context or story, in which a situation precipitates the need for a decision. There’s the right one, and then alternatives. Not random or silly ones, but ones that represent ways in which learners reliably go wrong. There’s also feedback, which is best as story-based consequences first, then actual conceptual feedback.
Miniscenarios aren’t necessarily the best practice, but they’re typically available in your authoring environment. Writing them isn’t necessarily as easy as generating typical recognition questions, but they more closely mimic the actual task, and therefore lead to better transfer.
TeuxDeux: the to-do list app for organizing everything
A paid to-do list app designed to mimic the look of a paper list and calendar. You can set up other lists for "someday projects" or other categories.
Recordings - IDEAL22: The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility for Learning Conference
All recordings from the IDEAL 2022 conference by the TLDC. Hear Bela Gaytan, Kayleen Holt, Bridget Brown, Devin Torres and others speak about inclusive learning. This was a free conference, and the recordings are available even if you didn't attend live.
Free Vectors, Stock Photos & PSD Downloads | Freepik
Freepik's images require attribution, but this is a popular site for finding free images. A paid subscription removes the need for attribution. This site has a collection of illustrated character creation sets, where you can assemble a character with expressions and poses