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Content Systems: Next Generation Opportunities
If you’re ready to think about mobile, you really ought to think about content systems. The effort invested in developing such systems pays off hugely in being able to flexibly deliver content based on the consumer and the context. This is one of the Next Big Things, and this article explains the basics you need in order to be ready for it.
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Book Review: Learning Everywhere, by Chad Udell
Technical details? Check. Relevant examples? Check. Accessible writing style, practical advice, and clear explanations? Check, check, and check! With Learning Everywhere, Chad Udell has taken a somewhat arduous process and distilled it into a how-to manual that is a must read for anyone tasked with developing mobile learning content.
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Why I LOVE Instructional Objectives
Are instructional objectives overused? As our understanding of learning evolves to include social media, mobile technology, informal learning, the cloud, PLEs (Personal Learning Environments), and LITTFC (Life in the Twenty-First Century), many instructional design elements once taken for granted are under reconsideration. But Allison urges, “Don’t skip the instructional objectives!”
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eLearning Guild Research: Using Good Research to Improve Your Practice
Good learning research helps you improve your practice and make decisions. Here are a few of the important things to consider when looking at learning research.
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Build a Dashboard for your MOOC (Part 3)
In the first two articles of this series, you learned how to set up the core of a MOOC and how to add social media to the course. In this article, Inge shows how to create a dashboard to integrate all the course locations. It’s easy, and it’s free!
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Marc My Words: Why I Hate Instructional Objectives
Ever since Bob Mager popularized instructional objectives more than 40 years ago, they have been part of the Holy Grail for instructional designers and the training industry. But are they as valuable as we think they are? Marc suggests a way to add value to the learning objective.
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Ten Seconds: Performance Support in Two Clicks
Effective Performance Support requires a well-thought-out approach to filtering information and a strategy that supports rapid access. Here are the keys and best practices for both!
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Nuts and Bolts: Storyboarding Basics
Storyboarding your eLearning program makes a real difference in the quality of eLearning. It helps you organize your thoughts, ensures logical flow, contributes to reduced costs, and provides an excellent way to test your ideas. Storyboarding will also support branching and simulations, eliminating the “click here to continue” linear pattern typical of boring, ineffective eLearning.
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Book Review: The Starter’s Guide to ZebraZapps, by Chris Lee
The first guide to ZebraZapps is available! Here’s a review and information on where to download the book.
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Content Authoring Tools: Cloud-Based or Desktop?
Software, especially for eLearning authoring, has undergone major change in the last decade. Most of this change is due to the Internet, and authoring tools have started to reflect the new possibilities that the cloud creates. If you are in the process of choosing an authoring tool, consider the tips in this short article.