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The Science of Attention, Willpower, and Decision Making
by Julie Dirksen
1.21.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
A number of myths persist about people’s allegedly ever-shortening attention spans—but what does the science say? Neuroscience, behavioral economics, and consumer psychology all . . .
Elements of Instructional Interactivity: Designing eLearning that Makes a Difference
by Ethan Edwards
1.21.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
Interactivity is at the core of almost any eLearning effort. Unfortunately, a great deal of interactive eLearning fails to teach. Learners feel punished by the tedious nature of typical test . . .
Microlearning—How to Teach in Five Minutes or Less
by Tracy Bissette-Huckabee
1.21.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
When subject matter experts (SMEs) are asked to contribute content to a course, they typically provide too much content or content that isn’t needed to achieve the performance goals of . . .
Applying Endowed Progress to Your Learning
by Phil Cowcill
1.21.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
Online and mobile learning have a number of challenges. How do you get learners to act and be more engaged? The learning environment isn’t always the most pleasant. Motivation can be a . . .
Comprehensive Experience Design Leveraging a Classic Checklist
by Michael Grant
1.21.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
Your course users expect a compelling learning experience that is ideally designed to mimic their most impressive instructor-led training course, but can this even be achieved in an eLearnin . . .
How Prototyping Streamlines the Instructional Design Process
by Lisa Whalen
1.20.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
Not only do we wear several hats in the field of instructional design, but we are also working on multiple projects, often each of them customized. Even though a great deal of analysis takes . . .
Once Over Easy—Flipping in College and Business
by Paula Cancro
1.20.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
We’re always looking for ways to maximize the value of training time and to see that it results in effective changes on the job. The flipped classroom model is a concept that has gaine . . .
Designing Assessments to Support Your Project Goal
by Jean Marrapodi
1.20.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
Traditional eLearning: Read, click. Read, click. Zone out, click, click, click. Answer questions, or worst of all, check the box that you have read the content. Argh! How often are eLearning . . .
Designing Participatory Learning for Real-world Impact
by Glenn Blazek
1.20.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
Distracted by conventional wisdom that “content is king” or by end users clamoring for eLearning to look and feel like Hollywood productions (in other words, edutainment), many e . . .
Shades of Instructional Design
by Cammy Bean
1.20.16 | Online Events Archive
| Online Forums 2016
What’s in a name? An “instructional designer” at one organization might not do instructional design quite the same way as someone at another organization, depending on how . . .
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