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4 Simple Steps to e-Learning Design: Action Mapping by Cathy Moore

Written by Jessica Athey on April 12, 2012
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e-Learning Design model, Action Mapping, for online training

 

 

 

Whether you’re just getting started designing e-Learning courses or are an experienced e-Learning developer, it’s always beneficial to explore new design models and methods to expand your content and discover new possibilities for your courses. One interesting and popular model for many instructional designers is Cathy Moore’s “Action Mapping,” outlined on her “Cathy Moore Let’s save the world from boring elearning!” blog.
 
Moore indicates the goal of this model is to help you “change what people do, not just what they know” with “action-packed materials that are 100% dedicated to improving business performance.”...

e-Learning Lesson in Lectora: Build Engaging Games for Mobile Devices

Written by Jessica Athey on April 02, 2012
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e-Learning Lesson in Lectora: Build Engaging Games for Mobile Devices

Adding games to your e-Learning courses is a great way to increase engagement and assess how well learners are retaining information. When creating games, Flash is one possible option. Many Flash games are super-interactive and easy to customize, but Flash is not supported on popular iOS devices such as the iPad or iPhone. As these mLearning devices continue to rise in popularity, you will need to find Flash alternatives that enable you to include games in courses while still making training assessable on iOS phones and tablets.

Today’s e-Learning Lesson in Lectora® shows how you can build your very own...

Learning Styles Awareness: Less About Styles, More About Design Part 2

Written by Jessica Athey on March 27, 2012
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Learning styles for online training
In part 1 of our two part “Learning Styles” series, we conclude that while learning styles may provide a popular topic of discussion, there is no research that finds e-Learning content created for any particular style improves learner performance. The focus should be on the design of a course - one with the most interactivity and best navigation, tools and resources to motivate, educate and engage learners.
 
Judy Unrein suggests “designing for different interactivity needs/preferences and allowing the learner to choose their own experiences” on her onehundredfortywords blog....

Get the Most Out of Lectora with Training

Written by Jessica Athey on March 13, 2012
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Attend Lectora Training to Maximize Effectiveness of e-Learning Software

Whether you’re looking for guidance on how to use Lectora® software for the first time or if you’re interested in building on your skills, Lectora e-Learning offers a variety of training options to help you take your online computer-based training content to the next level. With courses that fit the needs of every developer’s skill level, the decision to attend a Lectora training session will broaden developers’ abilities and add value for their teams. Take advantage of training options from your desk, or in cities throughout the country. The opportunities for enhancing your Lectora skills are endless.

Lectora User Conference Training
If you’re planning to attend this year’s...

Learning Styles Awareness: Less About Styles, More About Design - Part 1

Written by Jessica Athey on March 12, 2012
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“Learning Styles” has been a popular topic of discussion over the past few weeks in the e-Learning community after David Kelly’s proposition for “Learning Styles Awareness Day” on March 1. This sparked many blog posts and Tweets regarding whether or not learning styles even exist and whether or not to specifically create content for those with different styles of learning (visual, audial, kinesthetic).
 
In a blog post in response to his own proposition, David Kelly claims, “there’s no evidence that adapting design to learning styles results in more learning.” Many others agree, stating that no research findings link a better performance based on a particular learning style.
 
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Free ReviewLink Tips and Video Tutorials – Part 2

Written by Jessica Athey on February 23, 2012
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Free ReviewLink Tips and Video Tutorials – Part 2

If you liked the recent blog Free ReviewLink Tips and Video Tutorials – Part 1, you’re in luck! Today’s blog brings you even more handy hints and video demos for speedy, streamlined review in ReviewLink™ Beta collaborative e-Learning review tool. Enjoy!

1. Allow Reviewers to See Others’ Comments: In ReviewLink, you have the option to choose whether or not your reviewers are able to see one another’s comments. Choosing this option benefits both you and your reviewers in a number of ways. When reviewers and publishers can see all comments, you create an open, social environment where everyone can interact and communicate with one another. In addition, this option also makes sure that the...

How to Export a Snap! by Lectora Quiz into Lectora

Written by Jessica Athey on February 13, 2012
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How to Export a Snap! by Lectora Quiz into Lectora

Lectora® e-Learning software and Snap! by Lectora rapid e-Learning software are two equally awesome content-creation tools for building the sleekest e-Learning courses on the planet. Although each tool packs a punch on its own, today’s blog shows how you can harness the power of both Lectora and Snap! by Lectora while authoring a single course.

One of the best features in Snap! by Lectora is the quiz creation tool. In a matter of minutes, anyone can quickly build and customize a quiz with a variety of question types, including drag and drop, matching, multiple choice and more. Once the quiz is complete, it can then be added to a Snap! by Lectora course – OR, you have the option of exporting the quiz into Lectora.

The video tutorial below instructs how to customize a quiz in Snap! by Lectora,...

Applying Gamification to e-Learning

Written by Jessica Athey on February 10, 2012
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Applying Gamification to e-Learning

You’ve probably heard the term “gamification” in recent e-Learning discussions: at conferences, in training articles and blogs, and even across the web on your favorite social media sites. Your first instinct may be to associate this word with adding interactive games to e-Learning courses. Although this is one way to interpret it, gamification has multiple definitions and includes a number of possibilities for interweaving training with gaming.

Like you, we were curious to learn more about gamification and see how it can be used in an e-Learning context. Today’s entry provides two interpretations of the term and lists multiple ways that you can apply gaming techniques to your e-Learning courses and training.

Definition 1: The Gamification Blog sees gamification in its most literal sense: using games to teach...

Increase e-Learning Interactivity with New Lectora Online 1.6.2 Features

Written by Jessica Athey on February 09, 2012
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Increase e-Learning Interactivity with New Lectora Online 1.6.2 Features

If you haven’t already heard, the newest version of Lectora® Online e-Learning collaboration software is here! Lectora Online Version 1.6.2 includes brand new features for simple, seamless online e-Learning development – anywhere, anytime.

Today’s blog includes fun ways to use the new Lectora Online Live Model Gallery: a collection of 5,500 unique, high resolution and transparent photographs including 33 models from a variety of backgrounds and professions. These new models are just one way to add an extra special touch to your next e-Learning course.

To access the Live Model Gallery, simply open the Media Library Organizer and click on the Live Model Gallery Folder.

3 Ways to Use the Live Model Gallery:

1. Tell a story...

e-Learning Lesson in Lectora: Make Media More Interactive

Written by Jessica Athey on February 01, 2012
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e-Learning Lesson in Lectora: Make Media More Interactive

One of the benefits of e-Learning versus traditional classroom training is the ability to add exciting, interactive elements to courses. Today’s e-Learning Lesson in Lectora® shows you yet another great way to wow learners as they navigate through your training: adding synchronized events to media files. In this session, expert Lectora Trainer Jamie Hale instructs step-by-step how to take ordinary audio and video to the next level by incorporating questions, text blocks, animations and more into recordings. Adding events to media files using Lectora e-Learning software is not only fun - it increases interactivity for learners and holds their attention throughout your entire course.

Before you get started, here are a couple tips to consider when adding synchronized events to audio and video:

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