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Training and e-learning tips, real examples, free resources, and the occasional tip about everything else.
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One Trick for Testing Variables in Storyline
Guessing whether a variable actually changed is a bad way to build a course. Here’s a simple trick for seeing variable values…
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A Free App to Create Custom Maps for E-Learning
Finding the right map for an e-learning course is harder than it looks. Stock images tend to be too generic, and real…
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How to Create Performance-Based Training
Two kinds of courses, two different goals A compliance course tells employees what the rules are. A performance-based course gets them doing…
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How to Create Screencasts You Can Be Proud Of
I’ve watched a lot of screencasts that weren’t worth watching. The audio was rough. The mouse bounced around. The presenter kept stopping…
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Stop Building E-Learning Nobody Needs
Learners don’t want a long course. They want the point, fast. Here’s how to cut the bloat, ditch the distracting links, and…
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How to Create Interactive E-Learning
The most common e-learning courses follow a simple pattern: present information, click next. That’s not learning. Three design shifts move courses away…
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Why Locking Course Navigation Doesn’t Prove Anything
Locked course navigation is one of the most common requests in e-learning. But measuring screen time isn’t the same as measuring learning.…
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Working With Subject Matter Experts Without the Headaches
Subject matter experts have what your course needs and not much time to give it. How you manage the relationship before, during,…
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How to Get Your Learners to Remember More
Learners don’t remember everything you put in a course. They remember what their brains had room to process. Here’s a quick look…
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How to Motivate Adult Learners
Kids jump right in and figure things out. Adults hold back, afraid to get it wrong. Here’s how to design e-learning that…