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Designing An iPhone App: Instructional Design Guru Designing An iPhone App: Instructional Design Guru

I’m happy to announce that Instructional Design Guru, my new reference and... 

Mobile Authoring Tools: Hot Lava Mobile Mobile Authoring Tools: Hot Lava Mobile

In an ongoing exploration of how to design and develop for mobile learning, I plan... 

10 Tips For Designing mLearning And Support Apps 10 Tips For Designing mLearning And Support Apps

For quite a while now, I’ve been poring over mobile design books, listening... 

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Design For How People Learn: Book Review Design For How People Learn: Book Review

Even if you’re not a learning geek, leafing through the pages of Design For... 

Best Online Productivity Tools for 2012 Best Online Productivity Tools for 2012

There are so many online services, platforms, applications and tools, it can be difficult... 

The New Learning Architect: A Book Review The New Learning Architect: A Book Review

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eLearning Design

Is Design Thinking Missing From ADDIE? Is Design Thinking Missing From ADDIE?

Even though a crucial part of our jobs involve design, the prevailing instructional design models are based on systems thinking. Systems thinking promotes an analytical or engineering type of mindset. But we also need an approach to help us synthesize, innovate and create. In many design fields today, people who are required to create on demand use... 

10 Types Of Writing For eLearning 10 Types Of Writing For eLearning

When I started counting the types of writing that are potentially required to produce an online course, I was stunned. I realized that one instructional designer can potentially provide the skills of an entire writing department.  Read More →

6 Proven Ways To Use Examples And Nonexamples 6 Proven Ways To Use Examples And Nonexamples

Your brain likes to generalize. It makes generalizations out of individual examples, similar to fitting together the pieces of a puzzle. This is more or less how concepts are formed—by grouping together things, ideas and events with shared characteristics so you can classify them. It’s an efficient way to give meaning to your world. As a youngster,... 

What Instructional Designers Do-Updated What Instructional Designers Do-Updated

A reader recently emailed and asked, “What does an instructional designer do?”  Read More →

How To Brain Sync With A Subject Matter Expert How To Brain Sync With A Subject Matter Expert

Short of performing a science fiction mind-meld, how can you efficiently transfer content from the brain of a subject matter expert (SME) into a form you can use?  Read More →

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