10 Rules For Writing Multiple Choice Questions
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Learning From Visual Data
Visualizing information makes it tangible so that people are more likely to comprehend it. Here are four compelling examples.
Lessons From The Guggenheim, Spain
The Guggenheim Museum in Spain provides an ideal structured yet informal learning experience. Can we apply this to online learning?
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10 Ways To Design For Emotions (Part III)
The third in a series on emotions and learning. Here are 10 practical ways to design for the emotions.
Emotions and Learning: Part II
Dive in and see how emotions affect various aspects of learning, like perception, motivation and memory.eLEARNING 2.0
Your Brain On 3D Learning
Help! I’ve been caught in an immersive 3D Learning Environment! Oh wait, this...
Informal Learning: An Interview With Jay Cross
A funny thing happened while we were learning informally. A few astute people noticed...
10 Ways To Learn In 2010
Wow. There are so many cool ways to learn online now. The whole world is a school....
How To Communicate The Value Of Social Media
How would you answer this question? How do I communicate the value of social media...
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Lessons From The Guggenheim, Spain
Recently I was traveling to give a presentation and had the chance to visit the Guggenheim...
10 Ways To Design For Emotions (Part III)
It’s quite clear from research on the effects of emotion and learning, that...
Get Your Audience Pumped: 30 Ways to Motivate Adult Learners
Motivation is the force that drives people to fulfill a need. If you can tap into...
Is this instructional design?
A reader named Michaela recently emailed to ask what an instructional designer does....
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Learning From Visual Data
In the not so distant past, the visualization of data was reserved for the scientific community. It helped researchers grasp the structure and relationships in large sets of data. But the explosion of complex information in most knowledge domains has changed all that. It seems that now, the appreciation for visual thinking is growing and you can find... [Read more of this review]
10 Reasons Why You Should Pay For Stock Photos
Stock photos and illustrations won’t solve all your graphic needs but there are a lot of uses for them in online learning. Unless you always shoot your own photos, the question is whether you should pay for stock photos and illustrations or use one of the free services. [Read more of this review] Read More →
Bouncy, bubbly or British? How To Choose Voice Over Talent
Integrating the perfect voice into an online course, video or slide show enhances the audience’s perception and enjoyment of the program. On the other hand, choosing a voice that doesn’t fit can sometimes feel like fingernails scraping across a blackboard. [Read more of this review] Read More →
Realistic Graphics and Learning: What’s most effective?
Before you just place any old photo into an online course or informational web site, it’s a good idea to think about whether a realistic graphic is required. And if so, how much realism will be most effective? [Read more of this review] Read More →
Planning A Video Production
Did you ever end up on a project that required video and somehow you became the default expert? That’s what happened to me early in my career. At first, it was a bit unnerving. But like any devout eLearning practitioner, I just pretended I knew what I was doing and got on with things. [Read more of this review] Read More →
The Power Of Visual Grouping
In the very early stages of vision—before we’re really conscious of it—our perceptual processes are humming away, attempting to organize the sensory data from our eyes into something that might be meaningful. [Read more of this review] Read More →
Graphics Primer: Color
Do your graphic designers speak in a secret language? Do you wish you could let terms like Hue, Saturation and Value roll off your tongue? [Read more of this review] Read More →
Storyboarding The Visuals
Recently, an astute eLearning Coach reader emailed this question, “How do you visualize the narration so that the graphic or animation is emphasizing the narration and vice versa? [Read more of this review] Read More →
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