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8 Tips to Prepare Audio Scripts for Recording

There are certain approaches to a script that will make the recording frictionless. Here are 8 tips to prepare audio scripts.

DesignxHumanity: Adding Diverse Voices To LXD

Do we talk enough about diversity, equity and inclusion in LXD? DesignxHumanity is changing the conversation and taking action.

How to Do a Quality Assurance Self-Check on Your Own eLearning

Before you send your eLearning on for a quality review, how well do you test it yourself? A Quality Assurance (QA) self-check may seem like an obvious task, but some people pass on their eLearning courses for QA when the work is filled with errors. Within a few minutes, the reviewer or tester can tell […]

How To Write A Visual Style Guide for eLearning

The most efficient way to achieve visual design consistency in eLearning and presentation slides is to create a visual style guide. A style guide provides one graphical standard for everyone.

ELC 068: Applying Social Learning Theory To Learning Design

I speak with Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner about the big ideas in their book, Learning to Make a Difference. They share ways that we can live and learn intentionally in a social learning context.

How Visual Clarity Affects Learning

Processing fluency refers to the ease with which a person processes information. A high processing fluency benefits learning.

How Visual Clarity Affects Learning

Processing fluency refers to the ease with which a person processes information. A high processing fluency benefits learning.

Long-Term Memory: A User’s Guide

In learning, long-term memory is the ultimate destination. Here’s what you should know about how we encode, store and retrieve memories.

Designing Learning for Mental Models

By understanding a learner’s mental models, we can improve our user interfaces, instructional interventions and overall learning experiences.

How To Write A Visual Style Guide for eLearning

The most efficient way to achieve visual design consistency in eLearning and presentation slides is to create a visual style guide. A style guide provides one graphical standard for everyone.

How Visual Clarity Affects Learning

Processing fluency refers to the ease with which a person processes information. A high processing fluency benefits learning.

10 Lesser Known Free Or Inexpensive Stock Photo Sites

Many of us must work on projects with small budgets that require free resources. Fortunately, free or inexpensive stock media sites can save the day. Check out descriptions of these ten sites.

21 Reasons Why Stock Photo Sites Make Me Cry

Frustrated because you can’t find the right photo? Cry along with me.

The Visual Design of Checklists

The visual design of a checklist has both a utilitarian and an aesthetic aspect. Here are several types of checklists you can adapt to meet your needs.

Use Visual Cues To Enhance Learning

Visual cues direct the eyes to the relevant information in a graphic. This helps ensure that people understand the intended message and adds efficiency to visual communication.

10 Ways To Protect Yourself From Client Issues

You never know when it’s going to hit the fan. Take these steps to avoid trouble.

10 Lesser Known Free Or Inexpensive Stock Photo Sites

Many of us must work on projects with small budgets that require free resources. Fortunately, free or inexpensive stock media sites can save the day. Check out descriptions of these ten sites.