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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.

5 Levers Of eLearning Design

How can you continually improve the learning experiences you design? Pull these levers a bit more with every new effort.

Starting a Learning Design Team

With enough research and planning, your organization can build a learning design team. Here are the roles and responsibilities to consider.

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.

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.

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.