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ELC 070: Conversation Design for the Voice User Interface

A Conversation with Myra Roldan

by Connie Malamed

Conversation Design for the Voice User Interface

Do you wonder what learning experience designers will be doing in the future? I think one area where we will need to upskill is in conversation design. Think of the possibilities that chatbots and … [Read more...]

What makes someone an expert?

The Cognitive Psychology of Expertise

by Connie Malamed

what makes someone an expert

The purpose of most long-term learning experiences is to move an individual from a state of little proficiency in a skill to one of competence or even expertise. But what makes someone an expert? … [Read more...]

Creativity In Instructional Design

A Creative Instructional Design Model

by Connie Malamed

creativity in instructional design

One of the reasons I fell in love with instructional design is that it's both analytical and creative. You might start the day deep into an instructional analysis and you might be ideating a creative … [Read more...]

Writing Multiple Choice Questions For Higher Order Thinking

by Connie Malamed

Writing Multiple Choice Questions for Higher Order Thinking

One of the biggest criticisms of multiple choice questions is that they only test factual knowledge. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can also use multiple choice questions to assess … [Read more...]

6 Books of Interest to the L&D Community

by Connie Malamed

6 Books of Interest to the L&D Community

Here are reviews of six newish Learning and Development books of interest that I came across this year. They coveri a range of topics within and outside of the field. Included in this article are … [Read more...]

Which graphic should I use for eLearning?

Choosing the right chart or graph.

by Connie Malamed

Which graphic should I use for eLearning

Visuals have the potential to add great meaning to a learning experience. The human brain devotes more resources to processing visual information (for sighted individuals) than to any other sense. Yet … [Read more...]

How To Be Effective At Persuasion For Learning

by Connie Malamed

How to Be Effective At Persuasion for Learning

Do you ever use persuasion in learning experiences? Although the persuasion may be subtle, I'm guessing the answer is yes. Whether implicit or explicit, we often attempt to influence the attitudes and … [Read more...]

ELC 069: Set Yourself Up to Create Quality eLearning

A Conversation About Quality Assurance with Hadiya Nuriddin

by Connie Malamed

Set Yourself Up to Create Quality eLearning

No one wants a client to find errors in their eLearning. And we hope users don't have to report that a button didn't work correctly. For an industry that is steeped in technology, our quality … [Read more...]

Novice Versus Expert Design Strategies

The Expertise Reversal Effect

by Connie Malamed

Novice versus Expert Design Strategies

Common sense tells us that we should design differently for novices than for experts. Wouldn't you expect a novice swimmer to learn new strokes differently than an advanced swimmer? What might not be … [Read more...]

6 Alternatives To Bullet Points – Updated

Get Rid Of Those Text Heavy Slides

by Connie Malamed

6 Alternatives to Bullet Points

Bullet points make a sequence of important ideas easy to read. When those near-perfect little circles are vertically aligned, readers can quickly process the text. Yet too many bullet points in an … [Read more...]

Elaboration Strategies That Benefit Learning

Making Connections to Prior Knowledge

by Connie Malamed

Elaboration Strategies That Benefit Learning

Although retrieval practice and spaced learning may be more well-known, elaboration is an instructional strategy worth our attention. Elaboration strategies refer to the many ways of connecting prior … [Read more...]

Using Critiques To Improve Learning Experience Design

How to Run Design Critiques for Learning Experience Design

by Connie Malamed

Critiques for learning experience design are beginning to catch on. The input from others can bring new perspectives and insight to a draft or beta version of any work. Critiques are a collaborative … [Read more...]

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