Tag Archives: e-learning

How to design great e-Learning: ask the right questions

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

It has to be said that i’m a rather amateur gardener, much preferring the ‘BBQ on a summer evening‘ end of the event to the ‘months of digging holes and spreading manure‘ part of the process. On those occasions when … Continue reading →

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Skills training using e-learning. Using diagnostic exercises, feedback and justification to overcome the challenges.

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

It’s sometimes felt that you can only really train facts and figures with e-learning, that skills training requires face to face interventions. This is based on the fact that you can’t give direct feedback on behaviours to an individual within … Continue reading →

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The ‘next’ button is dead. Using interactive stories as a navigation device.

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Every now and then you come across something that’s really clever. This is one of those things: http://www.drawastickman.com/ It’s a story about a stick man. He has a few adventures, you get to help him out along the way. But … Continue reading →

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Writing scripts for learning videos. What makes a conversation or scenario feel real?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

We use a lot of videos in our e-learning. Sometimes they’re used to demonstrate behaviours, sometimes to set a context or bring in a leader to inspire (or at least enthuse) you. Sometimes we use a Guide to help make … Continue reading →

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The role of the Guide in e-learning. Facilitating change.

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

We often use a Guide character within our videos. The Guide is there to interact with the protagonists and with us as viewers: they can speak directly to the characters and directly to us, breaking out of the dramatic scene. … Continue reading →

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But is it any good? Creating e-learning that’s effective and engaging at the same time.

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Creating a successful learning experience is not as easy as you might hope. It’s easy to create something that ticks all the boxes in terms of covering key learning, but which is as dull as ditchwater. Similarly, you can create … Continue reading →

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Usability and utility in e-learning. How to make sure that you’ve got it right.

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

E-Learning is a funny creature. It’s created by a mixture of art and technology, always a heady if slightly risky mix. It’s a spontaneous activity stifled by process, it’s great communication strangled by noise. All to often, the magic gets … Continue reading →

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Designing e-learning solutions. Questions of cost and quality and preconceptions.

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Lots of people assume that e-learning is expensive to produce, that it’s not as effective as classroom based training, or that it’s good for knowledge training, but not for skills training. None of these things are true if the e-learning … Continue reading →

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Building a Business Case: Five reasons to use e-learning and why they work

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Anyone who knows me well will know that i’m not one for lists, but a number of people have asked me what the main reasons are for using e-learning. In no particular order, here are five reasons and some thoughts … Continue reading →

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Map reading in online spaces. Understanding how learners explore the web and how to avoid losing them.

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

We have strategies for navigation. At our earliest age, we are immobile, rolling around, looking at our immediate environment, searching for and finding comfort in familiarity, prisoners of our own frailty. We start to crawl, exploring further, learning to probe … Continue reading →

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