Tag: Instructional Design
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The Knirk And Gustafson Model: A Guide For eLearning Professionals
The Knirk and Gustafson model is ideally suited for eLearning projects with a smaller scope, such as individual online training activities and modules. In this article, we’ll highlight each of the steps…
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Case Studies for eLearning: How and when they work best
Case studies in education are an age old teaching strategy. They provide meaningful, content-related experiences through which learners can discover and imagine abstract principles in real world settings. In this article, we…
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3 Ways to Create Videos for your Courses
Videos are perhaps the most sought after multimedia format in the eLearning world. Without videos, we feel we are missing real action! They’re a great way to demonstrate the need for the…
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Applying The Hannafin-Peck Model In eLearning
What do you need to develop your online corporate training strategy? Assessment, design, and implementation are the cornerstones of the Hannafin-Peck Μodel. It is the ideal approach for a subject matter that…
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6 Tips To Add Psychological Flow In eLearning
The term “flow” was introduced by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, a Hungarian psychologist. It refers to the state when one is so focused and concentrated on a particular activity, that they may lose track…
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8 Elements of Writing Strong Questions for a Test
What are “strong questions”? Strong questions are the test questions that provoke recall and active synthesis of learning objectives. Not all eLearning developers are good writers though. Writing strong questions to test…
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3 Strategies for Developing Original Work Activities
As with any eLearning program, the final exam or the summative assessment is an expected end. Before learners even register for a course, they are keenly interested in the nature of the…
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Applying 7 Zen Principles In Online Training
You’d be amazed by how much a calm, harmonious, and balanced mindset can change your life. The same rule applies to your online training. In this article, I’ll share 7 Zen principles…
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Adaptive and Responsive Design for eLearning: Part 2
Following the first instalment of the Adaptive and Responsive Design for eLearning series, we will now focus on how the technological changes we’re undergoing can influence the eLearning designers. A few years…
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Adaptive and Responsive Design for eLearning: Part 1
There’s a great deal of talk these days about how eLearning is moving off the desktop computer and onto a variety of mobile devices. The release of the iPhone in 2007, followed…
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How to Create Online Work Groups
Online work groups seems like a technical term, but it really is a collaboration teaching strategy in the eLearning environment. It gets tricky if certain dimensions are not handled with care. In…
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