I sat in on one of Mike Enders session today and it was great.  I love that through members of the  Articulate Community you can learn something from everyone in the community.  More so you can certainly be inspired by everyone and the projects they are working on. Mike shared examples of ways you can use video within courses. Some ...

Notes from morning General Session.  http://www.alisonlevine.com/ Do more with less. It is amazing the resources you have around you. Don’t stress out with what you want or need. Find out how too do what you need with what you have. Whatever it takes. Ask the right questions until you get to yes. People will rather say no then help you ...

Notes from session.  (had to leave session early) Ethan Edwards What makes a great interaction? engage the mind require effort enhance learner control goal-focused memorable and meaningful Example: need to train people on a specialized vocabulary for a product Straight multiple choice and feedback…boring 1.  Don’t give the info first - have them seek out the info to answer the ...

During the Morning Buzz that I hosted on Thursday of this year’s conference, myself and the participants brainstorm and shared many of the free tools that we use within our design and development process. Here is the listing of the tools that we complied as our favorite go to FREE resources. Images Microsoft Office Clipart, Photos, Animations psdGraphics stock.xchng Flickr ...

I was completing my survey today regarding the overall DevLearn 2012 experience.  One of the pieces that I gave feedback on, but probably not nearly enough, was also one of my favorite sessions.  Within the Expo hall are 5 stages.  On these stages are various presenters talking on everything from tips and tricks of design to what future technology wonders ...

Last night I went to a local indoor play area with my nephews.  Along with all the jungle gym climbing tubes and foam building blocks is this plastic track that the kids can put a small car on and ride.  The track acts like a slide for the car and has a few small hills on it that runs about ...

Well today is December 1st and many of us now start thinking about the holidays.   Many also start thinking about the sharing and gift giving we will be doing over the next month. With that in mind, I’d like to share with you an Advent Calendar that I created using Articulate Storyline.  This particular example of what can be created ...

Recently our annual mandatory training curriculum was rolled out throughout our organization.  As in previous years….everyone has an opinion on the content of the courses and why do we have to do them. Again, I say, "I not the one that decides they are mandatory…I’m just the messenger." In addition to the new content that needs to be updated in ...

Last night during #lrnchat the question came up "What gifts would you suggest for people interested in learning about e-learning for the first time?"  Fantastic answers came up from that discussion, but the first thing that popped into my mind were what books could you get?  There are so many out there to choose from. Jane Bozarth (and others that I ...

I was privileged yesterday to witness and partake in a discussion about a popular topic right now in the elearning realm.  It struck me and reminded me of how often those immersed in this realm rarely call each other out. This particular discussion (the topic doesn’t matter) was really interesting as an observer to sit back and watch as it took place.  It started with ...