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You Decide! Interactivity in New Media

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I recently wrote about my experiences presenting at FocusOn Learning 2017 (you can read about them here ). Part of my presentation pertained to branching scenarios, online simulations in which learners decide how to proceed in problem solving. Image caption: A screencap of the Victoria’s Secret ad from my phone.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer !

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Webinars: Designing Effective Learning Experiences

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The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. The second session used a conferencing software that allowed the whole group to break into small group discussions on the phone line. If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn.

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Notes About Mobile, Digital Trends, and Social Media Leadership from Knight Digital Media Center Workshop

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Lee Rainie, Director, Internet & American Life Project, Pew Research Center took us through the impact that the use of online digital tools is having on us personally, professionally, and society. His presentation was called “Personal, Portable, Participatory, and Pervasive.” Sample survey.

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What Does an eLearning Consultant Do? The Complete Guide

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This includes keeping your LMS up and running smoothly and providing end-user, after-hours, and overflow live phone support. As an association, your main product is the value that you provide to members— this likely includes networking experiences, events, and casual educational experiences such as webinars and presentations.

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

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It's a live chat during a workshop or presentation and these days, it mostly taking place on Twitter. Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail?

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

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It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. Recently, Jennifer Ahern Lammer who is the program director for the Alliance of Nonprofit Management , shared several good design points developed by Peter York from TCG and how she applies it. .”