Category Archives: Instructional Design

Have a Great Webinar

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Guest Blogger: Leticia Chavez I am sure we have all experience attending webinars that perhaps we feel were a waste of time and didn’t learn anything.   You know which ones; the ones that were over two hours and the presenter just … Continue reading →

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Should Your Organization Rush to Jump on the Gamification Bandwagon?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

 Guest Blogger: Nancy Solberg Over the past few years we have seen our company swing from one extreme to another in our training delivery methodology. We initially relied on Instructor-led training as our primary choice, which had a tendency to … Continue reading →

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Showing Value Beyond Formal ROI

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Guest Blogger: Brandi M. Jerde As training students, we have learned about Kirkpatrick and Phillips and their methodologies for measuring ROI.  Yet, I was surprised to learn from my fellow students how few organizations actually measure ROI for their training.  … Continue reading →

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eLearning Authoring Software

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

by Irene Wolven Many companies are moving from classroom training to eLearning in an effort to reduce the cost of training.  This movement has caused an increased in the development of eLearning courses.  There are several eLearning authoring applications available … Continue reading →

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Making Training Transformational

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Guest blogger: Kimberly Smith I recently left my corporate T & D job and started over in a new career. Once I had made up my mind to put my happiness first, I sought out job opportunities that were more … Continue reading →

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Inspiration, brainstorm, revelation, eureka, light bulb moment…

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

by Meade Peers McCoy I am fascinated by the different ways and places that people find inspiration: inspiration to solve problems, create something new, or to just get through that paper for class. One of the reasons I am so … Continue reading →

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Working with Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) by Dr. Kathy Iverson

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Working with SME’s?  Watch out for their blind spots. Did you know that we all have a retinal blind spot?  It’s where the axons that make up the retinal nerve exit the eye.  There are no visual receptors in this … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Learning through Reusable Learning Objects: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

By:  Kathleen Iverson, Ph.D. While watching his children play with Lego building blocks, Wayne Hodgins (2002) had an “epiphany moment” and a revolutionary idea was born—the design and delivery of Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) that could be combined in a … Continue reading →

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CCASTD is looking for volunteers

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

  E-Learning Instructional Designers – Storyboard production Looking for volunteers to create storyboards for e-learning. The need is for volunteers to develop 2 storyboards/lessons each. Lesson themes, learning goals, storyboard templates and an on-line volunteer support forum are all provided. … Continue reading →

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Why You Belong in the New E-Learning Course Development & Delivery Class

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Guest Blogger: Daniel Harbecke To prepare future trainers for the e-Learning revolution, Roosevelt University is pleased to offer its latest cutting-edge course in technology: TRDV 453 E-Learning Course Development & Delivery. Designed to be an in-depth introduction to the tools … Continue reading →

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