Coaxing Superior Performance
Sometimes getting people to do things properly is difficult. I used to teach kids how to swim. I remember one boy always lifted his head up…
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Use Photos to Generate Beautiful Colour Palettes
The use of colour in a project can attract learners and support the overall message of the learning, or it can distract learners and contradict what you’re trying to convey.…
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The Player Post
This utilitarian post shows three Storyline samples: one with the default player, one with an “invisible” player and a minimalist player. All have advantages……
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My Audio Setup (#104)
In this challenge, I share with you, and the Articulate community, how I record my audio. When I first started doing software videos to show people how to use corporate IT…
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Before and After (#100)
My mother-in-law owns a small island, off a larger island, off Vancouver island. We go there to unplug twice a year. We were on our way back when David posted the “Before…
Adding Clarity – Adding Value
A couple of years ago I had great fun working on what was essentially a conversion project. You know the kind: “Take this PowerPoint, narrate it,…
Coaxing Superior Performance
Adding Clarity – Adding Value
Know Your Video Size
Use Photos to Generate Beautiful Colour Palettes
Know Your Video Size
My last project involved a collection of custom videos provided to us by the client. There’s a lot to say about video resolution but this post…
My Focus on Design
In order to market my services, I need an audience. I’m a freelance learning consultant and elearning developer. I don’t have a product FOR everyone so I…
Short Video Clip Sample (#94)
A client asked me to mock-up a video interface for him. For this I used stock video that I had collected and a template from the…
Customer Service
I make customer service a priority. I know I can be replaced. My skills as an instructional designer and eLearning developer are not unique. There are…
Cereal Box (#106)
I risk stirring a bowlful of nutritional controversy with my “cereal box” entry for Challenge #106. I’m trying to work on my design skills (… and…
On-Screen Dialogue (#105)
Dialogue is often featured in branching scenarios. The best tool I know for branching scenarios is BranchTrack. Cathy Moore wrote a post that touched on branching a little while…
Bingo (#98)
A simple challenge this week: an eLearning Bingo Card. The idea is well presented in this short video of IBM Buzzword Bingo. (I used to work…
Instructional Design Tips (#25)
I’m a fan of Cathy Moore, who is all about action. I try to focus on what learners need to do, in their jobs, in their…