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By: Using readability scores to improve writing style in elearning materials

Using readability scores to improve writing style in elearning materials — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:52:32 +0000

[...] Unfortunately, a lot of elearning ends up in the 40-something “Suits” category thanks to corporate drone. [...]

By: How to build branching scenarios in elearning

How to build branching scenarios in elearning — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:34:39 +0000

[...] like to meet you in Australia! I’ll give workshops on how to dump the drone at a series of events organized by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. The [...]

By: All the world’s a stage « Purple Learning - An eLearning and Blended Learning Blog

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:10:37 +0000

[...] All too often the detached self study tutorials are full of what Cathy Moore calls ‘corporate drone‘ and because we have become used to writing what we think the organisation wants, we can find [...]

By: 15 tips for energising your e-learning | Good To Great

15 tips for energising your e-learning | Good To Great — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:32:11 +0000

[...] for the reader’ and Cathy Moore’s also big on this. I’ve linked before to her ‘Dump the drone’ slideshow, but I’m linking to it again because it really is a great resource and, if you [...]

By: Lessons from the classroom: tips for engaging e-learning | Good To Great

Lessons from the classroom: tips for engaging e-learning | Good To Great — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:17:12 +0000

[...] (This is something I’m particularly passionate about so will no doubt be the subject of a future blog post or two! In the meantime take a look at some of Cathy Moore’s writing tips and her Dump the Drone slideshow.) [...]

By: The Magic of Instructional Design – Thought #4 The Right Words « Onlinelearn – Thoughts on Course Design

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:42:50 +0000

[...] Cathy Moore covers this in detail within her “Dump the Drone” presentation, which covers Buzzwords, Blather, Bogus, Boring and Big Words – http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/01/dump-the-drone-available-for-download/ [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:58:59 +0000

I’m new to instructional design and your blog was one of the first I found. I think your slide-shows are great and moreover, the entire website is a huge help for students like me. They’re informative, funny, and valuable. Keep up the great work!

By: Paul Broekhof

Paul Broekhof — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:44:18 +0000

Brilliant! Mandatory stuff for anyone using Powerpoint for any purpose. I assess all presentations that pass by my desk using the “Less is Moore” principles.

By: eLearning09 event

eLearning09 event — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:00:47 +0000

[...] keynote speaker and leading Instructional Designer, Cathy Moore, will show you how to ‘Dump the drone’ and create engaging and effective online [...]

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:11:16 +0000

Great blog! Sadly, even though we hired an instructional designer to create an e-learning module for us, here I am, 8 at night, looking up helpful hints on creating an engaging module because what we have gotten from her so far has been disappointing.