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Category: Instructional design (page 3)

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Let me tell you everything you need to know

Let me tell you everything you need to know! Or not.

Posted on: 18 January 2016 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
You’re going to work in Zekostan! How would you like to prepare for the cultural differences? Do you want me to tell you everything and then quiz you? No? What’s the alternative? Learn more.
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Do you work in a course factory?

Do you work in a course factory? Do you care?

Posted on: 30 November 2015 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Are you a cog in the course factory, or are you a performance consultant? Does it matter? Learn more.
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Field guide to action mapped materials

Field guide to action-mapped materials

Posted on: 2 November 2015 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Can you identify an action mapped course in the wild? What might it look like? Learn more.
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Accordion learning style

How to respond to learning-style believers

Posted on: 9 June 2015 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Why do people continue to believe in debunked learning styles? Let’s look at why the belief is appealing and how we can respond to the believers on our team. Learn more.
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Sell your goal to Scrooge

Write a strong goal: Sell it to Scrooge

Posted on: 30 March 2015 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Can Bob the training guy get $40,000 to develop his course? Find out how a strong goal can justify your project and focus your design. Learn more.
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Be a learning mythbuster

How to be a learning mythbuster

Posted on: 7 January 2015 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Do your stakeholders insist on believing in myths like learning styles? Here’s how to bust some myths. Learn more.
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3 ways to save time in training design

3 ways to save gobs of time when designing training

Posted on: 8 September 2014 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Do they want it yesterday? Here are three ways to save a lot of time when you’re designing training. Learn more.
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Hipster genie wants to make you awesome

Jettison the genies and let learners think

Posted on: 14 July 2014 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Elearning has genies, superheroes, and wizards. Live training has the all-knowing instructor. I say all of them should stop being so darned helpful. Learn more.
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5 attention-grabbing ways to start a course

5 quick ways to pull learners into a course

Posted on: 20 May 2014 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
How can you create a lively start to your course? Try these five techniques to get learners involved and kick up the pace. Learn more.
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Factory worker

How to kick off a project and avoid an info dump

Posted on: 14 April 2014 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Do you feel like you’re an assembly line worker in a course factory, expected to crank out training on demand? Break free of the assembly line with a strong kickoff meeting that puts you in charge. Learn more.
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