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Category: Instructional design (page 5)

Category: Instructional design (page 5)

Why do we create boring materials?

Posted on: 17 October 2007 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
What common mistakes result in boring training materials? Here are some of the big ones. Read more.
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Laugh, and your learners laugh with you. Maybe.

Posted on: 27 September 2007 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Is it ever safe to use humor in training materials? Read more.
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Move over, stock photos. Poser’s here.

Posted on: 3 September 2007 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
Tired of too-happy stock characters? Make your own with Poser. Read more.
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Can you answer these 6 questions about multiple-choice questions?

Posted on: 27 August 2007 Last updated on: 2 December 2020 Written by: Cathy Moore
See if you can spot the six common mistakes we make when writing multiple-choice questions. Read more.
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Should we narrate on-screen text?

Posted on: 30 July 2007 Last updated on: 16 May 2023 Written by: Cathy Moore
It’s common to assume that you should have a narrator read text to the learner. However, this could hurt learning in three ways. Read more.
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