Let’s begin with two fundamental questions: “What is gamification and why use it?” It’s important to understand that gamification is NOT dependent on a particular authoring platform, feature set, or software version. Rather, it is a way of designing and developing learning experiences using tools such as Storyline, Adobe Creative Suite, and Audacity. According to the Engagement […]
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ISO is the International Organization for Standardization; It is an NGO that gathers experts from different fields to develop voluntary international standards covering everything from manufactured products to healthcare. ISO standards, on a global level, promote international trade through the establishment of common standards between different nations. At a product or service-specific level, ISO standards help
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This is the fourth installment in our series about using the byproducts from the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) – ADDIE process to inform the review-signoff process for developing multimedia instruction (MMI). In Part I of this series, we stressed the importance of the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) – ADDIE process and its byproducts to create, review, and
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This is the third installment in our series about using the byproducts from the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) – ADDIE process to inform the review-signoff process for developing multimedia instruction (MMI).In Part I of this series, we stressed the importance of the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) – ADDIE process as the foundation of any development project. When
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In Part I of this series, we stressed the importance of the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) – ADDIE process as the foundation of any eLearning development project. When ISD-ADDIE is used, there are several tangible products that result from each phase that help guide development.The first product, the Design Specification Document (DSD), will be discussed in part
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eLearning companies that follow the Instructional Design (ID) process, or more specifically the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) process, are in a better position to meet your needs than companies that do not. Although introduced in 1998 by Seels and Glagow*, the ADDIE process (see Figure 1) is still an effective and proven method for the
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n today’s global economy, companies are able to reach prospective clients in more diverse markets with the use of the Internet. Did you know that 89% of internet users are outside of the United States, and of those, 72% spend most of their time on sites in their own language? If you truly want to
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Creating eLearning content that reaches across language and cultural barriers have become an important task for companies that need to give multi-national workforce training to do their jobs effectively. Translating entire courses into several languages can get expensive and many companies are taking advantage of translation memory and localization. How Translation Memory Works Translation memory
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One of the pillars of eLearning’s success in the workplace is its potential to save employers money. When you take into account the costs accrued by a trainer, classroom and employee travel, and then compare them with the costs of in-house hosting and periodic content maintenance, the benefits are clear. But the great risk of eLearning course development is
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Creating effective eLearning material requires planning ahead. This process can be simplified by considering the following things when developing content with eLearning translation and localization in mind: Content Size and Text Expansion If a course is going to be localized, ensure that on-screen content is structured in a way that allows for the resizing of text. This is crucial because
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