What are illustrations? The use of illustrations dates as far back as the ancient times and as a matter of fact, the oldest cave painting known to us is more than 40,000 years old and archaeologists have figured out that these are the earliest forms of story-telling and ways of providing instructions. A cave painting …
Let me illustrate that! A quick guide to using illustrations in eLearning Read More »
Welcome to our July Newsletter. In this month’s newsletter you’ll read about: Our upcoming Adobe Captivate training in both Brisbane & Sydney and our exclusive 2 for 1 offer! Musings from Diana Thurgood on connecting with the audience of your learning designs. How to go about getting started in the L&D industry – advice from John Stericker. …
As learning designers, we create learning experiences for learners. But in the process, we often lose sight of the fact that every time we design a learning experience, we are learners too! And in that omission, we pass up a valuable opportunity to connect with our learners and use our experiences as the basis for …
So you want to get into learning, eLearning, digital learning, instructional design, or all of the above? Where do you start? That’s a great question! Keep reading . . . Here, we will run through some things you can consider, and start acting on straight away so you’ll be on the path to becoming a learning …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome to our June 2018 Newsletter! Can you believe we are halfway through the year!? Our team have been fortunate to attend a couple of professional development events during May. Pete Napier attended the From Order Taker to Performance Partner workshop, and Shai travelled to New Zealand for the NZATD Conference. In this month’s newsletter you’ll also read …
“To the bird that feasts upon berries, theirs is the forest. To the bird that feasts upon knowledge, theirs is the world.” After a wonderful Powhiri welcoming ceremony and opening address, this year’s NZATD conference got underway in Auckland in mid-May. Featuring an incredible group of keynote speakers including Nigel Paine, Jane Bozarth, Cathy Moore, …
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“Don’t make eye contact with the PPT!” – Arun Pradhan 22 May 2018 Apart from being a potentially awesome plot line for a Dr Who episode, this is definitely my favourite quote for 2018. “More context!” you say? Okay, maybe you’re right. In May I attended the Sydney workshop, From Order Taker to Performance Partner, run …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this month’s newsletter you’ll learn about: – Four major new features in Adobe Captivate 2017 Update 1 release – Our next free webinar on how to create your very own eLearning Portfolio – Latest industry news and events including details of the NZATD’s annual conference, A11y talks, Fishbowl discussions and a new book from …
Hi Everyone, Back again! Here are the next 7 tips for Designing Mobile Learning That works. I’m not preaching that these “are THE tips” but these are definitely tips that I’ve used to approach our mobile learning projects. Tip #8 Don’t forget about accessibility Of course, there’s plenty of information out there regarding accessibility, so I …
If or when to storyboard At the beginning of an eLearning project, the storyboarding process can often be overlooked or bypassed completely, especially if other documentation already exists. User guides, PowerPoint decks and training manuals may be considered as substitutes for a storyboard. We might also think “I can’t draw, so there is no point in story-boarding” …
