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3 Ways to Measure the Impact of Microlearning – Workshop Tip # 262

November 18, 2021June 22, 2022 Ray Jimenez, PhDWorkshop Tips
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Ever hang out with a scientist, just to learn new information? Whenever I get the chance, I listen to scientists at Caltech about their research. This allows me to add new knowledge to my mental database. And with some reflection,…

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6 Most Popular Microlearning Ideas- Flashcards, Mapping, Short PDFs, etc. – Workshop Tip #258

October 29, 2021November 11, 2021 Ray Jimenez, PhDWorkshop Tips
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Take a look at the featured image. Have you ever noticed these signs in airports or restrooms? Or perhaps even on posters, sales kits, and product guides? Without knowing it, we are already seeing a lot of Microlearning tools. But…

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How to Write Very, Very, Very Short Stories for Your eLearning – Workshop Tip #256

October 21, 2021October 27, 2021 Ray Jimenez, PhDUncategorized
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To start this off, you don’t need long storytelling in eLearning. They are a waste of time and even if you try hard to perfect them, the results will be of low quality.  That’s quite an unkind indictment of stories.…

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The Only Story Structure You’ll Need in Designing Story-based eLearning – Workshop Tip #236

September 24, 2020December 3, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDWorkshop Tips
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Roger Schank couldn’t have said it any better, “Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” As instructional designers and trainers, knowing how to best present lessons with complex, data-driven information,…

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5 Big Don’ts for Successful Webinar Presentations – Tip #211

May 8, 2019November 9, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDWorkshop Tips
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Over the years, I have done a lot of seminars, workshops, and talks – both virtually and in-person. The main challenge in virtual presentations is that your audience can’t see you and vice versa. It can be tricky to capture…

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7 Reasons Stories Work for the Modern Learner – Tip #210

May 2, 2019November 10, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDWorkshop Tips
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Storytelling has been a very effective learning tool since time immemorial. But even with the changing learning landscape, big shifts in work environments and tech disruption, why do stories in eLearning designs still work? Simple. Everybody is a sucker for…

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Step Up Your eLearning Game – Go for Hyper-Stories – Tip #209

April 24, 2019November 10, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDUncategorized
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Can you think of the most recent viral video or story you have seen and shared? What about it caught your attention? Let me guess. It probably made you laugh out loud, or tugged at your heartstrings, or got you…

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STOP, THINK, FOCUS: 4 Ways to Design Time-Saving Lessons – Tip #208

April 16, 2019November 17, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDWorkshop Tips
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Who hasn’t been stuck in debilitating traffic or spent hours waiting in line? Have you ever taken a very long training course and wished you were someplace else? So much precious time wasted when you could’ve spent it doing other…

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Story-Based Design Models That Bridge the Gap Between Learners and Content – Tip #207

March 29, 2019November 17, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDWorkshop Tips
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In one of my previous blogs, I shared with you my insights on how technology has changed the way stories are told and how we can actually use it to create stories that will help learners learn better. Gone were…

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Steps in Creating Content That Helps Learners Achieve Their Goals – Tip #206

February 8, 2019November 24, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDUncategorized
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Here’s an initial question to you. How do participants learn in a situation? Let’s find out by comparing certain examples. THE CASE OF ECONOMICS I like this video simply because it is a “shining” example of how you can bore…

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Gaining Superior Motivation Skills for Webinar and Virtual Delivery – Tip #205

January 30, 2019November 25, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDUncategorized
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Many of you are well aware that I run a workshop titled The Masterful Virtual Trainer Workshop. A number of the things I will be sharing today will be drawn from it. Let me start with this question for you…

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Technical eLearning Made Easy – Tip #204

January 18, 2019November 25, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDUncategorized
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Technical training appeals to me a great deal because of the way training is designed around technical and factual information and the ability to get returns from whatever investment has been made. The challenge presented by these trainings, has always…

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A Dash of Exaggeration Makes Story-Based Lessons More Captivating – Tip #203

January 2, 2019November 25, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDUncategorized
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Two coworkers met during break time and shared the interesting things that happened to them so far. One worked through his story in a linear fashion, i.e., from point A to point B. The other started with, “You won’t believe…

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Microlearning That Kicks Learners Into Thinking and Acting – Tip #202

November 26, 2018November 25, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDUncategorized
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Remember that science experiment where you use a magnifying glass to burn or ignite a piece of paper or dried leaf? Microlearning is (or should be) like that. Etching Lessons Through Glass and Sun This magnifying glass experiment is perhaps…

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How Visual Arts Inspire Microlearning Lessons – Tip #201

November 19, 2018November 25, 2020 Ray Jimenez, PhDUncategorized
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If you have an important lesson to share with your learners, how do you ensure that it sticks to their memories? You might want to take a page out of the artist’s work. Exaggeration and the Artist When you look…

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Ray Jimenez, PhD
Chief Learning Architect
Recipient of “Innovations Award” from Training Magazine Founder: TrainingMagNetwork with 170,000 members, Situation Expert, Excite Webinars, Vignettes Learning Author: Workflow Learning 2019, Scenario-Based Learning (2015), Do-it-Yourself eLearning, (2017), 3-Minute eLearning (2011), Story Impacts (2012)

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