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
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…
How to Write Very, Very, Very Short Stories for Your eLearning – Workshop Tip #256
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.…
Hands-On #3: Download Your Copy of the Microlearning Chatbot (Emulation)
The worlds of Learning Machines and Deep Learning are now vocabularies borrowed from the cognitive sciences and now applied in technology. IBM touts its Watson to be a learning machine capable of deep learning and more capabilities. Amazon’s Alexa promises…
Hands-On #4: Download your Microlearning Flashcards Demo Source Files
In the context of Microlearning, instant learning happens. Remember your parents or grade school teacher flashing cards and instantly asking you the right answer? I love this a lot in route learning – 10 x 5 (card one), then the…
Hands-On #2: Download Your Copy of the Story Development Template
When I saw the videos from the University of Western Florida, I thought the way they do “Mistory” is fascinating. The videos educate while entertaining the viewers and learners. Please see the website with several videos. This hands-on guide is…
Hands-On #1: Technique on Combining Factual Content with Stories
How do you make sure that when using stories in your lesson, you still drill down to the details of the content? One of the most challenging tasks in Story-Based Learning Design is combining facts within the story. …
Are you Interpreting eLearning Data Correctly?
Our belief: At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis.The responsibility of eLearning developers does not stop…
Story-Based Learning Design Using a Mobster Story
Our belief: At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis. An iconic TV series is used as…
‘Ikea’ in eLearning Design and Development
Our belief: At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis. eLearning content should be a collaboration between…
Accelerating eLearning by Focusing on Context
Our belief: At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story.Synthesis: Accessibility to massive content in this Digital Information…
Advantage of Third-Person Perspective in eLearning Design
Our belief: At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis.Avatars are not only novelties or catchy web…
Constraints Compel eLearner to be Creative
Our belief: At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis. eLearning designs should not spoon-feed learners. Developers…
How language affects the performance of eLearners
Our belief: At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis. Heidi Grant writes that language can either…
How to Keep Pac-Man alive in eLearning
Our belief: At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis. The classic game Pac-Man revolutionized gamification and…