Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee This audio cast was recorded candid and live, we apologize for technical difficulties with sound. This week we bring on another special guest from Gamification Nation, Marco Faccini to talk about VR. Currently used as one of the most modern forms of gamification and game-based learning (and just flat out gaming) in the world; virtual reality is so much more than just a shiny toy! Marco joins the IDIODC guys to showcase VR's pros on business impact to training and learning. Looking to learn a little more about VR before the live cast? Check out this website and blog post by Marco! http://www.aquinasvr.com/ http://www.aquinasvr.com/insights/the-instructional-experience-designer/ From starting out as an e-learning professional back in 2001, Marco is passionate about making a difference in Learning & Development and Education. Marco works as Gamification Nations Non-Executive Director and CEO at SilkRoad Edtech/ Marco works with many modern, new and innovat

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee While the many in the L&D industry know, it's important to use engaging forms of learning tools past the basics to maintain learner retention and performance improvement. Expand your organizations learning ecosystem with gamification! Welcome to an introduction to the basics of gamification and how you can easily use it to add more value in your learning solutions. In this episode of IDIODC, Brent and Chris bring on special guest and master of all things gamification An Coppens to discuss how gamification can be used to improve learning! An Coppens is the Chief Game Changer at Gamification Nation Ltd, which offers gamification design solutions and an online gamification academy. The company is based in London and serving clients worldwide from well-known brands to smaller product focused SME’s. Our solutions are designed to encourage winning behaviours and improve business results in the areas of sales, marketing, HR, learning and productivity. In Februar

In this episode of IDIODC, Brent and Chris talk about leveraging the design potential of responsive design to help tell stories. Responsive design was created from a practical need to ensure that content could be accessible across all devices. More than just a solution to a problem, responsive design has actually created new opportunities to frame content and user experience – which has some very practical applications for the learning and development world. Chris and Brent will review some great examples of responsive design to explore what design lessons we can find as instructional designers. The sites Chris and Brent analyzed: https://historia-arte.com/ http://pharmafilter.nl/en/ https://haacht.com/en/ https://www.sbs.com.au/margarete/ Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag!: Brent: https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee For this episode of IDIODC, Brent and Chris bring on special guest Jo Cook on to discuss webinars and virtual classrooms. Both done live and over the web, virtual classrooms and webinars typically do have many similarities, but still vary greatly. Each with their own unique pros and cons, Jo and the gang will discuss the differences and what angle is best to take for learning in different situations. Jo Cook is a speaker, instructional designer and classroom facilitator who specializes in virtual classrooms, webinars and live online learning technology. Jo’s passion is in helping and supporting teams, professionals and organizations embrace the benefits of the virtual classroom. Through her company Lightbulb Moment, Jo has specialized in training learning professionals about virtual classroom design and delivery since 2013 and has spoken on various topics at conferences such as Learning Technologies, Online Educa Berlin and keynoted for Colleges Wales and E-l

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee In this episode, Brent and Chris chat with the one and only Megan Torrance from TorranceLearning. With the xAPI Fall Cohort just getting kicked off, the three go over the ABC's of xAPI and get you a full scoop of what the xAPI Cohort is all about. (Don't need to read anymore on xAPI Fall Cohort and want to get started ASAP? Well, here's the link! https://www.torrancelearning.com/xapi-cohort/ ) The xAPI Learning Cohort is a free, vendor-neutral, 12-week learning-by-doing project-based team learning experience about the Experience API. (Yep, you read that right – free!) It’s an opportunity for those who are brand new to xAPI and those who are looking to experiment with it to learn from each other and from the work itself. Participants form teams based on shared interests and work together on an xAPI project. Each cohort features some predefined projects so you can jump right into something that sounds interesting and of course you can come with your own project

Choosing an eLearning authoring tool can be tough, especially with so many options available; while trying to balance current and future needs. In this episode, we'll offer some advice on how to choose an authoring tool for you. Be sure to subscribe to the dominKnow channel for more episodes of #IDIODC - Instructional Designers in Office Drinking Coffee, where our goal is to help our peers create better eLearning content and learning experiences. https://www.youtube.com/user/dominknow Interested in watching #IDIODC live or on YouTube? Visit http://www.idiodc.com Are you in the market for an authoring tool? dominKnow helps you do more, faster with a powerful eLearning authoring system for teams. https://www.dominknow.com Become virtual friends with Mark @marklearns Check out Brent @bschlenker and Chris @Chris_V_W on Twitter too and stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag!

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee In this episode, Brent chats with Kevin Thorn from NuggetHead on comics in eLearning. When and how to use comics in eLearning and the value it adds to the learner experience. Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences. After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects. Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, eLearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on eLearning development, design

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee While Chris is away for this week's episode, Brent continues the conversation on Part 3: Audio in eLearning with Matt Pierce from TechSmith Academy! During this session, the two will chat about the lessons learned while creating the audio for the videos in the TechSmith Academy. Matthew Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador from TechSmith Corporation, has created videos for learning and marketing for over a decade. Matthew has been a speaker at multiple learning and development focused and marketing conferences. He is a regular contributor to Training Magazine, and has been an author for Content Marketing Institute, ReelSEO, and various other training publications. He currently leads TechSmith's customer education initiative around video. Learn more about Matt through his LinkedIn and check out TechSmith Academy! Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrpierce/ TechSmith Academy: https://academy.techsmith.com/ Become virtual friends with the gan

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee In this IDIODC episode, Brent goes live with special guest John Kissinger for a special one-on-one about voice over acting in eLearning while Chris is away. The two chat tips on how to ensure the highest quality and authenticity out of your voice. Want that tea John talks about in this session? Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Medicinals-Organic-Throat-Seasonal/dp/B0009F3POO/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1531314678&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=yogi%2Btea%2Bthroat%2Bcomfort&th=1 Looking to enhance your own voice acting skills and tune up the vocal chords? Check out the recommended book on tongue twisters by Rodney Saulsberry: https://www.amazon.com/Rodney-Saulsberrys-Tongue-Twisters-Warm-Ups-ebook/dp/B00WVOFTAY An accomplished trainer and voice actor, John has worked with clients from Facebook to Ford! With over 20 years experience entertaining and educating learners, John is a certified Master Trainer through the Association

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee In this IDIODC episode, Brent and Chris bring you the first episode of the interactive, video-cast series: A Beginner's Guide to Audio for eLearning. The first topic of discussion will be specifically on recording hardware and best practices. Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Become virtual friends with the gang: Brent: https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up for our next live platform demo to learn why we do powerful eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee In this IDIODC episode, Brent and Chris chat with special guest, Craig Wiggins! The three talk about IEEE. ICICLE's work on developing a definition of a "Learning Engineer" as a standard as well as its goal of supporting the development of Learning Engineering as a profession and academic discipline. Craig is the IEEE ICICLE Vice-Chair and SIG Liaison Officer. He is an accomplished ID, eLearning developer/designer and project manager. Learn more about IEEE ICICLE: https://www.ieeeicicle.org/ Check out more about Craig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigwiggins/ Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Become virtual friends with the gang: Craig: https://twitter.com/oxala75 Brent: https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up fo

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee In this IDIODC episode, Brent and Chris chat with special guest Andrew Hughes! The three talk gamification vs. game-based learning. These are often used interchangeably but are very different. In this session, our hosts get to the core of what makes humans tick and why game strategies work so well in learning. Andrew Hughes is the founder and CEO of Designing Digitally, an award-winning custom eLearning developer that creates engaging content using gamification and game-based learning. Learn more about Designing Digitally: https://www.designingdigitally.com/ Learn more about Andrew Hughes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-m-hughes/ Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Follow the gang on Twitter! Andrew: https://twitter.com/andyhughes Brent: https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/domink

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee #IDIODC In this IDIODC episode, Brent and Chris chat with special guest Will Thalheimer, PhD! The three talk how to get a better framework for smile sheets in order to utilize the functionality and actually get valid data in return. Dr. Thalheimer brings research-based wisdom to the practice of workplace learning as the President of Work-Learning Research. Consultant, Research Translator, Author, Speaker, Instructional Designer, Writer, Advocate, Gentle Curmudgeon, Debunker. Make the change to getting more out of your #SmileSheets. https://smilesheets.com/ Check out Dr. Will Thalheimer's book available on Amazon: "Performance-Focused Smile Sheets: A Radical Rethinking of a Dangerous Art Form". https://www.amazon.ca/Performance-Focused-Smile-Sheets-Rethinking-Dangerous/dp/1941577008 Check out more about Will and Work-Learning Research here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willthalheimer/ https://www.worklearning.com/ Want to join us live? Check out our C

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee #IDIODC In this IDIODC episode, Brent and Chris bring on a special guest, Shannon Tipton! The three talk about the importance of including microlearning in an organizational training setting for better learner retention, engagement and more. Shannon Tipton is CLO of Learning Rebels, an organization focused on improving business L&D through unique blended and microlearning training designs. She also is the author of her new book "Disruptive Learning: Discover Your Inner Learning Rebel". Check out more about Shannon and Learning Rebels here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannontipton/ https://learningrebels.com/ Want to join us live? Check out our Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Follow Shannon, Brent and Chris on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/stipton https://twitter.com/bschlenker https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up for our next live platform demo to learn why we do powerful eLearning

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee #IDIODC In this IDIODC episode, Brent and Chris bring on a special guest, Sam Rogers. Recorded completely live and candid the three discuss pre and post-production for eLearning videos. Sam Rogers is the President of Snap Synapse LLC - a content production and consulting company specializing in eLearning. He is a regular contributor to #TLDCast and a speaker at events run by ATD, The eLearning Guild, Training Magazine and Learning DevCamp. Check out more about Sam and Snap Synapse here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/SamRogers/ http://snapsynapse.com/ Want to join us live? Check out our Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Follow Sam, Brent and Chris on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/snapsynapse https://twitter.com/bschlenker https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee #IDIODC In this IDIODC episode, Brent and Chris chat about different apps available for editing and enhancing videos made on your mobile device. Here are the applications that Brent and Chris spoke about in this episode for easy video editing: - iMovie - IntroMate - Power Director - KineMaster - Ripl - Adobe Premiere - Adobe Premiere (Clip) - Adobe Spark - Splice - Explain Everything Want to join us live? Check out our Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

Here is the link Brent and Chris spoke about: https://www.worklearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Spacing_Learning_Over_Time__March2009v1_.pdf

Here are some of the products Brent and Chris spoke about: https://joby.com/gorillapod-tripods http://pakpod.com http://www.rode.com/microphones/videomicgo https://www.olloclip.com/

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee #IDIODC Brent Schlenker and Chris Van Wingerden bring special guest Cara North on this week's episode of IDIODC to discuss the differences between eLearning in higher ed vs. organizational settings. Want to join us live? Check out our Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

Here is the link used in this episode: https://elearningindustry.com/microlearning-macrolearning-research-tell-us