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10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Obvious or Confusing Quiz Answers
16 Nov 2022

10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Obvious or Confusing Quiz Answers

by Lindsay | posted in: 10 Mistakes in Elearning Design | 0

Last time we talked about the horror of dead-end quiz questions. When left to the default setting “infinite tries,” quiz questions can be a trap with no escape. Drag and drops, in particular, are a nightmare when attempts are not … Continued

elearning, quiz design, quiz questions, storyline
10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Dead-End Quiz Questions
15 Nov 2022

10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Dead-End Quiz Questions

by Lindsay | posted in: 10 Mistakes in Elearning Design | 0

Navigation design, visual design, auditory design – these are all important! But I think my biggest frustrations as a learner have come from poorly designed quizzes. There’s nothing like encountering an overly difficult quiz question and then getting stuck there, … Continued

captivate, elearning, quiz design, quizzes, storyline
10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Robot As Narrator
9 Nov 2022

10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Robot As Narrator

by Lindsay | posted in: 10 Mistakes in Elearning Design | 2

Last time we started talking about voiceover. Voiceover is a solid feature that can elevate a learning experience. Problems come when the narrator is reading a slide aloud and boring the learner, or when the voiceover narration is outsourced to…a … Continued

auditory design, elearning, elearning design, robots, text-to-speech
10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Slides Are Read Aloud
8 Nov 2022

10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Slides Are Read Aloud

by Lindsay | posted in: 10 Mistakes in Elearning Design | 2

Today we are moving on to frequent mistakes I see in Auditory Design! Let’s talk about voiceover. Voiceover can add a human element to elearning, making it more engaging for the learner. Voiceover can be a wonderful strategy to better … Continued

auditory design, elearning, voiceover
10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Objects Are Unaligned
2 Nov 2022

10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Objects Are Unaligned

by Lindsay | posted in: 10 Mistakes in Elearning Design | 3

Alignment! Alignment is often the sole difference between amateur and professional. Tiny misalignments quickly lend a feel of something being…off…about a design. Even if it’s only a pixel or two! But no worries, it’s an easy fix. PowerPoint, Storyline, and … Continued

alignment, elearning, elearning design, visual design
10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Using More Than Two Fonts
31 Oct 2022

10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Using More Than Two Fonts

by Lindsay | posted in: 10 Mistakes in Elearning Design | 3

Love fonts? Who doesn’t! Fonts are a wonderful way to add personality, or to zhush up a boring design! But there is an old rule in design: you have to know the rules in order to know when you can … Continued

elearning design, visual design
10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Color and Contrast
24 Oct 2022

10 Mistakes in Elearning Design: Color and Contrast

by Lindsay | posted in: 10 Mistakes in Elearning Design | 2

This is the fourth post in my series, 10 Mistakes in Elearning Design. Here’s what we’ve already covered: Mistake #1: Redundant Navigation Mistake #2: Inconsistent Navigation Mistake #3: Is This Interactive? Now, let’s look at frequent problems with visual design. … Continued

color, contrast, elearning design, visual design
Create a Drag and Drop in Adobe Captivate
19 Oct 2022

Create a Drag and Drop in Adobe Captivate

by Lindsay | posted in: Captivate | 0

Adobe Captivate’s Drag and Drop Wizard is intimidating! But I’ll walk you through creating a fun, color-coded drag and drop. I’ll also let you in on a secret: there are tons of backend settings to make your Drag and Drop … Continued

captivate, draganddrop, elearning
Hyperlinks and URLs | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks
17 Oct 2022

Hyperlinks and URLs | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

by Lindsay | posted in: Accessibility, Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks | 0

Don’t use “click here” – here’s what to do instead! We’ve covered why accessibility is important, we talked a little bit about the LAW, and we’ve even covered alt-text – let’s get into hyperlinks: CLICK HERE. Did you? Why or … Continued

accessibility, hyperlinks
SCORM Package Rename in Adobe Captivate
12 Oct 2022

SCORM Package Rename in Adobe Captivate

by Lindsay | posted in: "How To" Guides, Captivate, eLearning | 0

“Captivate E-Learning Course” getting you down? Change the default name of your SCORM packages in Adobe Captivate 2019 so that you can differentiate them when they’re all in your LMS (Learning Management System). When you publish your Captivate projects as … Continued

adobe captivate, scorm

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