Here are the results from a survey of industry peers to provide insight into how long it takes to develop one hour of instruction for various delivery methods and factors that impact development. A comparison of findings from 2003 with new data and best practices for reducing risk is discussed.
It's no surprise that the saying "A picture is worth a thousand words" was coined by one of the leading editors of the 20th century. Here in the 21st century, there is a battle for customer attention and the pressure to deliver meaning and business impact quickly is compounded by our always-on digital, social and mobile world.
As discomfiting as it may be for content creators, a properly-prepared set of visuals for a presentation will fail as leave-behind collateral. Your slides are supposed to be incomplete; they are supposed to be no more than the tease for the words that you will speak. If they say too much, they inhibit your ability to tell the story.
My name is Shannon and I am a learning and development geek. There, I said it. Not only is L&D my chosen field, but it is also my passion. It may be a serious condition-I look at internet support sites, YouTube videos, and Slideshares and I'm either amazed by the learning experience or I'm thinking about how it could be tweaked.
By Mario O. Moreno and Kay Tuxford It's easy to feel intimidated by the thought of writing a screenplay. The rules! The formatting! The binding! Don't let the seemingly endless parade of screenwriting elements scare you away from writing your first script.
Anyone who is actively involved with instructional design has at some point used the ADDIE model (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) for their course development. This model is one of (if not the) most popular structures used by training designers today.