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Interactive training videos are a form of media that eLearning can borrow from marketing. Interactive videos gained popularity in sales and marketing when Flash was a popular multimedia software platform to create digital media solutions. 

In this blog, we will explore how interactive videos can make your training more engaging.

What Is Interactive Training Video?
An Interactive training video is a multimedia recording that can support user interactions. Users can interact with the content, navigate the storyline, reveal their choices, etc. 

Interactive Training Video Vs. Linear Video
Linear video is the traditional form and most of us are familiar with it. The user can select play, pause, rewind, and fast forward the content in this type of video. On the other hand, an interactive training video allows the user to click, drag, scroll, swipe, and hover over the content revealing more details with each interaction. 

Functionalities Of Interactive Videos 
The most commonly used functionalities in interactive videos are:

Branching: It allows user control and personalizes the learning by allowing different paths and skipping irrelevant content. 
Click and reveal: It refers to clickable content which reveals more details as the learner progresses.
Hotspots: These are clickable areas within a video, which reveal a separate web page or content within the video. 
360-degree view: It allows the learners to get a 360-degree view of the object on the screen.
Forms: You can insert forms within the video, which allow the collection of user data.
Quizzes: Quizzes can be built into the video to deliver assessments and personalized results to the learner.  
These interactivities make viewing the videos an engaging experience. However, a great interactive video must be designed with the end-user in mind, and interactivity should be used only to enhance the user experience

A lot of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter were listed by leaving a comment of by using the #ffelearnpro hashtag! At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part I you will find 100 eLearning Professionals that use Twitter. At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part II you will find... 100 more! Total 200!!! Would you like to be included at the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter? You have the following two options: Please leave a comment with a link to your Twitter profile. From example https://twitter.com/cpappas Use the MAGIC #hastag #ffelearnpro and @elearnindustry ... and then You Will Be Included at The Ultimate List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter I highly recommend you to read The List of eLearning Twitter Hashtags - Hot Topic!

Elearning makes sense economically and logistically It is the cheapest way to get a clear, consistent message to the most people in the least amount of time. For those of us working with clients in IT or healthcare, what better way to educate workers on the use of technology than to use technology to do the job? We've been using elearning to train workers across all industries in some skills, particularly manufacturing line workers in processes or transactional workers in soft skills. But this trend is accelerating and spreading beyond line workers and manufacturing workers on the floor, and now reaches to the upper echelons of the corporate hierarchy. Today, we are using many elearning modalities to educate, inform and transform at all levels of the organization - webinars, online courses, videos, e-modules, pdfs, list servs - the list goes on and on and on. Any type of computer-based learning from your laptop, your iPad or your smart phone, anything you can grab from the web, download, participate in virtually, log onto or phone into, is elearning. As one particular case in point, healthcare workers in all phases of the industry from surgeons to receptionists are being asked to change their work processes to seamlessly incorporate the use of information technology to provide better patient care. It only makes sense that one of the ways to migrate these workers to the effective use of technology is to also educate them using those same tools.

List of 103 eLearning Professionals that use Google+ Would you like to be included at the List of eLearning Professionals that use Google+? A few days ago I made a post with a list of 50 eLearning Professionals that use Google+ At this post you will find a list of 103 eLearning Professionals that use Google+ Would you like to be included at the List of eLearning Professionals that use Google Plus? http://elearningindustry.com/list-of-103-elearning-professionals-that-use-google

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Are you an eLearning Professional that is looking to follow eLearning Professionals at Twitter? You aren't alone! At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part I you will find 100 eLearning Professionals that use Twitter At my personal profile at Twitter @cpappas I follow 11K+ and I have 12K+ of followers. I am always looking to follow professionals involved in the eLearning Industry. This is why I created the following list of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter. Would you like to be included at the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter?

Top 5 Ways to Use Mind Maps for E-Learning How Mind Maps Can Be Used As An Effective Tool For eLearning Are you interested in improving your eLearning? These 5 techniques will help you leverage the power of Mind Maps and encourage you to utilize online Mind Maps in particular. Follow these tips to transform your eLearning using online Mind Maps. http://elearningindustry.com/top-5-ways-to-use-mind-maps-for-e-learning

At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part 1 you will 100 more! At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part 2 you will find... 100 more! Total 200!! At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part 3 you will find... 165 more! Total 365!!! List of eLearning Twitter Hashtags

4 Typical eLearning Projects and The Right eLearning Authoring Tool Some of the most rewarding moments in my career are times when a colleague or client asks with wonderment, "How did you do that?" after viewing an eLearning module or Just In Time training tool or resource I have created. My initial reply to this question is nearly always to list the learning technologies I used. I guess that somewhere in my mind I expect them to go out, get a copy of the software and start using the tool themselves, and so they really need this information. Silly, I know but without these tools, my job would be a lot harder. http://elearningindustry.com/which-elearning-authoring-tool-should-you-use

List of 99 eLearning Professionals that use Google+ A lot of eLearning Professionals that use Google plus were listed by leaving a comment or by joining the Instructional Design & E-Learning Professionals' Group at Google+ It seems that the eLearning community at Google Plus is extremely active! http://elearningindustry.com/list-of-99-elearning-professionals-that-use-google

If you're new to Cash App, you may be wondering if you can use the app without linking a bank account. The answer is yes! You can set up and use CashApp without a bank account. However, there are some limitations to consider. For example, you can't use features like Cash Out or Direct Deposit without linking a bank account. Here's what you need to know about using CashApp without a bank account. When you first sign up for Cash App, you'll be asked to link a bank account or debit card. If you don't have either of these things, don't worry - you can still use CashApp! Just select the "I don't have a bank account" option when prompted. With CashApp, you can send and receive money instantly with anyone else who uses the app. You can also request money from others, which they can then choose to accept or decline. However, there are some limitations to consider when using CashApp without a linked bank account.

Free Survey Polls Quizzes Tools for eLearning Would you like to create polls, surveys, quizzes, test, diagnostics and assessments quickly and easily? What if I tell you that you can do all these for Free? At the list of Free Survey, Polls, and Quizzes tools for eLearning you will find 27 tools that you can use for free! I haven't use all of them but I have found some new one that I was extremely impressive with the learning outcomes. If you have used any of the tools at the list I will be extremely interested to read your thoughts! http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/371-free-survey-polls-quizzes-tools-for-elearning

List of 50 eLearning Professionals that use Google+ Are you an e-Learning Professional that is looking to add at your Google Circle eLearning Professionals at Google+? You aren't alone! http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/general/item/446-list-of-50-elearning-professionals-that-use-google

The use of music and animation in eLearning Do you think that introductory music and animation clips help, motivate and engage the participants of an e-learning course? Do genre, volume level and duration affect their concentration? Do music and animation clips constitute an attention grabber or an annoyance factor? Apparently, views are conflicting and experiences differ. http://elearningindustry.com/the-use-of-music-and-animation-in-an-elearning-course

Since Instructional Design owes much of its theory and practice to the military, it seems only reasonable to use military terms to describe it. Here is a military objective: Given a platoon of light infantry, take hill 451 and hold it until relieved. Artillery and air support may be called in as required. Performance, conditions, criterion: In our profession as in the military, the last two do not count without the first. Given a clearly stated a performance problem, the instructional systems technologist will provide a firing solution consisting of a performance-based, criterion referenced objective and the lowest cost, highest efficiency medium to deliver it in 4 hours or less. I use the term "firing solution" deliberately because there is a direct historic military analogy. The Allied bombing campaigns of WWII used what is termed "saturation bombing" strategy. Due to the lack of guidance and aiming tools, hundreds of bombs would be dropped in the hope at least a few would hit the target. In spite of the cost in lives and resources, it was the best they could do and deemed necessary.

Would you be interested to create your FREE eLearning portal in 30''? Of course you are! Maybe some of you think "is it possible to create an eLearning portal for FREE in 30''? Yes it is, with TalentLMS! But what is TalentLMS? TalentLMS is a super-easy, cloud-based learning platform that will enable you to train your people and in case that you want, your customers. Since there's nothing to download or install you can start working with TalentLMS in actually 30''. Some of you maybe ask: Can I create an unlimited number of courses at TalentLMS? Can I upload an unlimited number of files at TalentLMS? Can I use SCORM files at TalentLMS? Can I use TalentLMS from my iPad? Can I use Articulate courses at TalentLMS? Can I integrate TalentLMS with Wordpress? The answer to theses questions is simply YES

I've seen a couple of recommendations for tools and software on here seperately. I'm a freelance Instructional Designer, in my first year as an independent. I'm finding tools here and there, as I'm trying to minimize operating costs where possible. Individually it seems that many ID's and consultants have their favorite go-to tools that they know. I think it would be really great for us to pull together a list of free ID tools into one area. For example, someone in this group recommend Jing as an alternative to Snagit. I used Xmind the mindmapping tool for needs assessment and topic analysis. posted by Erin Gratton What recommendations do you have fellow ID's?

I've seen a couple of recommendations for tools and software on here seperately. I'm a freelance Instructional Designer, in my first year as an independent. I'm finding tools here and there, as I'm trying to minimize operating costs where possible. Individually it seems that many ID's and consultants have their favorite go-to tools that they know. I think it would be really great for us to pull together a list of free ID tools into one area. For example, someone in this group recommend Jing as an alternative to Snagit. I used Xmind the mindmapping tool for needs assessment and topic analysis. What recommendations do you have fellow ID's?

In this post I will present you a list of Free Authoring Tools that you can use in your eLearning design and development process. If anyone of you have used these authoring tools I will very much appreciate if he/she share with us a demo of the final output! If you know a free authoring tool that is not included in the list I will highly appreciate if you leave a comment with a link!

Exploring the layers of social learning by Julian Stodd We used to live in two worlds: the workplace, which was a formal and restricted environment, typified by moderated messages and codified behaviours that fitted within defined parameters of 'acceptable', and then the social world, which was unrestricted and expressive, ranging from conversations in the pub to heated debates about politics, religion and which cocktail to order next. These worlds were separate, colliding only at moments of misjudged intra-office relationships and the alcohol-fuelled miscommunication of the office Christmas party. But no more. The world has changed under us and there is no formal and social divide. We inhabit a grey space of 'social', where people answer office emails from the bath and use Facebook in meetings. That photograph of the holiday in Ibiza will haunt you in your next job interview and the post about how much you hate your boss has just gone global thanks to a misjudged retweet. But what does social mean for learning? How can we tune into the levels of engagement that we see, how can we enrich for formal learning experience? How can we add a meaningful social layer around our work?

What are you doing in your organization? Could you please share with us your best practices? Susan Demoya said: I recently posted a blog "The Power of Social Media in Hospice Education and Training" on ways that I think hospice educators could incorporate social media as an educational tool. It seems like such a vast area of opportunity for all educators and I would welcome any comments from the group on how social media is used in your organization for training and education.