The eLearning Coach Podcast

Jonathan Halls provides expert guidance on how to make training videos for employees that won't put them to sleep.

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Jonathan Halls, former BBC learning executive and author of Rapid Video Development For Trainers provides awesome tips for designing and shooting video. Whether you're new to video or have some experience, you're sure to benefit from Jonathan's knowledge.

WE DISCUSS:

* When video is effective for learning

* How to make talking heads "less boring"

* Two purposes of B Roll

* How to use the visual language of video

* Benefits of creating storyboards

* Message layers in video

* Common newbie mistakes

* Frequency of changing shots

* Uses for instructional video via social media

* Considerations when shooting video for mLearning

* Five functions your video camera should have

* Complete video setup for $500

TIME: Around 35 minutes

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RESOURCES:

* Rapid Video Development for Trainers by Jonathan Halls

* Jonathan Halls & Associates

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Learn to match your storytelling with the natural tendencies of the brain. Discover ways to write irresistible stories and scenarios.

Lisa Cron, author of Wired For Story, is passionate about the power and value of stories. In this conversation, Lisa will convince you that it is through stories that humans survive and it is through stories that people learn.

If you are looking for ways to write irresistible stories and scenarios, listen in for advice from a pro who understands how stories bring meaning to our world.

WE DISCUSS:

* Real purpose of stories

* Dopamine and curiosity

* Most important element of a story

* Protagonist's inner world

* How to grab attention from the start

* Pros and cons of story structure

* First person or third person?

* Common mistakes in storytelling

TIME: 30 minutes

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RESOURCES:

* Wired for Story by Lisa Cron

* Wired for Story website

* The Rules of Story article by Lisa Cron

* Why You Need to Use Storytelling for eLearning

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How to use eLearning scenarios to impact learning and accelerate expertise.

Ruth Colvin Clark, PhD., shares her expertise on the power of scenario-based eLearning. We discuss a range of topics, from how eLearning scenarios accelerate expertise to using the right amount of guidance.

WE DISCUSS:

* Comparing instructive and inductive approaches to learning

* Evidence that scenarios improve learning

* When scenarios have the most impact on learning

* Examples of scenario-based eLearning

* Skills that problem-based scenarios can build

* Types of guidance to provide

* Challenges with writing scenarios

TIME: 20 minutes

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RESOURCES:

* Scenario-based e-Learning: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Online Workforce Learning by Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard E. Mayer

* 5 Ways to Use Graphics in eLearning Scenarios

* Alternatives to Correct and Incorrect

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Jane Bozarth, social media expert, reveals all.

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In this conversation with, Jane Bozarth, PhD., we talk about how to use social media tools to implement a complete learning experience or to simply enhance online learning. Jane provides many actionable tips, innovative examples and common sense guidelines.

WE DISCUSS:

* Benefits of using social media to learn

* How social learning is different than social media learning

* Why listening is a powerful tool

* Challenges of using social media for learning

* Examples of successful learning projects with social media

* Criteria for using social media in an online learning experience

* Easiest tools to use

TIME: 35 minutes

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RESOURCES:

* Social Media for Trainers

* Learning Solutions Magazine articles by Jane

* 23 Things (discussed in podcast)

* Learning and Teaching Metaphors on Pinterest

* Unlearning on Pinterest

* How you can participate in #lrnchat

* Molly McLure Wasko and Samer Faraj. “It is what one does”: why people participate and help others in electronic communities of practice.

 

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In this first episode from 2013, you'll get a fresh perspective on job seeking, hiring and finding your career path as a learning experience designer.

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In this first episode, you'll get a fresh perspective on job seeking, hiring and finding your career path as a learning experience designer. Director of Instructional Design, Joe Fournier, provides super advice on starting out or moving to a better position in instructional design, training, and eLearning design and development.

WE DISCUSS:

* Skills hiring managers are seeking

* How to get experience

* Making a portfolio

* Whether an ID degree is required

* Changes in the field

* Preparing for the future

* Pay disparity between men and women

TIME: 23 minutes

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RESOURCES:

* Spot Learning (Joe Fournier's website)

* @jfournierii (Twitter)

* Breaking Into Instructional Design: free 12-lesson email course about a career in instructional design

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