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Check Out My eLearning Portfolio Right Here On My Web Site!
David Anderson, that clever devil also known as Community Manager over at the Articulate Forums, has gotten me hooked on his eLearning Challenges. Time doesn’t always permit me to join in, but I did last week, and here I am again this week. Maybe it’s the start of a trend. This time the challenge was…
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Play My Fun New Call Center Game Demo
This week’s eLearning Heroes’ Challenge on the Articulate Forum (Challenge #47, for those of you who are counting) was to create a quick sample of a call center module. After all, sooner or later most customers have a need for some form of call center training. Thanks, moderator David Anderson, for another great challenge! Since I…
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New Interactive Sample of Exploratory Exercise Just Posted!
As you may know, I enjoy using Articulate Storyline to create eLearning solutions for my clients. And Articulate has built up an impressive eLearning Heroes community of users on their web site. Each week in the forums, Community Manager David Anderson posts a new eLearning challenge. Anyone who has a little spare time is invited…
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Packt Publishing Has $10 10th Anniversary Sale Now Through July 5th
I’ve just learned that Packt Publishing purveyors of design and development books, eBooks, and videos, is celebrating their 10th anniversary by offering all eBooks and videos for $10 each, from now through Saturday, July 5th only. They don’t yet have a book out on Captivate 8, but they do have a couple on Captivate 7,…
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Free Graphics Package Through July 15 on iPad Insight
I’ve been finding a lot of good deals on the iPad Insight / Stack Social site lately. If you’re looking for high-quality graphics that are free for both personal and commercial use, check out their latest freebie deal. You do have to register on their site (also free) and share the link or follow them…
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My New Film “Begin Again” Is Now Playing!
A while back, I reported on filming a very brief scene with Mark Ruffalo for John Carney’s new independent feature film. The film was titled Can a Song Save Your Life? back then, and when it was shown at the Toronto Film Festival in Fall 2013, the Weinstein company fought for and won the right to distribute…
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Your Input Needed for Upcoming Blog Post and Newsletter Topics
Okay, I need some input from you folks: I’m working on my next quarterly newsletter. I see from my MailChimp report that a decent number of you are opening my newsletters, which is great, as I do put a lot of work into each issue. Links don’t seem to be of much interest to my…
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Adobe Captivate 8 Launches Today and Includes Responsive Design
Adobe announces the release of Captivate 8, with new features including the long-awaited Responsive Design. It’s still $19.99/month for an annual contract. If you own Captivate 7, you can also purchase a standalone version of Captivate 8 for $399, but Adobe has made it clear in the past that the ongoing subscription model is the…
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New Instructional Video on Creating SMARTER Learning Objectives!
I’ve had such good feedback on my 2013 blog post about creating SMARTER learning objectives that I’ve created a podcast version of it, and also a brief instructional video, which you can now launch from my site’s eLearning Samples page. Have a look or a listen, and let me know what you think! Repurposing my…
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Buy 1 Get 1 Free eBook Sale from Packt Publishing Through March 26th
My contact at Packt Publishing dropped me a note to announce their latest eBook sale: all eBooks are currently Buy 1 Get 1 Free. If you’re in IT and/or eLearning, you may want to check out their titles. This sale runs only through 3/26. Their eBook library includes titles on Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and…