Dan Keckan, Author at eLearning Industry

Sales Training Using Role-Play Simulations And AI

Dan Keckan — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000

It can be a challenge to design sales training that provides a realistic and individualized experience to thousands of learners. Car Wars, a call tracking and phone solutions provider for car dealerships, partnered with Cinecraft Productions, a custom learning solutions company, to solve this problem using role-play eLearning simulations and AI to create a more personalized learning experience.

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Instructional Design Tips For Demonstrative Training Videos

Dan Keckan — Tue, 28 May 2024 11:00:17 +0000

Demonstrative training videos are a great way to teach new skills. This article will go over the importance of a well-thought-out video script in producing high-quality demonstration videos.

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Top 5 Graphic Design Strategies For The Instructional Designer

Dan Keckan — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:00:33 +0000

Uncover top graphic design strategies to design user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing, accessible learning experiences.

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Tips For Conducting Quality Assurance Reviews

Dan Keckan — Tue, 14 May 2024 11:00:18 +0000

This article shares the secrets to effectively performing QA reviews to ensure high-quality course delivery.

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5 Ways To Reduce Cognitive Load In eLearning When Working With An SME

Dan Keckan — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:00:42 +0000

This article shares 5 strategies for reducing cognitive load in eLearning and streamlining the collaboration between Instructional Designers and SMEs.

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Conducting A Needs Analysis: The Case Of The Disappearing Learners

Dan Keckan — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:00:12 +0000

Too often, we interview SMEs, and while they can offer valuable product or process content, they often cannot tell us what learners are thinking or feeling. Conducting a needs analysis can help you discover what learners want and need and can help you avoid costly missteps in learning design.

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Converting Flash-Built eLearning To HTML5 Efficiently In 3 Steps

Dan Keckan — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:00:19 +0000

On January 1, 2021, Adobe Flash will be laid to rest. You have hundreds, if not thousands, of learners that will receive errors when they attempt to start a course. The fix is simple, convert your legacy courses to HTML5. But, doing it efficiently depends on the conversion strategy you choose.

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Video Production For eLearning

Dan Keckan — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 19:00:25 +0000

Video production is the backbone of creating a training video. During this phase, the actual content is created, but many challenges and traps might hinder your progress.

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How Do I Increase My Learners’ Motivation With Gamification?

Dan Keckan — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:00:52 +0000

Have you struggled to motivate your learners and considered adding game mechanics? Before you jump into creating themes and designing leaderboards, there are simple best practices you need to know and follow.

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Secrets Of Pre-Production

Dan Keckan — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:00:35 +0000

Pre-production is one of the most complicated stages of making a training video. It requires a variety of skills, patience, insight and perfect timing.

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Designing A Creative Brief/Learning Strategy

Dan Keckan — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Creating a training video is essential for all modern training programs. But, before this is feasible, you need to start at square one: creative brief/learning strategy.

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Choosing The Right Modalities For Your Blended Learning Strategy

Dan Keckan — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:00:47 +0000

Are you trying to decide which modalities or delivery methods to use in your blended learning strategy? This article will help you choose the ones that work together seamlessly to meet your learning objectives and engage every learner.

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Stop! Before You Convert ILT To eLearning Do These 6 Things

Dan Keckan — Mon, 18 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Creating quick and effective online training from your classroom content has lots of pitfalls. Classroom and eLearning are not "one and the same." So follow these 6 steps for a smooth conversion process.

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Day One Readiness: How To Prepare Employees For Real Productivity On Day One

Dan Keckan — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:00:48 +0000

Onboarding is a critical first step in a new employee’s career with your company. Ensure their success by aligning your program objectives with business goals, focusing on employee needs, and prioritizing your content for Day One Readiness.

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5 Questions To Ask Before Making Your Courses Mobile-Friendly

Dan Keckan — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Making courses mobile-friendly can be quite easy if you know the right questions to ask. This article will walk you through a 5-question process to analyze your courses and determine if a mobile solution is right for you.

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No Travel: Now Is The Time To Create Effective Virtual Learning Experiences

Dan Keckan — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:00:35 +0000

Many organizations have been forced to rapidly provide Virtual Instructor-Led Training. Hit the ground running with these tips for turning your classroom courses into effective and engaging virtual learning experiences without sacrificing quality.

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The Benefits Of Designing Custom eLearning That Is Attainable And Void Of Obstacles

Dan Keckan — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:00:50 +0000

An Accessible eLearning course is one that all learners in the target audience can access anywhere, on any device, and without obstacles. The content is easy to understand and can be attained without difficulty.

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Successful Custom eLearning: Top Tips L&D Managers Can Use To Create A Fun Learning Experience

Dan Keckan — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:00:51 +0000

All good training should have some element of Fun because the sense of mastery that learners develop is a positive, rewarding emotion.

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Custom eLearning UX And UI Best Practices: How Are You Captivating Your Learner?

Dan Keckan — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:00:55 +0000

By designing and publishing a polished course—one that resonates strongly with your audience—you prevent distractions, build credibility, and keep them focused on the learning objectives.

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How L&D Managers Can Impact Learners With Relevant Custom eLearning Solutions

Dan Keckan — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:00:52 +0000

Motivate and engage learners with relevant solutions and content that target business goals as well as learning objectives.

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How Do You Design An Efficient eLearning Course?

Dan Keckan — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:00:56 +0000

It may sound counter-intuitive, but designing Efficient learning is more work. It’s easier to make a course that has everything but the kitchen sink. To create a streamlined and well-organized course, you need to consider how to achieve the business goal in the least amount of time for the learners.

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Why It Is Important For L&D Managers To Design Timely Custom eLearning Solutions

Dan Keckan — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:00:38 +0000

Learn why it's important to design learning experiences that can be delivered on-demand, so learners get the content they need, as soon as they need it.

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4 Tips For Designing Authentic Custom eLearning

Dan Keckan — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Use these tips to create Authentic custom eLearning that keeps learning experiences as close to real life as possible.

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7 Better Learning Design Principles To Help With Your Next Project

Dan Keckan — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:00:19 +0000

Have you been forced into an order-taking role by stakeholders that don't value effective learning? Are you tired of importing PowerPoints into authoring tools? What you need is a tool that will help guide your conversations toward a better learning outcome: The 7 Better Learning Principles.

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Muddling Through Moodle

Dan Keckan — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:50:37 +0000

For a company considering an LMS solution, spending $100,000 annually can cause sticker shock. In return, the organization receives an untried delivery channel to host, track, and report on the training content delivered to employees, distribution channels, and customers. Alternatively, many Software as a Service (SAS) LMS solutions have a cost-per-registered user model that seems affordable when you have a limited number of users, but can ramp up to be a very pricey annual expense if you have a large user base.

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