In his last blog, Nick described his struggle with moving from scholastic writing where length is rewarded to a more concise writing style. Nick posed the question, “Which is better?” He suggested “better” was somewhere in the middle. I agree–and so does Purdue University! One of my favorite explanations of concise writing is from the [...]

While we regularly write about Articulate, Lectora, and Captivate, we are often asked our opinion about ZebraZapps.  I’ve been impressed with the power and ease of use of that tool since I first saw it demo’d about four years ago.  I’ve always been hesitant from giving it my full recommendation for one key reason: up [...]

It amazes me how large the difference is between academic language and business writing. The following two segments of writing illustrate how different the two worlds of writing really are. Academia Rewards Length When I sat down to write my first blog post for E-Learning Uncovered, I took a bunch of time to try to [...]

I’ve been intrigued lately by the idea of living my digital life entirely “in the cloud”. Could I function effectively as an e-learning developer without being tethered to a local hard drive or locally installed software? Two recent innovations seem to make that possible – the Google Chromebook and dominKnow’s Claro e-learning authoring tool. So [...]

Over the last few blogs, I’ve given some tips on how to find a vendor through a Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP), and then how to evaluate the responses you get to select the best vendor to meet your needs.  Now what?  Here are some tips for you. Get everything in [...]

If you’re not careful, you can spend more time in review cycles than in production for your e-learning courses.  In order to manage costs and schedule, it’s important to know up front who needs to see what, when, and for how long. Unexpected reviewers brought in mid-way can cause major rework.  Wanting something to be [...]