mike mcdonald
mike mcdonald
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    mike mcdonald

    I've been freelance for about 15 years, in the areas of blended learning, training and consultancy for the higher-risk sectors such as Oil&Gas, PowerGen, Automotive, Aerospace, Defence, Space Science etc. In consultancy, I do a lot of work in business continuity, quality, supply-chain and ris...
  • Soihull, UK
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Storyline 360 vs Rise
"Hi Jennifer. How about considering keeping your quiz where it is, in a published SL2; and use Rise to do the knowledge element, which inc..."
  • over 7 years ago01/14/17 at 9:50 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald commented on the article 3 Tips to Know Before Negotiating Your Next E-Learning Contract
"Great dialogue there guys! Fundamentally, it's the difference between the 'cost-plus' vs the 'value-based' approaches. Freelancers will a..."
  • over 7 years ago11/22/16 at 12:50 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Course file storage good practice
"Great Alyssa. Yes, read through the thread.....that's it! Yes, aside from naming conventions, back-ups etc. the key point was to keep .s..."
  • over 7 years ago11/21/16 at 5:27 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Storyline 360 vs Rise
"Ha Efrat! Yes, I'm only on the demo package still, but sure will sign up. Yes, I work with MNC's and understand, used to be in one myself..."
  • over 7 years ago11/21/16 at 10:30 am (UTC)
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mike mcdonald started a new discussion Course file storage good practice
"A long while back I think there was some discussion about good practice in course authoring storage....separating the Storyline templates..."
  • over 7 years ago11/20/16 at 10:06 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Storyline 360 vs Rise
"I'm really enjoying using Rise. I've been bashing out 1 course per day on it so far.  Awesome job, Dev. team!"
  • over 7 years ago11/20/16 at 9:54 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald commented on the article How to Do an E-Learning Audience Analysis
"I'm with Elizabeth on that one. Do my best to shoe-horn a SurveyMonkey in, every chance I get. I find the hidden value of Learner-engag..."
  • over 7 years ago11/20/16 at 7:38 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion SL3 - Roadmap or Release Dates?
"Too right Phil. I'm still playing...but now with Articulate Review. This looks totally awesome already and I've only just started on it...."
  • over 7 years ago11/11/16 at 11:04 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion SL3 - Roadmap or Release Dates?
"Dario....I've started playing yesterday. Not a good start! Internet connection was so bad I couldn't even play Adam Swartz's 18min. intro..."
  • over 7 years ago11/11/16 at 10:05 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion SL3 - Roadmap or Release Dates?
"Fantastic news there Phil.; one has to respect the opinion of such a power-user as your goodself!  Looking forward to playing and seeing..."
  • over 7 years ago11/10/16 at 8:21 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion SL3 - Roadmap or Release Dates?
"Hi Dario, from the Welsh mountain of Snowdonia....where I am this week. Got my A360launch email along with others no doubt...and went st..."
  • over 7 years ago11/10/16 at 6:54 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion SL3 - Roadmap or Release Dates?
"Hey Dario! Too right! Guess what....? I've been laying out a large project over the weekend, and the topic is going to be so big I reall..."
  • over 7 years ago11/07/16 at 2:24 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion SL3 - Roadmap or Release Dates?
"Great Ashley, will have a read!"
  • over 7 years ago11/07/16 at 2:13 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion SL3 - Roadmap or Release Dates?
"I'm with Dario on that one. For some intensive projects I disappear off to a remote location for focus and no interruptions. Some web-ba..."
  • over 7 years ago11/04/16 at 9:57 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Compliance KPIs
"Yes, that approach works a treat, in my experience; e.g. I once did a branched scenario game with sequences of video clips of stakeholder..."
  • over 7 years ago10/17/16 at 12:41 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Compliance KPIs
"No, not found the need to data-mine that far as it's been sufficient for one round of reminders, in the stuff I've done. Yes, sort of......"
  • over 7 years ago10/17/16 at 12:36 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Freebie - Allie the Cat Illustrated Character
"cute!"
  • over 7 years ago10/12/16 at 11:30 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Compliance KPIs
"Hi Helen. I use two ways for that depending on the situation: 1. A follow-up mini-module about 6 weeks after. It's mainly a memory-jogge..."
  • over 7 years ago10/12/16 at 11:22 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald commented on the download Storyline: Zoomable Image Interaction
"It's a beaut!"
  • 8 years ago03/24/16 at 8:50 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald commented on the article 5 Awesome App-Inspired Examples
"A beautiful collection of inspiration!"
  • 8 years ago03/15/16 at 11:53 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Recording Narration
"I've used a few people from my local amateur dramatic society (for a suitable donation!), but professional v/o artists for multi-lingual ..."
  • 8 years ago02/19/16 at 11:52 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Getting Started as a Consultant
"Hi Susan. You mentioned those folks may be relatively new to e-Learning. When I come across that scenario, I've actually found the most u..."
  • 8 years ago02/19/16 at 11:46 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald commented on the download Storyline: Peel-Off Sticker Effect
"lovely!"
  • 8 years ago02/19/16 at 10:35 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald commented on the article 4 Easy Ways to Organize Content For E-Learning
"Really insightful. I'm always challenged by how to present compliance documents (such as industry regulations) which are presented sequen..."
  • 9 years ago02/02/15 at 11:24 pm (UTC)
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mike mcdonald replied to the discussion Export to Powerpoint from Storyline
"My workflow 2cents for the classroom scenario when I think I do not want them to "ask for a copy of the slides"...i.e. get my best IP for..."
  • over 9 years ago01/20/15 at 3:34 pm (UTC)