Bob S
Instructional Design Manager
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New England
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Bob S replied to the discussion Remote learners on very low bandwidth
"Nicole,
Random thought on low-bandwidth and interactivity...
Many times we assume that low-bandwidth users have to settle for less intera..."
- almost 13 years ago08/09/11 at 10:11 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion More slides or More animations per slide ?
"+1 to more slides with fewer things/slide
For all the reasons mentioned above, plus another...
Having your content spread across slides m..."
- almost 13 years ago08/09/11 at 9:59 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Help Me Branch Like a Rock Star
"Without programming or an LMS that supports content status conditions, the challenge is how to record information "inside" the course its..."
- almost 13 years ago08/04/11 at 12:57 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Flash Player detection
"Zoran,
Just a wild stab here... but maybe you've customized something in the player skin and/or included a flash button or some such in ..."
- almost 13 years ago07/22/11 at 4:51 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Ending a lesson/course
"Hi Kayla,
One thing I've done in the past is to use the concept of formal learning vs informal to end a lesson...
"Well done. You have co..."
- almost 13 years ago07/20/11 at 9:38 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Train the Trainer
"Hi Rishikesh,
Can you provide a little more clarity on what you mean by "Coaching"?
Are we talking about teaching your trainers how to ..."
- almost 13 years ago07/19/11 at 11:36 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Articulate presentations designed for kids?
"Hi Christen,
Wish I had more details but maybe one of the folks here can fill in the blanks...
Several years ago at Training Magazine's E..."
- almost 13 years ago07/18/11 at 10:06 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Training Stats
"Andy,
If you have a good-natured and solid relationship with your boss, you might try the following...
"Reading the manual is akin to me ..."
- almost 13 years ago07/14/11 at 12:39 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Publish to Word - Uniform format needed
"Good to know I'm not alone!
With the ever increasing focus on regulatory training (one of the real growth areas in T&D), I have to th..."
- almost 13 years ago07/14/11 at 7:33 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Gaining Buy-In from Stakeholders
"Leanne,
You might try helping your coworker "win".
By that I mean be realistic about the pros and cons of both delivery methods. The simp..."
- almost 13 years ago07/13/11 at 10:01 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion E-learning: If I’d known then what I know now…
"Once again I find Bruce reading my mind...
Underneath everything else we do, is the essential truth that we exist solely to solve a busin..."
- almost 13 years ago07/11/11 at 1:05 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Resource for free/low-cost avatars
"That's no fun, Jim.
I've been there myself. Just remember that things have a way of working themselves out sooner or later as long as you..."
- almost 13 years ago07/11/11 at 9:07 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Resuming a course problem
"HI Mark,
First off... I think you get the prize for this month's most interesting avatar pic.
As to your issue... I'm not sure if this he..."
- almost 13 years ago07/06/11 at 9:30 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Online reviewer options?
"Thanks, James.
I will need to check it out from home when I'm not behing the corp firewall.
I will post here after that."
- almost 13 years ago06/29/11 at 10:08 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Online reviewer options?
"Meg,
Of all the wonderful things about Articulate (and there are lots!), the print to Word options are an area I wish was improved. It pr..."
- almost 13 years ago06/23/11 at 2:21 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion What are some good post-course survey questions?
"As usual Tom, great topic...
In my mind it all goes back to how we want judge effectiveness right? Is it a level 1 thing where we just lo..."
- almost 13 years ago06/23/11 at 2:14 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Online reviewer options?
"Hi Meg,
PDF Portfolio... really interesting idea. I've never done that with a swf.
The hosting on some sort of shared access site is goin..."
- almost 13 years ago06/23/11 at 1:53 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Online reviewer options?
"Bump"
- almost 13 years ago06/23/11 at 9:05 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Elapsed time and seekbar in Engage
"Ohhh... nice tip, Brian.
Certainly going to give that a try!
Thanks."
- almost 13 years ago06/23/11 at 6:26 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Elapsed time and seekbar in Engage
"Hi Kelly,
I think I know what you mean. I'm seeing the same behavior and I don't think it's anything "wrong", just how Engage works. I ha..."
- almost 13 years ago06/22/11 at 2:30 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Searching for the world's greatest LMS...
"Connie,
First off you are to be congratulated for soliciting opinions and advice in places like this. Choosing an LMS is a big decision....."
- almost 13 years ago06/20/11 at 1:21 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion What makes a course "required"?
"Bruce,
I've come to believe that finding a company with true competency mapping is akin to spotting Bigfoot (or in your case, Nessie).
W..."
- almost 13 years ago06/14/11 at 11:30 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Course assessments
"Hi Shweta,
Most of the info looks fine and I would say it's not too much.
If you want to tweak it a bit I might suggest the following:
M..."
- almost 13 years ago06/14/11 at 9:03 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion What the heck... can't copy or move published course.
"Yeah, I would very much love to share a link. It's the right way to go. Unfortunately the stakeholders are insisting on "having" the publ..."
- almost 13 years ago06/14/11 at 6:53 am (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion E-learning object
"Welcome Ahmed,
I can take a stab at your first question about a Javascript call via button... I faced the same need. After some research..."
- almost 13 years ago06/13/11 at 9:04 am (UTC)