Colin Eagles
Colin Eagles
Technology, Learning and Performance Specialist at Assurant Solutions
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Need Camera Recommendation
"I use a Canon T3i, it's a dream to use.  Though, it would eat through the budget before considering the accessories."
  • 12 years ago02/28/12 at 7:01 pm (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Criteria for method of delivery
"This thread deals with "To build eLearning or not" - not exactly the same topic, but there are a couple of resources that will likely hel..."
  • 12 years ago02/27/12 at 6:16 pm (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Best practice for navigation
"+1 to Natalia. Personally, in a lot of cases, I tend to stick to Articulates provided buttons for a few reasons: I can allow folks to u..."
  • 12 years ago02/27/12 at 6:06 pm (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Content Security
"Perhaps you could host the course on a bootable CD and have the boot severely limit the users controls.  But I have no experience doing s..."
  • 12 years ago02/17/12 at 11:21 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Project Development Stages????
"Steve, as always, great information!  I'm still reading through it - just wanted to throw out kudos on the valuable info!"
  • 12 years ago02/16/12 at 11:36 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion BETTER results with LESS training
"Wiki's short, informal Q&A's with SME's on-the-job training / side-by-sides Still working on the "pivot stakeholders" question, myself."
  • over 12 years ago02/09/12 at 4:13 am (UTC)
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"Great post, I've often wondered the same. In terms of ideas, I get a lot from you folks here, especially the guru winners.  I guess that ..."
  • over 12 years ago02/06/12 at 11:50 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Online Portfolio Feedback Request
"Looks great Patti! Can't wait to read the blog My only comment would be that it would be nice to have a larger view of the "quick refere..."
  • over 12 years ago11/30/11 at 10:47 am (UTC)
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"Marta Burda said: You can always put some content on dropbox. Works fine if you don't have to track the results.  I'll..."
  • over 12 years ago11/27/11 at 7:56 am (UTC)
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"No worries - been using it a lot lately."
  • over 12 years ago11/19/11 at 4:23 pm (UTC)
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"I believe that when you're in Slide View, you select the graphic, select Format from the ribbon above and then Zoom should be in the Form..."
  • over 12 years ago11/19/11 at 11:54 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Powerpoint-Articulate issue
"I totally get what you mean about "use Articulate" now, thanks! I'm not sure why the pace of the animations is changing - perhaps if you ..."
  • over 12 years ago11/15/11 at 11:44 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Powerpoint-Articulate issue
"Sounds like you're having two distinct issues: difficulty with 1) Engage interaction and 2) super fast animations. 1) I don't believe tha..."
  • over 12 years ago11/15/11 at 11:12 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion computer simulations software?
"I use Captivate for simulations.  Steeper learning curve, but a pretty useful tool once you get used to it. Placing them into Articulate ..."
  • over 12 years ago11/14/11 at 7:03 pm (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Joining the community
"Welcome aboard!"
  • over 12 years ago11/14/11 at 6:59 pm (UTC)
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"Great thread folks! (as always) As for suggestions to speed up the curve, I find that need speeds up my own learning curve.  There is so ..."
  • over 12 years ago11/14/11 at 8:39 am (UTC)
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"I think that it looks cool, Sarah. Have you considered using this look for some of the screens and perhaps "zooming in" to enlarged white..."
  • over 12 years ago11/06/11 at 2:27 pm (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Which LMS do you use and why?
"We don't currently use an LMS - however, I'm keeping a keen eye on all of the discussions.  Many folks seem to like Moodle.  I've tried t..."
  • over 12 years ago11/06/11 at 2:12 pm (UTC)
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"I had originally intended to have 10 questions for the pre-test; however, if the material lends itself to sub-groups, then perhaps you co..."
  • over 12 years ago11/06/11 at 6:59 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Tutorial: Slide Design for Non-Designers
"Thanks for the post, great stuff there."
  • over 12 years ago11/06/11 at 6:40 am (UTC)
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"I've recently been thinking about using a short quiz to determine if learners need to view the full program.  I'm especially considering ..."
  • over 12 years ago11/04/11 at 11:18 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Common Modules
"Thanks Phil, I'll give it a try"
  • over 12 years ago10/07/11 at 8:15 am (UTC)
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"I prefer more slides, especially when mulitple folks are working on the same file.  It's crazy confusing to have images overlapping image..."
  • over 12 years ago08/16/11 at 8:51 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Ending a lesson/course
"I agree with Bob & Bruce; I currently end presentations with specific tasks to complete in the "real world"; or, perhaps, additional ..."
  • almost 13 years ago07/23/11 at 8:51 am (UTC)
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Colin Eagles replied to the discussion Articulate Blogs
"Thanks for the blogs, Zara & Bruce."
  • almost 13 years ago07/23/11 at 8:28 am (UTC)