John Nixdorf
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion How to Build Your E-Learning Portfolio - Part 3
"Change the font to Symbol:
That greeks the text (ha ha, very droll).
Try that along with the other ideas Ashley has suggested."
- almost 9 years ago05/11/15 at 9:05 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion restrict navigation with markers
"Create a series of variables: marker1, marker2, marker 3, etc. Set them as False. When each marker is clicked, change the value of the v..."
- almost 9 years ago05/11/15 at 8:56 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Do learners really care about the course objectives?
"Objectives provide a definitive statement of "here's what you will get out of this course." They answer for the student the question "why..."
- almost 9 years ago05/11/15 at 8:51 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Formatting text in Notes pane
"What I'm looking for is a "set it once" global setting, Any ideas?"
- over 9 years ago12/03/14 at 7:15 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion What's the BEST elearning advice you ever received?
"Better is the end of a thing than its beginning (Ecclesiastes 7:8)"
- over 9 years ago12/03/14 at 7:13 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion How to delay the action on Next Button?
"Tutorial very helpful.
Took it one step further and created a generic variable SlideComplete. Then used two triggers per slide. First t..."
- over 9 years ago11/17/14 at 10:59 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Teacher transition
"Jerson Campos said:
There are actually two main positions in the eLearning industry (IMO) Instructional designer and Instructional develo..."
- almost 10 years ago05/16/14 at 2:23 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Certification in Instructional Designing
"If you're looking for a credential to wave around, consider ASTD's (sorry, ATD's) Certified Professional in Learning and Performance Cert..."
- almost 10 years ago05/16/14 at 2:12 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion MOOCs - What are your thoughts?
"However online learning is structured, it is going to disrupt the traditional bricks-and-mortar college model. The disruption will be ver..."
- almost 10 years ago05/16/14 at 7:53 am (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Curating Instructional Design Resources
"Admittedly this is very old school (He is of what is called the old school -- a phrase generally meaning any school that seems never to h..."
- almost 10 years ago05/12/14 at 2:00 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Manipulating System Generated Variables
"OK, I can do that.
My question then is how do I have the results page report out based on the custom variable?"
- 10 years ago05/02/14 at 11:22 am (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion How does Storyline handle inserted objects?
"Good thought. Happens I'm using the image in different positions on the slide, but I'll keep this in mind for next time."
- 10 years ago02/25/14 at 12:37 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Deleting Results variables after the Results page has been deleted
"Thanks, the workaround is to import the project into a new project. That's kind of kludgy though, I was hoping for a more elegant solution."
- over 10 years ago01/30/14 at 9:22 am (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion "Interaction" in Storyline
"Thanks, I have a little extra bandwidth just now so I am attempting to systematically familiarize myself with all the arcane ins-and-outs..."
- over 10 years ago01/28/14 at 11:50 am (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Diagnostic Quiz
"The suggested posts are somewhat along the lines of what I came up with."
- over 10 years ago01/28/14 at 7:51 am (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Quizmaker will not retain audio qualities
"The answer from Articulate Support:
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Thanks for contacting Articulate Support!
Could yo..."
- almost 11 years ago05/13/13 at 5:53 am (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Quizmaker will not retain audio qualities
"Yes, Here's the screenshot of my Presenter settings.
I get the very odd effect of the audio in the Presenter part of the eLearning is fin..."
- almost 11 years ago05/09/13 at 1:54 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Engage timing
"Case Number: 00331334 Reference ID: ref:_00D30Txo._50040QYdhP:ref
My phone number is 630 272 3735. I can set up a webex-type session and..."
- 11 years ago04/29/13 at 1:07 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion Engage timing
"Already tried resetting the Slides without audio setting.
Have also tried every combination and permutation of the Show Next Slide button..."
- 11 years ago04/26/13 at 1:39 pm (UTC)
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John Nixdorf replied to the discussion How long does it take to build e-learning courses?
"How long does it take to build a house?
Figure starting at 80:1 for development:runtime ratio. It can go as high as the sky though. Good ..."
- 11 years ago04/26/13 at 12:25 pm (UTC)