Kimberly Read
Kimberly Read
E-learning Consultant at MasterCard
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    Kimberly Read

    Over 15 years of instructional design experience in Fortune 500 companies in the financial services, technology and healthcare industries. | Proficient in: Articulate Storyline, Studio '09, Adobe Captivate and Photoshop | Blog: readlearning.wordpress.com | Twitter: @ReadKimberlyK | ...
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion "Storyboarding" in Storyline?
"I completely agree with Nicole in regards to there not being a "right way" to storyboard. I agree also with her rules of thumb for when t..."
  • 10 years ago04/22/14 at 6:45 am (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Tutorial: How to make a custom sliding side menu in Storyline
"Thanks for the tutorial Elizabeth! I like your side menu - great use of screen space!"
  • 10 years ago04/07/14 at 12:39 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion ADULT LEARNING THEORY
"I had several university courses on these topics that were helpful. I would encourage you to take a look at varied resources on these top..."
  • 10 years ago03/31/14 at 12:50 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion E learning Evaluation
"Harri, For pilots, I like to use what I call "confidence surveys." I base the questions off the learning objectives of the course. For ex..."
  • 10 years ago03/31/14 at 12:43 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Looking for Ideas for Standard Operating Procedure training design
"I completely agree with Steve's approach of training how to use the SOP should be used as a resource versus attempting to train learners ..."
  • over 10 years ago01/21/14 at 7:23 am (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Best type of course for communicating a New Process
"A potentially humorous twist I've tried on the consequence driven scenario: offer learners both the good example outcome and a simply rid..."
  • over 10 years ago01/21/14 at 7:05 am (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Slides in elearning
"Cary Glenn said: I try to avoid bullet points (both in real life and when I'm developing courses). One of the things I've found is that..."
  • over 10 years ago12/23/13 at 1:03 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion License Storyline
"Hi Manoella, When you get your license you will be able to open your project and it will function. The free trial ending does not stop yo..."
  • over 10 years ago12/18/13 at 1:42 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Marker Animation Style
"Which Engage interaction are you using? Look like maybe a Guided Image? Try clicking on "Colors and Effects" to find the animate options."
  • over 10 years ago12/18/13 at 1:34 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion States have unintended overlapping content in Hover
"Hi Danielle, How about trying a trigger with a Show layer Action for When the "Mouse hover over" then pick your object? Would that work f..."
  • over 10 years ago12/18/13 at 1:02 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Marker Animation Style
"Scratch that - if you are using Engage you need to go to your Interaction Properties, then under Appearance select either Pulse or Swirl..."
  • over 10 years ago12/18/13 at 12:58 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Marker Animation Style
"Hi Angel, After you insert a marker, take a look at your Format tab. On the far left side is an Animate field. You can toggle between Swi..."
  • over 10 years ago12/18/13 at 12:55 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion User notes that they can print and email
"I love reflective learning - this is a terrific tool to help learners examine their own way of thinking! Great work, I will definitely be..."
  • over 10 years ago12/18/13 at 8:57 am (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Gaze into the future of e-learning with Tom Kuhlmann
"They asked great questions, didn't they? Always interesting to read Tom's opinions. Thanks for sharing!"
  • over 10 years ago12/17/13 at 1:43 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion How to design this e-learning course, please help!
"Welcome to the community KT. There are some great "get started" resources I see posted here by others. In addition to that I advise takin..."
  • over 10 years ago12/17/13 at 1:13 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion New to products and frustrated
"Hi Cyndi, When I'm designing I like to start with thinking about what I want learners to practice. I try not to get bogged down in how to..."
  • over 10 years ago12/16/13 at 1:03 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion How many mockups or design comps do you show clients?
"I contracted briefly before accepting a permanent position at my current employer. I did a rapid prototype of three different designs and..."
  • over 10 years ago12/16/13 at 12:35 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion LMS Advice / Recommendation
"I think of Brandon Hall as the "Consumer Reports" of all things related to organizational development. They have regular reviews of LMSs ..."
  • over 10 years ago12/16/13 at 8:03 am (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Training question - not related to E-Learning
"Laura, So it sounds like you are developing a training session that trains how to take ownership of your own professional development? It..."
  • over 10 years ago12/16/13 at 7:12 am (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Suggestions for SME recording narration
"Hi Laura, I work with someone who has a fantastic voice for recording and he loves doing narration - it's wonderful! I taught him how to ..."
  • over 10 years ago12/16/13 at 6:49 am (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Articulate Community Roadshows in 2014
"St. Louis agrees with the Ring of Fire comment. I second (or third or fourth or fifth) the user conference comment. I wonder if there is ..."
  • over 10 years ago12/09/13 at 12:51 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Engage FAQ into Storyline
"Thank you! I did not find those directions in my multiple searches of the Articulate community. (I did find directions that involved inse..."
  • over 10 years ago08/05/13 at 5:53 am (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Do IDs proactively make courses as REAL as possible for learners?
"Bruce Graham said: Even with tools as good as Storyline, something that has been gnawing away at what is left of my brain is whether we a..."
  • almost 11 years ago05/06/13 at 1:30 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion How long should it take?
"So far I've worked in financial services, credit card services and the healthcare industries. I have over 13 year experience. My project ..."
  • almost 11 years ago05/06/13 at 12:26 pm (UTC)
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Kimberly Read replied to the discussion Re-designing the Heroes Forum
"Couple of suggestions, sorry if these are repeats I didn't see them mentioned: 1. Ability to "follow" certain people, such as happens on ..."
  • almost 11 years ago05/06/13 at 9:17 am (UTC)