Melanie Sobie
Melanie Sobie
eLearning Specialist at Wisconsin Department of Corrections
  • Madison, WI
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Learning Thought for the Day.
"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.                                              ..."
  • over 10 years ago02/03/14 at 3:35 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Kimberly - What is the topic?  One time I created a scenario-based assessment.  Learners were presented with a realistic scenario, and..."
  • over 10 years ago01/09/14 at 11:28 am (UTC)
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"I agree with Steve and Stephen. A plain white background is the best standard template you could ask for. I would recommend applying som..."
  • over 10 years ago01/09/14 at 11:12 am (UTC)
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"Hi Stacey, Kineo has a nice guide for designing assessments that might be helpful. It covers most of the questions you have posted. http:..."
  • over 10 years ago11/21/13 at 11:24 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion It's done! Flat design course example
"Great work!"
  • over 10 years ago11/18/13 at 6:09 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Catchy name
"I copied these off something I saw before and always thought they were super-creative: "Ignorance is Bliss: Weaving Your Way Around a Cha..."
  • over 10 years ago11/06/13 at 2:00 pm (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Happy Halloween - Free Zombie Character
"These are awesome! Thanks for sharing."
  • over 10 years ago10/09/13 at 10:22 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Needs Assessment Samples?
"Hi Helena, I don't have any samples or recommendations for you, but thought you might find something useful on Kineo's website. They have..."
  • over 10 years ago10/04/13 at 7:27 am (UTC)
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"Here is a link to an article by Jane Bozarth that adds to what Dave is saying - did the video, even if it is bad, meet the performance ob..."
  • over 10 years ago10/04/13 at 7:19 am (UTC)
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"Very nice. Thanks for sharing!"
  • over 10 years ago10/02/13 at 6:47 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Constructive Feedback
"Hi Rob, I think you did a great job. The training course achieved the learning objective in an effective and efficient way. Great use of ..."
  • almost 11 years ago07/25/13 at 2:18 pm (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Mediasite
"Hi Nicole, We have the Mediasite system also.  How are you using it with Articulate, Storyline and Camtasia?  Here we occassionally use M..."
  • almost 11 years ago06/21/13 at 6:43 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Unlocking the SMART SEND code
"Hi Kendra, I wouldn't put too much emphasis on making the acronyms SMART and SEND memorable.  They need to be able to write an email usin..."
  • almost 11 years ago06/03/13 at 11:25 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Free "Spring Green" Storyline Template
"Awesome!"
  • 11 years ago05/03/13 at 6:16 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Creating Courses from Webinars
"Hi Raye, I would recommend not thinking too much about the original content being in webinar form. If you've previously taken content fro..."
  • 11 years ago04/21/13 at 2:28 pm (UTC)
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"Here are three different ways to build a software simulation in Presenter. http://community.articulate.com/blogs/elearning-examples/archi..."
  • 11 years ago04/21/13 at 1:14 pm (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion "Don't recreate the wheel" Article search
"Was it this article? http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/how-to-avoid-building-online-training-that-wastes-time/"
  • 11 years ago04/16/13 at 7:23 am (UTC)
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"Jenn, I think what you would like to do could be done in Presenter, using hyperlinks. Take a look at Kevin Thorn's Mission Turfgrass cour..."
  • 11 years ago04/03/13 at 9:20 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Free Notebook Template
"Looks nice. Thanks for sharing!"
  • 11 years ago03/28/13 at 6:21 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Method need to clear flash cache
"Are all of your learners using the same browser?  If so, perhaps you could add an instruction to the learner to press the keyboard keys t..."
  • 11 years ago03/21/13 at 11:06 am (UTC)
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"Hi Diane, Is the video of the presenter really really great? If not, I would recommend converting your video to an audio-only file, savin..."
  • 11 years ago03/20/13 at 7:19 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Writing eLearning on 'sensitive' subjects
"Found this on the internet - go to slide #21 "The Ties That Bind".  A serious subject done in storytelling mode. http://wcwpds.wisc.edu/..."
  • 11 years ago03/20/13 at 7:07 am (UTC)
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Melanie Sobie replied to the discussion Need good examples of eLearning
"I am awestruck by Stephanie Harnett's work. Here are two of her courses I found while google-searching on the internet: http://srd.albert..."
  • 11 years ago03/15/13 at 2:02 pm (UTC)
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"Wow! This is great! Thanks for sharing."
  • 11 years ago02/24/13 at 12:22 pm (UTC)
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"These are great! Thank you! One question - do you have any restrictions against ungrouping and changing colors or other elements? "
  • 11 years ago02/19/13 at 8:06 am (UTC)