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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Textures
"If you're looking for more textures and don't want to fill up your hard drive with them check out the Subtle Patterns website: http://sub..."
  • over 11 years ago09/19/12 at 7:07 am (UTC)
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"Is there any reason you don't want to just combine them into one single course?"
  • over 11 years ago09/19/12 at 7:06 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Articulate Training To DVD
"Claire, I have the steps for the DVD option here http://tmiket.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/publishing-powerpointarticulate-to-dvd/ and you c..."
  • over 11 years ago09/19/12 at 6:01 am (UTC)
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"Fotoflexer  is one that I've used.it has some relatively advanced functions for an online editor. I really like the smart cut out tool. h..."
  • over 11 years ago09/19/12 at 3:06 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Articulate Training To DVD
"Are you wanting it to play on a DVD/TV setup or on a computer? I don't think you can keep any of the interactivity when you publish it t..."
  • over 11 years ago09/18/12 at 6:58 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Textures
"Now we just need some t-shirts printed up for the "Textures folder" club!!  And maybe some membership cards! 8-)"
  • over 11 years ago09/17/12 at 11:23 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion What do you use for virtual classroom?
"I have used a number of different ones including Centra, LiveMeeting, WebEx, GoTo Meeting, Wimba, and a few other lesser known options an..."
  • over 11 years ago09/17/12 at 11:19 am (UTC)
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"I'll second Peter's suggestion about using a font option. It is easier to use and manage within the context of your overall course design..."
  • over 11 years ago09/17/12 at 6:18 am (UTC)
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"I've repurposed Articulate courses before when the audience didn't have any access to computers and needed to play them on a TV/DVD setup..."
  • over 11 years ago09/17/12 at 6:12 am (UTC)
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"Depending on your willingness/ability to share it I'd bet you could get a lot of really great feedback/suggestions from all the great fol..."
  • over 11 years ago09/05/12 at 7:28 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Dealing with plain course
"I'll second the comment that it's most important to identify what your audience should DO. Cathy Moore's Action Mapping approach is a rea..."
  • over 11 years ago08/30/12 at 11:53 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Training Request Form - Please Help
"I agree that this is more about the opportunity for starting the conversation with the stake holders.That conversation should serve the p..."
  • over 11 years ago08/30/12 at 9:35 am (UTC)
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"Yes, James! The important thing is APPROPRIATE use of animation. Ruth Clark touches on the use of animation and graphics by saying that i..."
  • over 11 years ago08/29/12 at 9:12 am (UTC)
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"Kate I agree with keeping things user friendly, etc and that's a good point about managing what does & doesn't get into the left-hand..."
  • over 11 years ago08/29/12 at 6:16 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Help me with the Mager Model
"The Mager model that comes to mind for me is his Performance Analysis one (which is great stuff by the way!) You can see a copy via the A..."
  • over 11 years ago08/28/12 at 4:58 am (UTC)
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"Thanks for sharing this David. I've had this same conversation with myself but never got as far as testing the size differences. For me ..."
  • over 11 years ago08/28/12 at 4:52 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Crediting a person's or business name
"A different spin on this that a colleague of mine likes to do is to put the SME's who contributed on a page at the end. It helps give the..."
  • over 11 years ago08/20/12 at 11:55 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Keeping Quick Reference Guides quick?
"David I'm a big fan of "layering" screenshots like that. It really can compress the amount of info that can be conveyed in a limited/smal..."
  • over 11 years ago08/20/12 at 11:51 am (UTC)
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"I can't find it right now but Tom did a post on embedding a google doc to collect course comments/feedback.  I really like that approach ..."
  • almost 12 years ago08/06/12 at 9:25 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion [DEMO] - Double Agent GARBO
"Very well done!!!"
  • almost 12 years ago07/23/12 at 11:35 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor replied to the discussion Repetitive worksheets in a course
"I'll second Steve's comments. It's important to look at the situation from a holistic point of view. If they know how to find and use the..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/09/12 at 7:01 am (UTC)
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"I'd echo Andy's comment about having a goal after all it's about what social media can help you DO and not just  social media unto itself..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/05/12 at 7:42 am (UTC)
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"I think we've all experienced this challenge. I've come to realize that "not saying no" can be bad for you and/or your dept. instead of N..."
  • 12 years ago04/14/12 at 4:44 am (UTC)
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Mike Taylor started a new discussion What do you do when it's not an elearning course?
"As on offshoot of this conversation on "Getting started with needs analysis",  I'm curious about what are some of the other alternatives ..."
  • 12 years ago02/28/12 at 7:05 am (UTC)
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"Fabulous! Thanks!"
  • 12 years ago02/17/12 at 2:57 am (UTC)