Patti Shank
Patti Shank
President at Learning Peaks
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    Patti Shank

    Patti Shank, PhD, CPT is the Research Director for The eLearning Guild and president of Learning Peaks LLC, an internationally recognized instructional design consulting firm that provides learning and performance consulting and training and performance support solutions. Patti is quoted frequent...
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"LOL. BAD formatting. NEVER include silly distractors."
  • over 8 years ago08/20/15 at 2:43 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article Design a Cover Slide for the Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73
"ick...eeeeeeee"
  • 9 years ago03/10/15 at 11:51 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article What Do E-Learning Designers Really Do? #30
"Here's mine: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5WvBIibi6PaZnBPSEpZc2hUcTg/view (I actually made it for the Design a Cover Slide for the O..."
  • 9 years ago03/10/15 at 4:02 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article Design a Cover Slide for the Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73
"LOVE it!"
  • 9 years ago03/09/15 at 10:28 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article Design a Cover Slide for the Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73
"Awwww."
  • 9 years ago03/09/15 at 9:11 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article Design a Cover Slide for the Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73
"Totally funny."
  • 9 years ago03/09/15 at 9:10 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article Design a Cover Slide for the Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73
"In the meantime, notice that the top left has to do with group eating fests and the bottom right has to do with cats watching the screen...."
  • 9 years ago03/09/15 at 9:10 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article Design a Cover Slide for the Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73
"Well, Jackie, I never was able to explain it. Maybe someday, I'll build this course! ;-)"
  • 9 years ago03/09/15 at 9:09 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article Design a Cover Slide for the Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73
"Last one of these for me. Wish my parents were still alive so I could actually do one of these for them, since they really didn't underst..."
  • 9 years ago03/09/15 at 8:13 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article Design a Cover Slide for the Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73
"Mine was too real. Now I feel compelled to make something totally inane."
  • 9 years ago03/08/15 at 8:42 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank commented on the article Design a Cover Slide for the Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73
"I had to play. If I have time this week, I may have more. But for now: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5WvBIibi6PaZlE2Nk4xSWw1RG8/view..."
  • 9 years ago03/08/15 at 8:36 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Selling packaged asynch courses to companies
"Nicole, Thanks SO much. I KNOW it's a good question but I really did wonder if people would share. And by the way, I adore your picture. ..."
  • over 10 years ago09/19/13 at 9:35 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank started a new discussion Selling packaged asynch courses to companies
"For those of you who sell courses to companies and/or to individuals, how do you determine pricing? "
  • over 10 years ago09/18/13 at 11:56 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"Alison, I charge per hour (usually), to the nearest quarter hour, and invoice at the end of each month for hours used that month. But I ..."
  • 11 years ago04/24/13 at 3:02 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Know where to find data on corporate eLearning completion rates?
"Sheila, You are absolutely correct. I looked through the databases as well and found the same thing. But I think we need to remember, tha..."
  • 11 years ago03/09/13 at 2:28 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Know where to find data on corporate eLearning completion rates?
"Thanks Lorie! I will be at Learning Solutions next week and will see what I can find there."
  • 11 years ago03/08/13 at 2:42 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Know where to find data on corporate eLearning completion rates?
"Lorie, Still looking for data. Will share what I find. Patti"
  • 11 years ago03/08/13 at 2:13 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"I don't think you have to be extraordinary. You have to be able to do what you say you can do well and you have to be able to do it effic..."
  • 11 years ago03/04/13 at 9:33 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"Sheila Cole-Bulthuis said: I think I'm going to add something about it being the client's responsibility to maintain backups, thanks for ..."
  • 11 years ago02/22/13 at 3:19 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"@Sheila. LOVE it. It's going in my contracts. How many times have you had to use it and how many times have they paid? My contracts say ..."
  • 11 years ago02/21/13 at 11:05 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Know where to find data on corporate eLearning completion rates?
"@Bob S VERY much appreciated! Will be interesting to see what others have to say. Patti"
  • 11 years ago02/20/13 at 2:34 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Know where to find data on corporate eLearning completion rates?
"Bob, GREAT questions. Thanks SO much! I would be thrilled to find information about: Research with relatively recent industry data (corp..."
  • 11 years ago02/20/13 at 1:37 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank started a new discussion Know where to find data on corporate eLearning completion rates?
"I'm looking for data on corporate online course completion rates. Want hard data, if possible. Anyone know where I can find this? Prefer ..."
  • 11 years ago02/20/13 at 9:47 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"I use the "building-a-house" metaphor all the time with clients and it does seem to help. I also  tell them when they make changes when t..."
  • 11 years ago02/18/13 at 10:25 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"Daniel, I got a laugh at "Clients of course want a "ballpark" at the very outset...." because like you, there's often no way to answer th..."
  • 11 years ago02/18/13 at 9:25 am (UTC)