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 Freelance Heroes
"Daniel, you helped me think of another issue I'd like to quantify. I'd love to know how many hours, on average, it takes for you to "brin..."
  • 11 years ago02/15/13 at 2:27 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"I promise to report how it goes, even if it's bad and the experiment is an expensive dud. Robert, I assure you that 1 mph is really slooo..."
  • 11 years ago02/14/13 at 7:01 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"Before I bought the treadmill desk (I don't have it yet... stay tuned for updates once it is here and I have used it daily), I did a TON ..."
  • 11 years ago02/13/13 at 4:14 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"Have read some great posts about "must have" equipment. Here's mine: http://www.treadmilldeskinc.com/shadow.html. Had them customize the ..."
  • 11 years ago02/11/13 at 9:46 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"Fabulous thread. Many of the requests and comments are ones I personally relate to. I am doing far less freelancing now that I work for T..."
  • 11 years ago02/11/13 at 9:39 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Freelance Heroes
"FABULOUS thread! Mind if I join in?"
  • 11 years ago02/11/13 at 9:09 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion eLearning consultant to review my course?
"Michael, I like the introduction.There's nothing wrong with the animations. What others have said about more visuals is good but it's not..."
  • over 11 years ago09/05/12 at 2:10 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion eLearning consultant to review my course?
"So is Stephanie!. You're not likely to find a better group than right here."
  • over 11 years ago09/05/12 at 9:58 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion eLearning consultant to review my course?
"Pay Mike to look at it. His suggestions will be awesome."
  • over 11 years ago09/05/12 at 9:33 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Audio Trigger?
"Thanks Diane and Jeff, Was just looking for this same answer. And you're right. It worked just as promised. Patti"
  • over 11 years ago08/12/12 at 1:39 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"Here are some from my writing assessments workshop: Write good MCQ answers/distractors:1. NEVER include silly distractors.2. You can var..."
  • almost 12 years ago06/07/12 at 12:38 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"I think what Catherine is saying is that if you can't come up with an answer from the stem, the stem probably isn't worded clearly enough..."
  • over 12 years ago09/19/11 at 3:31 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"We can do higher levels of application on MCQs using technology... any comments?"
  • over 12 years ago09/12/11 at 1:40 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"Another example of a multi-choice question at a reasonably high level of application: A 57-year-old male who underwent surgery 6 months ..."
  • over 12 years ago09/12/11 at 1:38 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"Example of a multi-choice question at a reasonably high level of application: John is designing an assessment for a new course on listeni..."
  • over 12 years ago09/12/11 at 1:36 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"Steve: Don’t know how I missed your post. The guideline you posted puts an amazing amount of instructional design and assessment writing ..."
  • over 12 years ago09/12/11 at 1:29 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"Robert, that's SMAHT-A&&. The don’t-use-silly-distractors-rule is realy only aimed at tests where the grade counts and the quest..."
  • over 12 years ago09/12/11 at 1:21 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"Greg, here are some general guidelines for all test items: General Guidelines for all Test Items Match test item to objective. If this..."
  • over 12 years ago09/12/11 at 10:54 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"Steve, Thanks!"
  • over 12 years ago09/09/11 at 3:28 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Do elearning courses need quizzes?
"Hey all... We're discussing some quiz writing mechanics here http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/5517/30394.aspx#30394 in case you w..."
  • over 12 years ago09/09/11 at 3:27 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"David, I see your point. That’s the reason I said that that type of question might be better asked as a “Select all that apply” question ..."
  • over 12 years ago09/09/11 at 3:25 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"Sheila, Awesome addition to the list. Clarity of writing has to be at the top of the list when writing quiz/test questions. Grammar and p..."
  • over 12 years ago09/09/11 at 3:14 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank replied to the discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"David, Let me see if I understand your concern about #6. It'd be better to use a "Choose all that apply" because the language is less con..."
  • over 12 years ago09/09/11 at 11:14 am (UTC)
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Patti Shank started a new discussion Writing good quiz/test question answers/distractors
"Feel free to ask questions about these or any other questions./comments about writing quiz/test questions. Writing good MCQ answers/dis..."
  • over 12 years ago09/08/11 at 6:10 pm (UTC)
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Patti Shank started a new discussion Video Encoder
"There’s no VE Forum so I’m posting this here. I had to rebuild my computer and reload all my software. All my Articulate Suite 09 produc..."
  • over 12 years ago08/26/11 at 9:04 am (UTC)