Steve Flowers
Steve Flowers
Performance Consultant and Producer at U.S. Government Agency
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    Steve Flowers

    ***My opinions are my own and do not reflect past, present, or future employer's views*** @xpconcept on twitter. General and specialized problem solver, designer in multiple disciplines, and developer (tool pilot), change agent and solution champion. Co-wrote a book on Storyline: http://go...
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Rapid E-learning - Is it more Behaviorist or Constructivist based?
"I'd say neither most of the time. And situationally both or one or the other the rest of the time. It's driven by the wind of the design...."
  • over 13 years ago02/15/11 at 8:50 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Useful "Sayings" for eLearning
"I'll agree with James. But for a different reason. It's situational, but as a learner sometimes all I want is a quick scan of a well laid..."
  • over 13 years ago02/15/11 at 8:21 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Articulate on iPads?
"Agree. Last time I needed to restore a VM it took all of 5 minutes. Definitely a benefit. Make sure you take snapshots of the machines yo..."
  • over 13 years ago02/15/11 at 2:50 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Articulate on iPads?
"Another vote for Fusion. Works really well. Running PPT through Unity much of the time (makes it look like a Mac app window). The multi O..."
  • over 13 years ago02/15/11 at 2:29 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Good instructional design books?
"I'll second Cincy's Mager Six-Pack nod. A must read and a must have reference. I used to keep a couple of these to loan out for reference..."
  • over 13 years ago02/15/11 at 11:33 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Getting started with needs analysis - share your best practices
"For everything but compliance training we normally require some type of performance analysis that intentionally looks at all of the issue..."
  • over 13 years ago02/15/11 at 10:06 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion What does the future Instructional Designer need to know?
"Kevin, I'll agree I think the problem is cored around the lack of stratification. Without role stratification we can't have consistent me..."
  • over 13 years ago02/15/11 at 9:45 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion What degree/certificate programs exist?
"$12518 seems fairly low. I'm guessing that's for in-state.  Costs per credit hour can be as high as $750-$1250. That would make that same..."
  • over 13 years ago02/15/11 at 4:48 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion What does the future Instructional Designer need to know?
"Dunno. I still contend that only a rare soul will be able to successfully, professionally, and efficiently carry all the water that we se..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 8:40 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Operating Systems - Which do you use?
"Running on a year old Macbook pro 17". Mostly happy with it. Was a birthday gift from my lovely wife - so of course I LOVE it Running Win..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 4:34 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion What does the future Instructional Designer need to know?
"It may seem like I'm anti-ISD. Or that I don't perform in the role of ISD regularly. Neither is true I am soooo pro ISD. I think it's cri..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 4:18 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion What does the future Instructional Designer need to know?
"Kevin Thorn said: "but real world scenarios encompass much of what you listed. In a nutshell, you could even group a large chunk of your..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 3:32 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion What does the future Instructional Designer need to know?
"Yeah. I suppose technical skills don't hurt. My point is that without the core skills the technical skills don't matter. Attempting to as..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 3:11 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Check Out the New Screenshot Tool in PowerPoint 2010
"That screen clipping tool is pretty neat. Nice for the one offs when you just need a quick capture. I'll second James' recommendation..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 2:25 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Scenario Building, Better to Follow 1 Character or Multiple?
"I've done these both ways. One reason to select a different character is the ability to authentically traverse an expertise gradient or p..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 2:07 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion What does the future Instructional Designer need to know?
"Upon reflection, I'd add these: The ability to consider solutions other than training as all or part of the solution. Consider the hum..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 12:50 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion What does the future Instructional Designer need to know?
"critical problem analysis and problem solving skills ability to step back from a problem and reframe it multiple ways ability to articu..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 12:42 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion double image of text
"Smart art can behave oddly sometimes. You may end up with better results by ungrouping the smart art once you have it established (retain..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 10:39 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion What do you say to having Feature Request posts in each sub-forum?
"On one hand I'll agree with Simon. I think this could result in richer requirements input and tuning. On the other hand, I can see how ha..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 9:17 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Too blue?
"I think your presentation looks dandy. The blue tones aren't necessarily compatible but your proximity / separation make it come together..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 9:00 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Useful "Sayings" for eLearning
"For project management in digital solution development I use the "states of matter" to explain expanding complexity that should discourag..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 8:28 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Advice on learning materials
"I'll second the vote for Wordpress / CMS. You'll actually learn quite a bit by starting with an established framework and taking on tasks..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 8:00 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Best Practice - Optimal size to work with if we are not able to lo
"I'd use a response block up front to establish the expectation. We have the same range of screen resolutions. Once folks learn to expect ..."
  • over 13 years ago02/14/11 at 5:27 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Issue with Video Encoder
"The price is right. I may pick one of these up for some situations. We do quite a bit of work with SME's that are thousands of miles away..."
  • over 13 years ago02/13/11 at 11:31 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers replied to the discussion Issue with Video Encoder
"Which Kodak did you go with, Tom? I've been entertaining replacing an older Flip (money's worth absorbed, time for a replacement). I've ..."
  • over 13 years ago02/13/11 at 10:35 am (UTC)