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To elevate your training, it’s time to take a page from the marketing playbook. In this episode, we’re joined by Bianca Baumann and Mike Taylor—co-authors of Think Like a Marketer, Train Like an L&D Pro: Strategies to Ignite Learning—to...

Borrow from Marketing to Boost Learning Impact with Bianca Baumann and Mike Taylor

With more than two decades of experience as a learning consultant, Mike Taylor has been a driving force behind transformative instructional design and organizational performance. Known for his captivating speaking style and influential newsletter, Mike is dedicated to making learning more engaging, accessible, and effective. As a faculty member in Franklin University’s Graduate Instructional Design and Performance Technology program, he bridges the gap between academic theory and real-world practice, equipping future learning professionals with the skills to excel in today’s dynamic landscape. Mike’s innovative approach and infectious passion are redefining the way we think about learning.

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The Importance of Social Learning

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 Take a look at this collection of custom Quizmaker designs to see how slide view can revolutionize the way you create your e-learning quizzes:Education and Workplace Ethics: Visually rich questions with custom-image-based feedback.Breakfast Receipt: Good example of combining an image with a data entry question.Growth Chart: Creative use of a multiple choice question with a custom background and feedback.Communication Tools: Visually appealing use of an image-based layout and custom feedback.Big Track Video: Nice demonstration of incorporating video into a quiz.DIY Tire Change: Illustrates the impact of using the timeline and animation features.Art History: Leverages the timeline and layers to create a visually engaging quiz.Free templatesIf you’re looking for a head start on developing your next project, browse these free and creative Quizmaker templates available for download in the E-Learning Heroes Community.Sliding Blue Template   I understand that a lot of people build e-learning quizzes using the default form view in Articulate Quizmaker. While working in form view is a super quick and easy way to create quizzes, sometimes you may want to go beyond the default options to better match the design of your course.That’s when you can take advantage of Quizmaker’s slide view for a much more flexible approach to designing quizzes. Working in slide view’s free-form environment gives you the freedom to design quizzes that perfectly match the rest of your course.Getting startedIn slide view, your design options are virtually limitless. You can position objects anywhere on the screen, add custom multimedia elements, and even apply animations to take full control of your quiz’s visual design. Working in slide view is an easy way to create great-looking professional designs that match the look and feel of the rest of your course.**Form View vs. Slide View**Some examplesView the published demoDownload the free e-learning templateCenter Spiral Notebook TemplateView the published demoDownload the free e-learning templateAnimated Flashcards TemplateView the published demoDownload the free e-learning templateTablet-Inspired TemplateView the published demoDownload the free e-learning templateNow, it’s your turnSee how easy it is to build stunning quizzes of your own! If you’d like to try this yourself but don’t have Studio ’13, you can grab a fully functional, free 30-day trial. And if you’re stuck for ideas, be sure to tap into the thousands other E-Learning Heroes for inspiration.

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    One of the biggest challenges e-learning designers face is how to add dynamic, engaging interactivity to courses without needing any advanced programming skills or a bigger budget. With Articulate Engage, anyone can quickly and easily build polished, professional interactions that transform learners from passive viewers into active participants.In a single window, Engage allows you to add text, record audio, and insert images, videos, or characters. By filling out the simplest of forms, you can build an interaction in minutes—instead of the hours, days, or even weeks it could take to program a custom interaction.Engage also provides a wide variety of options for breathing new life into boring content. Choose from 20 interactions that guide you with intuitive, easy-to-use forms to produce brilliant, engaging material.Here are just a few of the many ways you can use Engage to add interactivity to your online courses.Quick knowledge checksIf you want learners to apply or repeat back what they’ve learned without breaking the flow of your course, try creating a quick knowledge check using the Quick Choice interaction. It’s a great alternative to a full-fledged quiz or assessment because it keeps learning momentum going. View the Quick Choice InteractionInteractive scenariosOne of the best ways to add meaningful interactivity to your courses is to challenge your learners with realistic scenarios. Check out how the Tabs interaction enables you to apply the Three Cs of Scenario Building. All on one slide, it presents a challenge, offers some choices, and outlines the consequences of each choice.View the Tabs InteractionMedia galleriesIf you ever need to present a collection of media-rich content, Engage can help you create a professional-looking media gallery in no time.The Media Panel interaction makes it easy to present a series of images or videos, and it also leaves you plenty of room for text-based information.View the Media Panel InteractionThe Media Tour interaction is another way to create an interactive experience that guides learners through a collection of related multimedia content.View the Media Tour InteractionYou can use Engage interactions as either a stand-alone activity, like the examples above, or integrated into the content of your e-learning course.These are just a few of the many ways Engage can help you build more interactive courses. Once you see how quick and easy it is to create visually compelling e-learning content, you’ll never settle for dull again.If you’d like to try this yourself but don’t have Articulate Studio ’13, you can grab a fully functional, free 30-day trial.

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