Dump the drone!

Tired of boring elearning? Join the crusade to dump the drone. You've got three options!

1. Hands-on guide to design

An Elearning Blueprint™ is an online, interactive job aid that will help you organize and write lively elearning content.

• Help subject matter experts create clear, engaging materials.
• Identify best practices for all your elearning developers.
• Speed development with a streamlined process that everyone can use.

Learn more at the Elearning Blueprints site.

2. Dump the Drone slideshow

Get some quick ideas from "Dump the Drone," a talk I gave at the April 2006 eLearning Producer Conference.

Topics:

• What makes online courses boring
• How to create compelling characters and stories
• Ideas for adding "safe" humor
• How to tighten flabby text
• The best uses for readability analysis

See the slides (HTML): Lots of fun pictures! Not much text.
Download the slides (5.8 MB PDF)
Download the handout (8-page PDF): Few pictures. Lots of fun text!

3. Blog with ideas and conversation

Want more? See my blog, Making change: Ideas for lively elearning. You'll find concise, practical tips.