ID and eLearning Links (7/23/17)
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A better way to create a custom PDF of lesson variables from captivate | eLearning
A javascript solution to printing text from variables in Captivate
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If you’re a consultant, freelancer, or agency interested in working on US government contracts, this site helps people find opportunities and work through the RFP and contract process.
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Stephen’s Web ~ Managing the Complexity of Branching Scenarios ~ Stephen Downes
Stephen Downes comments in response to my post on managing the complexity of scenarios that merging paths makes it “more like a narration and less like a game.” Is it bad for stories for learning and with specific learning objectives to be a bit more like a narration? Perhaps that’s a feature, not a bug. Also, most video games do this to some extent. Mass Effect does not have 27 different endings, for example.
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Twine (and similar systems) allow paths to merge, reducing the number of possibilities, but at the cost of making the scenario more like a narration and less like a game.
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Is Instructional Design Thriving or Dying? : Learning Solutions Magazine
Marc Rosenberg revisits the question of whether instructional design is dying by asking more questions about our context. Are we talking about instructional design as a profession, specific ID models, particular tasks, or something else?
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Aspect Ratio Calculator – 4:3, 16:9, 21:9 (Ratio calculator)
Calculate the pixel width and height for different ratios
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
