Connie Malamed
@elearningcoach.bsky.social
Helping people learn and build instructional design skills. masteringid.com | theelearningcoach.com
Learn how to transform your unique perspective into helpful content to develop thought leadership as a learning professional.
June 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Learn how to transform your unique perspective into helpful content to develop thought leadership as a learning professional.
You can stand out while being your authentic self. Here are some ways to boost your visibility and avoid feeling icky. theelearningcoach.com/career/eleva...
How to Increase Your Visibility as a Learning Professional
Are you looking for more opportunities? Here are 12 ways to elevate your visibility as a learning professional and stand out.
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June 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
You can stand out while being your authentic self. Here are some ways to boost your visibility and avoid feeling icky. theelearningcoach.com/career/eleva...
Repost from LinkedIn. I've noticed that you can overcome the discomfort of posting about your work or your ideas by ensuring that what you have to say has value and will help others. Being willing to serve the greater community results in becoming more visible. It's a win-win.
June 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Repost from LinkedIn. I've noticed that you can overcome the discomfort of posting about your work or your ideas by ensuring that what you have to say has value and will help others. Being willing to serve the greater community results in becoming more visible. It's a win-win.
Do you want to start on your journey of designing accessible and inclusive learning experiences? Sarah Mercier has some great advice for you > theelearningcoach.com/podcasts/88/
ELC 088: How to Begin Your Journey of Designing for All Learners
If you're feeling overwhelmed about how to practice inclusive design, this episode gives you practical advice so you can start today.
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April 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Do you want to start on your journey of designing accessible and inclusive learning experiences? Sarah Mercier has some great advice for you > theelearningcoach.com/podcasts/88/
Interest in having AI code your dream app? This person did it > www.fastcompany.com/91309330/vib...
How I wrote the notes app of my dreams (no coding required)
The new phenomenon known as vibecoding lets you describe an app and have AI build it to your specifications. The results astounded me.
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April 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Interest in having AI code your dream app? This person did it > www.fastcompany.com/91309330/vib...
Remember chain emails? Caitlan Dewey asked the writers of her 7 favorite newsletters what their favorites were. Then she asked the writers of those newsletters the same question and on and on. See her newsletter. HT Dave Gray > linksiwouldgchatyou.substack.com/p/your-favor...
Your favorite newsletter’s favorite newsletters
A chain-letter love note to an expanding multiverse
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February 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Remember chain emails? Caitlan Dewey asked the writers of her 7 favorite newsletters what their favorites were. Then she asked the writers of those newsletters the same question and on and on. See her newsletter. HT Dave Gray > linksiwouldgchatyou.substack.com/p/your-favor...
You would never distribute a survey without testing it, right? But your friend does. This short video will tell your friend how to test it so they get the data they're looking for > www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltob...
3 Ways to Test Your Survey
YouTube video by NNgroup
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February 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
You would never distribute a survey without testing it, right? But your friend does. This short video will tell your friend how to test it so they get the data they're looking for > www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltob...
I got very curious about curiosity recently and slogged through a lot of research articles to find relevant tidbits. I found lots of strategies to spark curiosity in adult learners > theelearningcoach.com/elearning_de...
February 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I got very curious about curiosity recently and slogged through a lot of research articles to find relevant tidbits. I found lots of strategies to spark curiosity in adult learners > theelearningcoach.com/elearning_de...
Perhaps the most important aspect of productivity is working with greater intention. I love to research this stuff and found the 52/17 rule, the Zeigarnik Effect and 7 more > theelearningcoach.com/business/how...
January 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Perhaps the most important aspect of productivity is working with greater intention. I love to research this stuff and found the 52/17 rule, the Zeigarnik Effect and 7 more > theelearningcoach.com/business/how...
One of the most important topics in visual design for learning design is organizing graphic space. We never want our designs to interfere with learning.
How can you organize graphic space and the information within that space?
How can you organize graphic space and the information within that space?
January 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
One of the most important topics in visual design for learning design is organizing graphic space. We never want our designs to interfere with learning.
How can you organize graphic space and the information within that space?
How can you organize graphic space and the information within that space?
Do you have leadership experience to share with your peers? The Learning Leaders Conference 2025 has an open call for proposals until the end of the month > www.thelearningconference.com/attend/call-...
Call for Proposals - Learning 2025
Call for Proposals Thanks for considering submitting a proposal for The Learning Leaders Conference. Our goal is always to craft the most comprehensive, engaging, and unique events in our industry. An...
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January 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Do you have leadership experience to share with your peers? The Learning Leaders Conference 2025 has an open call for proposals until the end of the month > www.thelearningconference.com/attend/call-...
The Picture Superiority Effect states that pictures are remembered better than words. Under many conditions, pictures ARE more easily recognized and recalled than words (such as for concrete visuals).
January 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Picture Superiority Effect states that pictures are remembered better than words. Under many conditions, pictures ARE more easily recognized and recalled than words (such as for concrete visuals).
I think that the theories of bottom-up and top-down processing do well in explaining how we process visual (and other sense-based) information.
January 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I think that the theories of bottom-up and top-down processing do well in explaining how we process visual (and other sense-based) information.
Stella Lee captures the good, the bad, and the ugly of your AI assistant > paradoxlearning.com/e-learning/t...
Treating GenAI Tool as Your Summer Intern: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Paradox Learning
Discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of using GenAI tools as akin to having a summer intern - some tips for practitioners to consider.
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January 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Stella Lee captures the good, the bad, and the ugly of your AI assistant > paradoxlearning.com/e-learning/t...
In Higher Ed student evaluation of teaching, “…course design significantly predicts perceived quality more strongly than teachers, and that course design significantly predicts student engagement independent of teachers.” > link.springer.com/article/10.1.... Via @jameskruck
Course design as a stronger predictor of student evaluation of quality and student engagement than teacher ratings - Higher Education
Research on Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) has indicated that course design is at least as important as teachers’ performance for student-rated perceived quality and student engagement. Our data...
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January 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
In Higher Ed student evaluation of teaching, “…course design significantly predicts perceived quality more strongly than teachers, and that course design significantly predicts student engagement independent of teachers.” > link.springer.com/article/10.1.... Via @jameskruck
When we design slides or pages for eLearning and presentations, we typically don't have much time to make each one a masterpiece.
January 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When we design slides or pages for eLearning and presentations, we typically don't have much time to make each one a masterpiece.
Not all instructional designers realize that sketching is another way to think. It's problem-solving in action.
With a simple vocabulary of lines, shapes, arrows and stick figures, you can explore lots of design ideas. In the act of sketching, you may notice new possibilities.
With a simple vocabulary of lines, shapes, arrows and stick figures, you can explore lots of design ideas. In the act of sketching, you may notice new possibilities.
January 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Not all instructional designers realize that sketching is another way to think. It's problem-solving in action.
With a simple vocabulary of lines, shapes, arrows and stick figures, you can explore lots of design ideas. In the act of sketching, you may notice new possibilities.
With a simple vocabulary of lines, shapes, arrows and stick figures, you can explore lots of design ideas. In the act of sketching, you may notice new possibilities.
David Kelly sums up the problem with prediction posts > www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-...
Three Predictions About 2025 Prediction Posts
As the calendar turns to a new year, prediction posts in our feeds seem to multiply like rabbits. These posts can offer a fascinating peek into our collective aspirations, as well as shine a spotlight...
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January 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
David Kelly sums up the problem with prediction posts > www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-...
At least one shade of gray always has a place in my palette.
1. Gray is neutral
2. Gray supports the focal point
3. Gray has many variations
4. Gray calms down busy designs
5. Gray fits with most styles
Five more reasons here > theelearningcoach.com/elearning_de...
1. Gray is neutral
2. Gray supports the focal point
3. Gray has many variations
4. Gray calms down busy designs
5. Gray fits with most styles
Five more reasons here > theelearningcoach.com/elearning_de...
January 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
At least one shade of gray always has a place in my palette.
1. Gray is neutral
2. Gray supports the focal point
3. Gray has many variations
4. Gray calms down busy designs
5. Gray fits with most styles
Five more reasons here > theelearningcoach.com/elearning_de...
1. Gray is neutral
2. Gray supports the focal point
3. Gray has many variations
4. Gray calms down busy designs
5. Gray fits with most styles
Five more reasons here > theelearningcoach.com/elearning_de...
Educational Technology is another path into the world of becoming a learning professional. Matt Campbell explains the field and how to break in > theelearningcoach.com/podcasts/86/
Surprising Variety of Careers in Educational Technology
Ed Tech specialist, Matt Campbell, explains how the variety of careers in Educational Technology, the varied roles, and how to get started.
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December 19, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Educational Technology is another path into the world of becoming a learning professional. Matt Campbell explains the field and how to break in > theelearningcoach.com/podcasts/86/
Educational Technology is a career path into instructional design and related roles. I recently spoke with Matt Campbell, ed tech consultant on The eLearning Coach Podcast > theelearningcoach.com/podcasts/86/
December 18, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Educational Technology is a career path into instructional design and related roles. I recently spoke with Matt Campbell, ed tech consultant on The eLearning Coach Podcast > theelearningcoach.com/podcasts/86/
Have you been to this site for silly fun or fun silliness or inspirational game ideas? Neal.fun
Neal.fun
Games, visualizations, interactives and other weird stuff.
Neal.fun
December 17, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Have you been to this site for silly fun or fun silliness or inspirational game ideas? Neal.fun
50 book recommendations for instructional design and eLearning from @christytucker.bsky.social > christytuckerlearning.com/50-instructi...
50+ Instructional Design and Elearning Books: Updated for 2024
50+ book recommendations on instructional design, eLearning, learning and psychology research, gamification, visual design, and more
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December 12, 2024 at 4:44 PM
50 book recommendations for instructional design and eLearning from @christytucker.bsky.social > christytuckerlearning.com/50-instructi...
To identify tools for the visual design of eLearning, slides, and print materials, I broke the process into stages and suggest tools for each phase. Any additions welcome > theelearningcoach.com/media/visual...
December 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM
To identify tools for the visual design of eLearning, slides, and print materials, I broke the process into stages and suggest tools for each phase. Any additions welcome > theelearningcoach.com/media/visual...