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Dirtyword Issue 1: Editor's Column & Contents
Contents
Learning Burst: Digital credentials all sewn up
Imposter Syndrome and Instructional Design
Instructional Design Strategy Guide
Digital and the Death of the Deadline
The Top 5 "Can you just...?" Email Openers
Free Media Resources for your E-Learning Project
Testing Times: The Pain of E-Learning Compatibility
Mastering Variables in Articulate Storyline
Don't Overlook the Underdog: H5P
Welcome to issue 1 of Dirtyword, a magazine aimed at anybody working in online learning and training, brought to you by a team of people who work in online learning and training. Or, as our magazine is named for, the dirty word uttered in hushed tones, that is, e-learning.
Why a magazine?
There are loads of e-learning websites, blogs, and social media groups with call-to-actions and backdoor adverts for companies selling their wares. There are also a lot of knowledgeable e-learning bods putting out amazing content on posts that you might never see because of algorithms. And a bunch of AI-generated stuff exists for clicks and SEO. But until now, there’s never been a vehicle that offers a range of articles, think pieces, bios, tutorials and reviews in one place with zero agenda.
Here at Dirtyword, we own the fact we’re e-learning professionals, and we invite you to do the same. Join us each issue as we explore all that makes e-learning great and serve up hints, tips, guides and articles from some of the most awesome thinkers, creators and developers in the e-learning industry.
This issue we’re asking whether you should be living in fear of AI, looking into Imposter Syndrome for Instructional Designers and wondering if an LMS really is the best way to deliver learning.
On top of that, Lewis Carr talks about his approach to UX, Mark Gash investigates why deadlines seem to have gone out of fashion and we deliver a Masterclass in Articulate Storyline.
So prepare to get filthy as we wade into the good, the bad and the ugly that is... e-learning.
Cheers!
The Dirtyword Team
