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The eLearning Coach Newsletter
For Nerdy Fun
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October 5, 2026
Greetings Reader,
I just returned from a small ATD conference in Indianapolis, called CORE4. If you're not familiar with ATD, it's a professional organization with chapters throughout the United States. I mention this because I hope you can find a group of learning professionals to spend time with in person every so often. It's invigorating. Conversations create new knowledge as they are happening. If you can't find a group, consider starting one. Or at the least, find one online.
Now on to the articles and podcast. How can a designer provide novices and experts with different learning experiences? Find out in the first article.
Next is a podcast episode about content curation. We used to talk a lot about how curating content is service that a learning team can provide to replace formal interventions or to enhance existing experiences. Find out how to be successful at curation.
And finally, something for those who are new to the field as well as those who may have some gaps. How to Write Performance Objectives. This article has three parts, and I suggest reading them all if you're a newbie.
Novices benefit from greater instructional guidance while learning, while those with prior knowledge benefit from less. How can you design for both?
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The authors of Ready, Set, Curate explain how to use content curation to replace or enhance courses.
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How to write internal objectives for the team and external obectives for the audience.
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Now on to the goodies below.
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PROMOTION
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GOOD FINDS
Before downloading files, please be sure to check that they are virus and spam-free. Note that freebies often require some form of registration.
MAKE ME THINK
MULTIMEDIA
- Meshfont: Tool for modifying typefaces (not easy!)
- PowerPoint Freebies from Slidor: Icons, flags, maps, templates, mockups
- Slidedoc Templates from Duarte: Slidedocs are visual documents made in PowerPoint intended to be read.
- Snapseed: Photo editor developed by Google
COOL TOOLS
- Metricool: For managing and scheduling social media with a free plan.
- WeTransfer: You may know of this app, but if not, it's for transferring very large files.
- Proton VPN: Keeps your internet private, especially good for working in public places.
- Smash: Sends large files that disappear in 7 days.
- Brave: A fast, private browser that blocks ads and still works with Chrome extensions.
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UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
Join me at one of these upcoming events.
- Visual Communications and Infographics Virtual Summit. See It. Understand It. Remember It on November 12, 2026 @12:00 PM Eastern US time (UTC-5). Use the science of attention and memory to create visual communications that work.
- Learning Science Conference. November 2-December 11. Before Learning Happens: The Role of Perception in Learning. There are two parts to the conference: self-paced presentations and discussion sessions.
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