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Communicating With Respect to Educate and Influence

May 7, 2019Hans Zaunargument, Communication, credibility, criticism, educate, influence, knowledge, media, personal development, Respect, Respectful communication, science communication, theory-practice gap, trust, unconditional positive regard

“When we treat people merely as they are, they will remain as they are. When we treat them as if they were what they should be, they will become what they should be.” Thomas S. Monson Whether we are attempting to educate, influence, or criticize, our underlying objective is usually to gain the trust of

5 DIY Tools to Jazz-up Your Visual Communication

Mar 19, 2019Hans Zaun1 Commentanimation, Communication, digital learning, explanation, media, media tools, motivational design, visual communication

Get your audience’s attention with banners, drawings, comic strips, animation…no previous artistic experience required “The medium is the message” Marshall McLuhan Among the many projects that I have undertaken, be they presentations, videos, lectures, eLearning, newsletters, or posts for social media, I’m always on the lookout for way to enhance visual communication. I like tools

Motivational Design for Learning Performance: ARCS

Nov 30, 2016melsisley1 Commentadult learning, ARCS, digital learning, learning theory, media, strategic learning

John M. Keller goes right for the educational “jugular” in his research motivational design for learning performance. Motivation is by far the most illusive and yet the most impactful element in learning. In his book Educational Design for Learning and Performance Keller pools together much of the thinking and research around the notion of motivation to then