Step 1- Post a blog (continued) – chose a theme and add some plugins Whilst the default WordPress setup is fine, it is likely that you will want to make a few changes to the look and feel to personalise your blog. You will also want to install some plugins to help promote your blog, [...]
Raymond Barclay of Interactive Developers blogs about elearning development
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Happy New Year 2011 for eLearning
January 3rd, 2011 by Raymond Being Scottish, the New Year is the most important the of various Spring, Harvest and Winter festivals to me. No, not because of the excessive consumption of alcohol, which unfortunately many Scots don’t even try to justify with the excuse of a holiday, but because the New Year signals a new start, new hopes and [...]
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Accessible PowerPoint to eLearning conversion
December 31st, 2010 by Raymond Recently, I was asked to help a company bid for a tender that involved converting PowerPoint source materials into Accessible, SCORM-compliant eLearning materials. Now, I have to admit that I am not a big fan of PowerPoint. Nor am I convinced that a straight conversion would create worthwhile eLearning content, mostly because PowerPoint presentations tend [...]
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Improve business or job hunting success–an experiment: part 3
December 30th, 2010 by Raymond This is an experiment to see if it is possible to take advantage of the increasing use of the web by companies to research the online profiles of individual job applicants and potential business partners. So far, the discussion has been about how things stand at the moment in terms of our web presence, In [...]
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Improve business or job hunting success–an experiment: part 2
December 29th, 2010 by Raymond Previously, I pointed out that the way companies and employers vet new candidates for contracts or job vacancies has been changing. I also mentioned that I am going to try to utilise this knowledge to hopefully increase Interactive Developers client numbers and projects, whilst describing the process as I go along. Before I begin, though, [...]
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Improve business or job hunting success–an experiment: part 1
December 21st, 2010 by Raymond Things seem to be shifting yet again in the world of finding work. By “finding work” I mean two similar things – individuals seeking employment and businesses seeking new contracts or customers. Contributors to this shift include the economic malaise, an increasing dependence on the internet, the growth of social media and the move to [...]








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