Chopeta Lyons provides award-winning design and development services for online, instructor-led and blended training solutions. Over the past 18 years, she has worked with such clients as the IRS, AMS, Total Learning Concepts, ACNielsen, IBM, the Travelers Insurance Companies, Bank of Boston, Motorola, and the March of Dimes, among others. She is the author of several articles, a college textbook on writing published by Prentice-Hall, and, with Dr. Ruth Clark, author of the forthcoming Graphics for Learning from Jossey-Bass/Pfieffer.

 

 

Articles by Chopeta Lyons

What To Do When There's No Time To Do the Job Right

(10/6/03)
We all have projects where the turkeys come to roost. A product has been developed and will be launched next week, and we are asked to come up with online training for the sales team by Monday.

More Than Just Eye Candy: Graphics for e-Learning: Part 2 of 2 parts

(9/15/03)
This concludes an expert review of research on best practices in using visuals in e-Learning. Choosing the best graphic for learning purposes depends on your instructional goals, the learning landscape, and the learners who will participate. The systematic visual design model summarized in this outstanding article will enable you to derive the best graphic treatment every time!

More Than Just Eye Candy: Graphics for e-Learning: Part 1

(8/11/03)
Visuals included in your e-Learning can improve learning — if you can figure out how to use them correctly. In this, the first of two parts, two experts guide you through the results of research into the best practices. This is an article you will want to refer to often!