This was a great way to finish 2020. A few months ago, I was nominated by Glynis E. Devine for the Woman Exporter of the Year Award. Offered by the Organization of Women in International Trade, and sponsored by Export Development Canada, the Woman Exporter of the Year Award honours an outstanding woman entrepreneur who, […]
Zoom: Do’s and Don’ts
Earlier this year, only the most digitally savvy business-persons were conducting sales calls and closing deals on Zoom. However, the entire business landscape shifted, practically overnight. Keep this list of tips handy for the next time you are preparing for an online business event. 1. Joining Meetings: Joining a Zoom meeting is quick and easy! […]
Learner Retention Rates: Make Them Soar!
When did you know what you wanted “to be” in life? I’ve known since I was about 8 years old that I loved teaching others. In fact, my first memory of designing a learning strategy is from about that age. My Aunt Patricia taught ballet and jazz classes on Tuesday evenings in a part of […]
What Is “The Forgetting Curve”?
If it wasn’t for “The Forgetting Curve,” you could provide your employees with training on a topic once and never need to again. They would remember it completely (assuming the initial training experience was an effective one, of course). However, that’s not how it works. As soon as the training experience is completed, what happens […]
How to Get Started With Micro-learning
When we start working with you on a new micro-learning solution, there are lots of questions that we must first ask to ensure we get the design exactly right. Here are five sample questions and comments that come to mind immediately: 1. Learning objectives: For each micro-course, we will need to establish 1-2 learning objectives. […]
Still Unsure What eLearning Is?
Everybody has an idea of what eLearning is, and it’s generally based on their own experiences. For example, if you’ve attended webinars involving speakers and PowerPoint slide decks, you might think, “Oh, that’s what eLearning is.” Similarly, if you’ve completed university or college courses that incorporated documents for you to download and assignments for you […]
First Time Home-Schooling?
The mud provided a great lesson on how tides work… Parents around the world are finding themselves having to balance work and family in ways that they never imagined. They are now responsible for ensuring that their kids are getting an education. While children in some regions have returned to schools, in others, kids are […]
WeLoveLearning As Your Gardener?
Can you even discern what the arrow is pointing to in this photo? I was out in my kayak this summer, floating silently along the shoreline and taking stock of newly fallen trees from the violent storms we have had. The tree stump in this picture has been down for a while, but it brought […]
Redefining “Hybrid Training”
Prior to the pandemic, when someone referred to “hybrid training”, it meant one of two things: 1. A training session in which a portion of the learner group would be participating live-online (aka Zoom or the like), while another portion would be in a boardroom(s) somewhere—most likely sitting with a few other colleagues, but linked […]
