Do you know what Augmented Reality is and have you tried incorporating it into your employee training? It’s the ultimate game changer! In doing so, you substantially enhance the learner’s experience. Innovative Ways You Can Use Augmented Reality for Employee Training There are a multitude of captivating ways you can utilize Augmented Reality. You may […]
eLearning’s Big 3
Are you looking into eLearning for your organization? In order to determine what kind of eLearning solution is the right one for your organization’s learners—whether they are employees or customers—we need to first answer three important questions: 1. What’s the learning objective you’re trying to achieve? For example, do you want to educate your learners […]
Unleash eLearning’s Power
Have you ever found yourself participating in a live online class on Zoom, Webex, or GoToMeeting? Have you ever participated in a university course where you had to download and read some documents, and then upload your assignments in a digital folder? You may think this is what eLearning entails, however, it is so much […]
Online Learning: Now Is the Time
You may know that I like kayaking and that I took a few weeks off this summer to enjoy some serious seat time on the Ottawa River. By last week’s day trip, I had become a bit cocky—I mean overly confident. We set out for the day with a picnic and some friends in tow…down […]
Training in the COVID-19 Era
While many L&D professionals believe that the learning landscape will never return to pre-COVID conditions in terms of their learning strategy, investment, and resourcing, most agree that the pandemic has changed the approach to training and performance support—forever. An even smaller group (which includes me) thinks these changes are for the better. And, even IF […]
Using Microlearning for Performance Support
Performance support has always been an important part of a successful workplace. Even as far back as 1990, Gloria Gery wrote a landmark book that defined EPPS (Electronic Performance Support Systems). And yet, 30 years later we are still talking about it as if it is a new concept. Even the earliest computer-based training (CBT) […]
Let Us Help You Transform Your Content
And when building a new course for a client, we need to have content to start with. Transforming Content for Online Learning For clients who have content, we help them transform it into a solution that’s optimized for online learning. For example, they might already have an in-person course they provide to their employees or […]
Training That Connects to the Learner’s Experience
An important part of good course design is ensuring that your learners can see themselves reflected in the course materials and all of the visual assets used in its development. In particular, character development is an integral component of course design. Who is the Learner? Every time we develop a course for a client, we […]
Colleges and Universities: Lecturing doesn’t Work
One of the prominent learning shifts we’re seeing as of late involves colleges and universities. Instead of delivering classes or lectures in an in-person room, professors are transitioning online and incorporating digital tools such as Zoom, Webex, or Blackboard. Lecturing Does Not Work What I’m noticing, however, is that many professors and teachers are not […]
