Well designed training scenarios improve engagement and interest. Discover six ways to improve your training scenarios in this blog.
Interface Inspirations for Web-Based Training Development from Games
When designing interfaces for WBT (web based training), practical controls exist in almost every module: Play, Stop, Pause, Next, etc. Although quite functional, these controls are passive options that help …
How to Learn More through Assessment in Web-Based Training
People have many different perspectives in regards to the use and value of assessment in web-based training. For some, assessment is just a great way to check off whether or …
Putting Paper Back into Web-Based Training Design
Be creative. Now. Just figure it out. Faster. Have you ever heard this or felt this way? I have. Working in an industry that is fueled by creativity can be …
Converting Web Based Training to Instructor Led Training
I’ve been involved with an ongoing project for over a year now, and I’m currently converting three web based training, elearning courses to instructor led training courses. The courses deal …
The Value of Online Discussion in Custom Training Design
I teach a senior seminar once a year up at the U. A few weeks ago, the associate director for the department in which I teach attended the class with …
Learning to Learn: How Parenting Parallels Training and Development
As an instructional design consultant turned-project-manager, I usually have no problem with confronting unfamiliar scenarios to analyze, piece together, and solve. But recently I faced a series of challenges that …
Social Media and the Art of Self-Regulation
Training has long been part of the art of internal corporate communication. In the recent past, one of the drivers for elearning was consistent messaging, scaled for both employees and …
Learning 2.0 and the Convenience Factor
Okay, apologies first while we ponder this issue once again…not to slow or accelerate the inevitable penetration of social media to the training function, but more to flush out the …