I recently read this in Elliot Masie’s Learning Trends: “ iPhone and Textbooks: Just downloaded a new application to my iPhone called CourseSmart eTextbooks. This is one of several movements …
So, what’s your elearning development budget?
How often do we experience the lull in conversation when asked by a vendor: “So, how much do you want to spend?” or “What’s your budget for this project?” The …
To Tweet or Not to Tweet
I always find it strange when two completely different circles begin talking about the same thing. This happened to me the other day. I went to a SWIM meeting (Smart …
Economy forces eLearning programs to forefront
Training and Development, Will recession mean lower eLearning budgets? A preliminary “State of the Industry” report from Training Magazine and Bersin & Associates breaks down some of the expected and …
Corporate Training, Meet Social Networking
In the Best Practices column of last month’s Chief Learning Officer, Josh Bershin tagged the use of social networking as a “here-to-stay” member of corporate training. He notes that LMS …
On-Demand Ideas
I’ve often asked myself why we (the Allen team) sometimes have some of our best, most creative ideas while we’re working on a pre-sales mockup or demo and why that …
Day Two Learning 2008 – Giving Training a Second Chance with Second Life
OK, I will admit that the popularity of 2nd life among training professionals surprised me. With our own experience at Allen and the reticence of IT departments to open up …
Face-to-Face Elearning Development Using Technology
Thanks to tools like mobile phones, WebEx, IM, and video conferencing, it gets easier and easier for Allen to start and end a project without a face-to-face meeting. The benefits …
Working the Web 2.0 to Learning 2.0 Angle
As anyone scanning our blog has noticed, there is a bit of a frenzy of Web 2.0 exploration going on at Allen and in the eLearning community at large. I …