I once asked one of the surgeons in my network, as I prepared for a medical training project, what he wanted out of training. He said that when he’s learning …
Performance Mapping: How to Get Results with Training
In the recent down economy, internal training departments sometimes seemed to be the first to feel the effects of downsizing. In these cases, it seemed to me that battle was …
I Knew It All Along! : Cognitive Bias and Instructional Design
I’ve long been fascinated by cognitive biases. Like warped mirrors, these thought processes distort our perceptions and skew our decision-making. Psychologists tell us that common cognitive biases include confirmation bias—unwittingly …
Merge Training Content for New and Existing Learners
As the old saying goes, there are two kinds of people in the world: those who like Neil Diamond and those who don’t. Similarly, many of us in adult education …
Training Consultants: Learn By Asking Questions
With my extended family, friends and coworkers I’m often the guy people come to if they want to hear what is going on with anyone else. If you want to …
Training Consultants: Tips for Making Corporate Training Stick
As I was preparing for the beginning of a new project, I considered different ways in which I could make the training successful. I thought back to some of the …
3 Cues Corporate Training eLearning Professionals Can Take from MOOCs
Do a quick web search for “MOOC” and you’ll see that Massive Open Online Courses are all the rage right now. Various media outlets have named 2011, 2012, and 2013 …
The How-To’s of Inspirational Design for Instructional Design Consultants
A question my team has been talking about lately is how marketing can help us create training events that have more impact. It’s a topic that’s come up before on …
Training Consultants: Outlining a Path for Google’s Jump into Retail Stores
I’ve been following the retail rumors swirling at Google’s feet. Their projected move toward creating brick and mortar stores is a telling trend that we’re seeing as retail’s lifeblood: the …