SALT LAKE CITY (March 4, 2009) — Compassion International, the world’s largest one-to-one child sponsorship organization, works around the world to permanently rescue children from poverty, not merely sustain them …
Finding Your Voice
I find writing highly enjoyable. So recently, when given a list of topics to consider when writing this blog entry, I was a bit mystified that I felt wordless regarding …
Design with Risk in Mind
Although an instructional design company‘s daily focus is often to design and develop courseware, they can make a vital difference in how risk is managed. I am wrapping up an …
What Did You Say?
“Make sure the dialogue is authentic.” I am sure many instructional design teams have heard such a request. It is after such a comment that I inevitably sit in front …
Easy Authoring Tools = Instructional Designers Out of Work?
Yes it’s true… At least it’s true that some instructional designers worry about being pushed out of an already crowded market by “user-friendly” authoring tools. After all, doesn’t it seem …
AllenComm Announced as 2008 Learning Leader in Vendor Innovation
SALT LAKE CITY (February 2, 2009) — Allen Communication Learning Services was just awarded a Learning Leader award in Vendor Innovation by Bersin & Associates. Based on Bersin & Associates’ …
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 …
Benefits of internal collaboration and collaboration between client and vendor teams
Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell, authors of Learning to Fly: Practical Knowledge Management from Leading and Learning Organizations, were members of BP’s Knowledge Management team. They wrote the said book …
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 …