Being involved for over 25 years with training, I have always grappled with the question: Does a new generation demand a new way of learning and more specifically become so …
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 …
First Day at Learning 2008
As can be expected, this year’s Masie 2008 is a show and challenging process for learning professionals to check and recheck some of their assumptions about training and development. As …
Boredom and the Brain
Today I had a chance to finally read this month’s edition of CLO. I enjoyed reading Norm Kamikow’s editorial letter, “The Real Root of All Evil,” a short treatise on …
Silver Learning in Practice Award at CLO Symposium
Recently, Allen journeyed to sunny San Diego to be a part of the CLO Symposium in Coronado. At the awards ceremony, CLO distinguished Allen with a silver provider award for …
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 …
Allen’s work for Wachovia featured in Elearning! Magazine
The October issue of Elearning! has a lengthy case study on a project we helped Wachovia with. The initiative was geared to new tellers in an effort to specifically reduce …
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
I just returned from San Jose, where I was in attendance at Brandon Hall’s Innovations in Learning Conference. I had a great time, connected with some of our clients, and …