SALT LAKE CITY (December 16, 2009) — Media Corp Inc. announced Allen Communication Learning Services (Allen) and their clients, Risk Management Association (RMA) and USANA Health Sciences (USANA), have won …
Confessions of a Designer Turned Learner
In addition to my work at Allen, I do some technical editing on the side. I work remotely, and I only go “to the office” once a year for an …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Are Cultural References Stupid?
Last week, I was teaching students about introductory paragraphs—about the hook—to get readers interested in what they have to say. These are students at DeVry—students who work full time, attend …
In Thirty Days, Allen Communication Learning Services is Speaking, Sponsoring, and Receiving an Award
SALT LAKE CITY (September 17, 2008) — Key players at AllenComm are reaching out in key places over the next thirty days. AllenComm will be receiving an award, speaking at …
Do you have a road map?
I’ve been working for the past several weeks with one of our clients in direct selling. We’ve collaborated with them to produce a robust curriculum for their U.S. representatives (in …