It takes more than content development to make an employee onboarding program effective. User Experience and graphic design have a key role in comprehension and knowledge retention. So, here are are a few actionable design tips.
Top Seven Signs of Engaged Employees
How do you know if employees are engaged? Many of us are seeing the impact of engaged employees in the workforce. When your people are better engaged, you have more …
Master Microlearning Infographic
See how you can gain more employee buy-in and better overall results by focusing on short, relevant, engaging content.
Marketing to Your Learners
The line between marketing and training is blurring as companies begin to use principles from both to increase learner motivation and educate consumers.
Hit the Target: Craft Learning Activities that Transform Ideals into Results
It’s day one on your new learning design project, and you’re meeting with the client to discuss desired outcomes for their employee training program. You’re all ready to talk about …
Media and Instructional Design Creates a Winning Combination: Allen Communication Earns Top Honors at the Aurora Awards
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (August 11, 2014) – Allen Communication Learning Services has been recognized with five Aurora Awards for groundbreaking approaches in visual graphics and instructional design. The Aurora …
Conjuring Creativity: How Your Creative Process Can Inspire Design Breakthroughs
Imagine that… You are an instructional designer and you just started working on a new project. Your goal is to come up with a design that not only meets your …
An Instructional Designer’s Case for Consumer Education
Why is instructional design becoming increasingly important to consumer education? In the past months, we’ve been focused on how consumer education is creating a new marketing landscape. Since we regularly …
Allen’s New Home – A Few Thoughts on Creating a World-Class Learning Design Center
When writing blogs, I usually don’t talk directly about Allen. Since we’re fortunate to work as a leader in a dynamic industry with so many opportunities—mobile and social learning, developments …