Sometimes I think that we’re too quick to dismiss level-one feedback as we target the upper realms of Donald Kirkpatrick’s levels of evaluation or even Jack Phillips’s ROI. Although such lofty …
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 …
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 …
Starting a New Learning Year
At a dinner party I attended the other night, some of my friends started to share stories about their children who are very good at imitation. One story that stood …
Redesigning Corporate Training in a Recession
The sign to the entrance of our housing community was recently demolished by a distracted driver. The sign was old and not as attractive as some wanted it to be. …
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 …
New Kid on the Same Elearning Block
I recently joined Allen’s team, bringing my background of collegiate instruction and professional editing with me. I have quickly discovered that many of the principles in solid instruction are the …