My daughter and her friends enjoy making those annoying YouTube-style videos that feature improvisations, movie parodies, and music videos. I hate them—not my daughter (or even her friends) but the …
Engaging a Diverse Audience: Movie Trailer Approach to Corporate Training
We were recently approached with a challenge from our client, eBay: To create a custom training program that their audience would opt in to taking. Now, unlike the majority of …
Are You Using Your Training Tools Effectively?
Recently, I spoke with a former colleague who has worked in the instructional design field for over 20 years. As we talked, he pointed out how much the field has …
Keep your SITEs on the Future of Corporate Training
Conferences. We’ve all been there, right? A long succession of concurrent sessions, interrupted with meals and punctuated with social events. I recently attended the 2012 Society of Insurance Trainers & …
Creating an Instructional Design Company that is Roaring with Creativity
At Allen, we are known and appreciated for our incredibly sound instructional design skills. We are also proud to have customers take a peek at our incredibly talented instructional designers. …
Building the Visual Aesthetic for eLearning Development
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about working memory lately. This likely stems from working on a project with dense financial and legal content—everyone’s favorite kind of course. We’ve whittled …
Allen Communication & Aberdeen Group Release Research Paper – ERP Implementation and Training: A Guide to Getting Your Business in Gear
SALT LAKE CITY (May 1, 2012) – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have the ability to help organizations gain visibility into operations, communicate across geographic boundaries, streamline processes, promote efficiencies, …
Allen Communication Supports Crew Training International (CTI) in Developing Training for the Predator Drone RPA
The web-based training for pilots and sensor operators is a key element in filling the capability gaps facing future remotely piloted aircraft programs. SALT LAKE CITY (April 25, 2012) – …
The Power of Usability Testing for Instructional Design Companies
I am a firm advocate in the practice of usability testing. In my graduate program I studied in depth the design model of rapid prototyping and its inherent connection to …