So you’ve brought in a state of the art learning management system, and you have a team of instructional designers cranking out the content. But your staff aren’t motivated to take the courses and are only engaging after a string of forceful emails containing threats or bribes. Hardly a conducive... more
Looking for tips on how to successfully carry out an effective online training needs assessment? In this article, I’ll offer advice on how to conduct a thorough assessment that will help you develop a winning online training strategy for your employees. How To Successfully Carry Out an Online Training Needs... more
With over 3.5 billion searches per day and 1.2 trillion searches per year, it’s no surprise that Google is a great resource for your research needs. But what if I told you that MOST of you aren’t doing it right? And what do I mean by not doing it right? Advanced Search Functions for... more
After solving one corporate training problem, it’s only natural that you will learn from that experience. When a similar problem is presented, you will apply the knowledge from your prior experience and most likely develop a similar solution: Keeping all the good parts, and throwing out the bad. Your final... more
I’ve been fascinated with YouTube lately. And not for the reasons you might think. At times it looks like an overnight success, but it’s been around since 2005. And while that’s quite interesting, it’s not what has me fascinated. Young kids are making millions of dollars with their YouTube channels and... more
As more organizations turn to online instruction to train their employees and customers, more administrators and other leaders are finding themselves in the position of having to create a lot of course content. These leaders must turn their presentations, lectures, on-the-job training and years of experience into self-contained lessons that... more
Remember playing the telephone game as a kid? Or perhaps you played it recently at a conference or leadership workshop? It’s the game where someone whispers a story to the person next to them and then that person attempts to tell the same story to the person next to them, and so... more
Making the decision to invest in a learning management system (LMS) is an exciting time for any training department. As you are doing your research, you have likely noticed that companies either love, or loathe their LMS. Clearly, you want to choose one that your company will love. How choose the... more
Now that companies, government agencies, and educational institutions are talking about eLearning as commonplace, it’s hard not to question if this is just a current trend or if there are real advantages to this training method. eLearning is simply defined as learning that takes place using electronic means. Typically this... more
Assessment is a necessary part of any learning experience and potentially a great tool for teachers and learners. Good assessments let learners know how well they’ve mastered the material, show teachers or coaches how effective their instruction has been, and provide important data that can be used in tweaking current... more
