What is Back to Basics? Getting back to basics could mean many things. I first heard the phrase while working at Intel in the ’90s. It’s something executives like to announce when they feel the business has moved too far outside of it’s core value proposition for customers. And it’s also an... more
As I work with training professionals, I often hear of the difficulty in taking various training assets used in a classroom setting (presentations, technical documents, scripts, etc…) and converting them into a comprehensive e-learning course. This process can prove especially tricky when the individual doing the converting is the in-house... more
One of the great failures of today’s L&D is a fundamental lack of meaningful measurement. The data reported too often is about efficiencies, and too seldom does it report on effectiveness. And often the claim is that it’s too hard. But measurement is not, and should not be, too difficult.... more
Video, Video Everywhere Video is popping up everywhere. Everyone that carries a smartphone carries a good quality video camera. And like all technologies video cameras keep getting smaller and cheaper. And with increasing bandwidth and more powerful cloud technologies, the uses become endless. We are only seeing the beginning of... more
Elearning courses are becoming more popular every day. They are a great, cost effective way to deliver messages to an internal or external audience; improving their skills and aligning them to core brand ideas. However, there is one question that is often on the lips of many who are looking... more
When you plan your live face-to-face training events, do you put much thought into it’s location? And when you finally decide on a location how much attention do you pay to the space? We’re all busy professionals and sometimes we feel lucky to even find an available room in our... more
Since 2009 Jane Hart (@c4lpt) has been curating a list of the Top 100 Tools for Learning. She is asking training professionals, and learning professionals, to submit their Top 10 Tools. From that she creates the list of 100. If you’re a learning professional, then submit your list here. My list... more
Introduction Today’s guest post is written by Tom Spiglanin. He was one of the first in my network to identify, and embrace, the trend of micro videos for learning…or microlearning. He’s a regular speaker and advocate for the production of shorter learning content. I’m very pleased he agreed to share... more
What is eLearning? (Please pardon the gratuitous movie line as a blog title.) Every few years it’s important to step back and look at our industry. I’ve had conversations with colleagues recently covering the state of the industry. And sadly, the conversation ends up feeling more like the state of... more
When I started working at my previous employer back in 2011, they didn’t have any elearning. With a team of trainers travelling all corners of the globe, there was an understandable push to reduce travel costs. My remit was to introduce an elearning strategy that would not only provide a cost-saving against... more
