Considerations for Using Animations in E-Learning One of the biggest components of creating an effective learning deliverable is to know how to grab and keep a learner’s attention — doing so makes sure learners engage and stay present throughout the training. To do that, we use all sorts of techniques, such as WIIFM statements (what’s […]
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Investigating Vyond Go beta Recently, my colleague Matt Kurtin wrote a blog about practical ways to use AI to improve e-learning development. This got me thinking about the many serious ways people are using AI (not including the pure comedic gold that’s produced by artificially generated pranksters… warning, the rabbit hole of fake images is […]
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An FAQ on the How, Why, and When of iPDFs A few months ago, I conducted a webinar with my colleague Walter Schirmacher on interactive PDFs (iPDFs). This webinar — Interactive PDFs: An Underused Learning Solution — sparked a lot of interest in the how, why, and when of creating these handy learning tools. As […]
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Teaching the Experienced Workforce Why do most organizations put 80 percent of their learning resources into supporting less than 20 percent of the workforce? Look at your organization’s budget for learning and development and try to justify why almost every program is geared to new hires and those with less than a year of experience. […]
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10 Storyline Tips to Make You Feel Like a Pro Articulate Storyline is a popular tool for building online training, and like most software programs, it has many capabilities. Storyline is a robust program, and this means it’s possible to overlook really helpful features. Today, I’m going to dig in and cover some cool things […]
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Five Considerations for L&D Professionals Working internally It’s not too uncommon for the “Training Department” to be perceived as an order-taker: “I need X training, so our sales increase;” “Just create training on how do x.” Your internal customers want what they want and aren’t shy about asking for it directly. How do you handle […]
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Six Benefits of Using Virtual Reality in Training Virtual Reality (VR) has come a long way over the last decade and is no longer just a concept in sci-fi movies. Today, VR is being widely adopted in several industries, including corporate training, where it offers numerous benefits and has the potential to transform the way […]
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Instructional Reasons for Using Video in E-Learning Recently my peer, Eris Noren, wrote a blog about best practices for using video in e-learning where he described video styles, software, and the process used to create a video. In this “Take 2,” I’m going to expand on his ideas by addressing the instructional reasons for using […]
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Four Captivate Tips “In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you’re halfway home.” ~ Len Wein I always have appreciated the writing of Len Wein. He was a comic book writer and co-created one of my favorite characters, Swamp Thing. Many people know the most popular […]
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Best Practices for Using Video in E-Learning Are you thinking about adding video to your e-learning course? Let me share a few best practices in case you want to know a little bit more about your options. There are many reasons to use video in your training: it’s a quick way to deliver content, sound, […]
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