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When it’s time to put together a new eLearning course or module for your learners, one of the first things you have to figure out is how you’ll resolve the great debate between synchronous vs asynchronous eLearning. In this article I’ll describe not only the pros and cons of each approach, but also what should be driving your process for deciding which one will be used. Continue reading
What employment skills are in highest demand in the digital era of the 21stcentury? If you’ve heard of the digital skills gap, then you already know that it’s not only real but also has companies around the world anxious about its predicted impacts if no action is taken. Companies who want to be proactive in bridging the digital skills gap will need to be creative and persistent with learning and training programs to provide the right employment skills to their workers. Continue reading
There are many factors that drive business success – a great product or service people need, establishing a strong brand, gaining a significant share of the market, profit margins, and the list goes on. But one of the most important pieces of the puzzle is the productivity of your company’s workforce. Why? There’s a surprisingly direct connection between productivity and profitability. When you focus on improving work performance in your company, the following six tips will put you on the path to success. Continue reading
The short answer to the question posed in the title of this article is an emphatic NO, but it’s important to understand why there are those who keep signaling the demise of the LMS as we know it today. There is merit to their analysis, but only for what I argue is a very small group of corporations. And it’s also possible that your company is so dissatisfied with its current learning management system that you might feel as if you need some serious LMS life support. Continue reading
Why make eLearning scripts more personable? As a writer, I can’t help but pay particular attention to the vital role writing plays in creating great eLearning content. It’s the single-most important aspect of instructional design that makes or breaks a program, course or module. Unfortunately, it is also often among the most-overlooked aspects of eLearning design. Continue reading
Your company’s success in meeting its business goals depends on a variety of factors, one of which is how well you train your employees through learning and development programs designed to solidify and enhance the skills and knowledge they need for peak performance. How do you know if your learning efforts are working? The answer is simple: evaluations. But there’s more to how evaluations impact training than just verifying learning. Continue reading
The first two articles in this three-part series about scenario-based eLearning explained what it is and why it should be a top priority for any business as well as provided examples of how real companies are using SBeL to better meet their learning and training needs. In this final article, I want to walk you through a bunch of tips and strategies for creating SBeL. Continue reading
In the first article of this three-part series on scenario-based eLearning, I explained The What and Why of SBeL in order to present a strong case for why it should become a top priority for every business. In this article, additional insights into the effectiveness of SBeL will be gained by taking a look at how it is being put into practice across a wide range of learning and training needs. Continue reading
To give some context for why I think scenario-based eLearning (SBeL) should become a top priority of every business, let me start with something Todd M. Warner recently wrote in Chief Learning Officer: Continue reading
Identifying and articulating the eLearning objectives of any course or module is one of the most important early steps of the instructional design process. But it’s not the first step, and certainly not the last. The learning objectives are critical because they become the roadmap for developing the learning content. Developing an eLearning program without well-defined learning objectives would be like setting out on a journey without any navigation tools to get you to your intended destination. Here’s how to rock your eLearning objectives: Continue reading