Brent Schlenker's Top 10 Tools for Learning ... Not Training
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...
View ArticleEnvironmental Factors of Learning to Consider Before Designing Your Next Course
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...
View ArticleDay 1 at Dreamforce 2015: The Future of Learning is Loving Your LMS!
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View ArticleTo Narrate or Not To Narrate - eLearning Question 101!
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...
View ArticleRethinking Video in Your Training Strategy
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...
View ArticleHow Meaningful Measurement Leads to L&D Success
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...
View Article3 Challenges Faced by Subject Matter Experts creating e-Learning
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...
View ArticleTake Your eLearning Back to Basics - Simple, Fast, Inexpensive WINS!
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...
View ArticleThe Truth About Social Learning and Training - An Interview with Marcia Conner
If you want to understand the world of social media there are hundreds of "experts" and "gurus" ready to jump at the chance to help you. But if you want to learn about how social media/networks impact...
View ArticleAn Instructional Design Process Review by Dr. Clark Quinn
There is much buzz around design processes these days, and it’s worthwhile to look at what the excitement is. While there is a bit of ‘hype’ about this, there’s also some real value to be found, so...
View ArticleThink Different and Deliver Training That Adds Value
If you identify your work and job title as Instructional design(er), then you are a creative person. I would consider anyone doing corporate training work of any kind creative. Most corporate training...
View ArticleA Reality Check for New Training Professionals
When should I use ILT? When should I use eLearning? When should I use both, or neither? In a perfect world we might have unlimited resources to create perfect training solutions. But we all know how...
View ArticleNon-training Professionals Lead the Future of Training
It's Thanksgiving in the U.S. And so I've taken a few liberties with today's blog post. In essence it's just me sharing an experience and a few thoughts. I hope it makes your think a little, and...
View ArticleTop 5 Corporate Training Blog Posts from November
The following list contains the top 5 blog posts from Litmos.com/bog in November 2015. A quick glance reveals a theme of using digital technologies in training projects to deliver business value. If...
View ArticleChristmas Wish List for Corporate Training Professionals - Part 1 Books
It's December. And that means it's time to start shopping for your favorite corporate training professional. Or perhaps you're going to treat yourself to something special as part of your personal...
View ArticleChristmas Wish List for Training Professionals: Part 2 - Trainer's Emergency Kit
Yesterday I shared a list of books that might interest the trainer in your life. Today's list was inspired by Brian Washburn's post from yesterday. He reminded me of all the little things that come in...
View ArticleChristmas Wish List for Training Professionals: Part 3 - Video Recording Gear
Welcome to part 3 of the Christmas Wish List Series. Today's list is all about audio/video recording gear. WAIT! Before you click away click away thinking you've "got people who do that", hear me out....
View ArticleChristmas Wish List for Training Professionals: Part 4 - Software
This is the last post in my Christmas gift series. Today's list is my favorite. It's time to list some of the fun software apps that make our jobs excellent! But first, let's recap the first 3 posts:...
View ArticleThe Future of Mobile Devices, Mobile Software, and Mobile Learning
The L&D industry talks a lot about mobile learning. But what about mobile training? With as much as we focus on the learner these days, its equally important to focus on the instruction. Many will...
View ArticleRainn Wilson Talks Soft Skills Training And More With Tim Ferriss
Let me start with full disclosure: I am a big Tim Ferriss fan, and have been since The 4-Hour Workweek. As I see it, he is the ultimate learning and development professional. Every single podcast he...
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