The New Model for Learning and Development
We have a lot of terms in L&D: Training, eLearning, mLearning, Social Learning, Informal Learning, 70:20:10, Asynchronous, Synchronous, Instructor-led Training, Online Learning. And that's just a...
View ArticleThe eLearning Blog Vlog - Answering Comments on Mobile Learning
This is my first experiment creating a vlog-style video for a blog post. If you have never watched a vlog or other informal-style videos, you may not like this format. I can already see things that...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligent Instructional Design
The Artificial Intelligence trend will take the L&D industry by storm. Or by surprise, depending on how open you are to believe it. AI is not something any industry enjoys discussing because it...
View ArticleThe Future of Learning Experiences is Here Today
At CES2016, Ginni Remmity, CEO for IBM, delivered her keynote focusing on one trend: Cognitive IoT. It's the overarching term she uses to cover analytics, cloud, mobility, security, wearables, and all...
View ArticleWhy The Future of Work is Collaborative
If you look at what’s changing in the organizational landscape, the overarching challenge is agility, the ability to adapt faster. What’s emerging as a consensus for success is that this comes from...
View Article7 Unexpected Ways To Integrate Branding In Corporate eLearning
How To Integrate Branding In eLearning Developing a successful brand image is not an easy task. In fact, it takes a great deal of dedication, planning, and determination to cultivate an online brand...
View ArticleThe Most Powerful, and Mostly Ignored, Learning Technology
Is the rewind button one of the most underrated learning technologies of all time? Consider that question for a moment. The concept of spaced repetition is a hot topic in learning communities. While...
View Article5 Important Questions to Ask Yourself in 2016
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the C3 conference in London. I participated in a Fireside Q&A, which was part of a series of learning seminars hosted by Litmos. I was interviewed by...
View ArticleWhy Learning to Learn is More Important than Ever!
In memory of my friend, mentor, and colleague, Jay Cross, and his most recent campaign for Real Learning, I thought it appropriate to talk about learning to learn, or meta-learning. It was a passion...
View ArticleHow to Improve Learning Retention by Over 300% - Hint: Don't Bore me!
I attended the Edtech day of Phoenix Startup Week last week. And today some of the presentations went live on slideshare. The CEO of picmonic gave a presentation on Starting a Company in Arizona, and...
View ArticleStep-by-step Storyline Guide: How to Limit Progress Within Narrated eLearning...
Creating e-learning with accompanying voice-over is something we are seeing more and more frequently with our clients, especially when delivering compliance training. In this article, I will outline a...
View ArticleDid You Miss it? Blogs and L&D Conversations
Everyone gets busy and the fire hose of information from the internet can be overwhelming. Just in case you missed something from Litmos.com last week, here is a quick overview. Blog Posts...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Importance of Context in Your Learning Solutions
"If content is king, then context is god!." - Gary Vaynerchuk This statement is fairly common, but it may be hard to understand why. The origin of the statement comes from marketing. The old adage...
View ArticleThe SXSW Interactive Experience with L&D Perspective
SXSW Interactive is a massive event. Even writing that statement doesn’t feel like I’m doing justice to the size of the event. Most events that I attend are confined to one location, like a hotel...
View ArticleSnapchat: A Possible Future for Learning and Development
2016 has been the year of Snapchat. For those of you not following social media trends, what has happened is similar to the slow adoption of twitter. I remember very clearly being told by many that...
View ArticleThe Future of L&D in the New World of Work
This article from HBR.org got me thinking more about how Training, Learning and Development fit into the future of work. Over the years there have been a few research organizations looking into the...
View ArticleThe Reality of Disruptive Technologies in Training, Learning and Development
The L&D industry is being disrupted by new technologies...like every other industry. But what does that mean? It's easy to talk about other industries and relate how what happened to them might...
View ArticleHow to Become an eLearning Freelancer or Startup Business
Message from the Editor: This post is written by one of our contributing bloggers, Ant Pugh. In it he shares the realities of his experiences leaving the corporate world of eLearning and starting a...
View ArticleThe Art of Training: Tips for the Accidental Trainer
This post is from our newest featured blogger Shannon Tipton. She will also be presenting on this topic in an upcoming webinar. Start with the Brain Not the PowerPoint The brain is a wildly complex...
View ArticleWhy Training Must Align with Organizational Goals
Organizational Imperatives The pressures on organizations aren’t lessening; the pressure to be more agile and adapt continue to increase. And there are many calls for organizations to do things in new...
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