technology

A recent “Tweet” on my Twitter account of a blog post I found generated a lot of traffic and discussion around whether or not the field of instructional design is suffering due to the popularity of rapid e-learning applications like Adobe Captivate or Articulate’s Engage and Presenter. continue reading...

At some point in our adult lives we have all sat through boring training or felt overwhelmed by the amount of information being thrown at us. When we feel this way, is usually due to cognitive overload. continue reading...

Any time you can distribute your learning online you have the potential to reach more learners and reduce your costs dramatically. This is especially true in instructor-led training versus e-learning (self-paced or synchronous).

Building any kind of training comes with fixed and variable costs. Producing training materials and the development of the actual course itself is a fixed, one-time cost. It’s not until you release the training to the learners when you encounter variable costs that change based on need. continue reading...

As we look ahead 2, 5, maybe 10 years from now, I believe businesses will embrace more and more of social networking’s best elements as means to enhance performance and communications within their organizations.

Fellow blogger and colleague, Tac Anderson, posted some research findings at his blog on the future of human resources and social media. It shows where we’re headed in business, but also discusses the barriers to implementing social media. continue reading...