Published in Concepts
Motivating a company's employees has never been an easy task, especially if we consider that we live in the era of speed, where people want everything to be fast and accessible. As a result, many companies invest high sums of money into a training program which fails provide the aimed results. However, by implementing a set of well-thought strategies, the employees can easily become more engaged and ready to deliver performance. Below, I present to you 5 ways in which executives can motivate their employees quickly and efficiently.
Published in Concepts
Empowered by Amanda Palmer's outlook, can you change your behavior to be more learner-centric? Can you use these simple principles to connect more effectively with both your clients and your learners? Will you be able to serve as a reliable, trusted connector to provide your learners additional opportunities to learn, explore and increase their performance, all without knowing that they've been "trained?"
Tuesday, 26 March 2013 23:12

eLearning Cuts Costs? Should I care?

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I’m a big believer in the power of eLearning, but I get tired of hearing that eLearning cuts costs in comparison to face-to-face instructor-led training (ILT).
Published in Organizations
Whether you are leading your organization’s training & development efforts, managing a transition to eLearning, or designing instructor-led training, you need to consider Learning Solutions Conference & Expo, March 13 – 15 in Orlando, Florida.
Published in Concepts
Many organizations have similar approaches in providing learning opportunities. Staff is encouraged to participate in online programs or webinars, attend a conference, and in some cases, take advantage of a tuition assistance program. Others still provide ad hoc programs offered by different business groups providing learning opportunities on internal processes or technical training. This approach doesn’t support or foster a learning environment. If you offer such opportunities, but don't have a plan that identifies how learning aligns to organizational goals – and how individual goals contribute to reaching them – then there’s an opportunity to create a learning strategy.
Tuesday, 08 January 2013 11:42

Video in training and education

Published in Concepts
At least partly because of the huge success of YouTube, people get excited today about the potential of video for training and education particularly in the context of e-learning and distance learning.  There is a lot of hype about it but we need to examine the real benefits before plunging in. 
Saturday, 17 November 2012 20:01

Extend Your Range of eLearning Questions

Published in Tools
Have you heard of Opus Pro? At this post I will reveal the secret that was well kept since 1995!