Corporate eLearning Best Practices

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March 18, 2016

Knowledge Centered Support Methodology: Getting Started

When an eLearning professional encounters the word “methodology”, they are likely to think of ADDIE, or maybe SAM. However, today you’re in for a surprise, for I’m not talking about a course authoring methodology. Instead, I’d like to tell you about a knowledge management methodology called KCS, which stands for “Knowledge Centered Support”.
by Michael Treser
March 16, 2016 | Sponsored

4 Steps For A Training Needs Analysis

Is your organization experiencing performance or productivity issues? Perhaps your compliance requirements are not being met. Or maybe your training catalogue has “leaky boat syndrome,” whereby additions are made to plug knowledge holes. However, what you really need to do is stop the water seeping in and give it an overhaul! If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, your organization could benefit from a Training Needs Analysis (TNA). A Training Needs Analysis is a structured process for identifying gaps in employee training and related training needs, usually performed by experienced learning and development consultants.
by Ruby Spencer, CTDP
March 13, 2016

The 7 Top Benefits Of Using Infographics In Online Training

Infographics are used in a variety of different ways, from illustrating important trends to raising awareness for charitable causes. However, they can also be a practical and powerful tool in online training. In this article, I'll highlight 7 of the most notable benefits of using infographics in your online training program.
by Christopher Pappas
March 9, 2016

7 Online Training Complaints And How To Avoid Them

Unfortunately, a vast majority of employees dread online training. You may even catch the occasional eye roll, sigh, or look of utter terror when corporate learners find out that an online training session is on the horizon. The good news is that there are ways to remedy the most common 7 online training complaints, which you'll soon discover in this article.
by Christopher Pappas
March 4, 2016

Why Instructional Designers Must Teach Innovative Thinking

Bill Gates made these pronouncements recently in an interview: 1) “Artificial Intelligence is on a faster learning curve than human intelligence.” 2) “Artificial Intelligence will lead to labor substitution (lobs losses) for the next twenty years.” 3) “Innovation is the key to solving all problems.” It’s hard to argue with Bill. So, let’s connect the dots. What is the relationship between Instructional Design and innovative thinking?
by Alex Terego
March 1, 2016

How To Reduce Scrap Learning In Training: Take It From Librarians, We Know Scrap When We See It

When it comes to our collections, great public librarians are like great Instructional Designers: We keep them current, relevant, appealing, and responsive to our communities. Keeping our collections useful and looking good means we have to get rid of things though. That’s right: Public libraries throw books away. Here is how to reduce scrap learning in your training.
by Emily Schaber
February 28, 2016

Knowledge Mining: Instructional Designers Note That Data Is Not Knowledge, Just As Crude Oil Is Not Rocket Fuel

Today’s employees are knowledge miners. Because data are just that – data. Data has no intrinsic meaning or usefulness. Like buried coal or oil, it is inert; it is static, useless to us. It does, however, have enormous potential. In fact it has incalculable possibilities. And that is where Instructional Designers can play a crucial role. Let me explain.
by Alex Terego