Monthly Archives: August 2011

 

Seeing the Training for the Trees

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The popular philosophical question goes, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?” The 18th century Irish philosopher George Berkeley is known for his belief summed up in … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 6 Comments
 

Finding a Universal Symbol for Yes

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Suppose you were me eight months ago. You were in charge of designing a web-based course on business ethics for a large financial company. This course was scheduled to be translated into ten languages. One of the activities in this … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 5 Comments
 

Instructional Design? There’s an app for that!

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It’s been a month since we released DesignJot, the first iPad app for instructional designers. And we couldn’t be more pleased with the response it’s received from the training and development community. DesignJot has already surpassed our expectations for downloads … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 5 Comments
 

Ridding the World of Bad Scenarios

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Using scenarios to help learners apply new knowledge has been a long-standing training best practice. And in more recent years, to the relief of online learners, scenarios have started to take the place of some of those dreaded knowledge checks … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 2 Comments
 

Motivating Learners and Coaches—is Delivering Happiness the Secret Sauce?

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When you think about motivating learners to take charge of their own development and learning, what questions have you asked yourself that can help achieve results like a wildly successful company like, say, Zappos? For the uninitiated, Zappos is a … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 4 Comments