Author Archives: Breanne Grover

 

Training 2025

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Around this time of year, the design industry starts to create lists about the top trends of the year. While I’m always eager to read those lists, a recent conversation with a friend started me thinking in a different direction … Continue reading →

 
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 Comment
 

How Did That Course Really Go?

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Here at Allen, we have a weekly designer meeting, which is a great opportunity for our design leads to meet and talk about what is going on with our projects. This week we had a designer showcase, and there were … Continue reading →

 
Monday, September 26th, 2011 2 Comments
 

Putting Paper Back into Web-based Design

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Be creative. Now. Just figure it out. Faster. Have you ever heard this or felt this way? I have. Working in an industry that is fueled by creativity can be daunting because we are constantly looking for what is new … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 2 Comments
 

Feedback as Validation

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Correct. Incorrect. Almost. Try again. These statements regularly begin feedback statements built into Web-based courses we produce. Feedback is an essential part of any training, and yet, I wonder how much we really think about the quality of feedback offered. … Continue reading →

 
Monday, December 6th, 2010 Comment
 

Converting WBT to ILT

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I’ve been involved with an ongoing project for over a year now, and I’m currently converting three web-based courses to ILT courses. The courses deal mostly with soft skills and sales processes; the content was based on learner and SME … Continue reading →

 
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 Comment
 

Turning Off the Instructional Designer in My Head

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I should just add turning off the instructional designer in my head to my list of other things I can’t seem to turn off … grammar errors, style comments from Stacy London, what I plan on eating when I get … Continue reading →

 
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 Comment
 

I remember when …

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I was taking pictures of my 18-month-old niece at a family reunion a couple of weeks ago. After every shot, she came up to me to see the picture I just took. She had to see every picture. Her world … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 1 Comment
 

Confessions of a Designer turned Learner

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In addition to my work at Allen, I do some technical editing on the side. I work remotely, and I only go “to the office” once a year for an annual conference. The interesting thing about my job is that … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 Comment
 

What did you say?

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“Make sure the dialogue is authentic.” I am sure many instructional designers have heard such a request. It is after such a comment that I inevitably sit in front of my computer and wonder how to create truly authentic dialogue. … Continue reading →

 
Monday, February 16th, 2009 Comment
 

Starting a New Learning Year

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At a dinner party I attended the other night, some of my friends started to share stories about their children who are very good at imitation. One story that stood out to me was of a little girl in a … Continue reading →

 
Monday, January 5th, 2009 1 Comment