Learning Affordances When technology provides additional capabilities for employees to do their work more efficiently, it allows us to think about the emerging technologies from the affordance perspective—rather than just the features or hype. For example, when designing for mobile … Continue reading
Last week I attended Elliot Masie’s Learning 2011 Conference with two colleagues. There were over 2,000 training professionals gathered at the magical Disney resort in Orlando. The energy around us was palpable—it seemed like everybody was full of anticipation to … Continue reading
Last week I spent a few days in Orlando at Masie’s Learning 2011 Conference. There was a great line-up of speakers this year—Bill Clinton, John Lithgow, Dean Kamen, Betsy Myers, Sharon Begley, Betsy Sparrow, etc. I’ve learned to appreciate this … Continue reading
Apple released the latest upgrade of their operating system (iOS5) a couple of weeks ago. This release gave us happy new features—notifications banner! to-do list! iMessage! multiple routes on maps!—as well as the Why-would-you-do-that-to-us features—if I can’t put Newsstand in … Continue reading
In the first of a series of video blogs, Ron Zamir discusses the training challenges facing companies and their software integrators as they roll out large software systems designed to transform the way they do business.
Life never gets boring in our industry. Even after over two decades of working as a trainer, I’m still surprised how resistant to change we can be… Recently, Allen completed an 8 month long study of the systemic Instructional gaps … Continue reading
A common practice in the world of training is what we affectionately call the “information dump.” You might know what I’m talking about—the courses that are so text heavy and dense that you lose the learner on page two. These … Continue reading
It’s easy to snooze through instructor-led training. In my high school days, a friend of mine perfected sleeping in class – he rested his head on his hand, holding a pencil, still looking forward! These days, if I’m forced to sit … Continue reading
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
What is your response when company executives ask your learning and talent development team questions like, “How can we get new employees productive in 30 days or less?”, or “What is your plan to help acclimate employees from our newly … Continue reading
