Tag Archives: Corporate Learner

 

Learning In Context – The Evolving Way We Learn

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This past week, I ran into one of my friends who is  a grade school teacher at a social event.  I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the adoption and use of the iPad, so I couldn’t help but ask … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 1 Comment
 

When Apples Go Bad – UI Design and Usability

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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 →

 
Friday, November 4th, 2011 1 Comment
 

Getting Out of the Dump

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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 →

 
Friday, October 14th, 2011 3 Comments
 

Doing Something, Action Mapping and Birthday Cakes!

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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 →

 
Wednesday, October 12th, 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
 

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