Bill Brandon
Editor, Learning Solutions, The Learning Guild
Bill Brandon is the editor of Learning Solutions. He has designed, managed, and delivered instruction since 1968, and has been an e-Learning practitioner since 1984. Before becoming the editor in 2002, Bill held instructor and management positions in the United States Navy, Texas Utilities, Atmos Energy, TGI Friday’s, and The Sales Consultancy. The co-author of eight books and the author of dozens of articles on technical topics, he has also developed programs for major conferences and owned a consulting business. He is a past president of the Texas Chapter (now the Dallas Chapter) of ISPI, and for 10 years led the Learning Technology SIG of the Dallas Chapter of ASTD. Bill is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and now lives near Dallas, Texas.
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Animation Tips for eLearning
Why use animation in eLearning? It’s far more than “edutainment” and you don’t have to be an artist.
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Be an eLearning Storyteller With Style and Confidence
The Pip Decks Storyteller Tactics contains a carefully designed and organized set of ideas on cards that IDs can use to create compelling content.
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Book Review: Collaborative Learning, by Nick Hernandez
Collaborative Learning: How to Upskill From Within and Turn L&D Into Your Competitive Advantage is an ideal introduction to collaborative learning.
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Translation is Not Enough. Localize Your eLearning!
Translating eLearning to make it useful to learners in other countries is not enough. Getting the message across in different countries requires localization.
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Publish in Another Language: Translation and Localization
As your company grows, the pressure to publish your learning content in another language also grows. Not fluent in that language? What can you do? Software!
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Apple’s Vision Pro: About to Change Everything in your Work
Apple’s Vision Pro AR/VR device is going to transform our work in learning, from concept to realization to production. Are you ready?
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How to Improve your DEI Results
DEI training encourages all employees, including managers and executives, to be more aware and reflective about inequities and discrimination.
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What is DEI?
DEI refers to systematic identification and correction of the causes of poor organizational performance, through managerial action, policy, and training.
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Free Ancillary Tools for Course Authoring – 2023 Update
Authoring tools don’t always provide all the support functions instructional designers or course development teams need. Sometimes you need a little help.
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Interview: Rolf Illenberger on the State of VR and AR in 2023
From 3-D cameras to GDPR laws, there is a lot of detail around VR and AR for L&D practitioners to learn. Rolf Illenberger, CEO of VRdirect, provides an overview.