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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Interview: Aneesh Kulkarni, on Strivr Mental Health & Well-Being
Some of the recent changes to learning have been surprising, such as expanded use of virtual reality as a means of increasing employee engagement.
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How to Select an eLearning Authoring Tool for Your Project
Online instruction should provide learning experiences that at least match the best classroom and experiential instruction. Pick a tool that can do that.
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How Virtual Can You Make Learning?
Which approach to training delivery, traditional classroom instruction or online virtual delivery, gives better results? That might be the wrong question.
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Book Review: Designing Virtual Learning for Application and Impact
If your goal is to have an ongoing, sustainable, successful virtual learning environment, this book will get you there.
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Move eLearning to Cyberspace: Create Your Own Online Games
The technology needed to move eLearning to the cyberverse is available; it is good enough to support learning at a distance and it is getting better.
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Book Review: Data and Analytics for Learning Designers
Megan Torrance has written an excellent book to guide you through the basics of learning analytics, and on to a complete and fulfilling career.
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Find the Right Gamification Software: Use Segmentation
You can develop your own gamification software, but off-the-shelf (OTS) products might be faster. Here’s how to find solutions that fit your needs.
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If Gamification Only Adds Scoreboards, You’ve Missed the Point
Making use of gamification in your instructional designs is a best practice for your success, for the rest of your career.
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Extend the Functionality and Value of Your LMS: Go Headless
Integration of an LMS with other software applications is an increasingly popular way to increase the value and flexibility of your eLearning.
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How to Find an LMS that Meets Your Business Requirements
How to find the LMS of your dreams (or at least find an LMS that matches your use cases.)