Joanne Etmanski
VP, Learning Strategy, GEVC
With more than 30 years’ experience in learning and development, Joanne Etmanski is a sought-after learning design strategist and digital learning expert. As VP of learning strategy at GEVC, Canada’s longest continuously operating digital learning solutions company, Joanne has offered her insights and guidance to hundreds of organizations in the private, public, post-secondary, and not-for-private sectors to help them and their audiences keep pace with changing workplaces. A regular columnist for the Learning Guild’s Learning Solutions magazine, her “Pivot” columns have had an unwavering focus on improving the quality of digital learning solutions‚Äîby keeping human considerations top of mind.
Latest from Joanne Etmanski
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Human-centred Terminology for More Human-centred eLearning Design Processes
We know that human-centered design processes create better digital learning experiences. So we changed the words we use to describe our development process.
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Pivot: Time to Reframe “Compliance” Training for Better Results?
If we reframe and rename “compliance” training as reminders of organizational values and culture, the uptake—and results—would likely improve.
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As We Near the Finish Line, How Can L&D Best Help Employees?
As the pandemic wanes, employees are nearing the finish line exhausted and depleted. L&D managers can best support them by keeping things short, sweet, and human.
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Pivot: 3 eLearning Best Practices the Pandemic Has Confirmed
In this time when change is a constant it is clear that a few things are here to stay, including three eLearning best practices that matter more than ever.
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Pivot: Managing a Remote Team for the First Time?
With everyone working from home to maintain safe physical distancing, managers must hone their remote management skills. Here are some tips.
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Don’t Assume: Test for Accessible and Responsive eLearning
Don’t make assumptions. The best way to ensure that the eLearning courses you design, develop, or purchase are accessible and responsive to to carefully test them.
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Pivot: The Difference Between Education and Training
Many subject matter experts are unaware of the difference between education and training. It’s up to L&D managers to explain that.
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Pivot: We Need Better Etiquette for Track Changes
Be courteous when providing feedback using Word’s track changes feature.
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Pivot: A QA Checklist to Get You Started
One question guides us through our quality assurance (QA) process is: Is ___ appropriate for the organization, performance objectives, and learners?
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New to eLearning? A Few FAQs to Get You Started
Those new to eLearning want to know where to start and what to keep in mind as they gain traction. Here are the answers to that, and other FAQs.












