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Scenario-Based Learning & the Virtual Classroom
For virtual classrooms to become successful and viable, we have to move beyond webinars and toward true training experiences.
By Jennifer Hofmann • -
Choose the Right Microphone for Virtual Sessions
If learners can’t hear you during a virtual classroom session, their learning outcomes won’t be what you intended. Choose the right microphone.
By Bill Brandon • -
Book Review: Teaching Professionals: The CAISSEP Technique
Dr. Nigel Wilson’s view of teaching and learning is drawn from experience, and he has compressed what he has learned about those domains into 100 pages.
By Bill Brandon • -
Four Steps to Improve Retention with Schema Theory
Schemas are mental models stored in long-term memory to organize information. Learners connect new information to the models with four simple strategies.
By Hannah Hunter • -
What I Learned: Training Can’t Make You Funny, But It Helps
Design learning experiences from the outside in. People must understand the context of their work and how their roles fit within the larger story.
By JD Dillon • -
Make Basic Video Production Workflow Checklists
Here is Jonathan Hall’s “8-Step Checklist For Producing Engaging Instructional Video” tips and workflow, presented in a Todoist task management template.
By Bill Brandon • -
How Learning Leaders Can Facilitate Career Enablement
Career enablement provides a broad, strategic framework for upskilling and reskilling employees; one that can foster organizational growth.
By Pamela Hogle • -
Explore the Current State of Authoring Tools
This research report analyzes survey data from June 2021 on how members of the L&D community use eLearning authoring tools and which features are in demand.
By Christine Shaw • -
How Personas Can Drive Training Motivation and Effectiveness
Tap into personas as a way to drive learners’ motivation and increase the effectiveness of training.
By Lynne McNamee • -
Five Steps to Build a Successful Custom Sales Training Program
Your sales team will thrive with the right tools. Learn the steps to create a custom sales training program to engage your team and support their success.
By Maggie Fiala •