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Focus Week: Authoring Tools
Authoring tools are essential to the work of most readers of Learning Solutions. The focus is on the needs of practitioners who must make changes in 2021.
By Bill Brandon • -
It’s Not About the Tools … Except When it Is
Which is more important, your toolset or your design skills? Let’s explore what to expect in authoring software, even when design skills are primary.
By Judy Katz • -
Large-Scale Training Production with a Limited Team
Most training and development teams are small—maybe even one person. With everything else you must do, how can you continue to produce content?
By Robert Bogue • -
What I Learned: Utility Over Form Every Time
Form-related decisions can reduce utility in exchange for aesthetics and interactivity. Focus on utility over form to deploy more solutions more quickly.
By JD Dillon • -
How L&D Must Respond to Disruptive Changes and Technologies
Join The Learning Guild’s Online Conference February 17-18, “Dig Deeper Into Instructional Design”, for expert responses to disruptive technology and change.
By Bill Brandon • -
How Real Sales Learning Happens: In the Flow of Work
Firms spend about 20% more per capita on sales training than all other functions. Sales skill development is expensive, but it costs more if you don’t do it.
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Specialized and Alternative Learning Management Systems
If you are offering training for a niche market, there is probably an LMS just made for it. Here is some help finding that LMS.
By Bill Brandon • -
New Video Report: The Science of Workplace Training
Watch as Jane Bozarth and Dr. Kurt Kraiger discuss a new science of workplace instruction that meshes the science of learning with the science of training.
By Christine Shaw • -
Tackling Data Challenges: 5 Bear Traps in Learning Analytics & How to Avoid Them
While learning analytics is a critical focus area for L&D, there are big data challenges ahead. Where are the potential pitfalls, and how can you avoid them?
By Ben Betts • -
Selecting a Learning Management System: Be Strategic!
Follow these steps to make decisions about choosing a new learning management system.
By Bill Brandon •