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Planning for Accessibility: Empathy and Personas
By applying some basic ideas, you can bake accessibility and inclusion for all users (not only those with disabilities) into your instructional design process.
By Bill Brandon • -
Writing an RFP to Outsource Learning Materials
Outsource development of training materials and media when you are out of time and staff.
By Bill Brandon • -
Tips for Dealing with Off-the-Shelf Materials Vendors
While you must have criteria for vendor selection, to be successful over time you must document your experience and manage your relationships with vendors.
By Bill Brandon • -
Selecting an Off-the-Shelf Courseware Provider
If training involves using self-paced materials, buying them off the shelf (OTS) from a provider can save development time and expense.
By Bill Brandon • -
Next Week: Off-the-Shelf Materials for Asynchronous Learning
In 2021, Learning Solutions is focusing attention on two topic areas each month, providing overviews and links to other content.
By Bill Brandon • -
People-first Language Improves Communication: A Mindset
Remember that if you respect someone’s desire to be as independent as possible, your words, your actions, and your interactions will reflect that.
By Tim O'Brien • -
What I Learned: Aligning Purpose with L&D
Review these examples of aligning learning with purpose.
By JD Dillon • -
How To Develop a Collaborative Learning Culture
Collaborative learning is an educational approach that can help individuals work together to solve problems, complete tasks, or create products.
By Thomas Runds • -
How a Moderator Can Improve Virtual Synchronous Learning
In virtual classrooms, delivery ideally involves a trainer and moderator. The moderator is the trainer’s “second set of hands”.
By Nicole Buras, Lauren Merrild • -
Rules of More Engagement
Increasing learner engagement is always an outcome at the forefront of the instructional design process.
By Charlotte Morris •