Learning and Development: Why Hire an Outside Company?
Why hire a learning and development company? You don’t need to. That’s kind of important to point out. Companies perform training functions internally all the time. They develop and deliver
Is Video or Text Better for Learning Retention?
During our recent webinar, “Reaching New Audiences through Online Training,” one attendee asked, “Do people retain training better, same or not as much with video versus reading?” I wanted to poke
Your Perfect Elearning Development Shop: An Individual or a Team?
When you’re considering a new elearning project, how much thought do you give to the size of the instructional design shop that you’re engaging for elearning development? One Person or
Questions to Ask Before Developing Training In-House
“Should I create the training in-house?” This is a question that program managers might think about. Developing training internally with your available staff resources is certainly an option. Many organizations
Learning Fundamentals: Which Training Methods Work Best?
So you need to train someone to do something. What are your options? There are several different training methods and a number of variations on each. Essentially, I usually group
Dilemma: Training in an Era of Budget Constraint
Traditional Training Has a Lot of Peripheral Costs but Failure to Train = Catastrophic Liability As an agency head, I was constantly coping with the ebb and flow of funding.
White Paper: eLearning Reporting Standards: SCORM and Tin Can
In this white paper Linda Warren and Mike Hruska discuss the significance of the Experience API also known as xAPI and “Tin Can”. The jump from SCORM to xAPI is a
Adding Accessible Captions to a Video in Camtasia Studio 8.1
If you’ve ever needed to create accessible captions for your video, you don’t have to look much further than Camtasia Studio 8.1. It’s a highly user-friendly piece of software that