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The Accessible “Zoomversity”

By Kevin Gumienny  |  June 21, 2020  |    |  1

Is your virtual training accessible? Many of us, by now, have mastered the art of virtual in-person training (sometimes known as “Zoomversity.”) But now we need to consider—is our virtual training accessible? Can it be used by people who have disabilities, such as those related to vision, hearing, mobility, or cognition? I recently presented on the idea that online training needs to be accessible—whether “live” virtual in-person training or training[…]

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Online Training in the Time of COVID-19

By Kevin Gumienny  |  April 27, 2020  |    |   

This seems to be a boom time for elearning. With stay-at-home orders, social distancing, and the explosion of work-from-home, online training has experienced tremendous growth in popularity these last several weeks. Online training, of course, isn’t new—it’s been around for over a decade. Examples include the one-hour self-paced, self-study course and the instructor-led, video-based, take-it-on-your-own-time courses from universities, LinkedIn Learning, Skillshare, and numerous other providers. Is the sudden popularity (by[…]

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Takeaways from the 2020 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference

By Kevin Gumienny  |  March 19, 2020  |    |   

Last week I was at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, presenting a workshop (with Jennifer Chadwick of SiteImprove) on accessible elearning (the resources are available on Microassist’s website.) This year’s CSUN was somewhat lightly attended, due to cautions regarding COVID-19 (and I found I needed to leave earlier than expected). Still, even with the reduced number of sessions and the lighter attendance, the dedication that people have for ensuring that all experiences[…]

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Moving Elearning Beyond Interactive to Accessible

By Kevin Gumienny  |  March 18, 2020  |    |   

I recently talked with a colleague about a recent workshop on accessible elearning that a few colleagues and I held at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. He said that it was rare that people think about accessibility (that is, ensuring that content is usable by those with disabilities) when creating online training. Sadly, he’s right, and that’s just wrong. Instructional designers are often focused on things other than accessibility when creating[…]

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A Look Back (and Forward) at Ed-Tech Trends in L&D

By Kevin Gumienny  |  January 31, 2020  |    |   

This year starts a new decade (or ends one, but let’s not restart that argument). It is a great time to look ahead and see where the influence of ed-tech trends on learning and development might take us (or where we might take learning and development).  Before looking forward, looking back offers some caution. Audrey Watters has an article on the 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade. It is[…]

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Technology Drivers & Elearning|Takeaways from DevLearn 2019

By Kevin Gumienny  |  November 22, 2019  |    |   

Last month I was at DevLearn in Las Vegas. As usual for a really good conference, I left with a stretched mind and new perspectives (and, as is regrettably common in a conference, there was little about documentation, or templates, or any of the other themes that I’ve recently been discussing). One thing that caught my eye was what seemed to be a recurring theme of technological determinism. That is,[…]

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The Positives of a ‘Foolish Consistency’

By Kevin Gumienny  |  November 6, 2019  |    |  1

“A foolish consistency,” Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” I have, it seems, a very little mind. I adore consistency. And documentation, especially documentation surrounding expectations, enables a consistent approach, not only in training design, but also in working with training teams. If team members know the expectations, they also know what they need to achieve. We use[…]

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Filed Under: Instructional Design, L&D Fundamentals, LD Commentary, Learning Dispatch Newsletter, Training Effectiveness

Should My Training Team Use a Style Guide?

By Kevin Gumienny  |  September 13, 2019  |    |   

Yes. Until next time, Kevin Okay, perhaps a bit more explanation. A style guide is just one form of documentation that I talked about last month. And I’ve mentioned style guides here and there in the past. I’m a big believer in style guides. This admiration isn’t universal. Several people I’ve met think they’re too restrictive. Shouldn’t the designer have the ability to use whichever font, whichever color, whichever layout,[…]

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Filed Under: General, Instructional Design, LD Commentary, Learning Dispatch Newsletter, Project Management

The Case for Documentation

By Kevin Gumienny  |  August 12, 2019  |    |   

Do you hate documentation? You have to create it, keep it up-to-date, use it, make sure that other people use it. And there’s always the risk that you spend more time maintaining it than you spend working on the actual project. And yet… I adore and (attempt to) follow the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition—we’re a bit behind the times). I know it’s 1026 pages on topics like when[…]

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Filed Under: Course Development, General, Instructional Design, LD Commentary, Learning Dispatch Newsletter

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