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The Training Manager’s Guide to Accessible Elearning

By Sanjay Nasta  |  October 6, 2020  |    |  11

Inclusion and diversity are imperatives in today’s workplace. For those who create training or administer training programs, that means considering and meeting the needs of learners with disabilities.  This “Training Manager’s Guide to Accessible Elearning” provides practical steps for ensuring your online training fosters a welcoming experience for all of your learners, whether they are team members, clients, or the public.  A Guide for Creating and Buying Accessible Online Training[…]

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Filed Under: Accessibility, Course Development, Training Effectiveness Tagged With: Accessibility, accessible elearning, accessible training, corporate training, custom training, effective training, Elearning, elearning development, Government Training, online training, training effectiveness, training program

Creativity within Constraints: When Cost, Resource Scarcity, or Deadlines Make Effective Elearning Seem Out of Reach

By Kevin Gumienny  |  November 2, 2018  |    |  2

Budget limits. Deadlines. Legacy tools. They don’t have to mean sacrificing creativity, engagement, or effectiveness. An interaction catalog can help you develop effective elearning under constraints. Developing Effective Custom Training While Respecting Resource Limitations Learning development is a paradox. Study after study tells us that training matters. It changes how people do things. It affects the bottom line. Once business problems are identified, training, while not the answer to every[…]

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Filed Under: Course Development, General, Training Effectiveness Tagged With: accessible elearning, Cathy Moore, creativity within constraints, custom online training, custom training, deadline, effective training, elearning development challenges, training budget, training development, training effectiveness

3 Keys to Creating Effective Training

By Kevin Gumienny  |  September 5, 2018  |    |  1

Last month, I discussed choosing a training method. In that commentary, I suggested that you choose a method that would be effective. This month, we take a quick look at what “effective” means, and one approach to creating training that gets the job done.  To Develop Effective Training, Start at the Beginning What does it mean for training to be effective?  I’ve recently finished Cathy Moore’s Map It: The Hands-On[…]

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Filed Under: General, L&D Fundamentals, Learning Dispatch Newsletter, Training Effectiveness Tagged With: Cathy Moore, corporate training, custom training, effective training, learning and development, learning development, Learning Dispatch, newsletter, training goals

3 Essential Elements for Evaluating Training Effectiveness

By Kevin Gumienny  |  July 20, 2018  |    |   

Is your training working? How do you know? Here’s guidance on evaluating your workplace training and ensuring training effectiveness. Evaluating Your Workplace Training How often have you wanted to know whether your training program makes a difference? You might be a training program manager, or perhaps a trainer or instructional designer. If you’re attempting to change behavior, you need to know whether your efforts are working. And the way to[…]

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Filed Under: General, Training Effectiveness Tagged With: corporate training, custom training, elearning development, evaluating training, learning and development, roi, training effectiveness, training program, workforce development, workforce training

Designing Elearning without Audio

By Sanjay Nasta  |  June 21, 2018  |    |   

Of course elearning needs sound! Or does it? Here are some ways to build elearning without audio. Need creative help in developing your elearning course? Contact us to learn more about our elearning development services. Creating Engaging—but Silent—Learning Courses Who doesn’t love audio narration in elearning? Yet audio can be difficult, for both the learner and the training program. Learners need to have an environment where they can play the[…]

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Filed Under: Course Development, Instructional Design, Learning Dispatch Newsletter Tagged With: audio, corporate training, custom training, elearning development, learning and development, newsletter, online training

Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

By Kevin Gumienny  |  June 14, 2018  |    |   

Few fields fully embrace the need to address people with disabilities—learning included. But why is meeting the needs of diverse learners important, anyway? Need to make sure you’re meeting the needs of all your learners? Contact us to talk about how your next elearning project can be developed with accessibility in mind. A Call for Raising the Bar for Meeting Learners’ Needs I recently returned from the 33rd CSUN Assistive[…]

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Filed Under: Accessibility, Course Development, Learning Dispatch Newsletter Tagged With: Accessibility, accessible elearning, accessible training, corporate training, CSUN, custom online training, custom training, elearning development, workforce training

Converting Classroom Training to Elearning [Audio Interview]

By Sanjay Nasta  |  April 6, 2018  |    |   

Interview with Microassist’s senior learning architect Kevin Gumienny and instructional designer Brandon Winston on what it takes to convert classroom training to elearning.   Topics covered include: What is elearning? Advantages of elearning over classroom training How to make sure you create effective elearning when converting from classroom training How long does it take to create elearning?  How much does it cost? How effective is using elearning vs instructor-led training? [Skip[…]

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Getting Started with Accessible Elearning (and 2018 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Takeaways)

By Vivian Cullipher  |  April 4, 2018  |    |  2

Accessibility can be huge, and it can be overwhelming if you’re just starting….Where do I start? Well, the answer is you just start wherever you can. Being partially accessible is better than not being accessible at all.” – Kevin Gumienny on getting started with accessible elearning A few days after returning to Austin from the 2018 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, Microassist colleagues Vivian Cullipher, content specialist, and Kevin Gumienny, senior[…]

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Filed Under: Accessibility, Events, Instructional Design, Interview Tagged With: Accessibility, accessible elearning, accessible training, custom training, elearning development, training, wcag

Using Video in Training: Should You or Shouldn’t You?

By Kevin Gumienny  |  March 6, 2018  |    |  6

You’ve likely taken training with a video component. But is it worth the effort or dollars to incorporate it into your own training program? Here’s what the research says about using video in training, and a few tips on how to get started.  So, I’m Thinking about Using Video in My Training Perfect. It’s a great time to start. Tools for developing video are sophisticated and mature. They are also[…]

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Filed Under: Accessibility, General, Video Tagged With: Accessibility, corporate training, custom training, Elearning, online training, production, research-based, video

Microlearning—Is it a Good Fit for Your Training Program?

By Kevin Gumienny  |  February 6, 2018  |    |  4

Organizations are finding that microlearning creates effective training more quickly and less expensively than traditional courses. Is microlearning right for you? Here are a few points to consider. Microlearning: Is it a Good Fit for Your Training Program? You might have heard about microlearning. It’s the idea that training is best delivered through targeted, short (no more than ten-minute) instructional segments, usually online. What’s more, several organizations have found that a[…]

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