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The Training Manager’s Guide to Accessible Elearning

By Kevin Gumienny  |  October 6, 2020  |    |  9

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

Choosing a Training Method: 3 Things to Consider

By Kevin Gumienny  |  July 30, 2018  |    |   

Sure, you’ve got a training need—but the format? When you’re faced with choosing a training method, here are tips on deciding direction. Picking the Right Method for Your Next Training Project Matching Training Format to Training Need How do you fit the training format to the training need? Does a topic work better as in-person, instructor-led training; as an instructor-led webinar; as online, self-directed elearning? When choosing a training method,[…]

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Filed Under: General, L&D Fundamentals, Learning Dispatch Newsletter, Training Effectiveness Tagged With: choosing a training method, effectiveness, Elearning, online training, training program

Designing Elearning without Audio

By Kevin Gumienny  |  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, General, Learning Dispatch Newsletter, Visual Design Tagged With: audio, corporate training, custom training, elearning development, learning and development, newsletter, online 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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Filed Under: Course Development, Instructor-Led Training, Interview, Training Effectiveness Tagged With: custom online training, custom training, effective training, elearning development, online training, training quality

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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Accessibility Expertise: Determining Where It Belongs in Elearning Development

By Kevin Gumienny  |  October 30, 2017  |    |  8

Building accessible online courses requires specialized skills—but do all accessible elearning development skills reside in a single role? Manage Accessible Elearning Development by Looking at Processes We talk a lot about making sure that elearning is accessible to all learners. Accessibility, in the context of elearning, means ensuring that people with disabilities (generally related to cognition, mobility, hearing, and vision) experience the course in the same way as those without[…]

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Filed Under: Accessibility, Course Development, L&D Fundamentals, Learning Development Roles Tagged With: Accessibility, accessible elearning, custom training, elearning development, online training, roles, training development

The Client’s Critical Role in Custom Elearning Development

By Kelly Rossi  |  July 18, 2016  |    |  7

Recently I was asked about common issues for our clients to be aware of when contracting for custom elearning. After all, our goal at Microassist is to provide our clients with a final, custom-built online training product that gets people to learn in a new, engaging, and all-around satisfying format that enables learners to acquire a new skill and perform at a higher level. So how do we get there? It turns out that the[…]

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