In recent years, instructional video has become a major part of online learning. Thousands of tutorials are available on Youtube and we have all become accustomed to watching all kinds of video tutorials covering the most diverse topics. Unfortunately, video only offers the learner a linear, non-interactive experience. As instructional designers, we know that interactivity is essential to providing learners with engaging experiences that maximize retention. Fortunately, Adobe Captivate 2019, has several tools for importing videos into your interactive eLearning content. You can even make your videos completely interactive with a few easy-to-use tools.  

Your stakeholders have asked for something more effective than the same old drab eLearning course. But how do you do that? Attend this upcoming workshop on how to create more effective eLearning by using scenarios and learn when scenario-based learning is more useful and impactful than regular eLearning, where you can get stories to use in your scenario-based learning, and how you can take your existing content and convert it to scenario-based learning.

Just because the world is starting to open up again doesn’t mean things are going to back to the "old normal"--nor should they! Dr. Cindy McGovern will guide you through actionable steps to take to combine the best of old ways and new to create a winning a sales plan.  Many of the changes we were forced to implement in 2020 and 2021 actually turned out to be good for business; find out which ones deserve to stick around, and keep both face time AND Facetime in your toolbox.

When we design instruction, we typically hope that participants will remember what they learn and use it back on the job. It makes little sense to teach people how to analyze, make decisions, solve problems, and so forth and not have it influence performance on the job, right? Except…

Oftentimes, webinars and virtual training are focused on "learning for the future." Their goal is to present all the content so the learners will hopefully remember and apply them on the job. Unfortunately, this method creates a big distance between knowing the concept and the time of applying the content. The consequence is that few ideas are retained and eventually applied. Learning, for now, is another option. It enables learners to learn to apply ideas now, instantly, and immediately. The benefits are that the webinars bring immediate results at work, and the learners remember the lessons better because they have the chance to apply them "now."  

To survive within and beyond the pandemic era, your training company’s learning program needs to be online. And, to do eLearning well, you need an LMS.

Digital Transformation has accelerated the need for an agile workforce. Organizations need to go the extra mile to train their employees to be ready for the future of work. 

Everyone wants to use microlearning and many of us are already doing so. But going micro is more than just delivering bite-sized content. It’s about focusing on the learner and their needs. There are many different use cases and formats for microlearning and they meet learner needs in different ways. This creates a tremendous challenge for us to identify the best design practices, delivery approaches, and implementation methods. When we understand HOW we are going micro, and HOW we are meeting the learner’s needs, we deliver microlearning that has value for the learner - and the organization too.

Are we there yet? Kids get restless and eventually stir trouble from the backseat on long road trips. In the same way, participants wonder Are we done yet? when they’re kept to the "backseat" on webinars. But with the right techniques, you can harness your audience into the driver’s seat for an exciting virtual training. In this session you’ll identify difficult online training behaviors and specific strategies to minimize, redirect and cleverly overcome them without breaking a sweat.

OH YES! I hear and answer these questions almost every day. Some questions are basic, others are difficult. But most come from the same root causes. As the saying goes, "The ship has sailed without them". A lot has changed in Learning and Development philosophy and principles, but many continue to ask old questions.  More often,  the cause is that many who asked these questions have not changed their assumptions. However, the consequences of not finding answers to the thorniest questions and applying the solutions impede learners’ ability to learn, contribute, and have passion in what they do. Unanswered questions damage our capacity to design, develop, and implement training and learning. 

Snagit is a simple yet immensely powerful screen capture and recording software. With its many features, Snagit has found a place in a wide variety of organizations and workflows. Snagit is used to facilitate visual communication, create documentation, provide feedback, create video tutorials, and much, much, much more.

What does a successful blended learning approach look like in 2022? Or in 2025 or 2030, for that matter? According to 2022 data from Pew Research Center, more workers today say they are working from home by choice rather than necessity. Among those who have a workplace outside their home, 61 percent say they are choosing not to go into their workplace, and 38 percent say they’re working from home because their workplace is closed or unavailable to them.

When crafting eLearning materials, many people use a storyboard to help the client begin to visualize the created content and shape the script. Most people use only one storyboard style, but using multiple types can solve a variety of client communication issues.

In our last session, How to Accelerate Sales Effectiveness and Build Champions, we explored how to use technology & automation to train sales teams at scale.  

With so many metrics in your organization, how do sales leaders determine the best sales metrics to track? In my work with clients, I see varying degrees of maturity when it comes to implementing and tracking metrics. The truth is that what you put focus on as a sales leader determines your team’s success and the organization’s overall sales growth.

We all know that we learn from experience, not just what happens in a classroom. And the global pandemic has shown us that whilst the learning can be virtual, it can’t just be a presentation with no interaction. Live online learning specialist Jo Cook draws on her near-decade of experience in the virtual classroom to highlight how experience design can make your sessions hit the learning mark for your attendees, and for you too!  

Sales as a function is changing. In a recent report by Gartner, 80% of all B2B sales transactions are predicted to happen over digital channels by 2025. Moreover, 20% of B2B companies will see revenue coming from multi-experience sales channels. Consequently, sales effectiveness is emerging as a top priority across organizations worldwide, following market share capture.

Join Kirsten Rourke in a hands-on workshop in which she shows how to quickly create compliance and soft skills courses with Adobe Captivate. 

In the last decade, videos have become the most consumed content format. It's in the best interest of companies to take advantage of the video content wave. But have you adopted video content effectively? And have you been able to adopt video content at scale?

Corporate training plays an essential role in maintaining employee engagement and the success of a company, and the evolution of the workplace has highlighted the need for effective learning and development (L&D) programs. With the shift to remote and hybrid business environments, your training program needs to adapt as well - yet L&D leaders battle with limited resources. In order to keep stakeholders invested and advocate for budget, L&D leaders must demonstrate their role in strategic innovation and illustrate how they support business objectives in a competitive market.

A skilled facilitator can make or break the success of a hybrid learning event. Hybrid learning - classes that have a mixture of in-person and online audiences -- is the new norm for many organizations. Facilitators are being asked to accommodate learners in multiple locations at the same time.  

"Before we understand our patients, we need to understand each other." From frontline nursing students to veteran administrators, team members across a healthcare system need to collaborate seamlessly to deliver patient-centric experiences at scale. It has become progressively more difficult for 7 generations of healthcare workers to stay on the same page given obstacles like language barriers and proliferating new technologies from robotics to electronic medical record keeping systems.

In this interactive session, the ageless Lou Adler will address the challenges of finding great candidates and hiring for anniversary date rather than start date head on. His view is that being more efficient and weeding out unqualified candidates is a strategic non-starter. Instead, he advocates an "attract the best" talent strategy that involves spending more time with fewer, but far stronger and more diverse people.  

As the world continues to accelerate and change in the face of huge environmental, technological and cultural shifts, the need for upskilling and reskilling has grown in importance. No one can stand still in their existing roles, and changes in the world of work and how we work mean that we all need to be learning if we want to survive.