Training experiences should be relevant, practical, engaging, and above all else — effective. But finding affordable solutions that check these boxes while being flexible enough to meet the unique needs of your business is nearly impossible.   

The transition to digital learning had always been promised, however, the timelines have been accelerated due to Covid-19 crisis. Digital learning has also started to redefine the structure of the Learning and Development teams. In recent research conducted by CLO Magazine, 72% of the respondents said they had increased the use of learning platforms and 67% had increased frequency of communications and collaboration. Remote learning can be a nebulous territory as several questions crop up. How exactly are learners accessing the training? How much time do they have to spare for the training? Can part of the training be delivered in asynchronous mode? The role of L&D has also undergone a shift in tandem with these changing trends - as the learning teams now need to be more digitally savvy than ever to identify not just the right content but also the right delivery mechanism.  

Writing training for Walt Disney Entertainment was fascinating: Characters, Parades, Fireworks, Leadership, Finance, Orientation and more. Lenn will share his MAGIC methodology while working at Disney and for other clients. You'll learn how the MAGIC methodology, unlike ADDIE, is simple, emotion-based, and successful. It resonates deeply with learners. It is easy to use. Classes come together quickly and flow seamlessly and logically. Learners experience a journey, not a lecture and leave energized to take what they learned into the real world.  

Tools such as Adobe Captivate are great for quickly developing eLearning. However, because of the interface, you will quickly hit a limit on what you can do. While it’s possible to get past a few of these barriers with Advanced Actions or Shared Actions, the time it takes to create is time-consuming. Fortunately, the engineers at Adobe have opened a door that allows you to insert your own custom scripts.  

In a time of unprecedented change and sustained stress, we are challenged more than ever by the question of "what can we do to help our people thrive"? In the pandemic age, we have had to consider this question with greater urgency than ever, and training professionals are anxious to contribute in any way they can. As a result, employees have been inundated with any number of well-being webinars preaching self-help techniques that have shown varying success in moving the "well-being needle."

Virtual instructor led training became hugely popular during the global pandemic and now is the time to build on this success and ensure that your live online learning sessions are as good as they can be.  

Creating new content can be difficult. Not sure where to start? Do you want to make sure you don’t leave anything out? Worried you might make your content too long, and not engaging? Maybe you have a standard case of the dreaded writer's block?

Getting new employees up to speed on the culture, processes, and knowledge base of a company can cost up to 30% of a new hire’s annual salary. Meanwhile, most employees perform at only a quarter of their full productivity for the first month in their role - unsurprising given that many companies dedicate only a week or less to onboard employees.

Sales leaders know their teams need enablement. Sellers need onboarding to get up to speed, personalized coaching to continually improve, and access to the content and tools that will help them drive deeper buyer engagement and hit their targets.

Techsmith Camtasia is one of the most popular screen capture and video editing software among training professionals. As an experienced online trainer, chances are you have used it yourself to produce various tutorials for your learners.   

Organizations in the top tier of employee engagement outperform their peers in earnings, growth, retention, and productivity.  However, even though we have this powerful data, only 34% of U.S. workers are engaged, and most organizations fail at culture change efforts. Why? According to Jill Christensen, best-selling author of If Not You, Who? Cracking the Code of Employee Disengagement, companies do not get the desired results because they outsource engagement to HR and leave leaders out of the equation. So, how do you get leaders off the sidelines and into the game? In this session you’ll learn the secret to leader engagement. Priceless. 

Microlearning is one of the least understood trends in workplace training today.  Everyone wants to go micro and many of us have already done so.

We ourselves are in the midst of the "Great Pause" or "Great Reflection." We prefer these descriptions because we remind ourselves of this significant silver lining during this Pandemic -  we now have more time to reflect. Reflection is very critical and key in today’s learning.   

Everyone who develops educational programs—from CLOs to Commandants to instructional designers—faces a terrible choice with each new initiative.  

The pandemic has proven that many job responsibilities can be performed online, with remote work turning out to be highly effective and beneficial for employees and companies. One thing has not changed, however: Strong trust-based relationships are the key to developing high-performing teams, both online and offline.

Technology is rapidly evolving in current times and businesses must keep up with the latest innovations to ensure they can retain and grow their customer base. As your business gets more advanced, it is important to ensure your customers not only understand but are able to adopt these changes as well.   

One of the primary reasons instructional designers should include knowledge checks in eLearning courses is because they promote mastery of content. Knowledge checks can be scattered throughout an online training course to check learners’ understanding of content every step of the way. After receiving the feedback, learners will feel sure about which areas of a course they fully comprehend, and which areas still need work.

n this interactive session with virtual training expert Cindy Huggett, you will learn exactly how to facilitate a learner-focused virtual class. You'll learn three categories of collaborative activities that get learners involved and in control. You'll learn how to set the stage for interaction to specific facilitation techniques to enhance engagement.

The 2021 LinkedIn Learning Report listed upskilling and reskilling as one of the top three areas of focus for L&D programs. While continuous professional development increasingly resonates with the modern workforce, engaging learners for the long term continues to pose a challenge among employers whose teams are likely already juggling a variety of priorities. More than that, constant cultural shifts present even more challenges for effectively providing impactful learning experiences that take training beyond initial onboarding and compliance. Fortunately, the eLearning market continues to diversify, creating more opportunities for creative content, customizable solutions, and increased engagement in order to supercharge online training. 

Research shows that MOST multiple-choice questions include mistakes that damage assessment quality and validity. These mistakes lead to frustration and unfair assessments. They supply bad or unusable data about whether test-takers gained needed knowledge and skills.  

Listen people, your job is hard enough—don’t let technology get in the way! Whether it’s training for 10 or thousands, Bob Pike Group webinars include a producer in the background every time. Like a caddy to a golfer, a producer helps you avoid the bunkers of live virtual training. Join Kim to learn how you can play this essential role for colleagues or ramp someone up to assist you.

If you look at video games today, virtually all games have animations built into them. While we can’t develop high-end animations, we can look at stepping up animations you see in simpler games like card games. How does your eLearning stack up against common and simple games? This is important because your learners are looking at your course through eyes that have experienced a variety of games. While tools like Captivate have animations built-in, they are not interactive and are limited in what they can do.  

Is "we’ve always done it this way" a common attitude at your organization? While traditional assessments can help with upskilling, companies such as Paychex, 3M, and Honeywell are getting superior results by using newer video-based practice and coaching techniques as an integral part of their L&D strategy. From sales pitches to soft skills, your learners can become rockstar communicators by applying and validating knowledge transfer using the unique benefits of video.

Failures and errors happen each time work is undertaken. Their costs are damaging when they are undetected early on or devastating when persistently ignored.