The learning landscape continues to evolve. In the 1990’s computer based training changed the traditional delivery model. Ever since, technology has pushed learning and development groups to develop and deliver materials in new and different ways. Recent technology changes have created a generation of digital natives who are impatient, networked and self-guided. As a result, formal learning is giving way to informal learning as a method of choice. The needs of learners and the content to fill learning needs is ever in flux making it difficult for learning leaders to throw a metaphorical dart and land on one set of content or one approach that will meet the needs of learners. It is still harder to measure the learning that occurs and determine whether it is helping the organization achieve business goals.

Everyone wants a learning game, but few stand ready with a big budget and game creation wizards. We all want fun, engaging, skill-building games, and there are many types of game frameworks to employ, yet not all are appropriate to every type of content. This webinar has two parts:

"Here we go again. Another compliance training." Oftentimes, this is the moan of many learners and workers. "Oh no. Long PowerPoints again."

The best way to beat the boredom in eLearning courses is to make them engaging and interactive. But adding learner interactivity in the courses can be time-consuming, and to some extent, challenging as well. These interactions also need to be relevant to the learning goals as well as help make the learning experience interesting.

The nature of teamwork in today’s organizations is evolving. New research conducted by Training magazine and The Ken Blanchard Companies found that while people spend over half of their time working in teams, significant gaps exist between what people want and what they are experiencing in terms of clarity, accountability, and leadership practices.

In this webinar session, Online Learning Conference presenter Shannon Tipton will discuss  "How-To’s" for creating microlearning objects. Let’s get our creative hats on and create solutions that solve problems! Not every problem requires a course, micro or not. Most times, within a course - a job aid is screaming to get out. Enter, microlearning objects. Accessible, short bursts of critical information. Most commonly referred to as performance support tools or job aids. With all the new tools at hand, it’s easy to be confused about what to use and when. So many tools…so little time! Let’s get together to discover different tools and their applications. What tools are best for your audience and their needs? Time for the fun to begin.

Are Your Function Leaders Driving Business Growth? Called the "linchpin" of organizations, function leaders have arguably the greatest impact on your business performance. Yes, company executives determine the organization’s mission and direction, but functional managers control expenses, manage resources, make decisions about specific projects, and drive the success or failure of many strategic priorities. As your function leaders succeed, so too does your organization. Yet many function leaders are figuratively flying blind—unable to elevate their performance—due to severe organizational underinvestment in their development. A study shows that function leaders get less than 40% of the training and development invested in high potentials.

Grab this opportunity to learn some great tips and also get a sneak preview of what it will be like to join us at Training's Online Learning Conference in New Orleans.  Each speaker will present a 15-minute condensed sample of their OLC content.  Listen fast and you'll learn plenty of useful tips even during this brief preview!   This preview focuses on the Social Media Tools for Performance Improvement track.  Click here for more OLC preview tracks.

We are excited that executives from Toyota, Mary Kay and Constellation Brands will be joining us for the Allen Experience - our one day conference co-located with Training Magazine’s Online Learning Conference. Join us for this highly engaging, interactive session when these speakers whet your appetite with some nuggets of their challenges, experiences and outcomes in developing performance changing learning solutions.

Delivering engaging, personalized learning experiences across devices is what learners and company-wide users are seeking.

Grab this opportunity to learn some great tips and also get a sneak preview of what it will be like to join us at Training's Online Learning Conference in New Orleans.  Each speaker will present a 15-minute condensed sample of their OLC content.  Listen fast and you'll learn plenty of useful tips even during this brief preview!

Obviously, the sales team has a tremendous impact in the organization. If sales people don’t produce, the business is negatively impacted. And that impact is felt at every level of the organization. That means keeping the sales team engaged and productive.

SMEs are important sources of knowledge taught to others. Traditional SMEs are isolated and are not in synch with the immediacy of demand for their knowledge. They become roadblocks to rapid transfer of skills. In contrast, the modern SMEs are in constant motion and feeding the right knowledge as they are needed by learners and workers. They focus on the impact and value of their contributions to immediate results.  

Are you creating a learning culture for your employees? We’re working in environments today where change is no longer an event but a constantly occurring process.

Are you still creating fixed dimension eLearning courses? Are the learners still forced to take the courses using their desktop or laptop? It's time for you to rethink!

Grab this opportunity to learn some great tips and also get a sneak preview of what it will be like to join us at Training's Online Learning Conference in New Orleans.  Each speaker will present a 15-minute condensed sample of their OLC content.  Listen fast and you'll learn plenty of useful tips even during this brief preview!   This preview focuses on the eLearning Strategies for Driving Business Results track.  Click here for more OLC preview tracks.  

According to ATD’s 2016 State of Sale Training report, organizations spend an average of $954,070 per year on sales training. One of the top three barriers to making it work is the inability to tie training to sales performance. This webinar offers steps you can take to demonstrate how your training is driving sales performance and the value that performance adds to the organization. Join Jack and Patti as they describe how the ROI Methodology is applied to sales training.

Would your learners benefit from virtual training served up in small bites? Come learn InSync’s recipe for success in crafting and delivering engaging microlearning and incorporating it into virtual classroom design. You will view examples, analyze what does and doesn’t work, and create a strategy for ensuring your bite-sized content gets used over and over again. Join us, and learn how to eat an elephant. YUM!

You’ve heard the story.  A key staff member left suddenly to work for a competitor.  It’s easy to get mad at the competitor, but no one leaves a great place to work without a reason.  So, what is preventing you from engaging and retaining your top talent?  What is preventing you from getting rid of the others?   

A lot of people are comfortable designing their courses for the desktop. However, designing for mobile is very different. Whether designing either a web application being viewed on a mobile device or designing a mobile application, it is significantly different that designing for a desktop. Is your content being viewed on the phone being held in landscape or portrait mode?  Did you know that knowing if the learner is right or left handed can impact on the user experience?  

The expenditures for learning and talent development have grown significantly in the past two decades. Few leaders would argue that learning is critical for organizational growth. Investments in programs have generated mixed results. On the one hand the volume of programs is increasing; on the other hand, the business impact is less evident. Learning professionals try to measure their way to results; that is, to implement a measurement strategy to capture evidence of value. Overall, however, this attempt to capture value is not working.  Learning and development practitioners must move from a value capture focus to a value creation focus, which means using design thinking to drive results.

Evaluating programs using the ROI Methodology can be as comprehensive or as simple as it needs to be, depending on the program, resources, and timing. Regardless of the scope of your evaluation project, technology can help. Unfortunately, there is so much available technology, one can quickly become overwhelmed. In this webcast, you will be introduced to a few of the tools being used to implement the ROI Methodology and a simple process to help you decide which tools will work for you.

Grab this opportunity to learn some great tips and also get a sneak preview of what it will be like to join us at Training's Online Learning Conference in New Orleans.  Each speaker will present a 15-minute condensed sample of their OLC content.  Listen fast and you'll learn plenty of useful tips even during this brief preview!   This preview focuses on the Effective Gamification for eLearning track.  Click here for more OLC preview tracks.

Instructor-led training (ILT) continues to be a force when it comes to delivering training--on average some 41 percent of training hours were delivered by an instructor in a classroom setting last year, according to Training magazine's 2016 Training Industry Report. ILT does not come cheap, but technology can help not only to keep costs in line but actually increase profitability.