So you know you want to incorporate virtual reality into your training. Everybody wants to bring in the new kid and have virtual reality (VR) on their team because the tech is innovative and memorable. VR training experiences have a proven higher retention rate, with retention gains reaching 75% in comparison to standard video, eLearning, or textbook training. VR simulated training has made its way into retail stores, car assembly factories, police academies, all the way to Olympic athlete training.  The possibilities are endless. But how do you turn your VR training idea into reality, and who do you turn to? This new kid isn’t like any training you’ve worked with in the past. VR is not a one-size-fits-all delivery method, nor is it built for quick turnarounds. But here’s the real reality. It’s an investment, and investing in something implies longevity and appreciation in value. Choosing to incorporate VR into your training curriculum or course is not a choice made lightly, nor should it be. This guide is designed to help you set realistic expectations for the VR production process, know what to look for in a great VR development partner, and understand the process of production planning for your next VR training module. Click below to download this  White Paper.

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Making resolutions can be a practical way to reflect on and determine goals that are important to you in the upcoming year. To see results for resolutions in your employee training program, it’s a good idea to focus in on one or two at a time. Your goals may be anything from figuring out how to fit employee training into your organization’s budget, to giving your program’s ROI a boost with post-training reinforcement. There is always room for improvement, and the new year is the perfect time to set new goals for your training program. In this guide, you'll find: 7 different employee training resolutions Key data to understand each one First steps toward the results you’re looking for Click below to download this White Paper.

MICROLEARNING Important Trend, or Flashy Fad? What the Science Says And How to Spot Vendors Selling You with Junk Science Microlearning as an idea has been around for a while. Now that the term has been made popular, vendors are falling over each other to convince companies that they have the best microlearning. But few vendors actually understand the science justifying the use of microlearning, let alone how it bears on instructional design. We present some of that objective research here, making the argument that microlearning is extremely effective, if it is done correctly. Click below to download this White Paper.

In this video Dr. Ray Jimenez provides some provocative ideas on what micro-learning is and how it may change the face of learning completely in the future. 

What Are The Most Effective Tips For Successful Learning Management System Implementation?  By Tridib Roy Chowdhury I've had the opportunity to work with numerous clients over the years. Each had their own unique requirements, budgets, and list of must-have features. Regardless of their differences, I always share the same LMS implementation tricks to ensure a smooth and stress-free LMS implementation process. Click below to download this White Paper.

Making Leadership Happen   More than ever, in a fast-changing and interconnected world, organizations feel the need for leadership. As a result, managers get a lot of advice on how to be more effective leaders. Articulate a clear vision, engage your employees, develop talent, have a global mindset, think strategically, create win-win solutions, leverage diversity, communicate effectively, hold people accountable, be an agile learner.    On one level, all of this advice makes great sense. Who could argue with it? At another level, it can be overwhelming.  We think it’s time to step back and take a different approach. Click below to download this White Paper.  

What is the #1 problem with every training event?  People forget. Research shows that the natural process of forgetting can have a materially negative effect on productivity, budgets, and time. Why? Because decades of research show that people can forget up to 80% of training information in a mere 30 days after a training event takes place.  But the fix is here, and it’s easy.  Download this white paper to learn:  1) Download this white paper to learn: How to augment your training programs so forgetting is minimized 2) What format of learning has the most impact across any learning demographic 3) How the techniques of Retrieval Practice can quickly increase knowledge retention by 90%+ Click below to download this White Paper.

Use this report to help you consider the best tools and technologies for helping workers (aka "learners") get stuff done and get it done well. Identify tools you want to keep using, stop using, start using, or improve how you use them. Here’s what you’ll find: Information about what L&D professionals actually did in 2017, and what they plan to do in 2018. Emerging trends for 2018 and beyond. Top roadblocks to delivering effective training and how those have changed over time. The training topics L&D professionals view as most important in 2018. Our insights into the data.

ILT represents 70% of training today. Efficiently managing it is crucial, but it is fundamentally different from e-learning: it involves more complex back-office processes and a wider range of resources, and as such cannot be managed with the same tools. This checklist will guide you through the elements needed to improve the efficiency of your Instructor-Led Training activity.  It will help you assess the performance of your current technology in each domain.

Is your organization ready to take advantage of all the benefits the world of on-demand training offers? In this guide, we’ll look at the top three challenges companies face with training their workforces today, and how to effectively implement on-demand training options into the organization’s overall culture of learning and employee development. Click below to download this White Paper.

As learning departments are faced with resource and budget challenges along with increased demand to correlate L&D with business impact (specifically, ROI), the pressure has never been greater for learning and development teams to perform. it's important to see what the future of these departments have in store. In this paper, we share results of a survey from learning and development professionals, revealing the major challenges learning and development currently face, how departments are rating their performance, what will influence the way learning changes in the next 5-10 years, and what professionals will prioritize and work to improve in 2018.

Those leading a function have arguably the greatest impact on overall business performance, yet organizations continue to underinvest in developing this level of their talent pipeline. Many organizations are missing a huge opportunity to drive business growth. Why? With significant spans of responsibility, function leaders offer immense competitive value. While strategic executives determine the company's mission and direction, functional executives control expenses, manage resources, make decisions about specific projects that will be undertaken, and drive the success or failure of many strategic priorities. Learn why the development of function leaders is an imperative in the new MDA white paper, Developing Those Who Lead Functions: A Critical Leverage Point for Boosting Organizational Performance. Click below to download the white paper.

The Big Why We are at a critical juncture. At this very moment, the world is experiencing a monumental shift in the way everyone works and learns. A Fourth Industrial Revolution1 is ushering in cyber-physical systems involving entirely new capabilities for people and machines. We’re seeing the impact in retail, construction, manufacturing and healthcare. No industry is immune. These sweeping advancements in technology will require augmenting current skills and developing new ones to meet the demands of the future. Not just proficiency skills, but social and managerial skills that will have tremendous impact on how everyone, and every "thing," works together. The next 10 years will be completely different from the last 50. Yet the majority of organizations aren’t keeping pace, offering stagnant content and stale learning experiences. Click below to download the white paper.

Many studies show the more direct we are in our approach to learning, the greater the depth and length of retention. More specifically, the clearer we make our learning, the easier it becomes for someone to remember. So, the clear path to learning is making it simple. And making it simple means breaking it down into small parts. Click below to download this white paper.

Adobe Captivate 2017 is power-packed with a brand-new, easy-to-use workflow for creating responsive eLearning courses. This new workflow will allow you to easily create responsive projects, using fluid boxes instead of breakpoints, which makes it possible for you to design content for a single screen, and it works right on any device — any size or orientation. This white paper takes a step-by-step approach through a workflow to create a responsive project using Fluid Boxes. Click below to download this white paper.

In this whitepaper, you'll learn:   What learning culture "fit" means for training, development, and growth What issues arise when a company operates under the wrong learning culture How to measure the success and strength of your learning culture

Even in today’s digital-first world, there are still some people who wax poetic about reading a ‘real’ print book. They emphasize that it feels good to hold a physical book in their hands. Manually turning pages is a satisfying practice. When was the last time anyone said something similar about their training materials? People often ask ‘how can you demonstrate that digital materials are effective?’ But do they have a method for demonstrating print is effective? In this paper, you will learn trends in training content delivery, the benefits to digital beyond simple cost savings, and how digital helps content owners and trainers become more effective.

At the end of a really effective corporate MOOC the stadium cheers, the leadership high-fives, and you get to do your touchdown dance in the endzone, yeah baby! But what if you’re in the huddle trying to figure out how to run that MOOC, the one that will win the learning game for your learners and your organization? This playbook will walk you through the basic components of choosing a program to run as a MOOC and how to execute it effectively for the utmost impact on your learners and on your organization’s priorities.

Congratulations on your new position! Being a manager is an exciting, rewarding, and challenging experience. While you're excited about your new role, you're also probably nervous.  It's normal to be nervous. After all, you have a lot on your plate as a manager. On top of your own work, you might also be responsible for providing feedback, delegating tasks, managing former co-workers or friends, cultivating employee engagement, and motivating employees.  Relationship management is the primary focus of your new role. Developing your emotional intelligence and working on skills like empathy, organizational awareness, emotional self-control, leadership, and strategic thinking are crucial to becoming a successful manager. Many of these responsibilities might be new for you. So how should you get ready for this position? Cultivating the right mindset is a great place to start. You can also think through possible challenging scenarios and put some solutions down on paper. The New Manager Playbook is full of actionable advice like this to help you start thinking like a manager.  In this eBook, you'll find:  How to cultivate the right mindset for your new position Essential skills of a successful manager  The most common challenges new managers face and how to overcome them Strategies to combat doubts or concerns about yourself Prompts to help find solutions in challenging situations

Why involve your SMEs and leaders? In doing our work of implementing Microlearning, we often have to design creative ways to help our clients easily understand the process. One of the best approaches is to involve SMEs, stakeholders and leaders. Encourage them to visualize and brainstorm decision-making points. When they are involved, they provide valuable guidance and experience the process as well. They feel and visualize the ideas. The 23 models and post-it notes brainstorming makes the process both educational and well thought out. When team members meet to discuss plans, problems and solutions, they can refer to the 23 models as a possible source of solutions.  Click below to download this white paper.  

Here are 10 Big Impact Areas for Microlearning. Click below to download the white paper.

In today’s technologically charged business world, organizations must quickly adapt to emerging technologies or risk being left behind. Technology is necessary to remain competitive and at the forefront of change. As more training programs become virtual and learning moves beyond the event itself, a transformation to digital content delivery is essential to support today’s workforce.