We have access to a plethora of websites to get free and/or licensed stock photos. You can download and use them in your eLearning courses. That’s the easy part. The real problem arises when you are not sure how to edit these downloaded images so that there’s no stark difference amongst the images, in terms of design elements, color balance, image type, composition, content, and so on.

Emotions are on rebirth (Tomaso, 2018) in science research, social media, communications, and education and learning (Lisa Fieldman Barrett, 2017). Through decades, the Learning and Development (L&D) practices have been biased in logical content instruction and minimized the role and contribution of emotions as science. Consequently, learning lessons are devoid of emotional connections, feelings, and affective methods. This is apparent in boredom and burnout in face-to-face training, eLearning, and webinars. (Also, see Clark Quinn, 2021)  

Almost 40 percent of American employers say they cannot find people with the skills  they need even for entry-level jobs, and they admit that only 50 percent of new recruits have the skills needed for their new roles.  Another 60 percent of employers complain of lack of preparation and only 42.5 3 percent feel that new hires show the required professionalism and work ethic.  Yet, 89.4 percent of new graduates feel they are work-ready.   Download the eBook to Learn How to Effectively Create Connections and Bridge Skill Gaps in Your Organization

Are you struggling with finding an efficient and effective way to create all your organization’s training content? Learning and development professionals are already feeling the urgency, and now many face the new challenges of how to scale training initiatives to meet the demands of a remote workforce. Like many organizations, you may be holding on to a lot of great video training content from synchronous training sessions you held on Zoom or other video conferencing solutions but aren't sure how to manage them or share them on-demand in a more discoverable way.   

Sometimes, when we are forced out of our comfort zone, we can begin to see things differently. We have that opportunity here in front of us as we reconsider how we talk about, seek, develop, and evaluate talent.

As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, many executives predict the global economy may continue to suffer indefinitely. Consequently, budgets will be cut—making it difficult to secure approval for many projects.

So many sales organizations operate with front-line sales managers "doing their own thing." It's like a free-for-all. Here's a pro-tip: the best-performing sales management teams work cohesively as an aligned, well-oiled machine.

Engaging webinars and training sessions are more important than they’ve ever been. For presenters and trainers, this raises the bar for cutting through the noise, getting attention, and creating an experience.

AI Transforms Learning Into a Competitive Advantage Data has long been coined the new oil, but data on its own won’t power your organization’s learning engine. It’s now critical to transform the data collected by your platform on your learners’ activities into actionable insights that create unique experiences - with artificial intelligence (AI). Click below to download this Guide from Docebo.   Sponsored by

If you want to know how to get ahead of the game and avoid the common mishaps in selling your eLearning courses, you’ve come to the right place! Lambda Solutions has identified the most common and costly challenges faced by eLearning providers today.  These include: Overcoming the high cost of scaling Figuring out what to do when there’s a lack of knowledge or skill Navigating the labyrinth of system integration Measuring the true ROI of your LMS Download this white paper, and we will show you how to identify each of these pitfalls in your organization regardless of industry, organizational size, or learning goals. Let us help you gain insight into how to overcome those obstacles and achieve sustainable, scalable, and successful eLearning, and determine exactly what is required to sell your courses and achieve eLearning success!

Employers are consistently looking for employees that can advance the organizational charter and help it achieve their goals with innovation and creativity. Individuals with a unique set of advanced skills are a primary ingredient to helping organizations reach their financial goals. Similar to wealth building - skills-building and formation happens over the course of a lifetime.   

The terms trainer, presenter and facilitator are often used interchangeably, but actually mean different things, and each can play a different role in learning events.  Do you know their differences?  Download this eBook to compare trainers, presenters and facilitators, take a deep dive into the different roles facilitators play, and access a tool to assess your current effectiveness as a facilitator.

Ready to rock and roll with Adobe Captivate? Learn to create an exciting eLearning Course that hits all the right notes! Just take part in a 90-minute hands-on introduction by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh to take your eLearning journey to new dimensions. What’s more, earn a valuable certificate upon creating your own short project.

This white paper explores how the Training Top 100 Hall of Fame L&D leaders are planning for post-pandemic learning and development utilizing lessons learned and best practices from the last year, the future of in-person classroom training, which innovations should be carried forward after the pandemic, and strategies to build stronger organizational engagement.

We’ve seen a rapid rise in the use of technology to automate and streamline many of our day-to-day tasks. This change has caused a shift in the way organization need to train employees. Despite automation replacing many job functions, employees will always have a need for soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, integrity, as well as cognitive skills, such as creativity, critical thinking, and decision making. The tips in this ebook will help upskill and reskill your workforce to complement the advancements in automation. You’ll learn: What skills you should prioritize How to tie training to specific roles Tips for using mixed modalities for maximum results

Interactivity and learner engagement go hand-in-hand. But when accessibility enters into the eLearning equation, do you have to throw all the fun interactions in eLearning authoring tools out the window? Or do you have to double the work and create a completely separate accessible course? Not at all!  

Does your organization speak the language of skills? Do you have a plan to roll out skills-based development to your people? Can your managers use skills-based learning to support their workers?

Everyone knows that microlearning is short, but brevity is only one element that makes microlearning so appealing to users and learners everywhere. Other elements include the learner’s context—how and when they engage with the material—and hyper-focused, curated content. Finding the right balance is difficult—sometimes it means kicking your instructional design process up a notch. We’ll share principles and practices to help your microlearning evolve.

The times they are a changing (as the song goes)…and so are some leadership development trends and best practices in response to tremendous challenges in the last year. Sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, spending on leadership development decreased as many organizations diverted funds to convert in-person training to virtual learning, Training magazine’s 2021 Annual Leadership Development Survey Report found. Social justice concerns helped to vault Diversity and Inclusion from 12th to third on the list of highest-ranked priority skills.

This presentation is about the practice of Instructional Design (ISD) in the real world today and how it is being modified and used to produce training solutions to help meet business needs (problems or opportunities) for organizations as well as the needs of individuals attending the training program.  

Because we all deserve a do-over If you are a golfer, your favorite word is "mulligan." That’s when you hit a dreadful shot, usually into a forest or a lake, and you drop a second ball at your feet and essentially proclaim, "that one didn’t count." You then hit again and go on your merry way, a happier camper for it.

Yes, many agree that lecturing in webinars can quickly become boring and kills learning. But what could be a better alternative? More teasers and warm-ups? Additional break-out sessions? How about more exercises and activities?

The Myers-Briggs Company has shown that the relationship between leaders and employees can impact employee sentiment and well-being. Additionally, strong relationships between leaders and employees can promote a sense of inclusion where differences, diversity of thought, personality types, and life / work experiences can thrive. Leaders are central to creating and driving a culture of inclusion for supporting employee relationships and realizing the potential and value of diverse individuals and teams. But what are the leadership behaviors that promote inclusion, and build strong relationships with employees? It all starts with self-awareness and a practical, committed approach to becoming a more inclusive leader.

You may have been hearing more about learning science of late. Why? Are there reasons we should be concerned with learning science? Aren’t our instructional design approaches sufficient?