Editor's note: This article was originally published in February 2015 and has been updated to reflect current practices. Originally, blended learning referred to adding an online component to … [Read more...]
List of Lists: Podcasts for Learning Professionals
Podcasts are the only way I know to keep up with subjects and topics of interest without taking away from tasks that must be done. The number of podcasts for learning professionals is growing by leaps … [Read more...]
Retooling Instructional Design
7 Ways Learning Professionals are Preparing for the Future
It was the subject line of an email from Elliot Masie's newsletter. That's when I first read the words, retooling instructional design. The phrase kicked my imagination into high gear. It aptly … [Read more...]
Using Wikis for Learning and Collaboration
Years ago, wiki software had a surge in popularity because of its capability to collaboratively organize and structure content. In today's enterprise, can wiki software still be relevant to Learning … [Read more...]
10 Tips For Designing Mobile Learning and Support
Years ago I designed the first mobile app of glossary terms for instructional designers. The app got out of date and I never had the opportunity to update it. Yet, as I read through these tips, they … [Read more...]
Like A Cheat Sheet For Mobile Learning Design
User Interface Patterns For Mobile
Are you hesitant to design mobile learning and mobile performance support? Would it be easier if you had a way to think through how users will move through your program and how you will structure … [Read more...]
How To Get Started With Performance Support
When you buy a piece of furniture that needs to be assembled, you follow the enclosed instructions to put it together. It makes more sense to follow the instructions step-by-step than to memorize them … [Read more...]
These Unique Blogs Are Written By Professors
Why the interest in blogs by professors and lecturers? I think academics often have a unique perspective. Think of how their community of peers, researchers and students are different than your own. … [Read more...]
5 User Experience Research Techniques To Borrow For Learning Design
The practice of user experience (UX) design overlaps nicely with learning experience (LX) design. Both fields are interested in the perceptions, mental models, motivations, needs and behaviors of … [Read more...]
It’s Not eLearning On A Phone
The Intricacies of Mobile Learning
The only way we can understand something new is to create an analogy from something we know. … [Read more...]
It’s Time For A Personal Knowledge Management Refresh
Strategies and Tools
In the book, The End of Patience, author David Shenk distinguishes between information and knowledge. "We must not confuse the thrill of acquiring or distributing information quickly with the more … [Read more...]
Building Courses From Curated Content
Similar to the curator of a gallery who selects relevant artwork for visitors to see, a content curator selects meaningful resources to engage and educate a specific audience. … [Read more...]