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Jul 1, 20153 min read
Using Whiteboard Animation in eLearning Courses
Whiteboard animations are short videos where ideas and words are drawn on a whiteboard to illustrate key points. They make a great...
Jun 30, 20152 min read
3 Tips for Creating Effective eLearning
eLearning can be a very successful training medium if executed well. The rollout of eLearning programs can save organizations on training...
Jun 29, 20152 min read
THE LIMITS OF STORYLINE, OR WHY WE CAN’T USE IT FOR LEARNING GAMES
WHAT CAN STORYLINE ACCOMPLISH? The short answer to the question of Storyline’s capabilities as they relate to anything outside of...
Jun 22, 20153 min read
REPLAY VALUE IN GAMES
Generally, when we buy a game, we aren’t really thinking about the second or third time we’ll play it. We’re focused on the immediate...
Jun 22, 20155 min read
FIVE WAYS TO MAKE GAMES EDUCATIONAL
After a long absence, I am happy to bring you a new article on the topic of educational gaming. I apologize for the delay, but in my...
Apr 25, 20152 min read
When Managing Change, It's People First
Change management is an organizational term used by many and executed by few. By way of a definition, change management is the process of...
Apr 15, 20153 min read
Presence In The Moments That Matter
A little while back, I experienced just how important ‘being in the moment’ was. My son, a soccer player, was asked to demonstrate a...
Mar 30, 20154 min read
Elearning and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Traditionally, a person’s intelligence was measured by a standardized IQ test which was heavy on questions addressing logical thinking,...
Mar 13, 20151 min read
Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL) – The Great Mystery
For many people the new Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL) is a little bit of a mystery. Can you still send newsletters to clients and how...
Mar 4, 20152 min read
mLearning Is Not The Future, It’s The Here and Now
An amazing transformation has occurred over the past few decades… we’ve lost our ability to wait, to be patient, to be bored. We no...
Mar 4, 20154 min read
MLEARNING AND GAME CREATION
In earlier articles, I emphasize the subject of gamification and the importance of making learning fun. Today, it’s time to take a look...
Feb 18, 20154 min read
MLEARNING AND MOBILE APPS
We live in a time of radical change. The way and the speed at which we receive information has changed dramatically. Traditionally...
Feb 5, 20152 min read
eLearning Gets Animated
Every time I program an eLearning module, I am always concerned about how to present the content in an interesting way. I want to retain...
Feb 5, 20152 min read
Customer Service Is What Sets Us Apart
Members of my team and I recently sat through a client ‘pitch’ that was both enjoyable and noteworthy. Like any business, we are often...
Jan 29, 20152 min read
To SCORM or not to SCORM
On a previous post (‘e’ for Experience), I stated that there are different ways to bring knowledge to users, like interactive modules,...
Jan 28, 20153 min read
The Top 4 Things You Can do to Ensure Success as a Contract Trainer
At a recent Canadian Society of Training and Development (CSTD) event, I got talking to a learning consultant who had recently been...
Jan 27, 20152 min read
Good Politics and Customer Service
In my previous post I commented at length about the harsh realities of today’s organizational politics and the childish interactions that...
Jan 21, 20152 min read
Leadership is Fear
Take a moment to reflect back. Reflect on those moments in time where you were most uncomfortable, most afraid of unknown situations in...
Jan 19, 20153 min read
High School and Organizational Politics…
High School probably seems like an odd place to begin writing about leadership; truthfully, it is. It’s also an honest place, because...
Jan 15, 20152 min read
‘e’ for Experience
After several years working in the field of e-learning, I have come to the conclusion that talking about e-learning and defining it to...
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