From the evening of September 20 to the late afternoon of September 22, it was my great pleasure to attend the Austin Game Conference in (where else?) Austin, Texas. The AGC was founded in 2003 and ran each year until 2012, when it went on hiatus until its relaunch this year. The conference attracted 750 […]
Affordances of Learning
Affordances. It’s a word we don’t see in the learning space as frequently as we should.Affordances. Is that asking whether you have the budget to do the training you’ve been asked to create? That could be one explanation, but it’s not what an affordance is. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines affordance as: The qualities or properties […]
Exploring the Link Between Ongoing Learning and Performance
In the past, learning paths were created for employees, courses assigned, and boxes checked off when they were completed. In today’s workplace, those traditional learning plans just don’t cut it. Today’s workers are looking for more than just training—they want to be part of a true learning culture, one that encourages and supports different styles […]
Nick Floro on eLearning Design
This article is a continuation of my interview with Nick Floro; the first part of the interviewappeared in Learning Solutions Magazine on October 6, 2016. In case you missed that part, Nick is the president of Sealworks Interactive Studios. The eLearning Guild recognized him as a Guild Master at FocusOn Learning 2016 Conference & Expo. […]
Improving Employee Learning Experience
As a senior manager of learning and development (L&D) at Lending Club, Joe Deegan is responsible for developing and executing new learning strategies for Lending Club’s fast-growing workforce. Figure 1: Joe Deegan, senior manager of L&D at Lending Club We connected with Joe to learn about Lending Club’s use of technology and video in its […]
Six Tips to Make The Visual Design Support Your Content
It’s important to understand the relationship between content and design. Content, whether good or bad, paves the way for design, and a graphic designer’s job is to understand and respond to the content given to them. They need to be able to see the patterns within the materials and find a way to create a […]
The Essential Unique Search Tool Your Students May Have Never Used
The Wayback Machine is as basic a reference tool for the Internet Age as a dictionary. When was the last time you saw a student use it? By Alan November When I’m giving a talk to students about being responsible digital citizens, I’ll tell them, “You know, some day you might apply to college, or […]
Five Ways to Teach Students to Be Learning Centered
Have you ever wondered if your students are as concerned about their learning as you are? If you prioritize student learning, you may be the only person in your classroom with that goal. Learning-centered teachers seek to coauthor classroom experiences with their students, whereas students may seek only to be taught passively. How might you […]
Sue Bohle on the Growth of Serious Games in Corporate eLearning
A few years ago, people became excited about games because they felt their students were engaged and they seemed to be learning more, but there was no formal research. … We should continue to look at the potential, because it’s now proven that playful learning is both a way to make training more enjoyable and […]
Accessible eLearning Benefits All Learners
Accessible technology is meaningless without accessible content: ‘Making a person’s computer accessible is one thing, but if the Internet is not accessible to them, it kind of doesn’t matter. They may be able to do word processing, but they’re not going to be able to get the information they need,’ said Dmitri Belser, executive director […]