I don’t know about you, but I think there’s nothing worse than staring at a blank screen, trying to cook up an exciting new design from a bunch of random design directives and an out-of-date corporate style guide. Oh, wait a sec! I just realized there is something worse! Your boss or client shows you […]
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Compliance. It’s everyone’s groan and moan workplace learning, but does it have to be? In fact, compliance topics can be interesting, compelling, and critical — a kind of critical mass that can make them fun for us developers and thought-provoking and relevant for our learners. Like I said in the Importance of Compliance Training article, when it
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Remember when you were a kid and someone special was coming to your house? It was a big deal to see that car rolling down the street … pulling into the driveway … and … at last … (why does it take grownups so long to get out of a car??) … at last … see the person
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You and I may not have formal training in graphic design, but our eLearning courses and presentations still need to look good. So how do we create designs for workplace learning that aren’t like the average snooze-fest our audiences constantly suffer through? You know … the ones that are endless, text-heavy, bulleted lists using the
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Scenarios are one the most effective types of eLearning. Why? Because they’re about people DOING something … Not just an information dump where learners magically “ABSORB” the content (picture me doing air quotes). I started building scenarios almost 20 years ago and I can tell you this … It’s really easy to make mistakes when
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When you understand what compliance training really is, you can help your people “get it”! The organization you work for depends on something that’s puzzling … If it works well, no one wants to think about it. If it doesn’t, let the finger-pointing begin! Why? Well, when this thing goes wrong, the problems rain down
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Here comes the sun, ummm … I think? Snow on Memorial Day weekend? What the …??? Summer is here for most of you, but we’ve been slogging through a looooong winter here in beautiful Truckee. Finally, the forecast shows some sun and warmer therms, and, well, I’m more than ready to do the spring–or,
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Advice, tips, and surprising reveals! I had the recent good fortune of sitting down with the great Anna Sabramowicz, whose master-level eLearning-scenario building skills I’ve admired for years. Anna rocks one of the most popular YouTube channels for eLearning professionals interested in scenarios and stories. In fact, I highly recommend you take 30 seconds now
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It’s Spring (at last!), and to celebrate the beautiful weather, I’m holding an open house at the eLearningArt library! Let’s share some fresh-baked cookies and lemonade 😉 while I: … show you how to create a convincing 3-person conversation slide in minutes, … introduce you to some up-and-coming young characters from the library who’ve worked
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Have you asked (and answered) these 5 dangerous questions about your workplace learning project? If not, start here! Just found out you need to build some workplace learning? Maybe an eLearning program, a PowerPoint presentation, or an explainer video? Congratulations! You’re about to have a fun and engaging time letting your amazing creative side come
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