Why Games Don't Teach

Ruth Colvin Clark

From Angry Birds to World of Warcraft, the charismatic popularity of entertainment games is the envy of every trainer teaching information security 101 or facilitating new hire orientation. But games encompass so many diverse potential learning environments that it make... More »

Thinking About Storytelling

Storytelling is a powerful communication method that allows you to make your presentations and training more compelling and coaching more effective. Here are four instances where using stories can be particularly effective. More »

Learning Bursts and Business Acumen Training: A Case Study

Dave Basarab

Necessity is the mother of innovation. That is the case with the Learning Burst training method. When I was head of training and development for Pitney Bowes Global Mailing Solutions, I like many other learning leaders had a robust curriculum full of classroom courses a... More »

Animations: When to Use Them and When to Lose Them

Ruth Colvin Clark

Animations are pretty easy to build on slides or computer screens, and they can look slick. So why not use them? A series of research experiments compared learning of processes such as how brakes work or how toilets flush, from lessons that used either a series of still... More »

Formal Analysis for Informal Learning

Juana Llorens

During the analysis phase, ask yourself how you can align your workforce needs to the organizational strategic objectives, and how you can make learning tools available informally. An “audience analysis” is critical in this phase. More »