Educational simulations are a broad genre of immersive learning simulations focused on increasing participants' mastery level in the real world. They differ from computer games in that their goal is not to be fun for participants (although they do engender a level of en... More »

Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Simulations and Serious Games

When moving from classroom-based training to the online environment, most instructional designers do away with the participant guide, thinking, "Who would use a participant guide while sitting alone at their desks?" This may be the primary reason why online learning com... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Beginner Level Content , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement

We know good facilitation skills: Ask don't tell, and encourage discussion among participants, not just between you and the participants. An instructor needs to play devil's advocate to challenge people's thinking. Yet when they move from the traditional classroom to th... More »

Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , E-Learning , Engagement , Managing the Learning Function

BB&T Corporation, headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is among the nation's top-performing financial holding companies, with $137 billion in assets. Its bank subsidiaries operate approximately 1,500 financial centers that stretch from Indiana to Florida.... More »

Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , E-Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Mobile Learning

A food service and transportation company is forced to revamp a training initiative when the declining economy deals an unexpected blow. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Training and Development - General