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

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

Patricia Sparacio, managing director of the New York Institute of Finance, is sitting in her office on a Monday evening, waiting for her students to arrive. When her class of several hundred students is ready to start, she logs in and greets the group. Her closest stude... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Economy , E-Learning , Training for Multiple Cultures

With all the training modules and technologies now available, organizations need to strategically decide which approach best meets their overall learning goals as well as the individual objective goals for a particular course. Blended learning is a combination of learni... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

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