The IDMM Approach for Developing Online Courses

Brad Loiselle

With the advancement of technology and the requirement to be online, the IDMM helps better define the process an instructional designer would follow when developing an online course. The Instructional Design Maturity Model (IDMM) illustrates the connection between the i... More »

Because You Can’t Learn to Ride a Bicycle from a Book

Clark Aldrich

Thinking about the design elements of serious games and simulations is not as complex as you might believe. Educational simulations are a broad genre of immersive learning simulations focused on increasing participants mastery level in the real world. They differ from c... More »

Six Trends That Will Change Workplace Learning Forever

Paula Ketter

Changes to the workplace, the competencies for leadership development, and technologies will alter the way learning professionals approach training design and delivery. Change can be scary. If you agree, then 2010 has been a scary year. Along with the challenges of the ... More »

Best Practices for Facilitating Simulations

Chris Musselwhite

The interactivity of simulated learning environments calls for a new array of course facilitation skills. We all know that the most powerful and lasting learning comes from the discovery associated with our direct experienceswhen we act and then experience the consequen... More »

Maintenance: The Forgotten Step

Mark Simon

This simple but often forgotten step in the development process can maximize the course shelf life of your e-learning programs. At a recent meeting, the director of training operations at a global biopharmaceutical company was asked a fairly simple and straightforward q... More »