FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. AUSTIN, TX – Sept. 19, 2012 – Enspire Learning, a leader in simulation-based leadership development programs and custom learning solutions, won one gold and two bronze 2012 Brandon Hall Awards. Enspire’s Business Challenge simulation at ConAgra Foods took the gold award for excellence in the “Best Use of Games for Learning” category. Business Challenge is a competitive, team-based simulation in which participants manage the operations of a company and learn how to make better day-to-day decisions using business acumen. MORE >>

True or False? Captions text should be “On” by default because some people like to read rather than listen. False: Best practices for multimedia learning experiences include turning captions “Off” by default to allow learners the opportunity to learn simultaneously from the visuals and the audio. common misconception among many of my e-learning clients is that e-learning courses should have captions “On” by default. They reason that because some people prefer to read text rather than listen to voice over, we should always put the transcript on screen. Here’s why: 1. Subtitled film effect. MORE >>

We’re honored to have our blog nominated in the E-Learning Council’s Top 10 E-Learning Thought Leaders poll. We’re in excellent company with some very notable bloggers, and we wish them all best of luck. Head to their site to vote for your 10 favorite e-learning bloggers, and don’t forget vote for us! Blog Thoughts on Learning bloggers E-Learning Council thought leadership MORE >>

Matt Lisle , Instructional Designer at Enspire Learning, and Dawn Adams Miller, from Cisco’s Learning & Development Solutions Group, teamed up in this Brandon Hall webinar to explore storytelling as a technique for presenting learning content. Matt and Dawn explain how the graphic novel approach was used to engage learners in a corporate-wide initiative at Cisco. You’ll learn how the project progressed from selling the concept to the stakeholders, through design, development, implementation and deployment. Click here to watch the recorded webinar! MORE >>

Before I came to Enspire Learning I spent years working as a chef and restaurant owner. m frequently struck by the degree to which working for a learning provider is like working at a restaurant. Some restaurants sling pre-packaged value meals. Some learning providers do that, too, while others prepare sumptuous feasts created specifically for the person or business consuming them. People working for both of these businesses need to share a common preoccupation, though: customer service. How can you improve your customer experience? ll talk about my old business – the restaurant business. MORE >>