TREAT: Ensure that the sound design increases learner engagement and supports training goals, rather than leaving learners feeling distracted, turned off – or worse, wanting to scream. Hotel California: You know the place. TREAT: Breathe new life into your training with creative approaches : well-written stories, thought-provoking case studies, realistic dialogue, genuine challenges, and gameplay elements. Your training will be successful. E-learning shouldn’t be scary. Here are 6 ghastly mistakes common to e-learning and tips to avoid them. Give it some bite. MORE >>

belongs to NGO, non-profit, and association segment The content distribution channel is expanding rapidly: As of February 2011 there were over hundred app stores across the globe, growing by 1-2 stores a month There are over 650 telecom operations in the world and there are now "white-label" app store platforms that allow them to launch branded pre-stocked app stores quickly In October 2010 Apple introduced a new Special Education sector in their app store. Industry News Healthcare Offline Mobile HTML5 Training Delivery Design Mobile Learningin 2010 (this figure was $632.2M MORE >>

However, research indicates that the brain can be trained to do so efficiently and effectively. study conducted by Vanderbilt University showed that the brain could be trained to process and respond to information, especially if done so at a younger age. The University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) researched the aging brain with regard to working memory, finding that older adults (average age of 69) have more difficulty in maintaining working memory than younger adults (average age of 24). Multitasking is a hot topic for researchers and practitioners alike. MORE >>

So I’m giving a presentation at the California Society of Association Executives ‘ annual conference later this month, and I want to deliver something a little different from just about all of the presentations I’m used to seeing these days —  in which a speaker simply talks through a series of slides. For That’s led to another insight for me — why not bring the same concept to training programs? Sales training scenario on prospecting. Why can’t our training be like that? As I read and plan my presentation, I think. MORE >>

During this webinar event Elliott Masie shared valuable insights on how the iPad is transforming learning within organizations, and why organizations need to offer training on the iPad. On how the iPad is a game-changer, a disruptor: [The chancellor of the California State University system] said, “…we are giving out 450,000 iPads and every one of our students will be getting all of their textbooks for just a couple hundred dollars a semester on the iPad.” It’s a game changer in that sense. They [the USDOD] want to be more agile.  At the end of the day, you can’t afford not to.  MORE >>