Allen Interactions

JANUARY 8, 2024

I’m a strong proponent of the idea that the inherent linearity of this process creates huge obstacles to coming up with highly engaging interactivity in e-learning. At Allen Interactions, we design using an iterative, rapid-prototyping approach to creating effective instruction.

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Allen Interactions

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

At Allen Interactions, we're focused on optimizing human performance through strategic consulting, talent enrichment, and emerging technology and the impact it can create on the world around us. In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of immersive training to create safe, realistic, and effective learning.

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Allen Interactions

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It is such an important element in creating instruction but despite the label “Instructional Design” that gets bandied around so freely in our industry, little of what corporate instructional designers do really qualifies as “design” in my opinion. On a recent visit to the National Museum of Transportation in St.

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Allen Interactions

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In this edition, we will explore the final two high notes that sales enablement training can provide and how they can create exceptional learner, employee, and client experiences. In our last blog, we explored how critical trust is in the sales enablement process and the important role that context plays in providing value to the learner.

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Allen Interactions

MAY 26, 2022

Allen Interactions Founder and Chairman, Dr. Michael Allen, is listed as one of the thought leaders who have shaped the industry and created a culture of transformation for learners. eLearning Industry recently released a list of eLearning Trailblazers: Industry Thought Leaders Who Have Paved the Way. View the full list >>

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Allen Interactions

APRIL 28, 2022

Now that we understand the need for 508(c) compliant e-learning, you might be wondering, “How do I transform my existing learning or create new training that’s compliant without boring my learners?”. I’m glad you asked because it’s something that I’ve been giving a great deal of thought to.

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Allen Interactions

JULY 12, 2022

Although most associate VR employee training with highly technical tasks and industries, virtual reality and innovation create tremendous opportunities to provide immersive and interdisciplinary experiences for both technical and soft skills.

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Allen Interactions

JUNE 23, 2022

Instructional designers have a myriad of delivery modalities to choose from when creating a learning module. There are many ways to create an effective learning module. In general, the more nuanced and open-ended the desired performance, the more you would want to take advantage of a live, responsive facilitator. Final Thoughts.

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Allen Interactions

JANUARY 12, 2022

As someone that spent years, if not decades working in and teaching both ADDIE and SAM (the model I created), I felt it was imperative to comment on these two models that continue to be discussed and compared is a topic that seems to be trending quite strongly now.

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Allen Interactions

APRIL 2, 2020

…because the technology has the capacity to create and destroy, we must compose for it a great purpose; our work of invention is only half of the future… - Timothy Freeman Cook.

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Allen Interactions

APRIL 6, 2020

As the workforce becomes more distributed, it will be critical for us to create learning ecosystems that enhance collaboration, communication, and creativity while maintaining engaged and highly motivated employees.

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Allen Interactions

MAY 14, 2020

Creating stability requires recursive change management approaches enabling skills that foster organizational resilience including but not limited to trust, compassion, and empathy. Popular change management models may be falling short in supporting this dynamic situation.

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Allen Interactions

JULY 8, 2020

Today’s pandemic, covid-19 environment with uncertainty and instability abound, creating, collecting, and sharing organizational knowledge can be a struggle. Organizational learning requires continuous reflection and a willingness to be flexible and agile.

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Allen Interactions

MARCH 17, 2020

This pandemic is impacting everyone at many levels and has created a global ripple effect like no other. These are uncertain and challenging times.

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Allen Interactions

JUNE 22, 2017

We’ve seen an enormous response to the ebook and blog posts we’ve shared on the topic, and an increasing number of clients are asking us to help them create microlearning solutions. The training industry’s interest in microlearning shows no signs of slowing.

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Allen Interactions

JANUARY 15, 2018

Before you create a plan, you should know what defines success for your organization. Expand your definition of “success.” One primary question to ask is: “Were bottom-line outcomes achieved?” Hmmm…’ you ponder via internal monologue, ‘What bottom-line objective?’ Good question.

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Allen Interactions

MARCH 23, 2017

Let’s say you’ve created a training program to teach restaurant employees about proper handwashing techniques. By Hannah Hunter , Instructional Writer. How will you know if your program is successful? You could ask learners if they are washing their hands more now that they’ve taken the training, but they might not be completely honest.

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Allen Interactions

JANUARY 5, 2017

We love sharing our best practices, strategies, and insights on creating performance-based learning and we are excited to continue to do so in 2017. Reflecting back on 2016, we at Allen Interactions are proud to call it another successful year, and are so thankful for all of you who are a part of our learning community!

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Allen Interactions

MAY 9, 2017

Sometimes eyes glaze over as we attempt to explain all the steps necessary in creating effective instruction and getting adequate funding. As instructional designers, we know the difference between presenting information and providing learning experiences. But we must often get the support of others for doing more, and that’s not always easy.

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Allen Interactions

AUGUST 22, 2016

EllenBJohnson So you’re thinking about creating. Ellen Burns-Johnson , Instructional Designer /. microlearning. Maybe your learners demand it. Maybe your superiors are giving you thinly-veiled suggestions. Maybe the Galactic Empire showed up at your planet and now you need to quickly train a squadron of rebels to fight back.

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Allen Interactions

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

One of the most powerful design ideas for creating good e-learning also seems to be the one that designers find hardest to accept and adopt. By Ethan Edwards , Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards. It is the “test then tell” approach at the heart of learner-centered design.

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Allen Interactions

JUNE 21, 2016

Thankfully, Star Trek’s creators listened and completely reworked the cast and the script, creating the successful franchise we know today. Viewers of the pilot were not shy in their opinion that the show was boring and Spock was creepy. Thank you, pilot testing!

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Allen Interactions

JANUARY 7, 2016

So often we get obsessed with the technical and management aspects of creating e-learning that the importance of powerful design thinking gets overlooked. I had the pleasure to spend some time earlier this month in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.

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Allen Interactions

OCTOBER 11, 2016

The challenge is creating e-learning courses that cater to all their needs, even though there are countless combinations of talents and traits. By Guest Blogger Christopher Pappas / @cpappas. All of your online learners have unique abilities, skills, and experiences that form the basis of their intellect.

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Allen Interactions

APRIL 11, 2018

Join Ethan Edwards at the Missouri Botanical Garden as he ruminates on parallels between the sensory experience of creating a garden and the ways instructional designers can create meaningful, motivational experiences for learners.

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