As I reflect on this title, I can imagine some rather extreme images springing forth in the minds of long-time training purists. say this with confidence because the topic of facilitating learning at the edges of the ecosystem has freaked out both platform trainers and instructional design professionals before. Yeah, and yours truly was that source of disruption. Several actually questioned if the time had come to update their resumes. In my no-longer-humble-opinion, if training does not step up…make that…step out.to MORE >>

Playing a game that is too difficult is not fun. Playing a game that is too easy is not fun either. Therefore, the quandary for game developers is to create a game that is neither too hard nor too easy. But when developing a game for a broad audience of unknown skill sets, the task becomes even more daunting. How do you create a game that appropriately challenges players at multiple levels of expertise and experience? The answer is to create a game that is both easy and hard through the use of different levels of entry into the game. Select your character to begin the adventure. Content Guide MORE >>

Presented by The eLearning Guild. The first 30 minutes of this session will live blogged, then I have to go present at our organization's orientation. The remainder will be covered by those tweeting about the session. elearning guild online forums Clark Quinn MORE >>

At Rapid Intake we've customized our rapid e-learning software and mobile learning authoring software for various clients who build e-learning for continuing education (CE) requirements. Nurses, brokers, real estate agents, appraisers, doctors--you name it. CE requirements are set by the state and professionals have to meet state regulations to maintain their license. It's a big industry for content providers because professionals are very motivated to keep up their license. This sounds good at first glance: we should be making sure professionals have on-going training, right? Force. No doubt. MORE >>

by Jennie Ruby We recently received the following from Midal, a Skills & Drills reader:  "[In Captivate caption boxes,] is it necessary to include periods at the end of every sentence in a text caption even if it is as simple as "Click Submit"? have been leaving out periods (but using commas and ellipsis), but our Editor mentioned that the text in caption boxes should always have periods at the end since the sentences are complete." " Should a short, one-sentence caption have a period at the end? Is there a correct answer to this question? MORE >>