Too often, we in L&D emphasize content over context and prioritize knowledge acquisition over the creation of social experiences that help individuals develop their leadership and communication skills. The most effective L&D departments I have seen take advantage of them. MORE

In the early 80’s, I read an article calling for a cognitive engineering: designing systems that matched how our brains work. And the mechanisms experimented with were similarly eclectic, looking at low-cost representations to capture interim ideas. MORE

Without trust, employees become what Judy Bardwick, in her article titled “The High Cost of Mistrust,&# calls actively disengaged. ZaidLearn , May 4, 2010 How Does Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears ? These 12 Tutorials Teach You How to Build an Interactive E-Learning Course - Rapid eLearning Blog , May 4, 2010 It’s a fact that you CAN build effective elearning with rapid elearning tools. Best of eLearning Learning. May 2010. MORE

The HP learning and development team is challenged to create educational opportunities that are easy to access, highly interactive and aligned to customer needs to share these changes in an efficient and cost-conscious manner. The team had been experimenting with game-based training, but having each department independently create games from scratch every time there was something new to communicate was costly and time intensive. MORE

It Cuts Costs. Video can help your organization save significantly on training costs. And with the proliferation of low-cost, professional-quality video technology, creating and editing video doesn’t require a huge investment of resources. Our Brains Are Wired for Video. MORE

An effective strategy Chris shares for taking down those roadblocks is to embrace that you don’t know everything and may not even be asking the right questions. Podcasting really trains your listening skills. MORE

It Cuts Costs. Video can help your organization save significantly on training costs. And with the proliferation of low-cost, professional-quality video technology, creating and editing video doesn’t require a huge investment of resources. You’d be surprised how many of these techniques can be used to great effect with inexpensive equipment. Our Brains Are Wired for Video. The right video platform gives you tools to track how effective the videos are. MORE

Monday, April 2, 2018, 10AM – 11AM PT: Straight Talk: Communication and Connection Skills to Increase Influence (Free for ATD members) Learn effective communication techniques to improve your communication skills, and learn to connect effectively to leverage those communication skills. MORE

It worked fine but started getting too costly. We opted for S3 due to its combination of low cost, security and flexibility. S3 and Cloudfront are not that easy to work with, compared to Rackspace’s Cloud Files solution, but they are much more flexible and cost-effective. MORE

By focusing on interaction, eLearning tools can help boost employee engagement, and aid in the development of employee skills. In this article, we’ll explore this topic, and discuss the science behind “gamification” and the effectiveness of eLearning! MORE

Not only is this what most employees want, it’s also a key component of an effective learning strategy. It helps you scale your training worldwide, but every new recording is a pain to produce, and it’d be ideal for just-in-time learning, if only it could be effectively searched. MORE