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Lessons from the past

dVinci Interactive

As I leave for retirement today, I’ve seen quite a few technology changes in the field of training and development myself. For the first time instructional designers could do more than simple page-turner training. The bottom line is this – technology has radically changed the way we can package and deliver training.

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A Brief Historical Look at Corporate Training

Litmos

I write this post in the hopes that you will take a moment to step back and reflect on your own journey into corporate training. Corporate Training in the 1970 ’s. The history of PLATO is interesting, and if you’re working in training or L&D, you should have at least a basic understanding of it.

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How to Become a Digital CLO

CLO Magazine

In 1994, software company Asymetrix released ToolBook, a computer-based training authoring tool that made it possible for virtually anyone to create web-based training programs. The combination of increased demand for training and new tools to deliver it set the stage for learning leaders to gain new authority in the business.

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Development Tools I Would Learn If I Were You - June's Big Question

eLearning Cyclops

Although my degree is in instructional design I have worked in corporate training departments where I am responsible for both. Social/informal learning: Microblogging (e.g. Yammer or Twitter), blogs, social bookmarking (e.g. Social bookmarks is always a great way to find useful resources. Delicious), virtual worlds (e.g.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions for 2010

Tony Karrer

They say its about: 5 Trends Converging (3G + Social Networking + Video + VoIP + Impressive Mobile Devices) The growth of mobile devices has been amazing. It was the time when we delivered multimedia training on CD-ROMs (sometimes called CBTs)? What it’s really talking about is convergence. Better may be defined as faster in this case.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Memoirs of an "Instructional Designer"

Learning Visions

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. That led into training. In the mid-90s, I made the leap to a multimedia training company. They liked my software training experience. I learned Toolbook and Authorware on my own while in the program. I had expertise.

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Being Thankful: E-Learning Thoughts

eLearning 24-7

Vendors who added innovative features including text to speech (way to go SoftChalk), to true HTML5 support (Claro, Cm-Studio, Rapid Intake, Toolbook and sort of HTML5 output – Lectora) to image editors, SDK kits, gaming sims and Sony PSP devices. Kaplan IT Training – STT Trainer. Delfi Software – Lersus EasyContent.

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