The time has come to once again to discuss the art of, "How to ask better training questions." (This post ran originally on my blog site for Litmos in January 2018. The content here has been updated.) Picture this: Director of Well-Meaning … [Read more...]
Instructional Design is Not Dead!
Despite rumors to the contrary, Instructional Design is not dead. You may have noticed the many articles and blog posts stating that instructional design is dead, and by extension, so is the role of Instructional Designer. I even saw this tweet … [Read more...]
Learning Activities that Matter
It is time to move away from just movement...to learning activities that matter. We have all been there, done that...a well-intentioned trainer has you up playing musical chairs for apparently no other reason than to create movement. They mean well, … [Read more...]
5 Reasons I’m Geeky about Learning Design!
My name is Shannon and I am geeky about Learning Design. There I said it. Not only is L&D my chosen field, but it's my passion. It's a disease. I look at websites and I'm either wow'd by the user experience or I'm curious about … [Read more...]
We Can’t Be Everything to Everyone
Nor should we try. In a day and age when we are challenged to do more with less, less people, less money, less onsite resources, we have to prioritize on where we focus our efforts. Remember the 80/20 rule - deciding what is worth your time … [Read more...]