Why It’s Now All About Learning Experience
Deloitte’s 2016 Global Human Capital Trends report boldly advises HR to adopt design thinking, placing the employee experience at the center. With an intended goal of simplifying the complex, design thinking is a way of thinking and working as well as a collection of hands-on methods. Design thinking is empathetic and iterative — two key traits […]
What is Instructional Design Software?
If we can build slideshows in PowerPoint and record videos on YouTube, why do we need separate software to create training? Clearly, such programs like Captivate and Articulate when used in conjunction with your LMS offer more than simply the opportunity to generate attractive, engaging lessons. You can also create quizzes and keep track of […]
eLearning Industry: How to Incentivize Subject Matter Experts
Few can take on more work: we’re all at capacity nowadays. So how can you get subject matter experts (SMEs) to help the learning organization? As they are not on your team, how can you get SMEs to take time out of their busy schedules to write content that forms courses which others in your […]
The Math Behind Agile Learning Design
Time is the most precious resource when building courses. The longer the time needed to build and deliver a course, the greater the risk to the organization. Aside from hours lost to productivity in the L&D department, learners are prevented from using their acquired knowledge and skills in their jobs for the benefit of the […]
Why Project Management Should Be a Natural Part of a Learning Design System
In today’s increasingly projectized world, aren’t we all project managers? We are constantly finding ourselves in team environments needing to initiate, plan, execute, and monitor projects — all with a substantial amount of reporting and analytics built in. The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the global nonprofit association dedicated to […]
Is Continuous Improvement Possible in Learning Design?
One of the pain points of building courses is obsoletion: just as you hit the “Publish” button, the clock is counting down to the point at which the information delivered in the course becomes outdated or irrelevant. Thankfully for instructional designers and L&D managers, learning management systems and authoring tools include dynamic “editing” features that allow content […]
Reducing the Pain of Creating and Delivering ‘Customized’ Learning
According to the ATD 2017 State of the Industry report, sponsored by LinkedIn Learning and Study.com, organizations spent $1,273 per employee in 2016 on direct learning, compared with $1,252 in 2015. The average number of formal learning hours used per employee also grew: 34.1 hours in 2016, up from 33.5 hours in 2015. This is the […]
Why Writing Learning Objectives Are Critical to Instructional Design
We all need objectives for our projects. Learning objectives are basically the essence of your course’s goal, as they describe what you want your learners to achieve after completing it. Therefore, when the learning objectives for learning projects are unclear — or worse, generic — so is the purpose of your online course. Your learners will […]
Why You Need to Use Rapid Prototyping in Instructional Design
Though instructional designers follow tried-and-true models and processes to build courses, the complexities of today’s work environment often wreak havoc on the most disciplined approaches. As such, to ensure that all stakeholders get a good idea of how the learning course will turn out right at the outset, instructional designers should consider rapid prototyping. Rapid […]
Cognota and IACET Co-Hosted Design Thinking and Learning Advancements Webinar
AUSTIN, TX -February 20, 2017— Cognota, the cloud-based Learning Experience Design System, and IACET, the International Association for Continuing Education and Training, partnered and co-hosted a Free Webinar: Design Thinking and Learning Advancements, on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST. The webinar was a premier event showcasing a handful of the L&D industry’s most […]
