A Tale of 36 Instructional Designers
Here’s a tale of 36 instructional designers, one instructional design position and what separated the winner from the also-rans. One training design company had a competition for a single instructional design position. It had 36 applicants, all of whom said they had a background in designing corporate training. They had resumes to prove it. The […]
The Role of the Subject Matter Expert in the Learning Design Process
When you need to include a subject matter expert to help you with your training course, you have raised the stakes for the project. Why? Because the inclusion of a SME means that your course is carrying precious cargo, which is often the highly valued or irreplaceable knowledge of a subject matter expert. If your […]
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 […]
The Importance of a Learning Blueprint Design
Instructional designers often keep to proven, academic-based design principles. But the project management side of design is just as impactful when it comes to the creation of effective learning programs. Many of the pain points and bottlenecks that occur during training design can be traced back to ineffective project management during the front end development […]
Tips on How to Ramp SMEs in the Instructional Design Process
Subject matter experts (SMEs) and instructional designers can often misunderstand each other’s intentions when working together on learning projects. Find common ground and create a process that works for everyone. One of biggest challenges we hear from learning and development leaders is working with SMEs to build courses. As organizations’ learning needs proliferate and technical and […]
CLO Series: Dr. Martha Soehren of Comcast
Cognota® CLO Series features interviews with current and former Chief Learning Officers and senior learning professionals. We are pleased to share the results here in our blog. We recently were fortunate enough to catch up with Dr. Martha Soehren, Chief Talent Development Officer and Senior Vice President of Comcast. This blogpost incorporates her responses to questions related […]