Archive for Category: training

Reflections on Industry Week’s Manufacturing & Technology Conference 2017

Industry Week’s M&T Conference, in Cleveland, Ohio, was a success – excellent job everyone! It was great to attend this prestigious show in our own backyard. This event offered Radcom many opportunities to get involved. We came to this...

Beyond the Presentation: Repurpose Your Webinar for More eLearning Options

Webinars are a useful way to convey information and training in the eLearning realm. They offer two-way interaction, document-sharing between instructor and audience, plus materials can be uploaded in advance. Participants are more inclined to ask questions via keyboard...

Divergent Thinking in eLearning

Divergent thinking: creative, open-ended, spontaneous, unexpected, out of the box. With these unstructured descriptions of divergent thinking, how could this lend itself to eLearning instructional design? In his article titled “Divergent Thinking in eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know,”...

The Forgetting Curve

Online or in the classroom, instructional designers have long struggled with how to improve learning retention beyond the training environment. Take, for instance, the study conducted at a top university that gave summa cum laude graduates their same final...

Boost eLearning Participation with Polls

In eLearning and virtual training environments, there are times when a sense of disconnect occurs between the trainer and learner, and vice versa. Inserting polls or rating scales into your instructional design can reestablish the connection, helping trainers and...

Assessment – Beyond the Dreaded “Test”

The assessment portion of the learning and development cycle is a vital part of the learning process. Assessments are vital for discovering what information learners retain from your instructional design course. The Latin root of assessment is “assidere,” meaning...

How to Use Podcasts in Training

Have you considered using podcasts in your workplace training? After all, it’s a convenient, easily accessible form of mobile learning. Yet this method of training isn’t utilized as often as it could be. Using podcasts as a training tool...

Inspiration in the Workplace

This week we celebrate the life of a man whose inspirational message changed a nation. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to captivate us with his courage and strength in the face of adversity. Being inspired by someone is...

Use Effectance Motivation to Make Learners Hungry for More – Like a Shark!

By Guest Blogger: Rob Catalano, MA – Senior Learning Consultant at Bravo Wellness So how do you use effectance motivation to keep your learners’ skills up to date, without them getting bored? Well let me share my fish tail,...

Hat Tip:Brandon Hall Report

Brandon Hall’s latest survey revealed that exploring new learning technologies is the number one priority for most Learning and Development teams. Check out the full survey for details about the survey including the types of technologies and what this...